Anacortes Arts Festival 2022

A supplement to the Anacortes American and the Skagit Valley Herald

Welcome to the 61st Annual Anacortes Arts Festival!

We hope that you are able to spend a few hours or a few days celebrating life and art with us. With our ever-changing and sometimes chaotic lives, the Anacortes Arts Festival is the perfect opportunity to pause and be grateful for what is beautiful with the world.

The Anacortes art community is full of energy and potential and we can’t wait to share that with you. With great community support, our art organizations are working together to create a new Community Art and Cultural Center in our downtown corridor. Watch our website for updates and ways you can be involved.

During Festival weekend, you can see our collaborative partners in action. Fidalgo DanceWorks dancers will showcase their amazing talent at the Main Stage on Friday. The Anacortes Music Project is bringing local musicians to the Port Stage all day on Saturday. And, watch for surprise performances from ACT Theatre actors throughout the weekend. We are also proud to continue our partnership with the Manieri Foundation at the Jazz Stage and the City of Anacortes in the Youth Area.

Of course, you will �ind all of your festival favorites again this year: the 250 booth artists, Arts at the Port, beer gardens, youth area, food vendors and entertainers. Make sure you also plan enough time to visit our Working Studios, where you will see artists and talented craftsmen in action. There is blacksmithing, basket weaving, woodworking, stone carving, marbling, chalk painting and chainsaw art for you to enjoy.

After visiting Arts at the Port, you will notice that we’ve brought the Waterfront Pub and the Port Stage back this year. Sitting on the dock enjoying a cold beverage and some great music is a perfect way to spend part of your day. When you get hungry, you will �ind a great meal at one of our fabulous local restaurants or at the number of food vendors throughout the festival.

Whether it’s �inding the perfect art piece, watching a talented artist in action, enjoying a delicious lunch, toe tapping to happy music or catching up with old friends, we know that spending time at the Anacortes Arts Festival will bring a smile to your face and a bit of hope to your heart.

Enjoy our creative community.

Meredith McIlmoyle, Director

Booth Artisans

Commercial Ave,9th St to 2nd St

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General Festival Information

We have a policy of NO DOGS at the Festival. Please be kind to your pet and respectful of our artists and other festival goers by leaving your furry friends at home.

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 and to report lost items or children.

NEW Pirate Run – the Festival Kicks-off

July 30

Our 17th annual run has turned into a Pirate Run on Saturday, July 30th. It is a 5k-ish and 10k-ish fun run, and 1mile kids run. While costumes are not required, they are encouraged and prizes will be awarded for the best costumes.

The run starts at Rotary Park at Cap Sante Marina and routes along the Tommy Thompson Trail, ending at the Port Dock. After the run, enjoy some music and adult pirate beverages at our Waterfront Pub and visit our Arts at the Port Fine Art Show.

The Pirate Run is a partnership between Anacortes Parks and Recreation and the Festival, supporting public art projects. Register at AnacortesArtsFestival.com

Volunteers

It takes over 250 highly dedicated volunteers to help make our Festival weekend run smoothly. We can’t thank them enough! We have people working as art docents at the �ine art show, manning the information booth, delivering food 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 and we are fortunate to have so many community members excited to give of their time to welcome visitors and support our efforts.

Festival Poster Image

The Festival’s Mission

The Festival is the largest supporter of the arts in Skagit County. We give back to the community through grants, collaborative projects, and arts education support for students. This year we are funding an Anacortes elementary art specialist in our schools, overseeing a public mural project, and leading a collaboration with other community arts organizations in the realization of a community art center (see Director’s welcome).

Please remember that as you support the Festival with your purchases you are also helping us support the arts, artists and youth education in our community.

We are delighted that Eileen Sorg from Kingston, WA is our 2022 poster artist. Eileen, aka Two Dog Studio, has been a Festival booth artisan for over a decade. She is a painter and illustrator whose work is magical and narrative. Her primary medium is colored pencil, but she is also a printmaker and painter. The poster image is titled “The Trouble with Butter�lies”. We think it perfectly captures the fun and playful side of the Festival.

Posters and t-shirts are available at the Festival Information Booth on 5th Street.

Community Collaborations

A shout out to the community organizations who partner throughout the Festival to make the experience more rich and complete.

Manieri Jazz Foundation – Jazz Stage Programming

Fidalgo DanceWorks – Wine Tasting event Saturday in the Wine Garden

Anacortes Music Project – Local musicians on the Waterfront Stage

City of Anacortes – Youth Area

Museum of Northwest Art – Youth Area

Children’s Museum of Skagit County – Youth Area

And various artist guilds in the Working Studio areas

Musical Entertainment

Chris Eger

Pearl

Goodnight Suzie

11:00 – 11:45a.m.

12:00 – 1:30p.m. TBD 2:00 – 3:30p.m. Billy Stoops & The Dirt Angels

4:00 – 5:30p.m. Josiah Bogle 6:00 – 8:00p.m. Chris Eger Band

Jazz Stage

12:00 – 1:30p.m. Cascadia Groove

2:00 – 3:30p.m. A’Town Big Band

4:00 – 5:30p.m. Jerry Steinhilber Trio 6:15 – 8:00p.m. Cambalache

Port Stage

12:00 – 1:00p.m. Saeed Abbas & The Gye Nyame Ensemble

1:30 – 3:00p.m. Good Night Suzie 3:30 – 5:00p.m. TBD

Saturday, August 6, 2022

Main Stage

11:00 – 11:45a.m. Gavon Leo

12:00 – 1:30p.m. Ebb, Slack & Flood

2:00 – 3:30p.m. Redlich

4:00 – 5:00p.m. Kelly & Joe of Mama Dirty Skirt

5:30 – 6:30p.m. Pacific Twang 7:00 – 8:30p.m. Chance McKinney

Jazz Stage

11:00a.m. – 12:00p.m. Herding Kats

1:00 – 2:30p.m. Joan Penney 3:00 – 4:30p.m. Sea Breeze 5:00 – 6:30p.m. Marina Christopher

Port Stage

11:00a.m. – 6:00p.m. Anacortes Music Project Presents…

Collin’s Beach

Pearl Tottenham Jacob Navarro Karl Blau John Van Deusen Ebb, Slack and Flood

Sunday, August 7, 2022

Main Stage

11:30a.m – 1:00p.m. Marcia Kester 1:30 – 3:00p.m. Fabulous Murphtones 3:30 – 5:00p.m. The Unknowns

Jazz Stage

12:00 – 1:30p.m. Dmitri Matheny Group 2:00 – 3:30p.m. Pearl Django 4:00 – 5:30p.m. Trish, Hans & Phil

Port Stage

12:00 – 1:30p. Ian Skavdahl 2:00 – 4:00p.m. Stilly River Lockdown

Booth Artisans

Commercial Ave, 9th St to 2nd St

Over 200 Booth Artisans form the backbone of the Festival in historic downtown. These artisans work in a wide variety of mediums…painting, photography, jewelry, wearables, �iber, ceramics, glass, wood, metal, craft food products and art for the senses. They come from throughout the Northwest; 25% are new to the Festival. We are sure that you will �ind something wonderful to �it your taste and budget. If you are looking for a speci�ic artist, please use the QR code for location listing - or visit the Festival Information booth.

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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 Show. It includes a Juried Exhibition featuring 80 regional artists and the Allen Family Focus Gallery featuring bodies of work from two talented invited artists. With a view of Guemes Channel, Arts at the Port is housed in the rustic and light �illed Port Transit Shed.

Juried Art Exhibition

Juror Greg Robinson, the Chief Curator for the Bainbridge Museum of Art,selected a diverse show is over 120 pieces of both 2D and 3D work from regional artists. These artists are eligible for $9,000 in Festival awards. The exhibition Opening is Saturday, July 30 from noon to 8pm and will be open daily during Festival week. Join a free docent tour at 1pm on Wednesday, August 3rd

Participating Juried artists include:

Mir Agol

Craig Barber

Jean Behnke

Judy Bishop

Jon Blackburn

Janet Blanquies

Patrice Bloch

Jon Bradham

Carly Brock

Diane Marie Chaudiere

Heather Cornelius

Alfred Currier

Marceil Delacy

Dee Doyle

Julie Sevilla Drake

Andy Eccleshall

Lucia Enriquez

Kathleen Faulkner

Jennifer Fernandez

Amy Ferron

Tad Gielow

Noble Golden

Patty Haller

Ria Harboe

Marietta Harrigan

Meg Hartwell

Margaret Havens

Steven Hill Jan Hoy Kathy Hur

Karen Jacobson

Steve Jensen

Leslie Johnston

Kuria Jorissen Jaymes Junio

Kellie Kawahara-Niimi

Jan Kessel

Joyce Krachmalnick

Steven Kratka

Donna Lark & Pat Herkal

Richard Lawson

Bezalel Levy

Robin Lindner

Pam Little

Anne Martin McCool

Michael Martonick

Barbara Matthews

Christen Mattix

Lin McJunkin

Mary Molyneaux

Naoko Morisawa

Peregrine O’Gormley

Leo Osborne Liz Park

Martha Pfanschmidt

Maralyne Powell

Tracy Powell

Ann Chadwick Reid

Kathleen Ritz

Sue Roberts

Shaya Schaedler

Cathy Schoenberg

Anne Schreivogl

Terri Shinn

Barbara Silverman Summers

Eva Skold Westerlind

Roger Small

Lisa Snow Lady

Kim Stokely

Leslie Stoner

Val Paul Taylor

Susan Cohen Thompson

Harry von Stark

Diane Walker

Christine Wardenburg-Skinner

Sande Wascher-James

Donna Watson

Stuart Welch

Suze Woolf

About our Juror

Greg Robinson is the chief

curator for the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art. After receiving his master’s degree in Public Administration from NYU, his art career began in helping launch one of the largest hospital art collections in the country. Subsequently, he held positions including executive director of Pratt Fine Arts Center in Seattle, director of William Traver Gallery in Tacoma, and executive director of the Museum of Northwest Art in La Conner. Greg has served on the board of the American Craft Council and on numerous selection committees for exhibitions and awards.

Arts at the Port Fine Art Opening is Saturday July 30 from noon to 8pm. If you’re interested in meeting the artists, there will be an Artist meet & greet from 5:30 – 8pm. The Waterfront Pub outside the Port entrance will also open on Saturday.

If you want to see the �ine art show at a quieter time, Arts at the Port will be open on Monday, August 1st through Thursday, August 4th from 10 – 5pm. Join us for a free 1pm Docent Tour at 1pm on Wednesday, August 3rd for informative insights about the artists in the show. The show will be open regular Festival hours August 5 – 7.

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Crown Jewel of the Festival

Juried artists (clockwise from upper left): A Currier, J Hoy, S Roberts, J Junio, R Harboe, J Krachmalnick, C Barber, V Taylor and A Martin-McCool.

Allen Family Focus Gallery – “Etcetera”

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Kathy Ross uses world’s materials and the world’s innuendos to create fanciful tin and mixed media sculpture. The result is lustrous pieces that call the viewer to study all the narrative detail that she incorporates. Ross uses a hot soldering process that comes from the stained glass world and armature materials from the building industry. The tin as the basis of the work contributes cultural iconography.

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display of 2D and 3D mixed media work from two talented regional artists.

Judith Heim is trained as a designer and her work is colorful, whimsical and narrative in nature. She layers her work using collage and painting to create �igures cloaked in interesting pattern and texture. Heim is in�luenced by the unseen world, using dream imagery and architectural forms. She works in a variety of materials, including water media, torn paper collage, and paint.

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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. They love to show and tell you about their creative process. Included are:

Native Carving and Baskets – Samish Beaver Lodge artists Chainsaw Carving – Steve Backus Basket Making – Katherine Lewis & The Northwest Basket Weavers Guild Fabric Marbling – Marius Hibbard

Youth Discovery Area

7th Street

Our ever-popular Youth Area offers children a perfect destination for creative fun. Kids will �ind fun activities, crafts and creative things to be inspired by. A few youth artists will also be selling their wares. Thanks to youth partners, the City of Anacortes, MoNA, and the Children’s Museum of Skagit County.

Stone Carving –Tracy Powell

Blacksmithing –Paul Thorne Woodworking – Northwest Washington Wood Turners and Northwest Corner Woodworkers Association Chalk Art – Betsy Diamond

Festival Food

Located at 2nd & Commercial and on side streets at 6th, 7th, 8th & 9th Streets.

Festival food is a combination of food trucks, food booths and local restaurants. Look for Festival food at 2nd Street and on Commercial intersections at 6th, 7th, 8th & 9th Streets. Food will include artisan pizza, sausage, salmon and ethnic favorites Thai and Greek – as well as sweet treats and coffee. Downtown restaurants with outdoor seating areas will augment dining opportunities in the heart of the Festival thoroughfare.

Beer/Wine Gardens

Our three 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 microbrews, wine and margaritas

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

Waterfront Pub – Port dock – discover all the fun beverages available in cans…