{"id":11,"date":"2024-03-23T19:22:32","date_gmt":"2024-03-23T19:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rickeptingfoundation.org\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2025-09-03T23:48:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T23:48:58","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rickeptingfoundation.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"alignnormal\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-843\" style=\"width: 100%;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-101-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-843 ml-slider has-dots-nav ms-theme-default-base\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"REFA Slideshow\" data-height=\"360\" data-width=\"700\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_843\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_843\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1021 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2026-04-03 21:41:35\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rickeptingfoundation.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/03\/anacortes-summer-concert-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Anacortes Summer Concert Series\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rickeptingfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/HeartConcerts-1-700x360.jpg\" height=\"360\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-843 slide-1021 msDefaultImage\" title=\"HeartConcerts\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div><strong>Click ABOVE<\/strong> to view this Summer LIVE MUSIC schedule\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-847 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2025-04-07 22:25:50\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skagitymca.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"YMCA Youth Camp\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rickeptingfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/extractimages_422024_101241-663x341.jpeg\" height=\"360\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-843 slide-847 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Click for more information\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Grant -\u00a0 YMCA Art Camp, <strong>CLICK <\/strong>for more info<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-849 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2025-04-07 23:44:20\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rickeptingfoundation.org\/index.php\/2025-heart-of-anacortes-concert-series-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Heart Of Anacortes Summer Concert Series\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rickeptingfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sedrowooleygrant2025-700x360.jpg\" height=\"360\" width=\"700\" alt=\"2025 Sedro Woolley school grant\" class=\"slider-843 slide-849 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Click for more information\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>2025 Sedro Woolley School Grant to music\/arts program, <strong>CLICK <\/strong>for more info<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-846 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2025-04-07 22:25:31\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountvernonwa.gov\/1294\/Illuminight-Winter-Walk\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Mount Vernon Illuminate Walk\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rickeptingfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/extractimages_422024_101205-661x340.jpeg\" height=\"360\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-843 slide-846 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Click for more information\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Grants - Mount Vernon Illuminate Walk, <strong>CLICK <\/strong>for more info<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-869 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2025-04-08 01:24:11\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesalishseaschool.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Salish Sea School\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rickeptingfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SalishSea2025-696x357.jpg\" height=\"360\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-843 slide-869 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Click for more information\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Grants - Salish Sea School, <strong>CLICK <\/strong>for more info<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-870 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2025-04-08 01:27:36\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountvernonchamber.com\/riverwalk-concert-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Mount Vernon Riverwalk Concert Series\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rickeptingfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/RiverwalkSummerConcertSeries-700x360.jpg\" height=\"360\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-843 slide-870 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Click for more information\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Grants - Riverwalk Concert Series, <strong>CLICK <\/strong>for more info<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-965 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2025-07-25 20:34:18\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rickeptingfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TomRobbinsBobbleHead.jpg\" height=\"360\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Tom Robbins Bobblehead\" class=\"slider-843 slide-965 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Tom Robbins Bobblehead\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Tom Robbins bobble head doll donated to the Skagit County Historical Museum<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-950 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2025-05-26 22:50:24\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AnacortesBandBoosters\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Anacortes Seahawks Music Boosters facebook page\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rickeptingfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AnacortesMusicGrant-661x340.jpg\" height=\"360\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Grant to Anacortes Seahawks Music Booster Program\" class=\"slider-843 slide-950 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Anacortes Music Grant\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Grant to Anacortes School music program, <strong>CLICK <\/strong>for more info<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-871 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2025-04-08 01:29:41\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skagitcommunityband.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Skagit COmmunity Band\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rickeptingfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/extractimages_422024_101156-661x340.jpeg\" height=\"360\" width=\"700\" alt=\"2022 Grant - Skagit Community Band\" class=\"slider-843 slide-871 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Click for more information\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Grants - Skagit Community Band, <strong>CLICK <\/strong>for more info<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-872 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2025-04-08 01:35:18\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anacortesfamily.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Anacortes Family Center\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rickeptingfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AnacortesFamilyCenter2025-700x360.jpg\" height=\"360\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-843 slide-872 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Click for more information\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Grants - Anacortes Family Center 2025, <strong>CLICK <\/strong>for more info<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-890 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2025-04-11 18:13:17\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rickeptingfoundation.org\/index.php\/anacortes-procession-of-species\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"4th Annual Anacortes Procession of the Species\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rickeptingfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Procession-Of-Species.jpg\" height=\"360\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-843 slide-890 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Click for more information\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Grants Anacortes Procession of the Species, <strong>CLICK <\/strong>for more info<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-868 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2025-04-08 01:22:07\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoffreycastle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Geoffrey Castle\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rickeptingfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/463972639_700-661x340.jpg\" height=\"360\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Geoffrey Castle playing violin\" class=\"slider-843 slide-868 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Christmast concert\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Geoffrey Castle's Celtic Christmas fundraiser, <strong>CLICK <\/strong>for more info<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>THANKS to community supporters<\/strong> our grant program has provided over $100,000 in grants to local artists, art and music events, and arts organizations over the last 20 years and we&#8217;ve given out 19 scholarships to local high school students pursuing a degree in a collegate arts program.<\/p>\n<p>Please check out our\u00a0Helping The Arts\u00a0page to see what grants we&#8217;ve provided and the\u00a0Events\u00a0page to view past events.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rickeptingfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/extractimages_472024_103901.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"138\" height=\"192\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In 2006, friends of the late Rick Epting<\/strong>\u00a0formed the Rick Epting Foundation for the Arts and continued his legacy of supporting the Arts in Skagit County with a showcase of local talent and humor. Our mission is to help raise money that is needed for Organizations, Scholarships, and other non-profit groups, to promote and encourage live performance shows and to provide ongoing support for local artists in the community.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rick Epting<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0was one of the founding members of both the\u00a0<strong>Lincoln Theatre Center Foundation<\/strong>, the\u00a0<strong>Skagit Performing Arts Council (SPAC)<\/strong>, and appointed by the Governor to serve on the\u00a0<strong>Washington State Arts Commission<\/strong>. He was also instrumental in the restoration campaign for the\u00a0<strong>Lincoln Theatre<\/strong>\u00a0and the planning and organization for\u00a0<strong>McIntyre Hall<\/strong>\u00a0in Mount Vernon. Rick was a proud supporter of Arts groups and organizations in Skagit County until his untimely death in August 2005.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THANKS to community supporters our grant program has provided over $100,000 in grants to local artists, art and music events, and arts organizations over the last 20 years and we&#8217;ve given out 19 scholarships to local high school students pursuing a degree in a collegate arts program. 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