Allen & Mary Dee Dodge

Celebrate community; celebrate the arts!  Join The Art Spirit Gallery on Friday, May 13 for ArtWalk and the Opening Reception for Coeur d’Alene residents Allen and Mary Dee Dodge. Meet the artists and view their new works of metal sculpture and vibrant enamels. Outside the gallery, watch spectacular performances by the young artists of Sorensen Magnet School of the Arts and Humanities.  Enjoy a lively evening in downtown Coeur d’Alene. Everyone is welcome! The show will run from May 13 through June 4.

This show is sponsored by Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre. We thank them for their fine theatrical productions and their continued support of art and community in our region.

Spring Hours Tues. - Sat. from 11-6. (Please note that our hours will change to 7 days a week again in June.)

ABOUT THE ARTISTS AND THIS EXHIBIT:

For over four decades, Coeur d’Alene artists Allen and Mary Dee Dodge have taken an active role in the region’s thriving art culture. The couple’s artistic contributions, inspired in part by collaborations with Spokane’s icon Harold Balazs, populate private residences and local public areas.  Large-scale metal sculpture, colorful enamels, elaborately painted rooms, and creatively designed bike racks are seen throughout the community, including the North Idaho College campus, the Coeur d’Alene Wastewater Treatment Facility, the Coeur d’Alene Public Library, the Hayden Lake Library, Midtown Coeur d’Alene, and the Spokane Service Center. The couple specifically designs and crafts each piece to fit the venue.  At the Coeur d’Alene Wastewater Treatment Facility, for example, 10 feet tall metal sculptures depict organisms commonly found in wastewater.

In the upcoming May show at The Art Spirit Gallery, over sixty recent pieces will be showcased.  Mary Dee’s thought-provoking enamel collages, Allen’s playful outdoor welded steel sculptures, and the couple’s intriguing collaborative work will fill the gallery.

Allen and Mary Dee met while attending the Kansas City Art Institute.  Mary Dee graduated with a background in ceramics and Allen with a background in painting and sculpture.  The couple finds joy and inspiration working collaboratively.  The Art Spirit Gallery has proudly shown their work since 2010.

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During this month’s ArtWalk, The Art Spirit Gallery celebrates the tenth year it has teamed with Sorensen Magnet School of the Arts and Humanities.   Once again the school’s talented young artists will perform outside the gallery with marimbas, juggling, visual arts, theater, singing and more. Please join us as we celebrate the arts throughout our community.