Office of Employee Belonging, Development & Leadership

When the River Becomes a Cloud | Artist Talk
2025-02-04 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Music Building Room 100
Greetings Art Lovers,
Eastern Washington University Gallery of Art is pleased to present a very special artist talk and closing reception of the exhibition When the River Becomes a Cloud / Cuando el río se transforma en nube on February 4, 2025 at noon. Please join us as we celebrate this exhibition with DeepTime Collective (Amanda Leigh Evans and Tia Kramer) and students from Prescott School.
The artist talk will be held in the Music Recital Hall (Music Building) at 12pm followed by a closing reception in the EWU Gallery of Art (Art Building) at 1pm
When the River Becomes a Cloud / Cuando el río se transforma en nube, is an exhibition featuring a multi-year, socially engaged public artwork created by DeepTime Collective (Amanda Leigh Evans and Tia Kramer) in collaboration with students, staff, and families from Prescott School in Prescott, WA. Founded in 2021, this ongoing site-specific project creates a permanent public artwork in the form of a river that winds throughout the entire indoor and outdoor rural school campus. The featured artworks–co-authored with students, staff & families–utilize artistic research to examine local watershed ecologies, agriculture, and the migration of people throughout the region. DeepTime Collective’s exhibition at Eastern Washington University Gallery of Art features process images, performance ephemera, and original artworks developed with Prescott students.

This exhibition highlights context-driven, radical reimagining of public art in a very rural context. Prescott School is a PreK-12 public school located in the rural town of Prescott, WA (population 377). 80% of Prescott students live in a predominantly Spanish-speaking farmworker community, which supports one of Washington’s largest apple orchards. The remaining 20% of students are from predominantly white working-class families serving the region’s dryland wheat economy. When the River Becomes a Cloud / Cuando el río se transforma en nube is collaboratively coauthored with the school community, challenging traditional notions of art by blurring the lines between authors, producers, and audience members. The project utilizes a collaborative, process-oriented framework to emphasize social-emotional learning, multigenerational exchange, and community-driven narrative change.

We look forward to seeing you at the artist talk/closing!

When the River Becomes a Cloud | Closing Reception
2025-02-04 13:00 - 14:30 | Art Building Gallery of Art Room A104
Greetings Art Lovers,
Eastern Washington University Gallery of Art is hosting a closing reception of the exhibition When the River Becomes a Cloud / Cuando el río se transforma en nube on February 4, 2025 at noon. Please join us as we celebrate this exhibition with DeepTime Collective (Amanda Leigh Evans and Tia Kramer) and students from Prescott School.
The artist talk will be held in the Music Recital Hall (Music Building) at 12pm followed by a closing reception in the EWU Gallery of Art (Art Building) at 1pm
When the River Becomes a Cloud / Cuando el río se transforma en nube, is an exhibition featuring a multi-year, socially engaged public artwork created by DeepTime Collective (Amanda Leigh Evans and Tia Kramer) in collaboration with students, staff, and families from Prescott School in Prescott, WA. Founded in 2021, this ongoing site-specific project creates a permanent public artwork in the form of a river that winds throughout the entire indoor and outdoor rural school campus. The featured artworks–co-authored with students, staff & families–utilize artistic research to examine local watershed ecologies, agriculture, and the migration of people throughout the region. DeepTime Collective’s exhibition at Eastern Washington University Gallery of Art features process images, performance ephemera, and original artworks developed with Prescott students.

This exhibition highlights context-driven, radical reimagining of public art in a very rural context. Prescott School is a PreK-12 public school located in the rural town of Prescott, WA (population 377). 80% of Prescott students live in a predominantly Spanish-speaking farmworker community, which supports one of Washington’s largest apple orchards. The remaining 20% of students are from predominantly white working-class families serving the region’s dryland wheat economy. When the River Becomes a Cloud / Cuando el río se transforma en nube is collaboratively coauthored with the school community, challenging traditional notions of art by blurring the lines between authors, producers, and audience members. The project utilizes a collaborative, process-oriented framework to emphasize social-emotional learning, multigenerational exchange, and community-driven narrative change.

We look forward to seeing you at the artist talk/closing!

Spanish Language Enrichment
2025-02-05 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-02-12 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-02-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Center for Inclusive Excellence | SHW 114
Join us for conversational Spanish each Wednesday. Bring your lunch and practice your skills or learn a new language. All skill levels are welcome. No registration is needed, just drop in!
We meet in the Center for Inclusive Excellence. Wednesdays at noon, Showalter 114.
2025 Winter Dates:
February: 5, 12, 19, & 26.

InQUEERies
2025-02-05 12:00 - 13:00 | Eagle Pride Center
InQUEERies is the Eagle Pride Center’s lunch-and-learn series where we discuss topics related to LBGTQ+ issues, history, and culture. This InQUEERies will discuss the origins of drag culture as it relates to Black history.

Activist in Residence: The Art of Jacob Johns
2025-02-05 15:00 - 17:00 | WAGE Center (Monroe 207)
“Reclaiming the Narrative: Transforming Trauma into Artful Resistance”
EWU’s Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies Department invites you to experience the return of the Activist in Residence (AiR) program in Winter 2025. AiR consists of four workshops and related art exhibit. All are encouraged to join us and help spread the vocation of activism further within EWU and the regional community.
Our 2025 Activist in Residence and special speaker Jacob Johns is a Hopi and Akimel O’odham environmental defender who has worked tirelessly to protect water and prevent the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Jacob also expresses his activism through his art. Select works are on display in the Secrist Gallery, Jan. 15 – Feb. 19. To learn more about Jacob Johns, please visit this webpage: https://www.backbonecampaign.org/jacob
AiR workshops will take place on the following Wednesdays from 3 pm – 5 pm in the WAGE Center (Monroe 207):

February 5th “Reclaiming the Narrative: Transforming Trauma into Artful Resistance”
February 19th “Weaving the Future: An Organizing Model Rooted in Traditional Knowledge and Collective Vision”

60 Years Later: Revisiting the Life, Legacy and Impact Following the Assassination of Malcolm X
2025-02-06 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-02-06 12:00 - 13:00 | Tawanka 215 A/B
Join us for an interactive presentation and discussion led by Professor Byron Brown of Howard University. Together, we will explore the enduring legacy and transformative impact of Malcolm X, one of Black America’s most significant cultural revolutionaries of the 20th century.
Time: 11 am – 11:50 am and 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm.
Location: Tawanka 215 A/B
Student Q&A Session: 3 pm – 4 pm
Location: Monroe 204 Student Lounge
Hosted by: The Africana Studies Program

2nd Harvest Mobile Market
2025-02-11 11:00 - 13:00 | PUB Skirt
Event Organized by the Food Pantry.

Black Beauty & Fashion Expo
2025-02-13 16:00 - 17:00 | Multicultural Center 3rd Floor PUB
Event organized by Black Student Union
https://instagram.com/ewubsu

President's Day Observed (EWU closed)
2025-02-17
Monday, February 17, 2025, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Selma Movie Screening
2025-02-17 12:00 - 16:00 | The Magic Lantern, 25 W Main, Cheney, WA, 99201
Event organized by The Africana Studies Program. A discussion headed after the movie by Africana Studies’ professors. At the Magic Lantern.

InQUEERies
2025-02-18 12:00 - 13:00 | Eagle Pride Center
InQUEERies is the Eagle Pride Center’s lunch-and-learn series where we discuss topics related to LBGTQ+ issues, history, and culture. This InQUEERies will discuss the ways eugenics relates to queer issues.

BIPOC Creative Series Event: Tiny Desk Concert & Open Mic
2025-02-18 14:00 - 15:00 | PUB 329 MCC
Featuring Hermano Kuya. Registration required. See flyer for registration QR code.
Approved tiny desk Flyer

BIPOC College Life Skills Workshop
2025-02-19 12:00 - 13:00 | PUB 317/319
Budgeting is Fun! Workshop for Students
Registration required!
https://www.ewu.edu/cahss/american-indian-studies/bipoc-college-life-skills-workshop-registration/

Activist in Residence: The Art of Jacob Johns
2025-02-19 15:00 - 17:00 | WAGE Center (Monroe 207)
“Weaving the Future: An Organizing Model Rooted in Traditional Knowledge and Collective Vision”
EWU’s Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies Department invites you to experience the return of the Activist in Residence (AiR) program in Winter 2025. AiR consists of four workshops and related art exhibit. All are encouraged to join us and help spread the vocation of activism further within EWU and the regional community.
Our 2025 Activist in Residence and special speaker Jacob Johns is a Hopi and Akimel O’odham environmental defender who has worked tirelessly to protect water and prevent the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Jacob also expresses his activism through his art. Select works are on display in the Secrist Gallery, Jan. 15 – Feb. 19. To learn more about Jacob Johns, please visit this webpage: https://www.backbonecampaign.org/jacob
AiR workshops will take place on Wednesday, February 19th from 3 pm – 5 pm in the WAGE Center (Monroe 207)

BIPOC Creative Series Event: Gallery Night & "From Hertz to Healing Workshop"
2025-02-21 12:00 - 16:00 | PUB 329 MCC
The workshop will be led by Gonzaga professor Dr. Jadrian Tarver from 2-3 pm.
Registration required. See the flyer for more information and the registration QR code.
Approved Bipoc Creative Flyer

Building and Deconstructing Narratives
2025-02-25 12:00 - 14:00 | Tawanka Hall Room 215B/C
Building and Deconstructing Narratives for Leadership with Dr. Oscar Edwards.

Spanish Language Enrichment
2025-02-26 12:00 - 13:00 | Center for Inclusive Excellence | SHW 114
Join us for conversational Spanish each Wednesday. Bring your lunch and practice your skills or learn a new language. All skill levels are welcome. No registration is needed, just drop in!
We meet in the Center for Inclusive Excellence. Wednesdays at noon, Showalter 114.
Flyer

Africana Studies Silent Auction
2025-02-27 08:00 - 17:00 | Monroe Hall Room 205
Annual Africana Studies Silent Auction.

3 on 3 Tournament
2025-02-28 17:00 - 18:00
Event organized by Black Students Union BSU.
https://instagram.com/ewubsu?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Women’s History Month Resource Display | March 2025
2025-03-03 08:00 - 2025-03-31 17:00 | JFK Library
We invite you to embark on a literary journey that pays homage to the enduring resilience, boundless creativity and unwavering strength of women who paved the way for future generations. Immerse yourself in the wisdom of the past, as we shine a light on the pages that reflect the remarkable tapestry of women’s contributions to our shared history.
Women’s History Month Display – Stories – EWU Libraries & Learning Commons – EWU – The Region’s Polytechnic

Immigration and Refugees | DEI Resource Display | March 2025
2025-03-03 08:00 - 2025-03-31 17:00 | JFK Library
Featuring materials that share information about and insights into the lives and experiences of immigrants and refugees. EWU Libraries celebrates the strength and courage shown by those who have, both by choice and by necessity, left their home countries to seek opportunity, security, and stability in a new place.
DEI Resource Display – Stories – EWU Libraries & Learning Commons – EWU – The Region’s Polytechnic

Iterations: A solo exhibition by Erin Elyse Burns
2025-03-03 09:00 - 2025-04-10 18:00 | Art Building Gallery of Art Room A104
Eastern Washington University Gallery of Art is pleased to present the exhibition Iterations February 27 through April 10, 2025. This exhibition features photography and video works by Seattle, WA based artist Erin Elyse Burns. Enter this exhibition as a book of divination, a consecrated instruction manual. Within its contents find no explanations, only unanswerable questions. We are making meaning together. Does imaging the deathly bring us closer to life? Can I let go of attachment while holding on to my ego? How can repetition transform consciousness? Will dissolving the self give me a sense of belonging? What color is the sacred? Iterations is a solo exhibition by lens-based interdisciplinary artist Erin Elyse Burns that brings several bodies of work into conversation with each other. They whisper about material abstraction and obsession. They make clear that the volume of internal quiet is in fact deafeningly loud. Held gently in the palm of a thoughtful hand, each idea is turned over, examined, turned over again and again. In the process they are polished into poignant exhaustion. Call these tumbled stones photographs, video, performance art, relics. Each artifact is interconnected and each line distinct.

Location: Eastern Washington University Gallery of Art is located in the Art Building situated in the center of the fine and performing arts complex on the EWU campus in Cheney, Washington.

Hours: Gallery hours are Monday through Friday 9am to 6pm and closed weekends, holidays
Admission is free

Spanish Language Enrichment
2025-03-05 12:00 - 13:00 | Center for Inclusive Excellence | SHW 114
Join us for conversational Spanish each Wednesday. Bring your lunch and practice your skills or learn a new language.
All skill levels are welcome. No registration is needed, just drop in!
We meet in the Center for Inclusive Excellence. Wednesdays at noon, Showalter 114.
March Dates: 5, 12 and 19.

La Comunidad- Hispanic/Latine Employee Affinity Group
2025-03-06 12:00 - 13:00 | Center for Inclusive Excellence | SHW 114
La Comunidad, Latinx/e Hispanic Employee Affinity Group is a comfortable space for faculty and staff to relate, navigate campus, and share their experiences with each other.
Next meeting: Thursday, March 6, 2025 from noon to 1pm in the Center for Inclusive Excellence, Showalter 114.
For those of you who work remotely or from another location, you are welcome to join the group via Zoom. We will send you a Zoom link upon receiving your RSVP.
To RSVP, for questions, or accommodations, please contact the employee coordinator:
Kim Davis, kdavis2@ewu.edu.

Women's History Month Pizza Party
2025-03-06 15:30 - 17:00 | Monroe Hall WAGE Center Lounge Room 207
In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies Department is excited to invite you and your students to our upcoming Women’s History Month Pizza Party at 3:30 PM on Thursday, March 6th, in the Women and Gender Education (WAGE) Center, Monroe Hall 207. We would also be grateful if your department would consider contributing to this event!

During the pizza party, we are thrilled to welcome Dr. Pamela Kohlmeier, MD, JD, a physician, lecturer, and attorney, as our special guest speaker.

We hope you and your students can join us for this special event! Please let us know if you would like to attend.

Throughout March, Eastern Washington University celebrates Women’s History Month, recognizing the invaluable contributions of women throughout American history. This month-long celebration has been observed since 1987, when the National Women’s History Project successfully petitioned for its establishment (https://www.womenshistory.org/womens-history/womens-history-month)

Paper Flowers for International Women's Day
2025-03-07 14:00 - 16:00 | PUB 329, JLR Multicultural Center
Stop by to create a bouquet of tissue paper flowers

2nd Harvest Mobile Market
2025-03-11 10:00 - 13:00 | PUB Skirt
2nd Harvest will be on campus handling out free groceries!
