Gladish Community and Cultural Center (GCCC)
Summer/Fall 2011
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Basement Floor
Examples of art work by future budding artists, floor is full of art work done by the children from The Learning Center day care.
1st Floor
The south end the hall is replete with future artists’ works done by young artists from the Early Learning Services, Montessori and The Learning Center and our maintenance/Gladish Commercial Kitchen hallway has various framed posters of “One World” done by children.
If you are into historical photos, take a stop by the Whitman County Historical Society, located near the ramp leading from the main street exit.
An artwork display using colored clothespins and wood hearts with a slogan by Maria Montessori is located near the water fountain by room 107.
On the exit to the playground near 112 B there is a mural “The Seasons of Palouse” by J. Babcock, 2005.
Directly across from the mural, in the center stairway, is a large painting entitled “Builders of the Inland Empire” (1933) by the St. Paul, Minnesota artist Edward Vincent Brewer (1883-1971).
On the north side of the hallway are framed works by Montessori children along with a “Pullman Montessori “ quilt made and donated by Erika Schwartz and Betty Roeder (one of the main financial backers of GCCC).
Further down the hallway near room 115 (Gold Rm) are 4 art works by Diana Pace, ca. 1997, works of flowers.
2nd Floor
Gladish Admin Office (first left when entering from the parking lot, Rm 212) Along the back hallway of the admin office, there are award winning photos by Rod Bacon and Michael Reuter and a historical photo of the Rae Hatley farm taken on April 8th 1918. In addition there is a pencil drawing of the 1892 Pullman Public School (where Gladish is located now), donated by Jane Marshall. Also a print by Diana Pace entitled “Nevada Rose” and a painting entitled “Fun” by Victoria Savage. Finally there is a print entitled “Sic Transit” done by Edward Ward in 1978, and on loan by Dick Domey and Diane Gillespie.
Directly outside the Gladish admin office on the right side of the door is a display dedicated to Dana Cleveland, a music teacher at Gladish High School, and also a display honoring Bev McConnell, one of the founders of GCCC, and also two past Executive Directors, Diane Smerdon and Peggy Ray. On the left side of the entry way is a local area China Display provided by the Whitman County Historical Society.
On the north hallway are works by budding artists from Royal Garrison School.
Please notice the mosaic tile designs at the parking lot entrance to Gladish and also at the entrances of both the men’s and women’s bathrooms on the 2nd and 3rd Floors, done by Dick Domey.
On the South side over the water fountain is a painting entitled “Autumn Harvest” ca. 1960 by Phyllis Gibney, Eugene OR, done in the style of American Primitive Art, on loan by Dave Gibney. The painting is surrounded on all sides by more art by future artists of Royal Garrison School.
There are two murals and one additional painting as you walk down the South hallway on the right side. One mural is of mountains, rivers and boats and the other of a pasture with a barn and tractor. The painting is an abstract in red, black and blue (near the gym).
There is also a photo display on Graham Academy’s bulletin board (202-204)..
Third Floor
Near the middle stairwell is a painting “untitled” by John Friel 1938-1971, PHS Class of 1956, donated by Wallis and Sue Friel.
At the entrance to the north end is a photo display by Travis Barnes Waldrop including four pencil drawings and one oil drawing.
On both sides of the north hallway is a photo display by Dick Domey and Diane Gillespie. One group of four photos is entitled “Nature Reflects Itself.” The other eight photos are entitled “Architecture Reflects itself.”
There is a photo display along the walls of “Pullman Through the Decades” from 1890-2000’s, provided by the Whitman County Historical Society. The captions are by Robert Luedeking.
There is also a display case at the end of the north hall with a tribute to Mid and Del Rowland on one side (provided by members of the Rowland family) and Pharmacy Artifacts provided by the Whitman County Historical Society.