Past Events

UKULELE FOR NOVICES: BUILDING A REPERTOIRE OF SONGS With David Licastro SEPTEMBER CLASS: Wednesdays, September 6, 13, 20 & 27 OCTOBER CLASS: Wednesday, October 4, 11, 18 & 25 3:30 pm - 5 pm Requested donation: $40 for the four session class Do you have some basic experience playing ukulele and want to learn more? Or perhaps you’ve put your uke down and want to get started again? This class is for people who have a basic knowledge of uke…

FREE-STYLE WEAVING: JOYOUS ALCHEMY With Lianna Gilman Thursdays, October 5, 12, 19 & 26 10 am to noon Requested donation: $40 for the four session class Anyone can have a good time with free-style weaving. It’s a great introduction for people who are completely new to weaving and it’s a whole new dimension for people who have experience with traditional weaving. This approach is easy and quick to learn. Nothing has to line up straight or look perfect, and there…

Location: Pacific NorthWest Art School (PNWAS), 15 NW Birch St, Coupeville, WA 98239 Art Reception: Friday, October 27th, 6pm – 9pm @ PNWAS, $25 (Artists registered for Art Show get in free) Weekend Art Sale: Saturday, October 28th – Sunday, October 29th, 10am – 4pm @ PNWAS, free Art Lovers: Come support your local artists! On Friday, October 27th, please join us at the Pacific NorthWest Art School from 6pm – 9pm for the Art Reception and Sale. Tickets are $25 for this Art…

Learn how to pinch a hollow form and turn it into whatever you'd like- maybe a monster, salt cellar, vase or sculpture! The possibilities are truly endless, so be prepared to unleash your creative side! This short two-session class is open to individuals ages 8 and up. Youth must be accompanied and assisted by a guardian. October 14 from 5:00 - 6:30pm (clay work) October 28 from 5 - 6:00pm (glazing) Projects will be available to pick up after November…

Written by poet and novelist David Wagoner, it takes us on an immersive, lyrical journey with the influential American naturalist Henry David Thoreau through the environment he grew to think of and care for as his home. Thoreau at Home is performed by Todd Jefferson Moore and directed by Richard E.T. White, with music and sound design by Peter Richards and stage management by Emily Grierson. Working from Thoreau’s journals, David Wagoner has crafted a vivid portrait of encounters with…

WRITING TOGETHER: FINDING YOUR VOICE WIth Deborah Nedelman Mondays 10am-noon October 9, 16, 23 & 30, 2023 Requested donation: $40 for the four session class Something magical happens when we write in the company of others and when we feel safe enough to read our raw, unedited work aloud. Come join us in creating magic with your words! Using the Amherst Writers and Artists Method (AWA), developed by poet Pat Schneider, Deborah fosters an environment of safety, support, and stimulation…

WATERCOLOR PRACTICE CLASS With Ellen Santoni SEPTEMBER CLASS: Tuesdays, September 5, 12, 19, 26 OCTOBER CLASS: Tuesdays, October 3, 17, 24 & 31 (no class on October 10) 9 am to 11 am Requested donation: $40 for the four session class This class is for people who have had a basic introduction to watercolor painting or have a regular practice. In each class watercolor painter Ellen Santoni will offer one or two techniques with practice activities. This way you can…

Artist of the Month: Margaret Livermore Margaret Livermore is a watercolor artist. She enjoys painting landscapes, seascapes and flowers. The colors and techniques she uses helps her convey the quiet, peaceful moods of Whidbey Island and the Puget Sound. She has lived in Oak Harbor since 1982 and has become involved in many aspects of the art world. Margaret is a member and past president of Whidbey Allied Artists, treasurer and past president and founding member of Penn Cove Gallery, and…

Falling Leaves with Ivy Breen! Ivy Breen, Instructor Date: Wednesday, November 1st & 6th, 2023 (12-4pm) Tuition: $50 Eat your lunch early and then come to the Art School because this is now a four-hour workshop!Learn the Fun and Excitement of watercolor as you follow along step by step to create a finished painting. You will learn three part composition, what colors are compatible, simple masking techniques and creating texture with a water medium. You will go home with your own beautiful…

Arsenic and Old Lace is a dark comedy revolving around the Brewster family of Brooklyn. The Brewster family, descended from Mayflower settlers, is now composed mostly of homicidal maniacs. Mortimer Brewster discovers that his two spinster aunts, Abby and Martha, have developed a disturbing habit.  They have taken to murdering lonely old men by poisoning them with glasses of home-made elderberry wine laced with arsenic, strychnine, and "just a pinch" of cyanide.  Teddy, Mortimer’s brother, believes he is President Theodore Roosevelt…

6 private art studios • 15 local professional artists • Clinton to Greenbank Whidbey Island SAVE THESE DATES! Fri & Sat, Nov 24-25, 11am to 4pm daily Thanksgiving weekend event map Whidbey Art Market is thrilled to announce an exciting new art show format designed to showcase some of the best visual artists of Whidbey Island. Enjoy Thanksgiving weekend access to six private artist studios, each offering a curated selection of recent work by several local artists. about the artists •…

Use the coil building method to create a small plate, trivet, or spoon rest. Ages 14+ November 11 from 5:00 - 6:30pm (clay work) November 25 from 5:00 - 6:00pm (glazing) Projects will be available to pick up after December 9. Unclaimed projects will be discarded January 1. Refunds or exchanges (to another class) cannot be processed after November 4. Class fees will not be pro-rated. This class will be cancelled (and fully refunded) if we do not reach our…

In November, Museo will welcome Whidbey artists Laura Hudson and Jean Whitesavage to the gallery. Both artists create from an intuitive place, patiently crafting their individual medium until an oft-elusive sense of balance is achieved. In Laura Hudson’s first show at Museo, she debuts figurative paintings that playfully juggle universal dichotomies through pattern, color and mark making. Laura’s work is exciting – dancing between representational and abstract, but also grounded in deeply relatable themes. Longtime Museo artist Jean Whitesavage brings…

2 DAY EVENT AT THE COUPEVILLE REC HALL! December 9th  ~  10 a.m. – 6 p.m. & December 10th  ~  10 a.m. – 4 p.m. We have great local Whidbey Artists that will have a beautiful display of art for you to choose from! Come visit downtown Coupeville and enjoy the festivities. Stop by for some great company and fabulous ART! Participating Artists: Timothy Haslet (oil painter) Marcy Johnson (fiber and jewelry) Marcia Muchnick (pottery) Danette Sulgrove (fiber, weaving) David Somers (wood…

Marianne’s love for photography began with her dad’s Kodak Instamatic, family photos, and slideshows. A post-college IRS windfall enabled her to purchase her first camera, a Pentax K1000, with which she explored black and white candid images and cityscapes. Eventually she became enamored with creating the “close-up” naturescape with which she tries to capture a moment while distilling and crystallizing a scene’s shapes, textures, and mood. Marianne will be working on December 1st and 16th so stop by for a visit and…

Open Studio Fridays Come visit me in my Freeland home and studio! I'll have wine and cheese, and will probably be working on a photograph or painting. This would be a great time to talk about art or just get to know each other!