Because of the Art's Alive Invitational and Open Fine Art Show with its generous patrons,
artists, volunteers, and the kind support from our local communities and
sponsors, La Conner Arts Foundation is able to award four scholarships this year, one of which is our first 'Continuing Education Scholarship' to an enrolled college student. Congratulations to:
Avery Eco - Mount Vernon High School,
Samantha Jepperson - Sedro-Woolley High School,
Landon Steele - Sedro-Woolley High School, and
Grace Matson - Western Washington University
La Conner Arts Foundation Announces New Board
Members
New members will enhance board’s focus on scholarships
and help LAF strengthen its ongoing commitment to art education and public
art.
We have worked diligently to ensure LAF’s board and leadership represents a variety of experts from art education, nonprofit leadership, and business groups, and the newest board members are no exception. It is our privilege to welcome new members of the board
who will bring diverse expertise, perspectives, and insight to our work.
New board members are:
Nicolette Harrington, owner of Wingshadow Studios. She
brings expertise as an art educator, in both an elementary school
classroom and at the Museum of Northwest Art (MoNA).
Gary L. Brown, owner of Gary L. Brown Photography. His work was selected as the image for the official 2024 Poster of the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival.
Buck Striegel, pottery. Member of the Washington Clay Arts Association.
SCHOLARSHIPS
The La Conner Arts Foundation supports and funds education grants, in the form of scholarships, to post-secondary school students who are pursuing a visual arts education through an accredited university, state college, or vocational training.
The recipients of the 2025 La Conner Arts Foundation scholarships are Avery Eco (Mount Vernon High School), Samantha Jepperson (Sedro-Woolley High School), Landon Steele (Sedro-Wooley High School), and Grace Matson (Western Washington University). Congratulations!
There are two ways to directly support our scholarship program:
Click on 'Support and Donate' to be linked to PayPal for a secure transaction, or
Attend Art's Alive!, our annual fine art show fundraiser, where each piece of artwork sold contributes directly to the scholarship fund.
ART EDUCATION
La Conner Arts Foundation board member, Nicolette Harrington, is authoring articles on art topics for the La Conner Community News.
This foundation acknowledges that La Conner is on the
occupied lands of the Coast Salish people, specifically the ancestral lands of
the Swinomish tribe. They have stewarded this land throughout the generations, and we honor the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community.
