Spotlight on Camano Island’s Secret Gallery
The Australia-based “Food•Wine•Travel” is taking readers on a tour of Matzke Fine Art Gallery and Sculpture Park on Camano Island.
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Northwest Glass Quest
Watch how the glass balls that are the sought-after prizes at Glassquest are made by the father and son-team of Mark and Marcus Ellinger.
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The Love Locks of Oak Harbor
The love lock tradition has come to Oak Harbor. The engraved padlocks, fastened to chain link in the shape of a heart on the side of a downtown building called The Loft. But there’s a twist on this enduring symbol of love.
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Oak Harbor Art Trail
Public Art is spread throughout Oak Harbor. Use this guide to find its artistic gems. Some pieces are by local artists others are nationally known.
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Art and Artists
The Whidbey Working Artists have their summer open studio tour showing their work, their place, and where the artist and the art are one.
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A Real-Life Wonderland Door?
Imagine stumbling across a tiny door perched in a tree. It takes leaving this carefully crafted door behind to find its true purpose.
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The Gallery in the Woods
The 10 acre outdoor sculpture display at the Matzke Fine Art Gallery on Camano island is part park, and part gallery. Nestled along the beautifully groomed Northwest foliage, you’ll find works of art from some of the regions top artists.
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Art Class Escape
Whidbey and Camano Islands have several art schools where you can combine avacation getaway with a quality learning vacation.
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Art on the Islands
The relationship among the island, the artists who live here, and the art they produce is one where each one feeds the others in a unique and vital ecosphere.
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Art Education Vacation
People come from all over the world to teach and learn art on Whidbey and Camano Islands. There are several schools to attract and teach them.
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An Island Eduvacation – Part 1
Combining travel and learning into an “eduvacation” is an increasingly popular idea as people search for personal growth and relaxation.
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Art in a Sandbox?
Public art flourishes on Whidbey and Camano islands. From the traditional wood carving welcome sign greeting people just getting off the ferry to the sculpture park’s visual treats, there are plenty of locally-produced visual treats that compete with those made by mother nature.
