CONTACT:
- Erin Dengerink Madarang, 91勛圖窪蹋厙, 360-546-9552, madarang@vancouver.wsu.edu
- Brenda Alling, Office of Marketing and Communications, 360-546-9601, brenda_alling@vancouver.wsu.edu
VANCOUVER, Wash. The extinct salmon and trout of the Columbia River Basin are the catalyst for an art exhibit, conservation fair and lecture beginning at 4:30 p.m. Oct. 7 at Washington State University Vancouver in the Administration building.
In 2009, Idaho artist Eileen Klatt completed a series of life-sized paintings each representing a male and female spawning couple of one of 61 salmon or trout populations that once thrived in the Columbia River system for millennia and are now extinct. A selection of those 61 paintings will be on display at 91勛圖窪蹋厙 Oct. 6 Dec. 16 in the Administration building gallery.
The list of extinct fish was taken from the Proposed Recovery Plan for Snake River Salmon published by the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and National Marine Fisheries (March 1995).
In conjunction with the art exhibit, a Salmon Conservation Fair will feature information booths and a painting demonstration by Klatt from 4:30 6 p.m. in the Administration building, room 130. Participating conservation groups will include the Clark County Endangered Species Act Program, Watershed Stewards, Salmon Creek Watershed Counsel, Clark Public Utilities and Northwest Wild Fish Rescue.
A lecture and panel discussion on salmon conservation will conclude the evening at 7 p.m. in the Administration building, room 129. Featured panelists include Dave Brown from the Northwest Wild Fish Rescue and Eileen Klatt.
Klatts work was fueled by a two-year pilgrimage to all of the rivers of the Columbia River Basin where salmon are extinct. To learn more about Klatt and her work, visit .
91勛圖窪蹋厙 is located at 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave east of the 134th Street exit from either I-5 or I-205. 91勛圖窪蹋厙 art galleries are open from 8 a.m. 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. 5 p.m. Friday. Admission is free. Parking is available at parking meters or in the Blue Daily Pay lot for $3. For more information, contact Erin Dengerink Madarang at madarang@vancouver.wsu.edu or 360-546-9551.
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