^{Ceramics by Adelina Ruvalcaba}

Each year, the Gallery at the Park celebrates emerging artists with an exciting Scholarship Show! The show features unique art from local and regional students who have received Allied Arts Association scholarships.

The primary exhibition always spotlights a graduate student enrolled in a Master of Fine Arts program at a university in Washington, Oregon, or Idaho. For 2025, jurors Mary Dryburgh and Tracy Walker selected Adelina Ruvalcaba, a student at the Pacific Northwest College of Art, as the scholarship recipient and featured artist.

Adelina Ruvalcaba is a Latina artist whose work is rooted in identity, ancestry, and the intimate role of domestic labor. She draws inspiration from traditional childhood cuisines and the intensive processes required to produce such loving, flavorful meals.

“The act of cooking, consuming, and sharing food stimulates innate emotions that I cannot easily describe with words,” Ruvalcaba says. “However, I can do so through my creative practice.”

Each of Ruvalcaba’s plates is related to a heartfelt memory or life lesson. Her art is how she honors her loved ones and herself. Through clay, Ruvalcaba immortalizes cultural knowledge and precious memories before they are lost to time.

The Scholarship Show also features work from a student in the Visual Arts program at Columbia Basin College. This year, the CBC Art Department selected Jack Beagle!

The Scholarship Show is on display at the Gallery at the Park from May 6 to May 30. The reception is on Sunday, May 18, from 1 to 3pm.

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.