2025 Exhibits

Transformation Through Travel: Photography by Leslie Struxness - January 2025

Our world, with all its beauty and wonder, is ever changing.

Walk with me - seeing people, places, culture and diversity captured through photography - each just one moment in time.

Some are simply stunning landscapes, others a street scene, or a portrait, but each has a story, documenting a specific time and place.

As the viewer, I strive to have you connect with these images, to provoke an emotion, to ask questions, and to want to know more. I want to take you to another place - a place of wonder, a place, perhaps, unfamiliar or even uncomfortable.

Travel, for me, has been transformational. It has given me a wider worldview. It provides a window into other perspectives. I’m more knowledgeable, more compassionate, and more whole because of the places I’ve been and people I’ve met. I want to open that door for you too. Walk in, and experience the transformation of travel.

Buzz and Bloom: Art by Joanne Adams Roth and Cindy Wilson Geffel - February 2025

BUZZ AND BLOOM is a collection of works by nature lovers Joanne Adams Roth (fiber art) and Cindy Wilson Geffel (painting and assemblage).

Joanne, who is also a Master Gardener in Clark County, is presenting her fiber art series of Garden Ladies. They were inspired by works of artists and photographers from around the world. She placed each of the figures in artistic backgrounds that represent flora and fauna imagined or familiar to her.

Cindy is inspired by her rural landscape, including the thousands of bees managed on her farm. A Master Beekeeper, she is exhibiting paintings, assemblages, and sculpture works celebrating her favorite insect.

Fill the Gallery! A Celebration of Youth Art Month - March 2025

In honor of Youth Art Month in March, the Second Story Gallery invited elementary school students throughout the community to showcase their talent. By providing a platform to celebrate and recognize the creativity of young artists in our community, we can collectively help foster a sense of pride and encourage the development of talent.

Roots of a Movement: Denis Hayes, Camas, and Earth Day - April 2025

Roots of a Movement: Denis Hayes, Camas, and Earth Day, presented in collaboration with the Camas Earth Day Society, explores the origins of Earth Day and the pivotal role played by Camas native Denis Hayes in launching the environmental movement that continues to shape the world today.

Denis Hayes, a key organizer of the first Earth Day in 1970, has been instrumental in advocating for environmental awareness and action. The exhibit tells the story of how Earth Day began, highlights Hayes’ contributions, and showcases the lasting impact of this global movement.