Through December 9, 2017 Coos Art Museum will feature All Things Salmon an exhibition of contemporary Salmon themed art works. For sustenance, industry or sport, salmon have had a profound influence on the peoples and cultures. The impact of this powerful migratory fish can be seen in art works from prehistoric stone carvings through contemporary glass. Nowhere is salmon art more evident than in the Pacific Northwest, where the salmon has been the source of life and sometimes controversy for hundreds of years. In this nationwide competition/exhibition we have focused on the theme of salmon in contemporary art. Juror, Dr. Deana Dartt former Curator of Native American Art at the Portland Art Museum and current Scholar-in-Residence at the School for Advanced Research in Santa Fe, New Mexico has selected sixty stunning works of art to represent the range of salmon themed art today. The All Things Salmon art competition is made possible by a generous grant from the Coquille Tribal Community Fund.
