Art Unveiling of “Ancient Advance” with Lake Chelan Research Institute

Unveiling of “Ancient Advance” by artist Rowan Cary

Introduction by Mike Steele

Comments by the artist and Phil Long, Lake Chelan Research Institute.

Hors d’oeuvres and refreshments

Please let us know if you plan to attend by sending an email to: info@lakechelan.com

About the painting:

Ancient Advance depicts what Chelan looked like ~17,000 years ago as a tongue of the continental
ice sheet advanced up the Chelan Valley. The ice sheet descended the Columbia Plateau and the
Columbia River Valley before pushing up the Chelan Valley.
Somewhere between Lakeside and Rocky Point, the ice moving up the valley met the glacier moving
down the Chelan Valley. From that point in time the entire Chelan Valley was full of glacial ice until the
ice began to melt ~15,000 years ago.

Commissioned on behalf of the Lake Chelan Research Institute, Ancient Advance is the intersection
of art and science, aiming to help viewers envision several hundred feet of glacial ice covering the
City of Chelan.
Ancient Advance will be displayed at locations throughout the Chelan Valley during the late summer
and fall of 2025 (starting with the Chelan Chamber) and auctioned as a fundraiser for the Lake
Chelan Research Institute later in the year.
For more info go to: https://lakechelanresearchinstitute.com/