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June 26-28, 2026 Haydu Park, Kalama, WA

🌿 The Salal Review invites you to submit your literary or visual art (or both!) to Lower Columbia College's award-winning arts magazine.

🎨 Any artist or creative with a connection to the Lower Columbia region is eligible to participate, including students, staff, faculty and community members of all ages and diverse backgrounds.

📜 Literary Art: Submit up to five poems and two prose pieces: may include short fiction, short creative non-fiction, or graphic narratives (comics). Though we do not have a word count limit, shorter works are preferred.

🖼️ Visual Art: Submit up to five pieces of visual art suitable for print reproduction. We cannot accept one-of-a-kind originals; please submit high-resolution .JPG, .PNG, or .TIFF files at a minimum of 300 dpi and 6.5 × 6.5 inches.

⚠️ Deadline: Thursday, Dec 31, 2026 11:59 PM

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You're invited to the FREE TO ALL Spring Arts Festival at Lower Columbia College Rose Center for the Arts.

The Festival is Wednesday, June 3rd from 10 am to 7 pm.

10:00 am

• Floral Arrangements with Deena Stevenson - Lobby
• Origami with Danielle Casey - Lobby
• Live Music by Lower Columbia College musicians - Lobby

12:00 pm

• Yoga with LCC Students - outside on lawn

 

Don’t forget to bring your own yoga mat

1:00 pm

• Zine-making with Amber Lemiere - Lobby
• Poetry Corner with Fox Leavens - Lobby
• Handmade Bookmarks - Lobby

3:00 pm

• Student Art Demos - Outside 
• Button Making - Outside
• Paint-A-Plant Pot - Outside

 

5:00 pm Enjoy complimentary refreshments and hors d'oeuvres

• Student Art Show Awards Ceremony - Forsberg Gallery 
• Launch The Salal Review, Volume 26 - Lobby
• Music by Saxified - a four-piece brass ensemble, featuring LCC music students (4:30-6pm)

6:00pm 

Readings from The Salal Review - Wollenberg Auditorium