Cornish College of the Arts has a 100-year history that is being celebrated at Cascadia Art Museum with the exhibit ‘Looking Back, Moving Forward: A Centennial Tribute to the Cornish College of the Arts.’ Recently, the museum hosted current Cornish students, who had the opportunity to see Nellie Cornish’s legacy and influence, including works by Mark Tobey, founder of the school’s art department.

Nate Hegerberg of Cascadia Art Museum provided this note about the student visit to the Cornish exhibit: “Eighty-five students in the dance program at the Cornish College of the Arts recently came to see the Cornish Centennial Celebration exhibition at Cascadia Art Museum. I was surprised by how attentive every student was during curator David Martin’s tour. The students completely filled the East Gallery and even those in the back were standing on their toes to get a better view. Many students were also taking notes of the artists who inspired them during the trip, such as Robert Joffrey and Martha Graham. I could see the students were impressed by the artistic legacy of their school.

“I want people to know Cascadia Art Museum is the community’s source for history on Northwest art. There is only one more month of the Cornish exhibition, and many of the works on display will go back into archive and not be seen again for years.  Don’t miss the chance to see some amazing and inspirational artwork.”

Cascadia Art Museum is open Wed.-Sun., 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., with the Cornish Centennial Show ending May 1. For more information on Looking Back, Moving Forward: A Centennial Tribute to the Cornish College of the Arts, and upcoming exhibits, see the museum website here.