Press Page
Our press page includes information about upcoming exhibits and events, as well as recent articles about the Schack Art Center.
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Recent articles about the Schack Art Center
May 2, 2021
In children's book, court involved kids show what's possible
Read about our Art Alternatives program and the book they produce each year.
April 30, 2021
Artist sells jewelry to fight race-inspired violence
Cranes for Peace starts in May, and the funds raised are intended to help fight violence against Asian American Pacific Islanders.
April 23, 2021
Everett Art Center Teams With Bothell Artist To Raise Funds To Stop AAPI Hate
Word in today of a special collaboration between a Bothell based artist and the Schack Arts Center in Everett.
April 1, 2021
Trash gets an artistic transformation at Schack Art Center
The “Art of Recycling: Repurpose with a Purpose”exhibit aims to make you think about your effect on the environment.
March 11, 2021
3 Mukilteo teens earn Scholastic Art Awards
Three students in the Mukilteo School District were among the artists to receive recognition in this year's Scholastic Art Awards.
February 24, 2021
Schack Art Center starts kids’ art kits program
The Schack's board vice president Jennifer MacLean helps package 500 art supply kits as part of the Schack Sparks program.
February 18, 2021
Creature comforts Artistic outlet is set as a career-path
Amelia Ebling uses drawing and painting as a way to relax, and the next steps she takes will make it a profession.
Her awards include a Gold Key for "Owl Eyes" and "Striking," Silver Keys for "Curiosity Killed the Cat" and "Life Through Death" and an honorable mention for "Hunter Becomes Hunted."
January 14, 2021
CARES Act grant helps artists be creative and pay the rent
CARES Act grants allow Schack Art Center to hire artists and art educators.
August 5, 2020
Tag, You're It: Everett exhibit explores Graffiti Art from the streets, to the canvas
Many things are temporarily closed this summer and that includes most museums. While you can still get your creative fix on by checking out public art - like the murals of the International District or Capitol Hill, but there aren't many opportunities to check out old-school exhibits. That's why Schack Art Center in Everett is so special. You can still get your art fix with their new exhibit 'American Graffiti: From the Streets to the Canvas' through September 5th. We ZOOM-ed with Schack's Executive Director Judy Tuohy to learn more.
July 24, 2020
Schack’s Graffiti Exhibit: A HipHop’s perspective
Aurelio Valdez shares his review of our American Graffiti: from the Street to Canvas exhibit.
July 10, 2020
The political power of graffiti: Erased from CHOP, on display in Everett
The Schack Art Center's new exhibit showcases graffiti art from across the country. The works, amassed by a private collector in Washington, prompt questions about what is considered art, and whether the meaning of graffiti changes once it's preserved in a museum.
June 25, 2020
Schack charts graffiti’s journey from the streets to canvas
A new exhibit of more than 80 murals shows how graffiti has shaped our ideas about art.
April 23, 2020
Quarantined artists respond to Schack’s Chalk Art Contest
The art center’s contest, conceived as way to engage the community during the shutdown, drew more than 70 entries.
April 2, 2020
There's an untold story behind winning photo in Schack contest
“Idiosyncratic,” by Makayla McMullen of Lake Stevens High School, was named the grand prize winner of Schack Art Center's annual Black & White Photography Contest.
March 12, 2020
“Currents 2020” craft show at Schack is filled with surprises
The juried exhibition features the works of 134 artists in the 21st century craft movement.
January 16, 2020
Exhibit spans hip-hop portraits to recycled-material sculptures
See the work of Marita Dingus and Hoa Hong — two nationally recognized artists — at the Schack Art Center.
January 5, 2020
Teacher demystifies painting and drawing in his Schack classes
Artist Pete Barth teaches his students basic art techniques so they can create on their own.
November 14, 2019
The Schack to spread cheer with three new holiday happenings
The Schack to spread cheer with three new holiday happenings
A pop-up market, jewelry show and play will join the lineup at Everett’s art center.
October 3, 2019
See the work of 26 glass artists at the Schack Art Center
Husband-and wife-glassmakers invited two dozen of their friends to participate in the exhibit.
August 13, 2019
Local artists participate in Fresh Paint
Fresh Paint offers fresh look of artists' creative efforts.
Marysville resident and doll-maker Kasydy Elliott will join more than 100 artists for an event that highlights the process of creating art.
August 4, 2019
Watch artists in action at Everett’s Fresh Paint festival
See them doing their thing, then purchase the fruits of their labor at the event set for Aug. 17-18.
June 11, 2019
Forever growing: Snohomish artist mixes multimedia with fiber
Terri Shinn’s experimental work can be seen at the Schack Art Center in an exhibit opening June 20.
June 4, 2019
Bob the kaleidoscope master spins reality thousands of times
Bob Ade distorts reality. The mundane becomes psychedelic. A rowboat on a lake turns into a boat bonanza.
May 30, 2019
Schack Art Center’s Artists’ Garage Sale is bigger than ever
The annual event has been expanded to run on Hoyt Avenue all the way from Hewitt to Pacific avenues. by Sharon Salyer
May 28, 2019
Live in Everett: Glassblowing at the Schack
Live in Everett TV hosts, Tyler and Garret, create their own beautiful vases at Schack Art Center.
March 19, 2019
The ‘Wax Slayer’: Quiet Snohomish countryside inspires her art
Artist Jackie Cort primarily works in encaustic, which is the use of melted beeswax and a torch. by Andrea Brown
March 7, 2019
Janie Olsen’s paintings are reminiscent of children’s books
The Artist of the Year’s exhibition titled “Animal Kingdom” opens March 7 at the Schack Art Center. by Gale Fiege
February 7, 2019
Schack exhibit features students’ award-winning artwork
Six high schoolers from throughout Snohomish County are regional Scholastic Art Award winners, by Sharon Salyer
November 15, 2018
What a gift: The Schack’s Holiday Art Exhibit opens tonight
The Holiday Art Exhibit, an annual event at Everett’s Schack Art Center, kicks off tonight with an opening reception for a display that fills the main and mezzanine galleries.
November 14, 2018
Schack opens holiday season with Northwest Pastel Society
Kick off the holiday season with the Schack Art Center at the opening reception of the 2018 Holiday Art Exhibit featuring the Northwest Pastel Society (NPS) on Thursday, Nov. 15 from 5 to 8 p.m.
October 4, 2018
‘Voyager’ documents grief and loss, journey of life and death
The Schack Art Center’s “Voyager” exhibit by Seattle artist Steve Jensen, which opens today, draws heavily on his family’s Norwegian heritage as fishers and boat builders.
August 26, 2018
Yin and Yang: Couple is named Schack’s Artists of the Year
Chris and Jan Hopkins, lifelong professional artists, have a time-tested repartee, a give-and-take, ebb-and-flow timing in conversation that feels like being in a top-notch sitcom.
August 16, 2018
Fresh Paint to bring artists, art lovers to waterfront
Consider this weekend’s Fresh Paint in Everett an opportunity not just to look at art, but watch it being made.
June 18, 2018
Schack Art Center hosts “Americans Interned” and a talk with Mayumi Tsutakawa
Schack Art Center is currently featuring the work of Everett artists Jan and Chris Hopkins in the exhibit Americans Interned: A Family’s Story of Social Injustice.
June 18, 2018
Where Art and Community Meet: How a Unique Gallery Space Celebrates Art in Snohomish County
Merchant spotlight about the Schack Art Center on the Gravity Payments blog.
June 17, 2018
Return to Minidoka: Revisiting the imprisonment of my family
A new art exhibit at the Schack depicts the lives of Japanese Americans interned during WWII.
by Ben Watanabe
June 15, 2018
Americans Interned, makes us feel. Like it or not
Everett's Schack Art Center exhibit, Americans Interned, makes us feel. Like it or not - KING 5 Evening Magazine from June 15, 2018.
April 26, 2018
Learn how artists use math at Schack show
The theme of the upcoming Schack Art Center show, “The Intersection of Art + Math,” may have people shaking their heads in curiosity.
April 26, 2018
Artist’s mural inspired by British ‘dazzle ships’ of WWI
What’s it like to create a work of art, knowing from the moment of your first brushstrokes that the image will be erased in five weeks?
Seattle artist Harold Hollingsworth said not only does he not mind, it adds to its fun.
March 18, 2018
Winning photo taken on trip to Pike Place Market
Lines, shadows, and shapes are basic ingredients for compelling black-and-white photography, and Emily Sanger nailed them all in “The Baker,” the grand-prize winner of the Schack Art Center’s 2018 Black & White Photography Contest.
March 15, 2018
Schack’s juried art show features 121 Northwest artists
EVERETT — Gale Johansen was having a difficult time choosing.
The day before the opening of the Schack Art Center’s 21st Juried Art Show last week, Johansen wandered around the Schack with great intent. As one of two jurors, the Snohomish artist had a heavy assignment.
March 6, 2018
Everett is a ‘staycation’ wonderland — better than Cleveland!
No need to jet off to Maui for a spring break binge.
Seems a top vacation spot is … Everett?
Expedia named Everett as one of the best small cities for a stay-at-home vacation or “staycation.”
February 1, 2018
Student artists shine at Schack Art Center show in Everett
The Scholastic Art Awards Exhibit shows off the talents of Snohomish County high school students.
January 11, 2018
New Schack show celebrates Artist of the Year honorees
The colorful, multi-dimensional exhibit opening today at the Schack Art Center is in itself proof that Snohomish County is home to a diverse group of artists who work in a wide variety of media.