Whidbey Art Trail
REGISTRATION OPENS: JANUARY 5th 2018
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 9th 2018
Season begins May 1st 2018, ending May 31st 2019
Whidbey Art Trail Membership Information
REGISTRATION OPENS: JANUARY 5th 2018
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 9th 2018
Season begins May 1st 2018, ending May 31st 2019
Whidbey Art Trail Membership Information
The Whidbey Art Trail, working in partnership with the Whidbey Island Arts Council, is a non-profit arts organization promoting the arts on scenic Whidbey Island, in Puget Sound of Washington State. We are committed to establishing an internationally recognized arts destination by marketing creative artists and other arts venues through the Artist Trail, our website and a full-color brochure with map.
Basic Qualifications for Participating Artists
- You must be a professional artist .
- You must actively maintain a studio with (preferably) a separate entrance to the outside.
- You must meet all local zoning codes for maintaining a studio on your property, and have liability insurance covering the property.
- Art Galleries are welcome as members.
- Businesses such as alpaca farms that sell their fiber products and accept visitors to their property, are welcome to participate.
- Ideally, you should have a web page to link the Whidbey Art Trail.
- Commit to 2 hours of volunteer time over the course of the year (tasks to be determined by the steering committee- i.e. brochure distribution)
There are 2 categories of Membership:
- Membership is $275 for display in the brochure, to include an images, studio hours, contact information, location on map, and tagline describing your art.
Membership Benefits
Brochures
We distribute 8000 brochures in the membership year in the following ways:
- Ferries: The WSF routes Clinton/Mukilteo & Coupeville/Port Townsend are kept fully stocked for the season, which runs from May 1st 2018 to May 31st 2019.
- The island chambers are also stocked, including Oak Harbor, Coupeville, Langley, Freeland, and the Clinton - Visitor Kiosk.
- Off-island chambers stocked include: Bellingham, Mt Vernon, Anacortes, La Conner, Mukilteo and Burlington (important because many Canadians stop there on the Cascade Loop trail to Whidbey). Periodic distribution to Lynnwood and Bellevue.
- Local business and service venues are stocked in Oak Harbor, Coupeville, Greenbank, Freeland, Langley & Clinton.
- Membership distributes brochures to customers, and takes to shows and festivals.
Regional media Press releases and radio PSAs.
New this Season!
We will have a full color, year-round ad in Seattle's Art Access, under the banner "Whidbey Island." The high benefit of this presence is placing us year-round in Seattle area accommodations, galleries, businesses, restaurants, etc. in a way most of us could not afford on our own. In addition, it offers links to our WAT website, a gallery with rotating photos, special features, and a way for WAT to send press release information to them for inclusion on their website. With a distribution of 11,000 per 2-month issue, Art Access services downtown Seattle, including Belltown, Capitol Hill, Pioneer Square; and Kirkland, Bainbridge Island, and Tacoma.
For more information, please call Whidbey Art Trail Kat Rider 925.787.1692 or Janis Swalwell 360.929.7477.
