Skagit Valley Bird Show

The Tradition Continues…

With the closing of Smith and Vallee Gallery in Edison, the Anacortes Arts Festival is carrying on the tradition of an annual Skagit County Bird Show in February 2026.  

Show Details:

Where: Anacortes Depot Arts Center

When: February 7th - 15th

Hours: 11am - 4pm

Public Opening: February 6th 6:00pm - 8:00pm

2026 Skagit Valley Bird Show

Elena K Abbott   Fred Abelman   Joy Adams 

  Margaret Alameda   Carolyn Autenrieth  

Karen Bakke   Lanny Bergner  

Kari Bishay   Judy Bishop  

Jennifer Bowman   Heidi Brewer-Peters 

Stephanie Britt   Cyndi Brown  

Philip Carrico   Diane Chaudiere   Stephen Cheng  

Jill Cockrum   Susan Cohen Thompson  

Jillian Cooper   Lisbeth Cort   Nancy Crowell  

Al Currier   Sarah Dalton     

Leslie Dorn   Kate Dougherty   Dee Doyle  

Don DuMont   Laurel Emmons  

Carol Farnsworth   Kathleen Faulkner  

Lynn Federspiel   Karen Ford  

Andy Friedlander   Jeanne Gardner  

Mark Gardner   Frederick George   Pamela Good  

Rosemary Gray  Charlene Hall  

David Halpern   Virginia Hand   Carol Hansen

Jennifer Harrington   Patricia Halsell 

Annie Haynes   Drusilla Hill   Bob Hogan  

Katy Holley   Kat Houseman   Christie Houston  

Beck Ivie   Rita James   Gene Jaress  

Steve Jensen   Elise Johnson   Marci Kastner  

Catherine Kerwick   Kelly Kerwick   Lori Knight  

Lindsay Kohles   Sarah Koten   Tia Whitney Kurtz  

Judy LaCourse   Bobbi Lauducci   Peggy Lanford  

Kelly Liedtke   Kasteyl Lukes      Terry MacDonald  

Adriana Mannion   Christen Mattix   Deon Matzen  

Kathy McGinnis   Janna McKinney  

Ann H Mendershausen   Claudia Meyer Newman  

Jazz Morgan     Willow Norris  

Julia Oliver-Clifner   Leo Osborne  

Chad Pilkington   Maralyne Powell  

Tracy Powell   Suzanne Powers

  Jan Priggee   Polly Purvis   Dona Reed  

Brandi Reyna   Lisa Rhoades  

Cynthia Richardson   Andy Ross 

Graham Schodda   Cathy Schoenberg  

Anne Schreivogl   Carla Seaton  

Jullie Sevilla Drake   Peggy Shashy  

Barbara Silverman Summers  

Sheila Simpson-Creps   Roger Small  

Lisa Snow Lady   Keith Sorenson  

Caitlin Starmer   Debra Stern   Stanny Stuart  

Libby Sullivan   SatyaMa Teasley   Tamara Thomas  

Kate Underwood   Jessica Van Wagner  

Sabrina Vick   Guy Vieira   Sarah Walls  

Donna Watson   Craig Weakley   Maria Wickwire  

Mike Wise   Elizabeth Wonnacott   Peggy Woods  

Suze Woolf & Amy Hutchinson  

Nancy "Artemis" Wright   Elise Wulff

Key Dates:

  • Sunday, Feb 1 | 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Art intake at Depot Arts Center (611 R Ave)

  • Monday, Feb 2 | 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Second art intake opportunity

  • Friday, Feb 6 | 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. – Public opening

  • Saturday, Feb 7 – Sunday, Feb 15 | 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. daily – Exhibition open

  • Sunday, Feb 15 | 4:30 – 7:00 p.m. – Art pickup

Commission & Insurance Details:

  • Festival takes a 50% commission on sold work

  • Artwork insured by the Festival up to $2,500

  • Artist payments will be issued within two weeks of the show’s close.

Additional Information:

  • Mailed work must arrive at the AAF office by Thursday, Jan 29.

  • Include a return shipping label if you would like unsold work returned. Contact Rita James at fineart@anacortesartsfestival.com

Thank you for submitting work to our first Skagit Valley Bird Show Exhibition.

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