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A supplement to the Skagit Valley Herald, Anacortes American and Your Fidalgo

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CREDITS: EDITOR: Rita James PHOTO CREDIT: Lisa Kuhnlein and submitted by the Anacortes Arts Festival ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER: Danielle Martin dmartin@skagitpublishing.com

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Contents Welcome.................................... 4

Arts at the Port.................. 16-19

Festival Map.............................. 6

-Juried Exhibition

General Information.................. 6

-Allen Family Focus Gallery

Mission..................................... 7

-Special Installations

Collector’s Club Invitation.......... 8

Working Studios...................... 20

Festival Poster Image................ 8

Festival Mural......................... 20

Music.................................. 9-11

Festival Food........................... 21

Booth Artisans.................. 12-15

Beer/Wine Gardens................. 22

Youth Discovery Area.............. 15

Volunteers............................... 22 14th Annual Art Dash............. 23

CONTRASTS – AT THE BURTON GALLERY We have a very interesting presentation of contrasts in sculpture. Richard Nash shows abstract sculpture and graphic works, while Denise Ford’s works are done in the classic representational mode. We have been pleased to display Richard Nash’s work previously. Denise Ford’s sculptures are new for Anacortes.

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We add another dimension with our collection of Bernd and Tom Munsteiner sculptured gemstones. Burton Jewelers are pleased to show custom made pieces as well as loose gems.

Our collection of these Munsteiner gem works is one of the largest in the United States.

Richard Nash’s studio is on Whidbey Island and he has created many outstanding pieces of public sculpture.

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Denise Ford is a newcomer to Anacortes from Oklahoma where she has also created some large public sculptures.

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Welcome to the 58th Anacortes Arts Festival

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hank you for joining us this year and celebrating Peace, Love and Art. Whether you are escaping your busy life for a few hours or for the whole weekend, we hope that you find yourself joyful and inspired.

We think that there is no better place to escape the realities of life for a short while than at the Anacortes Arts Festival, in beautiful downtown Anacortes. With almost 300 booth artists, a firstclass fine art show, 40 musical entertainers, culinary delights galore, beer gardens to socialize in and activities for all ages….you will certainly find your happy place.

In between visiting your favorite booth artisans, there are some happenings at the Festival that you won’t want to miss: • At Arts at the Port, take some time to be with “Say Their Names.” The Anacortes Regeneration Project is an artist driven response to the phenomenon of mass shootings in America. Over thirty Skagit Valley artists have created over 970 individual ceramic rocks, each displaying the name, event, date and age of an individual killed in 84 mass shootings in America. Included in those names are 37 children under the age of 11, and 40 Washington State first responders.

• While you are taking in Arts at the Port, you will be inspired by another collaborative installation. The Festival is honored to showcase a youth project coordinated by Voices of the Children. Look for the butterflies and read their messages.

• The Working Studios is one of the most active areas of the Festival with a range of artists demonstrating the creative process. Come see prominent artist Alfred Currier painting the twelfth and final mural in the Tommy Thompson Mural Project, featuring the colorful Skagit landscape. A special feature this year will be graffiti, being painted by artists Eric Gonzalez and Leo Salazar.

• Back by popular demand are Nearly Dan on the Manieri Jazz Stage and Chance McKinney and John Van Deusen on the Main Stage. With more than 40 acts on three stages, including a number of new-to-the-festival groups, we are sure that you will find some music that will entertain you.

• In addition to the tasty food faire found in our Food Court at 3rd & Commercial, be sure to visit our Food Truck Alley on 8th Street. Trucks on either side of the main drag will have your taste buds watering with their trendy cuisine.

• We invite you to step up on the sidewalk and visit our local restaurants and retail shops. Our downtown merchants are ready to welcome you into their businesses like an old friend. The Anacortes community loves the Festival and they can’t wait to see you!

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• We love the image this year that has inspired our Peace, Love and Art tagline! It’s a piece by artist Barton DeGraff and is certain to bring smile to so many faces. You can Buy a Shirt or Poster at the Information Booth on 5th & Commercial.

With the support that you offer through purchases and donations this weekend, the Anacortes Arts Festival is able to give back to creative programs year-round in our community. With more than $65,000 gifted this year to art organizations, youth art programs, art in schools, public art, and artists, we feel genuinely grateful to be a part of your weekend.

Thank you again for celebrating a little Peace, Love and Art with us. We are so glad you are here.

Peace, Meredith McIlmoyle Festival Director

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Pre-Festival Arts at the Port hours & noon docent tours. The Opening Event for Arts at the Port Fine Art Exhibition is Saturday, July 27 at 6pm. This free community kick-off includes nibbles, wine and an opportunity to meet the artists & Juror. If you prefer to see the art at a quieter time, the show will be open July 29 – August 1, from 9 – 5 daily. Join us at noon on Tuesday and Thursday (July 30 & Aug 1) for free docent tours, to learn more about the artists and their work. Arts at the Port will also be open until 8:30 pm during the First Friday Gallery Walk on Friday, August 2.

The Festival Information Booth is located at 5th Street. Friendly volunteers are available to answer questions about the Festival and our community or help in emergencies. It is also the place to purchase Festival t-shirts and other merchandise or to report lost items or children.

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Bluegrass & Microbrew Celebration November 1st & 2nd 3 Clubs - 6 Acts - 51 Handles

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We have a policy of NO DOGS at the Festival. Please be respectful and leave your furry friend at home. goanacortes.com

The Festival’s Mission The Festival is the largest supporter of the arts in Skagit County. Each year we give back more than $65,000 to support arts education, programming and community art projects – much of it supporting kids. Our support over ten years has exceeded $700,000! Here are some of the things we fund Cultural Arts Education Public Art Purchases

Musical Instrument Purchases for classrooms Art Camps and Workshops

Artists in Schools Art Therapy Programs Art Supplies for Kids Museum Art Education

Dance Performances Music Programming for Public Venues

Artist Studio Tours Literary Art Programs…and more

As you support the Festival with your purchases remember that you are also helping us support all of these worthwhile programs.

Fresh Northwest Seafood is Our Priority, Providing a Truly Northwest Dining Experience is Our Pleasure!

Serving fresh Northwest seafood from our own seafood company. Enjoy impressive views of the marina and relax indoors or on one of our two outdoor decks. Visit our open air Cabana for casual and to-go dining complete with Bocce ball!

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Invitation to our Collectors Club

he Festival invites you to join our fine art Collectors Club. This is a group of art enthusiasts who share a love of art and a commitment to enriching the Anacortes art community. Benefits include a limited-edition Festival poster and invitation to special Collector’s Openings of our Fine Art Shows. Join by July 25th and receive 10% off Festival fine art purchases. For more information, visit our website AnacortesArtsFestival.com.

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arton DeGraaf, from Bend, Oregon has been a life-long artist and Festival participant for 10 years. His whimsical, happy work includes frogs, horses, dogs, birds – as they lounge or play around vehicles, martini glasses and other fun objects. The poster image plays with colors and images that invoke summer times past, travel and fun.

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Music – with extended hours – Festival music offers something for every taste on 3 distinct stages.

MAIN STAGE (3rd Street) features highenergy performers, including Rock, Country, World and Americana

JAZZ STAGE (10th Street) – stage sponsored by the Manieri Endowment features modern and traditional Jazz & Blues

PORT STAGE (Port Dock at the north end of Commercial) features Rock, Blues, World & Folk

Our music lineup features over 40 musicians, playing rock, country, jazz, pop, blues, folk, world music and more. Friday stay late and listen to local favorite Jon Van Deusen on Main Stage and the very popular Nearly Dan on Jazz Stage. Saturday award-winning country singer Chance McKinney rocks the Main Stage until 8pm. Thanks to the Manieri Endowment for providing outstanding Jazz and Blues programming on the Jazz Stage.

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ft Shop Voted Best Thri munity and Most Com Minded!

We are an all-volunteer organization of women dedicated to helping women, children and families. Proceeds from our Thrift Shop enable us to give back to the community and world-wide since 1948. Please come see us at 1107-3rd Street in Anacortes for an amazing selection of clothing, housewares, beautiful jewelry, etc.

THRIFT SHOPSHOP HOURS: Tuesdays 1:30 2pm pm, Fridays11 11am am- 8- 6:30 THRIFT HOURS: Tuesdays pm- 6:30 - 8 pm, Fridays pm pm DONATION DROP OFF HOURS: Tuesdays and Fridays, 7 am 4 pm DONATION DROP OFF HOURS: Tuesdays and Fridays, 7 am - 4 pm

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Music Schedule Festival music offers something for every taste on 3 distinct stages.

Friday, August 2 Main Stage 11:30 – 1:00p.m.

1:30 – 3:00p.m.

3:30 – 5:15p.m.

5:45 – 7:00p.m.

TBA Yogoman Burning Band - Jamaica New Orleans Riddims Petty Differences – Timeless Tom Petty songs John Van Deusen & Friends - Hooky & Slick Pop

Jazz Stage 12:00 – 1:00p.m.

1:30 – 2:30p.m.

3:00 – 4:00pm.

4:30 – 5:30p.m.

6:00 – 8:00p.m.

McTuff – Funky Jazz Fusion A Town Big Band – Swinging Big Band Jazz Jamie Findlay / Brent Jensen Quartet – Jazz Arete Quartet – Acid Jazz Ensemble Nearly Dan – Powerful 12 piece Steely Dan Tribute Band

Port Stage 11:30 – 1:00p.m.

1:30 – 2:45p.m.

3:15 – 4:45p.m.

5:00 – 6:30p.m.

Prozac Mountain Boys – Bluegrass & rich vocal harmonies Erin Cole-Baker – Silvery voice & extraordinary melodies The Fenton’s – Traditional country & revved up Bluegrass Mama Dirty Skirt – Upbeat hits of the 70’s and beyond

John Van Deusen Nearly Dan

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Music Schedule Festival music offers something for every taste on 3 distinct stages.

Saturday, August 3 Main Stage 12:30 – 2:00p.m.

2:30 – 4:00p.m.

4:30 – 6:00p.m.

6:30 – 8:00p.m.

Geoffrey Castle – Electric six-string violin Chris Eger Band – Real American music Knut Bell and The Blue Collars – Pacific Northwest Americana Chance McKinney – Award Winning Country Rock

Jazz Stage 11:30 – 1:00p.m.

1:30 – 2:30pm.

3:00 – 4:00p.m.

4:30 – 6:00p.m.

Kareem Kandi – Original and traditional Jazz & Blues Dmitri Matheny featuring Holly Pyle – Fresh originals and timeless Jazz classics Pearl Django – Gypsy Jazz & New Metropolitan Swing Birch Pereira & the Gin Joints – Honky-Tonk & Roadhouse music

Port StaGe 12:30 – 2:00p.m.

2:30 – 4:00p.m.

4:30 – 6:00p.m.

Kellee Bradley – Beautiful vocals Santa Poco – Honky Tonk Country Commander Mojo & The Horns of Discontent – Rock, Pop and R&B Dance Music

Birch Pereira & the Gin Joints

Sunday, August 4 Main Stage 10:00 – 11:00a.m.

11:30 – 1:00p.m.

1:30 – 3:00p.m.

3:30 – 5:00p.m.

Uke Jam Session – Bring your ukulele and jam!

Marcia Kester – Rock & Country Massy Ferguson Band featuring the Backroads – Americana Rock Whiskey Fever – Storytelling Bluegrass & Rock

Jazz Stage 11:30 – 12:30p.m.

1:00 – 2:00p.m.

2:30 – 3:30p.m.

4:00 – 5:00p.m.

Trish, Hans & Phil – Dazzling Jazz vocals Bill Anschell Quartet – Jazz infused with high energy Rock Joan Penney – Eclectic Jazz Vocalist Herding Kats Nonet – West Coast Cool Jazz

Port Stage 11:00 – 12:00p.m.

12:30 – 2:00p.m.

2:30 – 4:00p.m.

Ebb, Slack & Flood – Fusion of soul and funk Saeed Abbas & Gye Nyame Ensemble – West African Drumming Fabulous Murphtones – Refreshing mix of Dance & Rock

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Massy Ferguson Band

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Booth Artisans

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– Commercial Ave, 10th St to 3rd St –

ver 250 Booth Artisans participate either through invitation or our annual jury process. With approximately 500 applicants, selections are made based on quality, originality and medium.

We have 25% of artisans who have never participated with us before.

Ceramics

616C One Dream Design

508E Suzanne Harrison Home

805E 3sevens Pottery

619E Catherine Reece

521E Ten Dots Textiles LLC

809E Alan Higinbotham HighFired Porcelain

719E Shapiro Porcelain 516E Shelly Fredenberg Studio

Food Products

609E Ataraxia Designs

509C Stillfire Pottery

309E B’s Rubs

709C Axis of Hope Prayer Wheels 420C Cascadia Stoneware USA, Inc 605C Cynthia Jenkins Pottery 906C Dianne B Kimball 307C Doug Anderson Design

514W Nana Thebus 306C Jeffrey Zigulis Crafts for the Senses 507W Barn Cat Creations, Llc Youth Chelle Beautiful 515W Cordially Sweet 413C David Templeton Music

B’s Rubs

816E Dreampillows 618W Fox Island Trading Co 406W Island Thyme Bodycare 802C Karmela Botanica 504E Neckease Pillows 417E Render Skincare Doug Anderson Design

808E Scentual Nature 716E The Soap Block

708W The Garden Path Studio

908W Victor’s Lavender Farm

601C The Gourmet Potter

907E Wild Opal Natural Products

820W Jeanette Zeis Ceramics 315C Jon C Lopez Fine Ceramics

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319C Liscom Hill Pottery

310E A Wing And A Prayerflag

313W Mad Hatter Pottery

706C Art’frica

806W Madrugada Pottery

605W Chavah’s Garden

712C Matsui Ceramics

715C Hyde & Reed

603E Natalie Warren’s Ceramic Design

402C Arlyne Julao

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519C MD Provence 711W Rainbow Orca Designs

901E California Balsamic 506C Caramel Kitchen 712W Fidalgo Fudge 703W Garlic Gourmay 515C Olive Branch 817W Papa Ray’s MarketPlace 404W Toast Toppers/Charmed Creations 718W Trilby’s BBQ Sauce & Spices 304W Walden Lane Gourmet Glass 309W Bear Art Studios 717C Blown Glass By David Tate 817E Charlton Glassworks 720C Dog and Pup Glass Studios 512E Island Art Glass 406E JWT Gnome goanacortes.com

Booth Artisans – Commercial Ave, 10th St to 3rd St – 311C Michael K Originals

705C Hang In There

417W Verso

411E Nachtrab Glass Studio

601E Jana Cooper Jewelry

403W Wild Thistle Jewelry

421C O’Neils Arts

803W Jewelry for the Soul

706W Of Water Wind And Woods

711C Jo Bird Jewelry

Metal, Sculpture, Garden Art

705E Suzy’s Glass Gardens

508W Klepper Glass

418C Alabaster Gems

506W Whitmore Gallery

310W Marsha Larsen

517C Aurora 21 Designs

304E Lichenology

611C Bayside Treasures

Jewelry

620E Lisa’s Creations

407C Blackwaters Metal

604E Alisha Merrick Art

411C LM Inspired

802E Calcifer Glass

803E Allison Kallaway Jewelry

316E Lotic Stone

820E Dragonfly Rocks

513W Amerinda Alpern Designs

405W Scott MacDonald

702E Elegant Garden Design

303W Aphrodite’s Treasures

518W Magpie Mouse Studios

510W Element Fe Metal Studio

619C April Ottey Design

616E Midnight Pacific Studio

414C Everbloomin Glass Flowers

514E Artisan Workshop

818E Molly Willson Perry

903W Jay’s Metal Petals

801C Bad Bee Jewelry

715E Mopilo Inc

319E Justin Frey Glass Designs

813W Beachcombers Artwork

805C Northwest Goods

606C Langeliers Sculptures

701C Beaded Jewelry by Marlene Van Beek

707W Parallel Jewelry

716W Made In Paradise Rockworks

902W Bluce Designs 720W CA Brille

507E Sabine Schran-Collings Contemporary Jewelry

307E Cannon Design Jewelry

510C Saucy Jewelry

Cannon Design Jewelry

611E Pearls by Nature

610C Semilla Designs 320E Shi-Shi Design 606W Andrea Silverman 412E Some Girls Jewelry 813E Spirit Lala 314C Steampunkjunq 906W Stephanie Ann Studios 402E Tai Vautier Jewelry 904E Tedsaid Inc 416E Ten2midnight Studios

616W David Conroy Art 807W Decker Jewelry 611W Earth Worth Jewels 603W FireLight Designs 505W Forkedelic goanacortes.com

421E Tina Barry Designs

Made in Paradise Rockworks

316W Tiny Desk Designs

811W Mast Metal Art

407E Una Barrett

410E Jim Nachtrab

311W Urban Wood Studio

819C Napier Gallery & Studio

707E The Vintage Jewel

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Booth Artisans – Commercial Ave, 10th St to 3rd St – 602W Sacred Stone

413W Jills Wild (Tastful!) Women

516W McCrain Photography

810W Sean Goddard Insects

507C Jesse Link

610W Youngbok Park

501C Shock-N-Awe Metal Works

418E Little Pine Artistry

503W Vitali Prokopenko

717E Trapp Industries

818C Scott Rubey Photography

505E Whitacre Studio

814W Marcella Kriebel Art + Illustration

401C Winfield Designs Home & Garden Art

403E Mary Gibbs Watercolors 801W Metalworks Art

Wearables, Leather

513C MS Kirkpatrick Painting, Drawing, Mixed Media 608W Alasse Art 302E Don Antram 807C Artwork by Paul Sloan 801E Carla’s Funky Art 815E Cats Dogs Words 609W Anna Choi 819E Chris Stiles Art 317C Curtner Art 404C Darling Illustrations 710C DeGraaf Fine Art 903E Drawn 2 draw 811E EarthArt International 819W Fat Dragonfly Collection 416W Becca Heavrin 305W Eli Helman 401E Hung Nguyen Fine Art 419W Imps and Monsters 419E Jack Ferrell Tile & Design 521C Jennifer Bowman Studios

413E Muffet Designs Postage Stamp Art

Youth Over The Line Art 304C Elizabeth Person 613W Planet Popi 702C Randy Van Beek Fine Art 312E Red Door Art Studio 613E Rock/Paper/Scissors 712E Rohnerart.com 620C Terry MacDonald Art 905W Hannah Theiss 811C Tim Wistrom - Fine Art Paintings 415E Sandy Tweed 719C Two Dog Studio 906E Wildlife Images Photography 408E Hannibal Bauliah

311E Grace Photographics 606E Amanda Hilton

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512C Beargrass Leather

503C Nzalamba Artwork

401W Georganna Dean Photography

704W Jill Mayberg Art

310C Ash And Ember Co

410C Normiehead

615E Shelly Corbett

Jennifer Bowman Studios

901C Ace Leather Goods

519E Ian Ely Fine Art Photography 805W JeanclaudeLOUIStudio

Beargrass 317W Belle Weather 708E Birgit Moenig Designs 815W Brie Kriebel Clothing 617W Bug’s Baby Boutique 709W Cavu Creations 602E Daisies Hooded Towels 309C Jillian Darnell 609C Do-Over Designs 812W Drye Goods 408W elSage Designs 806E Erin Macleod 305E Factory 43 504W Fern Hill Handmade 615C Flood Clothing 610E Hatterdashery 907C Intertwined Designs 903C Jeri-oh’s Travel Accessories & Purses 307W Just Zen goanacortes.com

Booth Artisans – Commercial Ave, 10th St to 3rd St – 303E Krinkly Batiks

Wood, Gourds, Furniture

302W Sun Chairs

615W Lashton Designs

815C 3d Wood Maps

804E Thorsteinson Woodworking

809W Jan Lough

308W Bengston Woodworks

804C Thumb Fun Kalimbas

809C MA Graphics

713E Creative Carved Art

420W Tom Irishman

404E Nancy Meldrich

714W Honest Wear

515E VS Quality Carpentry

522E Michael Green Essential Design

317E Hudson River Inlay

510E Mugwump

618E The Laffingstock

411W Portland Leather Goods 814C Rose~Marie Designs 701W Slow Loris Inc 315E Tidal Totes & Bags

314W JCR Work 519W Magical Strings 605E Mark Thomas Woodworks 619W Rainshadow Arts

314E Tuesday Shop

308E Scholfield Valley Wood Products

714C Uphill Designs Co

405C SML

603C Uzura

509E Stuff Boxes

The Laffingstock

608E Wayuustudios

Youth Discovery Area

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ur ever-popular Youth Area offers children a perfect destination for creative fun. Make sure to stop by for a few minutes or a few hours!

Our youth activity volunteers and local organizations create activities to appeal to all different kid interests. Our young guests will enjoy painting, quilting, drawing, creating a collaborative art piece together, playing in a sandbox and so much more.

We are proud to partner with these and other wonderful organizations to make our Youth Area fun for our young visitors: John L Scott Museum of Northwest Art Anacortes Parks & Recreation Skagit Children’s Museum Boys & Girls Club of Anacortes Fidalgo Island Quilters Anacortes Library goanacortes.com

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Arts at the Port –The Crown Jewel of the Festival Port of Anacortes Transit Shed Event Center – 1st & Commercial – Arts at the Port is the Festival Fine Art Exhibition comprised of a Juried Exhibition, Allen Family Focus Gallery (Invitational), and several special installations. Extending over the Guemes Channel, it is housed in a rustic, unique waterfront setting. Arts at the Port will be open until 8:00 pm for the First Friday Gallery Walk on Aug 2.

JOIN US! Arts at the Port Fine Art Opening is Saturday July 27 at 6 pm. This free event includes nibbles, wine, music – and the chance to mingle with the artists. The Exhibition is open Mon – Thur (July 29 – August 1), 9 am to 5 pm.

Juried Art Exhibition

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uror Joanna Sikes considered over 200 applications and selected 54 artists from Washington, Oregon and British Columbia. This diverse show is over 100 pieces of both 2D and 3D work.

The exhibition opens on Saturday, July 27 at 6 pm, at the Port Transit Shed and is open through Festival weekend (closed Sunday). Don’t forgot to vote for your favorite juried artist for the $1,000 Peoples Choice Award. Total Festival fine art awards are $11,000. Please join us for a free noon docent tours on Tuesday (July 30) and Thursday (August 1).

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Juror Joanna Sikes recently joined the Museum of Northwest Art as Executive Director. She comes with a strong vested interest in the Pacific Northwest arts community. She worked closely with Dale Chihuly as Studio Manager, marketing/client relations and Director of Special Projects and as Director of External Affairs at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma.

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Maura Freeman Gary Giovane Kathryn Glowen Deborah Gonzalez Mark Gordon Nadia Hakki Patty Haller Patricia Halsell Jan Hoy Hart James Sharon Kita John Loughman Launi Lucas Anne Martin McCool Kimberly Mattson David McCrae Mary Molyneaux Angelo Muzzin Lori Nelson-Clonts

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Haller Peregrine O’Gormley Barbara Osborne Tracy Powell Molly Preston Cynthia Richardson Kathy Ross Hiroko Seki Lolly Shera Eva Skold Westerlind Roger Small Gary Smith Keith Sorenson Leslie Stoner Susan Cohen Thompson Joe Treat Susan Williams Suze Woolf

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Arts at the Port Allen Family Focus Gallery This year’s theme “Pattern & Structure” welcomes three talented artists to the Allen Family Focus Gallery. Participants include Cathy Schoenberg from Anacortes, Jill Nordfors Clark from Seattle and Charissa Brock from Portland. This Gallery is selected and curated by the Festival Curatorial Team.

Cathy Schoenberg is deeply rooted in the nature, wildlife and people in Skagit Valley.

Her paintings depict wild, weedy areas meant to make one feel engulfed by seemingly unkempt nature, while her drawings take on a sense of the outer universe and/or the inner molecular world we can’t see with the naked eye.

Jill Nordfors Clark uses hog gut as the basis of her work (also known as sausage casings). She combines it with needle lace (a form of embroidery used in making lace with a needle and thread) to make three-dimensional forms.

Her latest work incorporates photographs, drawings, bones, and vintage lace.

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Charissa Brock is a fiber artist working with bamboo, a giant grass that has been used for centuries to create baskets and other everyday objects. She integrates wood, glass, paper and thread as visual accents and structural components. Her abstract sculptures are crafted using basketry, woodworking, and fiber art techniques.

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Arts at the Port – Special Installations

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he Festival is taking a new approach to our Youth Artist exhibit this year by including Voices of the Children as our youth arts partner. Voices of the Children instructors organized a day of poetry, writing, film, and clay-making projects with girls ages 12 – 18, from Skagit County and Syria.

The topics of discussion were womens’ challenges in our local and global society. The resulting art installation is made up of individual ceramic butterflies – each one a colorful representation of hope, greeting folks as they enter Arts at the Port.

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ay Their Names…the Anacortes Regeneration Project is an artist driven response to the phenomenon of mass shootings in America. Thirty Skagit Valley artists have created over 970 individual ceramic rocks, each displaying the name, event, date and age of an individual killed in 84 mass shootings in America. The rocks are being assembled into a large Cairn installation. Also included is a video that incorporates writing from students and adults who have been affected by gun violence.

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Working Studios – 2nd Street to the Port / Fri - Sun 10 - 4 – Working Studios features an inspiring group of artists demonstrating a variety of traditional and contemporary art forms. Included are: Graffiti – Eric Gonzalez and Leo Salazar are two graffiti artists involved on a national level in this unique street artform.

Stone Carving –Tracy Powell Blacksmithing –Paul Thorne Woodworking – Northwest Washington Wood Turners and Northwest Corner Woodworkers Association Plein Air Painting – Salish Sea Plein Air Painters Chalk Art – Betsy and Scott Diamond Marbling – Marius Hibbard Basket Weaving –Katherine Lewis Native Carving and Baskets – Beaver Lodge Samish artists PIANO-cortes – Artists Alli Schuh and the Plein Air painters will decorate pianos for year 4 of this exciting awardwinning public art program that places painted pianos in downtown Anacortes during the month of August

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Alfred Currier, Anacortes, is creating the 14th and final mural for the Tommy Thompson Mural Project. Currier is known for his colorful oil paintings of the migrant farm workers of the Skagit Valley. Currier’s works can be found in private and corporate collections throughout the United States, Europe, and Japan

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Festival Food – Island Eatery at 3rd Street | Food Truck Alley at 8th Street –

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he Festival has TWO main areas to get food. Food trucks are offering creative and often more healthy “foodie” menus in Food Truck Alley on 8th Street. Our Island Eatery Food Court is located north of the Main Stage on 3rd Street. It includes a family dining area & a tasty variety of regional and ethnic choices – plus goodies.

Absolutely Nuts!

Cinnamon Roasted Nuts roasted fresh on site!

Arbia Pizza Italian style hand tossed wood fire pizza Athena’s Burritos Mexican Cuisine Athena’s Gyros Greek Cuisine B & M Italian New York-style Italian sausage and elephant ears Bangkok Bistro Fine Thai Cuisine Cousins Gourmet NW Seafood fare Gypsy Coffeehouse European espresso, signature chai and authentic frappes

Lariat Ladies BBQ BBQ and Burgers Ma & Pa Kettle Corn Sweet & Salty Kettle Corn New Orleans Cookery Cajun Cuisine Pioneer Popcorn Hand cooked, sweet & salty traditional kettle corn Random Acts of Food Farm to Truck Comfort Food Sugar N Spice Mini Donuts Mini Donuts and other treats You Found Us Old Fashioned Sweet Treats Zieglers Bratwurst Haus Authentic German Sausages

Irishman Enterprises American Festival Favorites Irishman Enterprises Ice Cream Island Creamery Hand made artisan ice cream La Jitana Lebanese Lebanese Cuisine La Jitana Salmon Northwest Cuisine 1631239

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Beer/Wine Gardens

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ur Beer and Wine Gardens offer a great place to relax and listen to music. Each location has its own identity and features a combination of beer, wine and cocktails.

Hideout Bar – 3rd St The main Festival beer garden features micro-brews, wine and margaritas

Reunion Wine Bar – 10th St. – A lineup of regional varietals from Maryhill Winery - plus beer

Waterfront Pub – Port Transit Shed dock – Beer & wine plus Margaritas, Bloody Marys and signature vodka cocktails

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Volunteers

t takes an army of over 250 highly dedicated volunteers to help make our Festival weekend run smoothly. We have people working as art docents at the fine art show, manning the information booth, delivering lunches to our booth vendors, booth sitting when artists need a break, working in the beer and wine gardens … plus so much more! Volunteers are the heart of our organization. We are fortunate to have so many community members excited to give of their time to welcome visitors and support our efforts. Our new online signup makes it easy to get involved.

Volunteers of the Year

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his year’s Festival Volunteers of the Year are Ria Kilburn and Mike Thamert. Though they each bring unique skills, they both go above and beyond as willing team players. Ria works in our youth area during the Festival and was also very involved with Buffett Beach Bash in April. Mike served as Festival Production Coordinator – the BIG job of physically putting the Festival together (and then taking it down). Many thanks for their great work!

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14th Annual Art Dash – Saturday, August 3 – Starting at Anacortes City Hall parking lot at Q & 5th –

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he Art Dash, half-marathon, 10k and 5k takes place on Saturday of Festival weekend. The flat route follows the waterfront Tommy Thompson Parkway and Marchs Point. It is USATF certified and chip timed by NW Endurance Events. Runners can register online through our website, AnacortesArtsFestival.com – or the morning of the race. The Art Dash is a partnership between the Festival and Anacortes Parks & Recreation - profits fund public art projects.

After the run, participants can enjoy our Port activities including food, music, the Waterfront Pub, and Fine Art Exhibition…plus the rest of the Festival. Come for the run, stay for the fun.

The Festival is doing its part to be environmentally responsible with a recycling program sponsored by Shell Refinery. Please help us limit our waste by using the correct bins when discarding your trash. goanacortes.com

Contemporary Art from

Sky Island

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HOME IS WHERE THE ART IS

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