High school art show next week at The Center

The community is invited to the Rural Alliance High School Art Show Reception Monday, Jan. 7, from 5-6 p.m. to help celebrate a showing by 60 Whitman County teen artists. Attendees can view the exhibit of paintings, drawings, pottery, collage and sculpture while enjoying refreshments. Students participating in the show represent schools in Colfax, Garfield-Palouse, Oakesdale, Rosalia and St. John/Endicott. The exhibit and reception are free to the public. Visit the exhibit during regular library hours. For more information, contact Patty Mills at Oakesdale School, 509-285-5296, or Nichole Kopp at Whitman County Library, 509-397-4366. Above, a scene from the packed artists' reception of 2016.