Covid Safety Information

Alchemy Art Center is taking Covid safety seriously: All instructors are vaccinated, and mask-wearing is required in the studio and at public events, regardless of vaccine status.

Many of our classes have been able to be held outside, and those that are not are held with windows and doors open, and air filters running.

We are keeping a close eye on CDC recommendations, as well as what other businesses, organizations and schools in our community are doing to reduce risk of transmission.

We are so grateful for your continued support during this difficult time, and urge everyone to make the best choices for their safety, and the safety of the community.

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Thank you so much for supporting our 2021 Summer Fundraiser!

We are overjoyed to announce that our 2021 Summer Fundraiser raised over $11,000!  Over $4,000 of this was raised by the cake auction alone! 

This funding is essential to our mission of creating arts access in the San Juan Islands, and we are honored by your trust and support on this journey.  Thank you so much to our incredible community of supporters, helpers, and volunteers- and to Marisa Anderson for a wonderful performance!

Alchemy Art Center is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to providing access to the arts for all islanders.  Our programming is made possible by the San Juan Island Community Foundation, ArtsWA, the NEA, and donations from our community.  Thank you for supporting our mission!

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Alchemy Art Center is a community art space on San Juan Island specializing in ceramics, printmaking, and darkroom photography.  We offer classes, workshops, and memberships to all three of our studio spaces.

Alchemy is open for Studio Membership, and we are now registering for summer workshops!  For any other visits/tours, please contact us ahead of time (we are not accepting drop-in visits).

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Thank you from all of us at Alchemy!

2020 was an incredibly challenging year for everyone, and Alchemy Art Center was no exception.  But thanks to the amazing support of our community, as well as the that of the San Juan Island Community Foundation, Arts WA, and the National Endowment for the Arts, we have been able continue our mission of providing fulfilling, engaging, and inspirational arts programming to islanders.

We are so very grateful to be a part of this incredible, resilient community.

​We are currently planning an exciting year of Covid-safe workshops, community projects, and other opportunities- both onsite at Alchemy and out in the community- with the help of an incredible cohort of Artists in Residence and Interns from all over the country.  We can't wait to share what we have in store!

Thank you so much, we could not do this without you!

Maria Michaelson, Executive Director
Glenn Hendrick, Program Coordinator
John Wheatley, Chair, Board of Directors
Shelle Cropper, Treasurer, Board of Directors
Sarah Benson, Secretary, Board of Directors
Malcolm Suttles, Board of Directors
Guisepi Spadafora, Board of Directors
Danielle Dean, Board of Directors

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"We believe that art is essential, and that everyone in our community should have access to creativity."