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April 1, 2013
County art students win National Art Awards - School Winners
Seven Snohomish County students received national recognition for their entries in the 2013 Scholastic Art Awards.
December 10, 2012
Shop the Schack for the Holidays
Maybe you have a person on your Christmas list who is a fan of the personalized clocks and mirrors done by clay artist Gina Holt.
Or you know someone who could use a pair of earrings made by artist Michael Berg.
November 26, 2012
Schack Arts Center opens studio to teens Tuesday
If you're a teen who doesn't have a lot of money to spend on the holidays, why not take advantage of Schack Art Center's free "Open Studio Night for Teens."
November 23, 2012
Artists thrive on opportunities
By Theresa Goffredo, Herald Writer
Back in the 1920s, women painters had a difficult time finding places to show their work. Exhibition venues weren't always open to women, no matter how talented they might be.
November 19, 2012
Create a unique Christmas gift at Schack center
One way to give a unique holiday gift is to make it yourself.
Schack Art Center is offering classes to help you create a handmade holiday gift such as a fused-glass picture frame, a decorative painted glass bottle for oil and vinegar, or a set of one-of-a-kind watercolor holiday cards.
November 12, 2012
EdCC students express ‘Identity’ through art
Young people are always looking for their identity.
This Schack Art Center exhibit helps Edmonds Community College students find theirs.
October 22, 2012
Artists Emerge in Everett at the Schack Art Center
The Schack art center in Everett is partnering with the Pilchuck Glass School and is featuring them in the Pilchuck Glass School's 2011 Emerging-Artist-in-Residence.
September 28, 2012
The art of pumpkin hunting at Everett's Schack Art Center
Pick a pumpkin that will last a long time -- if you're careful -- at Schack-toberfest this weekend at Everett's Schack Art Center.
September 27, 2012
Blowing up Pumpkins for Schack-Toberfest
August 27, 2012
Exhibit features artwork of people with mental health illnesses
EVERETT - People living with mental health illnesses will get a chance to show their art before the public in an upcoming show.
August 22, 2012
Everett's public pianos going back into storage
EVERETT -- Those with a burning desire to give a spirited public performance of "Heart and Soul" need to get it done early Wednesday.
The city plans to put away pianos that have been sitting on downtown streets since the beginning of the month.
August 18, 2012
Art and artists on display at Fresh Paint
Everett's annual festival of artists, Fresh Paint, stretches along the Everett Marina from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Sunday.
August 17, 2012
Watch and learn from artists at Fresh Paint
Fresh Paint is Everett's annual outdoor festival during which visitors can roam the city's waterfront promenade and watch dozens of artists at work.
August 15, 2012
Basket weavers' work displayed
In celebration of the 30th Anniversary of Northwest Basket Weavers Guild, an exhibit at Schack Art Center features both traditional and contemporary works. The show runs through Sept. 20.
July 25, 2012
Pianos return to city streets Aug. 1
EVERETT - Ten decorated pianos for people to play will be out on downtown streets beginning Wednesday, Aug. 1.
June 22, 2012
Schack names Everett sculptor its Artist of the Year
Two milestones changed artist Kevin Pettelle's life as a sculptor.
One was discovering digital technology and how to incorporate its advances into his work.
June 15, 2012
Garage sale with artistic flair
The annual Artists Garage Sale creates a symbiotic relationship between patron and artist: Artist gets his or her studios cleaned out. Patrons get good deals on original art.
May 23, 2012
Savor fine wine along with art at 'See N' Sip'
Here's a chance to blend art and wine in a most delicious way.
The Schack Art Center in downtown Everett is hosting "See N' Sip," an art and wine -- and treat -- event that will introduce visitors and their palettes to new wines while their eyes feast on a glass-blowing master making art in the center's hot shop.
April 30, 2012
Infusing life here with energy, art
I was pleased to see the article on the Schack Art Center, "Schack packs them in." The "Schack," formerly the Arts Council of Snohomish County, has been providing valuable and unique service to this community for almost 40 years.
April 29, 2012
Schack packs them in
The Schack Art Center was built, and the people did indeed come.They came and came and came some more.In Schack's first year of existence, overall attendance was 33,000 -- about the size of Bothell's population.
April 24, 2012
Tiny masterpieces
Robin Moore tames a molten, mercurial, glowing glob of glass. At 3,000 degrees or more, this quarter-sized orb is the genesis of a special sphere.
Moore, 31, shared his expertise during a recent class at Schack Art Center. He is among the first teachers at Schack to give borosilicate classes in the center's flame-working studio.
April 23, 2012
Everett art center celebrates 1st birthday
Slice up the cake. Blow up the balloons. Schack Art Center is having a birthday. Schack is turning a year old and is sending out an invitation to everyone to help it celebrate May 6.
March 29, 2012
An artworthy proposal of marriage
A couple gets engaged with the help of a special work of art
By Theresa Goffredo, Herald Writer
EVERETT -- They are artists, art lovers and lovers of each other.
On Thursday, that synergy set when Jeremy Calvo got down on one knee and asked Annette Flores to marry him in public view at the Schack Art Center in downtown Everett
March 16, 2012
Clay for days with NCECA
Megan Calbero, Assistant Editor Photos by Ian BuckWith the upcoming 46th annual NCECA Conference (National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts), local art galleries are hosting ceramics exhibits in preparation.
March 12, 2012
Everett’s Schack Art Center offers clay day Saturday
By Theresa Goffredo, Herald Writer
Folks at the Schack are opening their art center up again, this time for a full day of playing with clay where visitors can attend family-friendly workshops to learn to make a clay mask or fire and take home their own raku pot
January 6, 2012
See sculptor's 'Mesh' at Everett Gallery
By Theresa Goffredo, Herald Writer
Mesh is the process of fitting pieces together, creating a form where all the parts are engaged.
Lanny Bergner kicks it up a notch when he uses bronze, metal, brass and other hard materials and employs pliers to transform mesh into eerily gorgeous, almost see-through chambers and vessels shaped evocatively into such items as teapots or amoebas.
December 5, 2011
Teens can work with artists to make gifts at Schack Art Center
The Schack Art Center will become a teen holiday art haven Dec. 14.
Schack is opening its studio for Make Holiday Gifts at Teen Night. Kids can learn about a variety of art mediums and work side by side with local artists making handmade gifts.
October 7, 2011
Everett arts center glassblowers making a patch of 300 pumpkins
God might indeed make pumpkins. Jesse Kelly makes them fun.
October 6, 2011
Schack exhibit features EdCC Visual Arts Students
The Schack Art Center will be featuring "Creation of Identity" an exhibit of artwork by Edmonds Community College (EdCC) students in the Visual Arts department, beginning October 21. The exhibit, guest curated by Juan Valdez, EdCC Visual Arts Programmer, runs through November 18 in the Emerging Young Artist Gallery.
October 5, 2011
Marysville woman transforms pumpkins into fierce, fantastical faces
Every Halloween, along with the ghosts and fake tombstones, Diana McCarthy gets out her carving tools.
Fear not. She's not performing some freaky Freddie Krueger fantasy.
May 13, 2011
Schack gift brings art, life
When it comes to planning leisure time activities, it's hard to top a trip down I-5 to Seattle where some of the most popular resident and tourist attractions are instantly recognized by their singular nicknames: the Market, the Safe and the Key. We suspect that it won't be long before the public discovers Everett's own single moniker destination location: The Schack.
May 1, 2011
Art is grand at opening of Schack Art Center
by Herald staff
EVERETT -- The Schack Art Center in downtown Everett celebrated its grand opening on Saturday with demonstrations and tours of the new center.
The Schack, at the center of a three-block area of Hoyt Avenue, is on the brink of becoming a special place in Everett known as the arts district.
April 29, 2011
Art Center Opens this Weekend
By Theresa Goffredo, Herald Writer
Manhattan has its Chinatown and Little Italy. Portland has its Pearl District. Soon, Everett will have its signature spot.
April 25, 2011
OPENING: This weekend, the Schack Art Center takes off the wraps
Artist and glass director of the Schack Art Center John Kiley spoke with the GLASS Quarterly Hot Sheet earlier this year about the importance of the art center as a resource for Everett, Washington.
April 23, 2011
Schack Art Center's artists, glass studios, prepare for grand opening.
Downtown Everett as a destination spot?
True story.
And there's a new arts district downtown?
Way.
To experience what we're talking about, attend the grand opening of the new Schack Art Center on April 30 and May 1.
April 13, 2011
Everett’s blossoming arts district
Standing on the roof of the new ArtSpace Everett Lofts on Hoyt Avenue, Liam Cole says the city is on the cusp of becoming an international arts scene.
April 11, 2011
2 Edmonds Students Receive National Award
Published March 31, 2011 in the Edmonds Beacon.
Two students from the Edmonds School District, along with six others from Snohomish County, have received a prestigious national award for their outstanding artwork through The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, the 88 year-old national program that recognizes outstanding creative teenagers and offers scholarship opportunities for graduating high school seniors.
April 5, 2011
Schack Art Center Opens to the Public
After five years of planning and fundraising, the Arts Council of Snohomish County will introduce the public to their new home, Schack Art Center, on April 30. In addition to a large exhibit space with 20-foot ceilings, multi-purpose classrooms for community art instruction, and a gallery store, the $6 million building is the site of a unique, state-of-the-art glass facility.
December 14, 2010
Arts council brings back its best before it relocates
The Arts Council of Snohomish County has art lovers and holiday shoppers covered this month with two shows in one: "Holiday Show: Out With a Bang!"
The council gallery in the Monte Cristo Hotel in downtown Everett is home to the annual holiday gift show, and it's brimming with glass and pottery, baubles and bangles. Look for hand-crafted jewelry to stuff a stocking, one-of-a-kind art glass and pottery that's pretty and practical.
November 19, 2010
Work continues on heart of Everett art center
By springtime next year, folks can take an art class, watch a glassblower or shop at a gallery - all in one spot downtown.
October 12, 2010
Check out wearable Art Fair
Gal-Apalooza has something for all kinds of women.
For 13 years, the Arts Council of Snohomish County has put on this annual wearable art fair inside the Monte Cristo Hotel.
October 4, 2010
Local artist has thriving career at age 91
Alden Mason has been many things in his life: university professor, painter, mentor and world traveler. This year, at age 91, he is the focus of two major art shows being held in Everett and Seattle...
August 20, 2010
Fresh Paint on the Waterfront in Everett
This year's Fresh Paint festival of artists doing their thing along the Everett Marina promenade entails a little bit of Shock-N-Awe.
June 4, 2010
Artists Garther for Annual Garage Sale
The bargains are the same. Only the location has changed. The popular Arts Council of Snohomish County event, the Artists' Garage Sale, where artists clear out their closets of original art work and sell their seconds at bargain prices, is moving to downtown Everett.
April 30, 2010
Everett exhibit features Asian art
This Asian-inspired exhibit has elements of the contemporary and the traditional, with paintings, ceramics, calligraphy and baskets from China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand.
April 26, 2010
Youngsters will enjoy book by incarcerated youths
There’s a new book out designed to ignite and inspire your young child’s desire to read, but you won’t find it on Amazon. Fortunately, your kindergartner or first-grader will probably get a copy anyway — and it won’t cost a cent.
April 4, 2010
Arts supporters see donations as a way to help Snohomish County blossom
Our sad economy has created the worst of times. Dan Huntington would add it’s the weirdest of times.
He pointed to the February H’Arts Benefit Auction put on by the Arts Council of Snohomish County, where the mood was upbeat, the place was packed with patrons and, in the span of about 10 minutes, the arts council raised $70,000 for a glass furnace for a new regional arts center. Not bad considering the goal was to raise $50,000.
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