
A program of the City of Auburn, The Vault Gallery is one of Auburn's newest art exhibition spaces. Artists are selected through an annual application process to create art installations in a small gallery within the Postmark Center for the Arts, dedicated to immersive and/or site-specific installations. The Vault Gallery provides a $1,000 artist stipend to support the creation of new work and site-specific projects for three-month exhibitions. The Vault Gallery is located at 20 Auburn Ave, in Auburn WA 98002, within the main gallery of the Postmark Center for the Arts.
For information on this art opportunity visit our Call To Artists page.
Current Exhibition

Amanda Jenkinson
Tentative
January 15 - April 6, 2025
We are thrilled to have artist Amanda Jenkinson as our current Vault Gallery artist!
Artist Statement:
“I am 26 years old at the time of creation and exhibition of this piece, Tentative. The inspiration for this soft sculpture is quite personal.
Its concept had been floating in my mind for many months, and foundationally coincided with an emotional journey involving my relationship with the potentiality of motherhood. My age is important here, as I have been firmly placed between two immediate, diverging paths.
Choosing whether I should or should not have kids has been existentially confounding to me. I have many desires that lie in each direction, and many fears, and many mixed emotions. Creating this soft sculpture from start to finish over the course of this internal discourse was a meditative exercise.
Embedded in the hand-sewn patches of this piece are pomelo membranes. These skins are representative of the body, of a tree bearing fruit, and of a fruit bearing seeds. Sewn in as quilt patches on a patterned skin, this amorphous sculptural form alludes to my nebulous thoughts on the topic of motherhood.”
-Amanda Jenkinson
Jenkinson's work will be on exhibition through April 6, 2025 and available to view during the Postmark Center for the Arts’ open hours.
Past Exhibitions

Josh Sands
Deluge and Refuge
October 30 - January 5, 2025
We were happy to have artist Josh Sands as our Vault Gallery artist!
Artist Statement:
"This piece continues my series of temporary public installations that showcases glass in the form of raindrops. Here the ordinary experience of a downpour invites viewers into the space to contemplate, observe, and feel the sensations and emotions of such an event, in a displaced setting.
The narrative of this installation alludes to the importance of arts education and the need to shelter and support art during challenging times. Through the stewardship of local cultural centers like the Postmark and the City of Auburn’s programming, arts education and exhibition can continue to be provided and protected."
- Josh Sands