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This June, the Gallery at the Park presents Views of Hanford, a Retrospective, a unique new art exhibition focused on our local history!

After viewing an exhibit at the Seattle Art Museum called Thirty-Six Views of Mt. Fuji by the Japanese artist Katushika Hokusai, local artist Judith Loomis was inspired to do a retrospective art show on Hanford.

Hanford has fascinated Loomis since she moved to the Tri-Cities 28 years ago. Loomis’ art reflects the area’s pride in the monumental human effort and scientific miracle of building Hanford, in addition to the beauty of the landscape.

“We also are aware of the forbidding structures past closed gates, the dangers that have come with the promise of nuclear power, the secrecy, and most of all, the waste,” Loomis says.

Loomis’ acrylic paintings and stamped drawings speak to the contrasting elements of Hanford, and the layers of secrecy and bureaucracy involved in creating — and then cleaning up — the nuclear mess.

This exhibit also features spiders created by Cassandra Wald, an artist who works in fiber, clay, watercolor, glass, metal, and more.

For the past 20 years, Wald has created glass Christmas spiders based on the European folk legend of the Christmas spider. The metal spiders in this exhibit represent the next generation of these tales.

Views of Hanford, a Retrospective is on display at the Gallery June 3–27. The reception is on Friday, June 6, from 6 to 8pm.

Visit the Gallery at the Park at 89 Lee Boulevard in Richland or go online to galleryatthepark.org. For photos of exhibits, receptions, and more, follow the Gallery at the Park on Facebook @galleryatthepark or Instagram @alliedartsgallery.