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Supporting Arts in the NW

Helping The Arts

Each year we provide grants to deserving artists and organizations
for art related projects with the money raised in the previous year.

2024 Recipients

Illuminight Winter Walk sponsorship – 10 years

The recipients for the funds raised in 2024 are listed below.

  • AMP Jazz Concert
  • New Old Time Chautauqua to Lincoln
  • Flying Karamotzov Brothers to Lincoln
  • Illuminight in Mt. Vernon
  • Procession of the Species
  • LaConner Live Grant
  • Scholarship of $2,500 to Anacortes High School student Ashlyn Solowey
  • Geoffrey Castle Christmas Concert
  • Wabash in Mt. Vernon 
  • 4th of July Event in LaConner

2023 Recipients

The recipients for the funds raised in 2023 are listed below.

  • Provided Kiln to LaConner Schools
  • LaConner Arts Foundation
  • Skagit Community Band
  • Salish Sea School
  • Maneiri Foundation
  • Procession of the Species
  • Fiddlehead Montessori Art Program
  • Illuminight in Mt. Vernon
  • LaConner 4th of July Event
  • Lydia Pence Concert at the Lincoln Theatre
  • MONA (Museum of Natural Art)
  • Three Student Scholarships

2022 Recipients (as of August 2022)

The recipients for the funds raised in 2021 and prior (Covid restricted fundraising in 2021) are listed below.

  • Illuminate Mount Vernon
  • Anacortes Family Center Art Therapy
  • River Walk Concert Supporter
  • Three Art Student Scholarships
  • Fiddlehead Montessori Music Program
  • La Conner Music Program

2021 Recipients

The recipients for the funds raised in 2020 and prior (Covid restricted fundraising in 2020) are listed below.

  • Anacortes Music Project Instrument Library
  • Sedro Woolley Farmers Market music
  • Lincoln Theatre supporter Matt Rehfeldt Concert
  • Art Student Scholarship
  • Art Car Expo Event-Sponsored Fundraiser
  • Anacortes Family Center Art Therapy

2020 Recipients

The recipients for the funds raised in 2019 are listed below.

  • Artist Scholarship awarded to Angela Ronces
  • Artist Scholarship awarded to Aden Eddy
  • KSVR Radio Theatre Project Podcast recording project
  • Anacortes Family Center Childrens Life Skills Program
  • Sedro Woolley Music Program Guitar Class
  • Burlington Edison School Band
  • Fiddlehead Montessori Music Program
  • Alger Sundial Program

2019 Recipients

The recipients for the funds raised in 2018 are listed below.

  • Artist Scholarship awarded to Emily Klein
  • Artist Scholarship awarded to Kylie Thornton
  • Skagit Migrant Leaders Club writing project
  • Kit Mills, Local Schools Drum/Percussion Education Series
  • Mount Vernon Riverwalk Concert Series
  • Anacortes Seahawk Music Boosters
  • La Conner Schools Music Fund
  • Cantablile Chamber Choir
  • TASA – Artists for Social Action
  • La Venture Middle School to expand art programs
  • Mount Vernon 6th Annual Illuminight Winter Walk
  • Underground Writing Program

2018 Recipients

The recipients for the funds raised in 2017 are listed below.

  • Artist Scholarship awarded to Natasha Berthelote
  • Artist Scholarship awarded to Olivia Kolppa
  • Skagit River Poetry Festival
  • Kit Mills, Local Schools Drum/Percussion Education Series
  • Mount Vernon Riverwalk Concert Series
  • Anacortes Seahawk Music Boosters
  • Anacortes Family Center Childrens Life Skills Program
  • La Conner Schools Music Fund
  • Anacortes Schools Music Fund

2017 Recipients

The recipients for the funds raised in 2016 are listed below.

  • Artist Scholarship awarded to Savannah Zullo
  • Artist Scholarship awarded to Drew Shipman
  • Skagit Migrant Leaders Club writing project
  • Voices of the Children film project
  • Museum of Northwest Art local schools project
  • Celtic Celebration performance
  • Mount Vernon Riverwalk Concert Series
  • Skagit Community Band for free concert series
  • Skagit Historical Museum art project by Barbara Summers
  • Buskers at Mount Vernon summer event
  • META summer theater camp at the Lincoln Theatre

2016 Recipients

The recipients for the funds raised in 2015 are listed below.

  • Artist Scholarship awarded to Riley McClenaghan
  • Cantable Chamber Choir of Skagit Valley Earth Day event
  • Skagit Community Band for free concert series
  • Skakespeare Northwest Association for stage repairs
  • Lincoln Theatre installation of hearing loop
  • Anacortes grade school art show and benefit for Fire District featuring Geoffrey Castle on St. Patrick’s Day at The Depot
  • Mount Vernon Riverwalk Concert Series
  • Mount Vernon Farmers Market sound system upgrade
  • Anacortes Middle School Piano drive

2015 Recipients

The recipients for the funds raised in 2014 are listed below.

  • 1st Annual Arts Scholarship to Nathan Donovan
  • Watershed Art and Discovery Day
  • Mt Vernon Downtown Association Harvest Moon Festival
  • 2015 Yadira Rosales Multicultural Festival
  • La Conner 2015 Rock the Dock Event
  • Riverwalk Concert Series in Mount Vernon
  • Migrant Leaders Local Youth Documentary Screening
  • Anacortes Music Channel
  • Meta Performing Arts Cats Performance
  • Oasis Teen Shelter to improve art center

2014 Recipients

The recipients for the funds raised in 2013 are listed below. Please visit their websites by clicking the link in the list below.

2013 Recipients

The recipients for the funds raised in 2012 are listed below. Please visit their websites by clicking the link in the list below.

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