Spring 2026 Arts Bulletin

SPRING 2026

Emergence: Gateway Canopy Installed at Anway Park

(Above: Gateway Canopy arrives by truck)

On a couple of chilly, cloudy, rainy, and windy days last month, Emergence: Gateway Canopy, by Bay-area California artist Sean Orlando, was installed at Richard F. Anyway Park, located next to the ferry holding lanes off of Sunset Avenue.

The installation is a project of the Edmonds Creative District with funding from ArtsWA (State arts commission), Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation and Edmonds Arts Commission public art program fund. The sculpture rises 14 feet and spreads 22 feet across, and features white polycarbonate paneling, internal LED colored lighting and a seating area.

Orlando's design concept creates an inviting centerpiece for the small park and pays homage to the community's creative culture. Inspired by a parametric grid, the spreading canopy of the sculpture's form casts an intentional shade pattern on the immediate landscape, an effect that echoes that of sunlight through tree branches or splash of water. The overall piece is enhanced by an internal LED light display of changing colors and patterns projected against the white polycarbonate panels visible both at night and cloudy days.

Since its inception in 2018, the Edmonds Creative District sought an opportunity to create a "gateway" feature in proximity to the waterfront and ferry dock. Anway Park was an obvious location with its existing foundation originally constructed for the sculpture Standing Wave in 2004 by renowned Seattle artist Gerard Tsutakawa. Standing Wave was a project of Sound Transit and was temporarily placed in Anway Park while renovations of the Edmonds Sound Transit Train/Bus Station platform were underway. Once completed, Standing Wave was moved to the station's Main Street entrance in 2011.

A dedication of Gateway Canopy will be held at a later this spring. Many thanks go to funders ArtsWA/Creative District Program and the Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation for making the project possible. Visit the Edmonds Creative District web page for information about the district.

About Richard F. Anway Park

The park is located alongside the ferry holding lanes off of Sunset Ave and was named in 2013 for Richard F. Anway, a former Edmonds reserve policeman. Anway spent much time directing ferry traffic there, as well as volunteering for many community events and organizations. He was known for taking duty time during the holidays so that the regular officers could be home with their families. The reserve officer program was discontinued when Anway retired in 2009, after 36 years with the force.

About the Sean Orlando and Engineered Artworks

California based Sean Orlando and Engineered Artworks create monumental sculptures for public and community settings. Orlando’s works are often influenced by mathematical or geometrical patterns, the aesthetics of industry and locomotion. His Washington State art installations include Kilroy Star in downtown Seattle's West 8 Plaza, Gertie's Ghost at a Sound Transit station in Tacoma; and Engine 32 1/2 at West Seattle's Fire Station 32.

Engineered Artworks

fabricates immersive environments through striking and spectacular sculptural objects, shaping compelling spaces in which members of the public can connect with their own creative ideas and imaginative experiences.

Above: Artist Sean Orlando (center) with lead Engineered Artworks installer Chris Coburn (left) and former Edmonds Arts & Culture Manager Frances Chapin (right).

Top left: installation crew uses a crane to place the sections of Gateway Canopy into place.

Center left: installing the white polycarbonate panels.

Lower left: LED lights within the structure provide a colorful lightscape in the evening and on cloudy winter days.

Everett DuPen exhibit at Cascadia Art Museum

A current exhibit at Cascadia Art Museum, Eternal Forms: The Sculpture of Everett DuPen, explores the life and work of master sculptor Everett DuPen (1912-2005). The arts commission is proud to have a DuPen sculpture in the Edmonds Public Art Collection.

Vision (pictured at the right), located on the plaza between the Frances Anderson Center and the Edmonds Plaza Room/ Edmonds Library building, was originally proposed to be either a diver wearing goggles and flippers and posed in a downward position as though diving underwater (in recognition of the Edmonds Dive Park), or an upright male figure exalting the beauty and glory of nature. The Arts Commission chose the later.

DuPen was well-known for his figurative pieces in terracotta, stone, wood, and bronze. His family moved to Seattle in 1945, where he settled into a 38-year career at the University of Washington. In his time as a professor, he played a major role in building the UW’s Sculpture Division into a nationally and internationally known group.

An accompanying publication to the art museum's exhibit, Eternal Forms: The Sculpture of Everett DuPen by Cascadia Art Museum curator David F. Martin, is available for sale at the Cascadia Art Museum.

Everett DuPen's visit to Edmonds during filming of a video made of his life and work, "Everett DuPen: Sculptor", by BJ Bullert.

Vision

Everett DuPen, 1984

City of Edmonds Public Art Collection

Located in the plaza between the Frances Anderson Center and Edmonds Plaza Room.

Edmonds Arts Organizations & Businesses

Alley Bell Music alleybellmusic.com

Art for All artforallforum.org

ArtistsConnect artists-connect.com

ARTspot Art Supplies artspotedmonds.com

Art Walk Edmonds artwalkedmonds.com

ArtWorks artworks-edmonds.org

Ballyhoo Theatre ballyhootheatre.org

Barclay Shelton Dance barclaysheltondance.com

Bench & Board Gallery benchandboard.com

Cascade Symphony cascadesymphony.org

Cascadia Art Museum cascadiaartmuseum.org

Center Gallery edmondsartsfestival.com/center-gallery

Cole Gallery colegallery.net

Cole Art Studio coleartstudio.com

Christopher Framing/Gallery christopherframing.com

Create Next Steps createnextsteps.com

Crow edmondscrow.com

DeMiero Jazz Fest demierojazzfest.org

Driftwood Modern driftwoodmodern.com

Edmonds Arts Festival edmondsartsfestival.com

Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation edmondsartsfestival.com/foundation

Edmonds Art Studio Tour edmondsartstudiotour.com

Edmonds Bookshop edmondsbookshop.indielite.org

Edmonds Center for the Arts ec4arts.org

Edmonds Driftwood Players edmondsdriftwoodplayers.org

Edmonds Frame Design edmondsframe.com

Edmonds Historical Museum historicedmonds.org

Edmonds in Bloom edmondsinbloom.com

Edmonds Jazz Connection jazzconnection.org

Edmonds Phoenix Theatre tptedmonds.org

Edmonds Sculptors/Drawers' Group
davidvarnau.com/blog/open-studio

Gallery North gallerynorthedmonds.com

Glazed & Amazed glazedandamazed.com

Graphite Arts Center/ArtStart NW
graphiteartscenter.org

Hoadley Gallery West hoadlywest.com

Joan Archer Aria Gallery joanarchergallery.com

Maje Gallery majegallery.com

Musicology Co. musicologyco.com

Olympic Ballet Theatre & School olympicballet.org

PorchFest Edmonds porchfestedmonds.com

Sculptors Workshop

facebook.com/sculptorsworkshopofedmonds

Sno-King Chorale sno-kingchorale.org

Spark! Creativity sparkcreativity.org

Steel Magic Northwest steelmagicnorthwest.org

Sunlight Gallery+Studio sunlightgallerystudio.com

The Edmonds Theater theedmondstheater.net

TNT Music Store tntmusic.shop

Write on the Sound writers' conference
writeonthesound.com

Young Lee Gallery & Studio youngasianartgallery.com

Email eac@edmondswa.gov with a request to have an Edmonds-based arts or creative economy organization or business added to this list.

Standing Wave

welded, patinad bronze

Gerard Tsutakawa, 2004

Originally installed at Anway Park and moved to Sound Transit train platform in 2011

Ongoing Free Admission Events & Gatherings

Art for All Community Collaborations / 1st Wednesdays, 11:30-2:00pm: Art class at Graphite Arts Center for adults 18+ with disabilities. Registration required. artforallforum.org/classes

Art Walk Edmonds / 3rd Thursdays, 5:00-8:00pm: A rotating exhibit of visual artwork and live music in select downtown stores, galleries, museums, restaurants and office lobbies. Free admission 5-8pm by participating venues. For complete AWE information, go to: artwalkedmonds.com

Artists Connect / 4th Saturdays, 10:00am-12:00pm: For local artists to have a place to meet and connect. Information: artists-connect.com

ArtSPOT's No Talent Art Club / Fridays, 6:00-8:00pm: Bad at art? Who cares! Join other "un-talented" folks. Pencils and paper available or bring your own materials to use or share. For complete information, go to artspotedmonds.com/ntac

Cabin Fever Market

Celebrate the arrival of spring at the final Cabin Fever Market on Sat. April 25, 9:00 - 2:00, 5th Ave N & Bell St. facebook.com/cityofedmondsmarkets

The Summer Market kicks off Saturday May 2 and runs every Saturday until October 24 (except July 4), 9am-2pm, 5th Ave N & Bell St. facebook.com/edmondsmuseumsummermarket

Cascadia Art Museum "Free to See" and Other Free Programs: Third Thursdays are free admission to the museum, and year-round for teachers. Additionally, the museum presents a variety of free-admission programs, including Family Art Workshops, Stitching Club, Sketching in the Galleries, as well as periodic lectures and special community events. Go to cascadiartmuseum.org and click on Events or Learn tabs for information.

Edmonds Bookshop, Edmonds Sno-Isle Library and Edmonds Waterfront Center / various dates & times: These three organizations/businesses offer a monthly rotating schedule of free events, presentations and gatherings. Schedules are posted on their websites and listed on their social media pages.

Edmonds Driftwood Players / various Sundays at 7pm: First Draft Staged Reading Series is a free-admission program featuring staged readings of new, unproduced theatrical works. The program is an opportunity to experience plays not typically included in the Mainstage Season, and to be a part of the play development process by participating in post-reading feedback. For dates, play synopsis info, and to book your free tickets, please visit EdmondsDriftwoodPlayers.org/new-works/

Edmonds Historical Museum / Fri, 1-4pm; Sat & Sun, 9am-2pm: Permanent and rotating exhibits, plus a variety of activities and special events. Go to: historicedmonds.org

Musicology Co. Saturday Sessions on select dates featuring a variety of musicians from around the Puget Sound region. For a schedule, go to musicologyco.com

Opportunities

Featured Opportunity

The Edmonds Arts Festival is accepting submissions for the juried Gallery Arts portion of its 69th annual Festival. The Call-for-Artists closes May 1, 2026. Artists may submit work for possible inclusion in three premier gallery spaces: the Main Gallery, the Photography & Digital Arts Gallery, and the Small Works Marketplace. Two distinct Gallery Arts calls provide multiple opportunities to participate:

CALL 1: Edmonds Arts Festival Gallery Arts Exhibition: Open to Paintings, Pastels, Watercolor, Drawings, Printmaking, Photography, Digital Art, Mixed-Media 2D, Artisan Works, and Sculpture.

CALL 2: Edmonds Arts Festival Small Works Marketplace: Open to Miniatures, Small Paintings, and Small Artisan Works. Artists may submit up to four entries per call. Applications are available through the Festival website at: https://www.EdmondsArtsFestival.com/festival-applications.

$12,000 in Awards for 2026. The 2026 Gallery Arts exhibitions, led by co-directors Janet Jensen and Cheryl Waale

Visual Arts

ArtDeadine.Com and the Access Arts® Network is dedicated to the world wide distribution of information for artists and contemporary art institutions.

CaFÉ, a program of Creative West strives to make art opportunities available to all by offering arts organizations an affordable submission platform and artists an easy way to apply.

EntryThingy for Artists: browse a list of all current calls, manage your artwork, share galleries and a website, edit your profile and review your entries in all calls.

SeattleArtists.com Call for Art online forum lists visual art opportunities from around the Puget Sound region.

Performing Arts

Ballyhoo Theatre auditions, email ballyhoo.theatre@gmail.com

Cascade Symphony Orchestra's (CSO) audition information: cascadesymphony.org/auditions
CSO's Rising Star youth audition information: cascadesymphony.org/rising-star-competition/

Edmonds Driftwood Players audition notices are found here: edmondsdriftwoodplayers.org/auditions

Edmonds Phoenix Theatre's audition request form is available here: tptedmonds.org/contact.html

Olympic Ballet Theatre company audition information is here: olympicballet.org/about-obt/employment

Seattle Professional Instrumentalists Auditions & Job Network Facebook Group lists opportunities for musicians

Theatre Puget Sound lists performance-related jobs and audition listing, as well as other information about the theater community in Puget Sound.

Literary Arts

For the Love of Writing website features a Writer Opportunity page: flowauthors.com/writers-list-of-opportunities.

Poets & Writers and Writer's Digest both feature opportunity pages which include open contests, awards, as well as grants for writers.

All Disciplines

Artist Trust, a Seattle-based nonprofit, posts opportunities from around the globe in all genres: Literary, Media, Film, Video, Photography, Visual and Performance.

Seattle Office of Arts & Culture Opportunities page lists various opportunities, plus job openings.

Snohomish County Arts Commission Opportunities page lists opportunities around Snohomish County.

Submittable is a Call to Artists and Grant application platform used by many arts organizations and government agencies, including ArtsWA, City of Seattle and Edmonds Arts Commission.

The City of Edmonds Arts Commission (EAC) ensures the arts are integral
to our community's quality of life, economic vitality, and central identity.

Continuing in 2026, per City of Edmonds ordinance, non State mandated Edmonds commissions and boards remain on pause. However, commissions may hold periodic "Special Meetings" with permission. Notice of a Special Meeting will be posted on the City's website and on the EAC web site: edmondsartscommission.org

The EAC Arts Bulletin is a quarterly newsletter featuring the programs and activities of the Cultural Services division supported by the EAC. The newsletter includes a listing of regional artist opportunities and highlights the Edmonds arts community. The Arts Bulletin is published in January, March/April, June, and September, with a special holiday edition in November.

2026 Commissioners

Richard Chung, Chair

Katie Leute, Vice Chair

Harry Kirchner, WOTS Chair

Beth Henkes

Megan Joplin

Alex Leggett

Robby London

Sarah Paust, Student Representative

Cultural Services

Laurie Rose, Arts Program Specialist

City of Edmonds Cultural Services / Edmonds Arts Commission

121 5th Ave N | Edmonds WA 98020 | 425-771-0228