Dedicated to the Arts in Washougal

Thank you for your applications to the Washougal Arts and Music Festival!

Artists have been chosen for the 2025 Festival

Below are some examples of art from selected artists.

See you on August 9, 2025 for a wonderful celebration of artists, musicians, and community.

Coming this Summer!

The Two Rivers Heritage Sculpture

Campanile Tower, Reflection Plaza, Downtown Washougal

A stunning metal and glass sculpture honoring our city’s history and geographic location will be mounted on the campanile tower in downtown Washougal. It will create an inspiring focal point in the heart of our city with the potential to reinvigorate our civic spirit, inspire a deeper connection to place, and draw residents and visitors to our downtown core.

The artwork will reflect the history and culture of Washougal with specific events from our city’s history depicted on metal waves which wrap around the tower. It will also represent the city’s geographic location near the confluence of the Washougal River and the Columbia River. Thus the title “Two Rivers Heritage Sculpture.”

There is much more to know!  Click here to learn more about this project.

We thank the following individuals, foundations, businesses, and organizations for their support.  We’ve raised the funds needed to fabricate and install this sculpture.

Cornerstone Contributors:

$10,000+
Kind Heart Free Spirit Foundation

Brougton and Mary Bishop Foundation

Anonymous

Rushing Waters Contributors:

$5,000 – $9,999
Five generations of the R.B. Chambers Family

Dan and Kathy Huntington

Steve and Jan Oliva

J & S Bishop Fund of Oregon Community Foundation

Steamboat Landing Contributors:

$1,000 – $4,999

Molly Coston

Chuck and Barb Carpenter

Joyce Lindsay

Rene Carroll

George and Ellen Fund

Anonymous

Parkers Landing Contributors:

$100 – $499

Shirley Scott

John Reylea

Michelle Wagner

The Schlessinger Family

Stephen Strom

Larry Keister & Sherri Irish

Daniel Robinson

David Fritz

Abigail Huntington

Janice Ferguson and George Gross

David and Julie Scott

Susan and Jim Warford

Friends:

Up to $99

Cathy Green

Richard Renton

Robin Dubois

Nathalia Martinez-Patino

Denise Lange

Blythe Ayne

Robert Strom

Mary Templeton

Christopher and Stephanie Corbell

The Suzanne Grover Memorial Mural

Suzanne Grover was an artist, a longtime city of Washougal employee, and a co-founder of WACA. When she died in May 2023 at the age of 53, WACA president and former Washougal Mayor Molly Coston noted, “a little bit of magic went out of the world”.

“There is no better way to give a town character and presence than with art,” Grover said in 2021. “It was one of my biggest joys and passions to help fill our town with rich layers of art.”

This year local artist Travis London will paint a memorial mural to be installed at Hartwood Park; a park Grover infused with a “whimsical feel with its red-barn farm theme.”  The mural will recreate one of Suzanne’s own paintings on the barn, capturing her love of horses and her attention to detail.

CLICK HERE to contribute to funding this mural.

WACA and Washougal School Board member Chuck Carpenter notes, “Washougal has become known for its support of the arts, and a real important part of that support is in fostering the abilities of our young people. This is why WACA, the City, and the schools work together on Youth Arts Month.”

The creativity and talent of the students and the variety of opportunities for creative expression provided by our arts programs are impressive!  Below are a few snapshots from the Youth Arts Gallery.

And here are some photos of our Art in the Park events held at Hamllik and Hathaway Parks.

THANK YOU for your support!

Boxes of supplies were delivered to art teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week. Students now have on hand more paint, colored pencils, markers, scissors, clay, paper, glue, tape, and so much more!

Let the creativity begin!!

Call for Artists - 3-D Optical Illusion Sidewalk Art

The Washougal Arts and Culture Alliance (WACA) is soliciting proposals from individual artists or teams of artists for paintings of a 3-D optical illusion style for sidewalks of downtown Washougal. The paintings are to be designed to create an illusion of depth.  They can be whimsical or challenging to the viewer’s perception.  Get creative and let’s have some fun!

Click here for more details, including how to send in a proposal.

Washougal Art Installations

There is a surprising amount of art in Washougal. Whether it is your first time here or you’re a longtime resident looking to find out more about the art you see around you, we’d love to share the art installations in our town. Explore freely, then please join us in continuing to enrich our community through a range of public art experiences.

Community Building Through Mural Design

From November 2023 through June of 2024, WACA collaborated with the East County Citizens’ Alliance (ECCA) on a community mural project. Funded by WACA and the City of Washougal and coordinated through ECCA, the project provided an opportunity for joyful creation of permanent artwork to enhance the restroom structure at Hamllik Park. Read more about the vision for this project here.

CLICK HERE to view a slideshow showing the evolution of the project from conception to completion.

A Plein Air Painting Experience at the Intersection of Art and Nature

Claire Giordano, an environmental artist and founder of the Adventure Art Academy met with WACA members in late May 2024. WACA partnered with the US Fish and Wildlife Service to fund her residency at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge complex which includes Steigerwald Lake where she held the plein air painting class.

Summer Jazz Concert

A standing-room-only crowd enjoyed the swinging sounds of Louis Pain and Renato Caranto on a beautiful Sunday afternoon in Washougal! The audience enjoyed wine and appetizers before a powerfully moving performance by two of the region’s top jazz musicians. It was a memorable afternoon for listeners of all ages experiencing the top-caliber music our small town has to offer.

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We are a volunteer-run nonprofit that depends on the generosity of the community to fund public art and arts activities.

All donations go to support of the arts in Washougal.

Support for WACA is made possible through a grant from the Washington State Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Contact Us

Washougal Arts and Culture Alliance
P.O. Box 684
Washougal, WA, 98671
washougalarts@gmail.com

Washougal Arts and Culture Alliance is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization