May 2025: The Day After Tomorrow – Art and Mentorship at Clark College

Who knows what tomorrow will hold? Engaging in the student/teacher relationship can be like sending a wish to our future selves. We may think we know what the teacher is trying to explain or what the student actually comprehends. But ultimately, teaching art is building a relationship of trust and sharing goals for a better tomorrow, not rote memorization of a set of discrete facts.

This exhibition examines the student/teacher relationship within the Art Department at Clark College. Each faculty member was asked to choose a current or recently graduated student to exhibit work alongside them in the gallery. In this way, we encourage professionalism and continued artistic practice in our students and offer a glimpse of what it feels like to make, and exhibit work outside of the classroom. We welcome all students to this new tomorrow again and again and again, continually planting seeds to nurture our future selves.

Art at the Cave is donating 50% of all sales from this exhibition to Clark College Foundation. "The Day After Tomorrow: Art and Mentorship at Clark College" is the first of many collaborations between Clark College Arts programs, Clark College Foundation, and the community of Southwest Washington under the new Arts @ Clark initiative.

June 2025: Wearable Art

Inspired by the World of Wearable Art, this exhibit welcomes artists from around the region to showcase their most outrageous wearable art! We’re accepting entries for consideration until May 18. Those interested can learn more here.

Oberer Schlossgarten | Konrad-Adenauer-Straße Triadisches Ballett Oskar Schlemmer photographed by Fred Romero.

July 2025: Dog Days of Summer

We’re celebrating all things summer this July. Is it dogs? Is it Sirius? Is it water, sun or heat? YES! All of that! Check out all the details of the open call on our “submit art” page.

Van Dawg by Anne John

August 2025: Achromatic

Join us for an entire show featuring artwork sans color. Black and white with grays is the only parameter for artwork in this show. All mediums and styles encouraged.

Next Time, In The Clouds, and Closure by Sharon Svec

September 2025: Zhanna Tsystyn, Nho Nguyen, Eduardo Cruz

This exhibit features 3 regional artists who were born in various corners the world. Zhanna Tsytsyn is an indigenous Siberian artist whose work is inspired by nature, music, body and mysticism. Nho Nguyen and his family arrived in 1995 from Vietnam. His work ranges from abstract to impressionism to realism and often reflects memories from his homeland. Eduardo Cruz engravings on wood and metal offer him a meditative respite from the daily happenings of life. His detailed works often reflect the beautiful relationships within our natural world.