Thank you for helping us raise over $82,000 at our Fall Gala Fundraiser!

Nearly 100 guests joined us for a spooky, fancy, and fun evening of games, auctions, and a celebration of the arts on San Juan Island. Thank you to each and every one of you, plus our incredible team of volunteers, for making this the most successful fundraising event we have ever had! We look forward to putting these funds right back into our community through accessible, enriching arts programming. THANK YOU!!

We are now accepting applications for our 2025 Artist Residencies!

Alchemy’s AIR program is a unique opportunity to live in an immersive arts community on San Juan Island, connect with the wider SJI community via teaching and outreach activities, and have focused time to create art in an environment that supports collaboration, cross-pollination, and innovation. Artists-in-Residence are encouraged to work in all of Alchemy’s focus areas (regardless of their area of expertise), and experiment with mediums they may not have tried before.

We are offering three types of residencies this year, our teaching residency, our artists in community residency, and our special projects residency.

Check out the full description of the AIR program here, and take a look at past AIRs here.

Applications are open from 10/7/2024 to 12/1/2024. Acceptances will be announced in early 2025.

Thank you for your support during the SJI Cares Fair Giving Campaign! With your help, we were able to reach our $8,500 fundraising goal!

What these funds were raised for: Alchemy offers specialized arts activities to kids and adults throughout the year at 10+ locations around San Juan Island. Our activities require pop-up tents, tables, and arts equipment and supplies, which we currently transport in our personal vehicles. 

We are in desperate need of a van to act as “Art-Mobile” to store and transport our wide array of activities, which we offer 4-5 times each week during the summer. Because of your generous support, we will be able to fund this need! Thank you!

Alchemy Art Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and our mission of art accessibility on San Juan Island is supported by grants from the San Juan Island Community Foundation, Arts WA, the National Endowment for the Arts, Tulalip Cares, the Madrona Institute, San Juan County LTAC, ArtsFund, the Horizons Foundation, the Norcliffe Foundation, and the San Juan County Arts Council. A large part of our funding also comes from community members generously donating amounts of all sizes! Thanks to all of you, we have been able continue our mission of providing fulfilling, engaging, and inspirational arts programming to islanders.

We are so very grateful to be a part of this incredible, resilient community.

Thank you so much, we could not do this without you!

Maria Michaelson, Founder, Co-Director
Glenn Hendrick, Co-Director
John Wheatley, Chair, Board of Directors
Shelle Cropper, Treasurer, Board of Directors
Guisepi Spadafora, Secretary, Board of Directors
Malcolm Suttles, Board of Directors
Stephanie Coffey, Board of Directors
Danielle Dean, Board of Directors