Northwest Folklife’s 2022 Cultural Focus, Metamorphosis: In with the Old, In with the New, celebrates people’s natural propensity for change.  This year we explore themes of transition, transformation, and growth – themes central to the folk lineage and process.

This year’s approach to our annual poster design is a little different than in the past. We have invited four artists to collaborate on this design process, in phases. Each artist will create a layer, building on the previous artist's contribution. Like a relay race, not only will each artist be responsible for their own leg of the race, but the interim moments of passing the baton, and the exchange of ideas within each transition, will influence the direction of the art. By the end, we’ll unveil a unique, collective vision that can also be shown as a comprehensive design, as well as displayed in component pieces.