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.
We are reopening to studio membership in August! Learn more and apply on our Membership page.
We are reopening to studio membership in August! Learn more and apply on our Membership page.
Now Registering for summer and fall: Outdoor Kid Pods!
Small GroupsEach group is a made up kids who are "podded" together, and they meet on parents' schedules!
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OutdoorsAll activities happen outdoors under our big canopy, in the field, and in the garden!
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Arts, crafts, and gamesWe have clay, printmaking, painting, drawing, and so much more!
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Kid Pods are perfect for children and young people who want to learn, explore, and be creative- outdoors and in person!
Alchemy is signing up groups of 4-5 kids on a rolling basis for personalized outdoor creative programming that includes ceramics, printmaking, drawing, t-shirt decoration, games, nature exploration, and more.
Classes take place once per week for 4 weeks, and are three hours each. Class dates and times are coordinated with each group's schedule, and start dates are rolling as pods form. Pods will be hosted outdoors through November, under the canopy tent by the garden. This program can accommodate kids ages 3-18, but please gather kids within 3 years of the same age so that projects will be stimulating for everyone.
The cost of one 4-week session is $200 per child. Thanks to support from the San Juan Island Community Foundation and ArtsWa, we have scholarship funding available- and we hope you will apply for a scholarship if you need it!! Download our scholarship application form here.
Interested? Gather your group, decide a few times that could work for you, and sign up today using the form below!
Alchemy is signing up groups of 4-5 kids on a rolling basis for personalized outdoor creative programming that includes ceramics, printmaking, drawing, t-shirt decoration, games, nature exploration, and more.
Classes take place once per week for 4 weeks, and are three hours each. Class dates and times are coordinated with each group's schedule, and start dates are rolling as pods form. Pods will be hosted outdoors through November, under the canopy tent by the garden. This program can accommodate kids ages 3-18, but please gather kids within 3 years of the same age so that projects will be stimulating for everyone.
The cost of one 4-week session is $200 per child. Thanks to support from the San Juan Island Community Foundation and ArtsWa, we have scholarship funding available- and we hope you will apply for a scholarship if you need it!! Download our scholarship application form here.
Interested? Gather your group, decide a few times that could work for you, and sign up today using the form below!
2020 SJICF Virtual Fair Matching Grant Program
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Thank you from all of us at Alchemy!
Thanks to all of you, we were able to achieve our fundraising goal through the San Juan Island Community Foundation's Matching Grant Program!
As of today, our total donations from during Fair week from YOU, our community, is $5,200! The Community Foundation is generously matching $1,000 of this, and an amazing anonymous donor is matching $4,000! This means that we have raised at least $10,200! We are beyond grateful to everyone who chipped in during this fundraiser, and to everyone who has supported us all along the way, whether through monetary donations or gifts of materials or volunteer energy. The funds we have raised with the Community Foundation this week will go far in helping us continue our community mural project, kids programming, and community outreach, and will allow us to provide tuition assistance to folks who need it! Thank you Community Foundation for including us in this incredible program, and for everything you do on SJI! Additionally, we are overjoyed to announce that we have received a General Operating Support Grant from ArtsWA! This grant of $3,000 will apply to costs associated with keeping the lights on at Alchemy, which means that even more of your donations will be able to go directly into programming! Thank you so much to ArtsWA for your incredible support during these challenging times, you are an indispensable resource for the arts in this region. We look forward to updating you on our fall programming, outreach, and opportunities. Check out our website for current offerings, and follow us on Facebook and Instagram for daily updates! 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 Christopher Umierski, Board of Directors Guisepi Spadafora, Board of Directors Anna Noel, Board of Directors |
"We believe that art is essential, and that everyone in our community should have access to creativity. This summer, we are partnering with Island Rec and the Family Resource Center to provide fun and free outdoor art activities to kids, including our giant ceramic salmon mural project! Please help us continue to provide arts programming to our entire community now and into the future."
"We believe that art is essential, and that everyone in our community should have access to creativity. This summer, we are partnering with Island Rec and the Family Resource Center to provide fun and free outdoor art activities to kids, including our giant ceramic salmon mural project! Please help us continue to provide arts programming to our entire community now and into the future."