Press & News
SCAAC Raises Funds Towards $13M
Meyer Art Center Project
Stanwood Camano News
October 24, 2025
Board Member Carm Pierce .... explained why the location in Stanwood was chosen for an art center.
"It's strategically located in Stanwood as a visible and high traffic area that, looking forward to the future, we hope becomes an art district to highlight Stanwood, the greater community and regional arts community," Pierce said.
Pelletier + Schaar Architect David Pelletier is working with SCCAC and Olson Kundig on the project.
He said SCAAC is "poised and ready" to apply for permits with the City of Stanwood.
SCAAC Executive Director Joanna Sikes addressed the audience, speaking about her excitement for the building and her appreciation to those involved.
"For me, an opportunity like this only comes once," she said. "The idea of being able to build something physically was of very great interest to me, but the other part was being able to build something with a heart, and you don't get that chance very often."
Read the whole article at: Stanwood Camano News
Interview with Joanna Sikes
Skagit Talks KSVR 91.7FM
October 16, 2025
List to the recent interview with Executive Director Joanna Sikes.
She talks about her education, history, and work in the arts in Washington.
Listen at: https://archive.ksvr.org/
*Search for 'Skagit Talks Thursday' October 16th to listen.
MAC Fest Encourages Art, Creativity in
Stanwood-Camano
Stanwood Camano News
September 1, 2025
The Stanwood Camano Arts Advocacy Commission held its second annual MAC Fest over Labor Day weekend, with art classes, music, food and more.
SCAAC Programing Coordinator Emily Fekkes works on the event planning side of the event, and said leading up to the festivities that she was looking forward to its second run.
She explained that the conception of MAC fest came from a desire to show the community all that SCAAC offers in one fun-packed weekend.
“We do art classes and programming for youth, teens and adults,” she said.
Learn more about MAC Fest here: Stanwood Camano News: SCAAC
Stanwood-Camano 5th Graders Afternoon of the Arts
Stanwood Camano News
April 21, 2025
After a successful first year, the Stanwood-Camano Arts Advocacy Commission’s “Afternoon of the Arts” program is back — this year bringing art classes to fifth graders in two Stanwood-Camano schools.
“The response we had last year from students, parents and our art teachers, and just community members that heard about it, was overwhelming in how great a program it was,” said Emily Fekkes, programming coordinator for SCAAC. “Having art education in the elementary school was so fantastic.”
Learn more about Afternoon of the Arts here: Stanwood Camano News: SCAAC
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