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Cultivating Creativity on the Palouse since 2006

Where Art Comes Alive!!! Come visit!

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OPEN: Thursday through Sunday 10 am to 6pm.

CLOSED: New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

THE FACILITY IS FULLY ADA COMPLIANT & THERE IS NO DAILY ADMISSION FEE

COME VISIT or PURCHASE SECURELY ON-LINE from the artists' pages and The Shop at the Barn

WHO WE ARE and WHAT WE DO
Artisans at the Dahmen Barn is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that cultivates creativity on the Palouse by providing studio space for artists to work in and sell their creations, a place for local artists and fine craftspeople to sell their work on consignment, a venue for local performing and exhibiting artists, and creative experiences for children and adults through classes and workshops.

Attractions include a gift shop featuring art, fine crafts and products from the Palouse, artisans at work in their studio spaces who will share their creative process with visitors and from whom purchases may be made directly, a monthly art exhibition, and regularly scheduled classes and performance events.

Four big events are held each year: An art demonstration day in April, a summer tea, a fall festival in September and a Holiday Gala with gifts galore in December. There are also numerous visual and performing arts events each month - check the calendar page for details.

Located in southeastern Washington State

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Artisans at the Dahmen Barn is located in the rich dryland farming area called the Palouse, in Uniontown WA. Situated 16 miles south of both Pullman WA and Moscow ID, and 16 miles north of Lewiston ID, and Clarkston, WA, the art center is truly the hub of the Palouse.

The artisan center is adjacent to Highway 195, where the big white barn can be seen surrounded by its famous landmark fence of 1000 iron wheels. Formerly a dilapidated dairy barn which was donated to the community by Steve and Junette Dahmen, the structure has undergone a transformation into a state-of-the-art creativity center.

SOME COMMENTS FROM OUR GUEST BOOK:

~ The Artisan Barn is nothing short of remarkable. It is an outstanding monument to community involvement and volunteerism. - Orrin Iseminger

~ Absolutely amazing! What an enriching, inspiring endeavor. Thank you. - Janelle Wayn from South Korea

~ I love the place and the artists in action. I will recommend this and come back! - KC & BS, Kamloops BC

~ The creativity is palpable! I could feel it upon entering. - LM from Colorado

~ An incredibly ambitious project. I applaud you saving this old barn and putting it to such a great use. - ED from California

~ Fantastically high standard of art in all fields. Lovely! - R & M W, England

What began in 2004 as an experiment turning a dilapidated dairy barn into a creativity center has exceeded our expectations. After two years of development and successful operation since 2006, we are bursting at the seams and need your help to grow our facility and programs. Click here to Join Us!

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Latest news: We did it! Colton students get art again next year!

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We are finished with this year's creativity experiences for students at the Colton Public School funded by a grant from the Inland Northwest Community Foundation.

The May exhibit at the Barn was of student work and we held numerous fundraising activities to continue the program another year. Hurray! The proceeds will allow another program at the school.

We thank everyone who worked so hard to make this happen: the Inland Northwest Community Foundation, the instructors, the students, the school staff, the community volunteers who made things to sell from some of the student art work, the Artisan Barn Board members who were involved, and those who contributed financially to the future of the program.

We look forward to working with the students again next year.

We were awarded the BIG grant!

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The ArtPlace Foundation awarded UCDA, the non-profit, volunteer run community group that developed the Dahmen Barn, $362,300 to expand the Barn and make some site improvements. The ArtPlace Foundation is a group of philanthropic private foundations and banks that focuses on creative placemaking. The UCDA project was one of 54 funded out of 1200 applications nationwide.

Prior to the award, the plan was to work within the old loafing shed structure, shown in this image, for phase 1, then as construction funds became available, remove the old structure and construct a new, much larger building - using the "pay-as-you-go plan" as in the past.

Receipt of this grant allows us to remove the loafing shed now and start with a clean site for the large structure. We are thrilled that we will no longer have to work within the confines of the loafing shed which will allow for a better design solution to our current space problems. We need a larger classroom area, a larger event space and space for bigger studios for artists working in larger 3-D mediums than our present studios can accommodate.

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