November at KAC

Join us at the Market St Holiday Stroll on November 5th and at our Holiday Art Market from November 11 - December 11!

Winter Quarter Registration

Member Registration:
November 7th, 12 PM
General Registration:
November 14th,12 PM

Get a sneak peek of our Winter Quarter Classes!

Preview Winter Course Catalog

Market St Holiday Stroll

November 5th, 1-6 PM

Bring your family and friends for a stroll along Market St. to kick off the holiday season.

Each location has a curated special holiday raffle prize for drawing.

We can't wait to see you there!

RSVP

Holiday Art Market

November 11-December 11

Friday-Sunday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Come support local artists and Kirkland Arts Center by shopping at our Holiday Art Market.

Get your holiday shopping done early, for everyone on your list.

Join Us

Register for Winter Intensives

Open Now!

Be sure to sign up for our Intensives now, before they fill up. If your first choice class is full, we suggest joining the waitlist, and becoming an education member so you can register early for future quarters.

Register for Intensives

Scholarships are Available

We want there to be no blocks to gaining access to art experiences! There is a renewed, easy practice to apply for scholarships.

Email [email protected]
Include your:

Name
Residential Address
Birth date
Preferred Class
Scholarships are available to all ages!

Meet our new  DEIA consultants!

Courtney Wooten
Suburbia Rising

Courtney Wooten (she/her) grew up in Berkeley and Oakland, where the legacy of hippies and Black Panthers made civic engagement feel as natural as breathing. Courtney serves as an equity consultant in the Pacific NW focusing on educational systems, municipalities, non-profits, and faith communities. A Board member for the Creative Dance Center and Edmonds Center for the Arts, she also sits on two Snohomish County Commissions. Courtney’s current advocacy work centers on racial justice and intersectional feminism.

A lifelong learner, writer, artist, speaker, and activist, Courtney Wooten holds a BA in Sociology from Stanford, an MA in Social Justice & Community Organizing, and is a Ph.D. student in Sustainability Education, and just completed a Fellowship with the Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley. Courtney is the founder of Suburbia Rising/Stories of Self & Solidarity and co-founder of the Justice & Faith Collective.

Jennifer Paterson McLaughlin
Suburbia Rising

Jennifer Paterson McLaughlin (she/her) grew up in Kirkland, entering public school the year redlining became unlawful in Seattle. Jennifer has a BA in Communication, a Master of Divinity, and a MA in Social Justice & Community Organizing. She began her career as a Protestant minister and seeing the need for radical inclusion; she shifted her focus to social justice. As many have said, "none of us are free till all of us are free." Jennifer has been leading race and social justice learning opportunities for over fifteen years, focusing on racial, immigration, disability, economic, gender, and sexual justice. She serves the city of Lynnwood as Vice-Chair of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commission. She is a Community Organizer and is the Co-Founder of Justice & Faith Collective. Her experience working with children, youth, families, faith communities, non-profits, government, and C-suite leaders uniquely prepares her to understand and address varying perspectives. She uses a trauma-informed approach to working with clients.