Alchemy Art Center

This class takes place over 4 Wednesdays Clay Club is our after school ceramics program for elementary age kids! Kids can take the #1 bus or be dropped off at Alchemy. Sign up here!

With Trinity Althoff Learn the foundations of color work- the art of using different colors of yarn to convey a motif. Sign up here !

2 Thursdays beginning October 8 · 5:30-8:30pm Create a stunning, large-scale vase using the coil-building method! Sign up here!

Bring a sewing work in progress on the interisland ferry and join our at-sea fiber arts circle! The interisland ferry is pretty dreamy when you don't have anywhere you have to be, don't you think? Bring a sewing or other fiber arts work in progress and join our interisland ferry fiber arts circle! Here are some ideas: a garment you would like to mend a knitting or crochet project needle felting quilting sashiko or embroidery garment making, stuffy making, anything else you can think of! Walk on and make the loop around the islands, be ready to spend about 2-3 hours on the ferry. This circle is facilitated by textile artist and Alchemy staff member Katey Rissi. Katey will share a different skill from her own practice at each circle, so you are welcome to come just to learn something new, bring your own project and build textiles community, or both, up to you! Please walk on and meet us on board the ferry. A great option for folks from other islands to join in! We will be on the ferry that leaves Friday Harbor at 11:30am, Orcas at 12:50pm, Shaw at 1:05pm and Lopez at 1:25pm. We'll arrive back at Friday Harbor at 2:15pm. Check out the ferry schedule for more info/return times for the other islands. Sign Up Here!

Do you want feedback from other artists on an art piece you're stuck on? Do you want to talk about art with other islanders? Join us! We meet every other Wednesday evening and share projects we are working on that we'd like feedback on, past pieces we'd like to build upon, or any other in-progress or completed work we'd like to share. You are also welcome to come just to check out work and talk with other artists! This is an informal supportive group of artists providing feedback for one another, discussing ideas, and hopefully laying the groundwork for creating new work and new collaborations. This is a drop-in group, you can attend as many as you'd like. We like folks to sign up ahead of time so we can best organize the space, but you may show up at the door as well. Suggested donation $15-$25. Artists Critique Group is held in the dome on the AAC campus. Registration: Please register early if you are able, as it helps us to assure that programs meet their minimums in order to run!

Friday, Oct 16, 6-8 pm A casual and social environment to create something delightful out of clay! Sign up now!

Walk away with new skills and a handcrafted leather wallet that will last you a lifetime! Take your leatherwork to the next level with Drew Loura, Rambler Goods on San Juan Island, who has been working with leather for more than 8 years. Sign up here !

A group for mothers on the island to gather and create art in community. Create art while you create life! This is a drop in group for mothers on the island to gather and create art in community. We will be using a variety of mediums to explore themes of pregnancy, childbirth, and motherhood. Sign up here!

Come check out our new marvelous facility at the Art Farm, make some art, and build community! Come join us on the last Tuesday of the month for Community Art Night in the Art Barn! Take a look at our new facilities at 45 Hawthorne Lane and work in the Community Art Studio in the Art Barn. We'll have a buffet of 2D art materials out for you to use. This is a no-commitment, low cost way to get some artmaking time in. There is no formal instruction during community art nights, but we will have AAC staff monitoring and we can help you if you have questions! Community Art Night at the Art Barn is held at our new campus at 45 Hawhtorne Lane. Directions and parking information will be included in your confirmation email

Community Art Night is your opportunity to come check out the ceramics studio and make whatever you want out of clay! *This class takes place in the Ceramics Studio at 1255 Wold Rd* Learn more and register here.