“Creativity is contagious, pass it on.” Albert Einstein

Welcome to the Whidbey Art Gallery blog. We hope you’ll visit often and share your questions and comments. The Whidbey Art Gallery, located in Langley Washington is celebrating its 25th anniversary year in 2017. Let us introduce ourselves, the collective “we”. We are a group of between 35 and 40 artists who own and run the Whidbey Art Gallery.

Our mix of art changes from time to time but includes most mediums. As partners we make all the decisions about the gallery and how to run it. We want to share some of our thoughts, inspirations, processes and love of art with you. We bring a long and varied history to this gallery. Some of us have years of training, some of us are self-taught. We all love art and share that love freely.

I am the groupie for this collection of artists. I don’t make art but I like to hang out with these artists and follow them around just so I can be in their company. As the “manager” of the group (take that word with a grain of salt), it’s my job to pay attention to the day to day stuff.

I have lots of help as each artist does their share to keep the gallery going beyond simply providing art. We run the store, do all the behind the scenes stuff that any business needs like ordering supplies, hanging the art, marketing, web page building, running the On-Line store, sweeping the floor, washing the windows, hosting Art Walk, taking care of our finances, meeting and greeting visitors to the Whidbey Art Gallery and much more. You get the picture.

Because we are artist owned, we have an opportunity to do things a little differently. Each artist decides what art they will share during a given time and how that art will be arranged. We are there in the store to talk with you about our art and invite your questions and comments.

Each time you visit the Whidbey Art Gallery, located at 220 Second St in Langley, you will meet one of the artists. Stop by and get a personal tour of the Whidbey Art Gallery and our collection of art. Join us on the first Saturday of any month for Art Walk from 5PM to 7PM and meet the artists. We look forward to seeing you.
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Mary Ellen Ward, Manager Whidbey Art Gallery