Celebrating the 'Web of Life', Art's Alive Invitational and Juried Fine Art Show has announced its featured and invitational artists for the upcoming show in Maple Hall, La Conner!
Art's Alive Invitational Artists for 2026 are:
Chris Moench
Michael DeCesare,
Kris Ekstrand,
Kathleen Kemly,
Suzanne Powers,
Devin Michael Roberts,
Preston Singletary,
Susan Singleton,
Benjamin Vanderwerff,
Christine Wardenburg-Skinner.
Joining these artists will be 65 regional artists in the juried show making Maple Hall in La Conner the place-to-be with nearly 200 pieces of available fine art.
Please save-the-date and make plans to join us for the 41st Art's Alive in La Conner, Oct. 2 - 5, 2026. It is our sole scholarship fundraising event.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Because of the Art's Alive Invitational and Juried 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 three scholarships this year.
Congratulations to:
Nancy "Nex" Villegas Tovar - Sedro-Woolley High School,
Sevilla Thomas - Whatcom Community College Running Start,
Payton Krier - ARTFX School of Digital Arts.
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.
There are three ways to directly support our scholarship program:
Click on 'Support and Donate' to be linked to Zeffy 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.
Mail your donation to La Conner Arts Foundation at P. O. Box 20, La Conner, WA 98257. Thank you!
PARTNERS IN PROJECTS
GRATEFULLY
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.
