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 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
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.
November 26, 2017
For a memorable gift, consider works by the region’s artists
Got your Christmas shopping done?
Have you thought about buying art — as in fine art by local artists?
Resist the idea that you can run out to a discount store for a cheapo framed print that matches the colors of your sister’s couch.
November 16, 2017
Schack holiday show features Northwest watercolor artists
Just because retired Everett dentist Dr. Lee Allen is a science guy doesn’t mean he isn’t creative. In fact, he has been all his life.
October 5, 2017
New art exhibit inspired by Africa and the human spirit
See Lodestar by glass artists Jenny Pohlman and Sabrina Knowles on display at the Schack Art Center.
September 14, 2017
Halloween season begins with glass pumpkin fest at the Schack
EVERETT — Oct. 31 seems to come earlier each year.
Grocery stores are packed with pumpkins. People are planning costumes. By the end of September most people have their Harvest time-Halloween-Dia de los Muertos decorations in hand, if not already adorning their homes.
August 17, 2017
Poster artist for Fresh Paint festival paints with beeswax
She calls herself the Wax Slayer.
The name refers to encaustic painter Jackie Cort’s obsession with beeswax, her favorite artistic medium.
August 9, 2017
Local artists participate in Fresh Paint
More than 100 artists, including several local Marysville and Arlington artists, will be at the Fresh Paint Festival at the Port of Everett on Aug. 19 and 20.
July 30, 2017
Day Trip Discoveries: Explore Everett’s surprising art scene
Think of Everett, and likely the big Boeing assembly plant and U.S. Naval Station spring to mind. Just a few decades ago, Everett evoked images of a lumber mill town and rough-and-tumble port. So you may be surprised how the former “City of Smokestacks” has developed quite an art scene in the past few years.
June 15, 2017
Schack Arts Center exhibit features Northwest coast native art
It takes art collectors (not all who are wealthy) with a passion for artistic expression and a longing for friendships with artists to support the flow of creativity in this world. >
April 21, 2017
Schack exhibit showcases Mexican/Chicano art from region
EVERETT — The work of eight Mexican/Chicano artists are featured in two exhibits at the Schack Art Center from April 27 through June 3.
April 11, 2017
E-W junior wins Schack photo contest
An Edmonds-Woodway High School student won the grand prize in Schack Art Center’s 2017 Black & White Photography Contest.
April 9, 2017
21 Best Things to Do in Everett
Everett, WA area is filled with activities for explorers and adventurers. The long tradition of aviation is celebrated in several museums as well as in the Boeing Factory Tour, while art and culture find a prominent place in Everett and its neighboring towns.
March 9, 2017
Traveling art exhibit in Everett fuses fiber with sculpture
Fiber arts often don’t get the attention that sculpture, painting and other fine arts garner.
Through April 15, Schack Art Center is hosting a fabulous fiber show that proves that fiber arts focus on the aesthetic rather than the utility of craft work. It’s an art form that is truly sculptural, made from textiles, yarn or other fibers.
February 10, 2017
5 young artists receive local Scholastic best of show awards
The talents of many Snohomish County young fine artists are on display this month at the Schack Art Center.
February 7, 2017
The city of Everett has many reasons to celebrate the arts
During the past 25 years, people in the city of Everett have established a passion for the fine and performing arts.
January 5, 2017
Red Tails, Silver Wings exhibit soars at the Schack
EVERETT — The Tuskegee Airmen were the United States’ first African-American military pilots.
Red Tails, Silver Wings — the current exhibition at the Schack Art Center — honors these heroic World War II veterans, recognizes Black History Month (February) and celebrates the talents of Everett artist Chris Hopkins.
January 4, 2017
New exhibit showcases historic airmen and planes
EVERETT — Aviation buffs are in for a treat this week with the opening of a new exhibition at the Schack Art Center.
January 3, 2017
Top Places to Visit after Moving to Everett, WA
by Ryan Cox on Jan 3, 2017
Everett is the largest city in Snohomish County, Washington. It's a bustling town that's home to a wide array of interesting things to do and places to visit. From entertainment venues and museums to parks and a massive marina, this city offers guests a lot to enjoy. Your move to Everett can be made easier and more fulfilling by knowing more about the best that the city has to offer.