Welcome to the Chewelah Arts Guild
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The Chewelah Arts Guild is a non-profit community support group that has been promoting the Arts in the Chewelah area since 1999.
The purpose of the Chewelah Arts Guild is to support the growth, development, appreciation and understanding of the arts in their various forms and to make the arts accessible to all members of the greater Chewelah community.
Our Vision Statement is: Chewelah: A community that values, supports and promotes the arts. Be a Member of the Arts Guild
2021 High School Graduate Scholarship This scholarship is offered annually to a graduating senior from the greater Chewelah region. This includes students at any local or virtual high school who resides in Chewelah, Valley, Addy, Springdale, Blue Creek or Summit Valley. Scholarship applications are available below and Friday, April 23rd at 4:00 p.m. is the deadline for submissions. Eligible students are those that have demonstrated a strong interest in the arts and will be attending college in an art or art-related field. Application packets are available from your art teacher, school counselor or the Arts Guild. Scholarships are awarded at the Seniors Honors/ Awards assembly. For more information contact Susanne Griepp at sgriepp65@gmail.com .
Calling on
Roadside Cleanup Helpers 
Twice a year Chewelah Arts Guild members, friends and family work
to keep a section of Highway 395 south of town clean for those entering our beautiful valley. As part of the Adopt-a-Highway program the Arts Guild is proud to help Chewelah shine for all new and regular visitors to our city. Our 2021 Spring cleanup is scheduled for: April 17th at 8:30 a.m. meeting outside of Flowery Trail Coffeehouse For more information call Tom Bristol @ 509 936-1300. You are invited to
our Monthly Meetings on the 3rd Tuesday of each month @405 N 3rd St E, Chewelah, WA (Chewelah Center for the Arts) usually from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. We are having Zoom meetings monthly. Contact us if you would like the link to attend. |
In the Spotlight…
Chewelah Artist Co-op
for gifts 
The Chewelah Artist Co-op is up and running
in support of our area artists and offering another way that our community can purchase gift items conveniently online. To see the items offered go to the website at: chewelahartistcoop.com You'll be glad you did. New year, new logo!
The Chewelah Arts Guild has a shiny new logo designed by local artist Traci Manley and paid for by funds provided by the CARES Act Relief Grant which we received in 2020. This new brand which prints clearly will be used in many applications including signage, newspaper advertising, note cards, letterhead stationary and brochures. We are grateful for Traci's creative talent, guidance and patience during the process of choosing a great new logo for the Guild.
We are not discarding our gorgeous vintage logo which was a design imagined and created by local artist Narada Carter many years ago! Both of our logos will be around for years to come.
CARES Act Relief Grant
The Chewelah Arts Guild has been awarded a CARES Act Relief grant in the amount of $4,000. This CARES Act grant funding is provided via the National Endowment for the Arts with support from the Washington State Arts Commission, ArtsWA. This rapid-response funding is for non-profit and fiscally sponsored arts groups and organizations facing financial hardship due to the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Early in March 2020, in light of COVID-19, the Chewelah Arts Guild Board decided it was prudent and necessary to cancel three of the Guild’s main annual fundraiser events: The Quilt Show, Taste of Chewelah, and Music On the Mountain. Even so, the Guild funded its Rainbow Mini-Grants Program, which awards $1,000 over two funding periods, toward a variety of local Arts programs and projects, as well as the Guild’s Senior Scholarship, awarding two graduating high school seniors continuing in the arts, $500 each. The Arts Guild Board, Officers and committee chairs have continued to meet via zoom, planning though not knowing when it will be possible to resume many other Arts Guild events and programs. Committee members remain focused on planning events like Light Up the Park and the Rainbow Fund Mini-Grants Program, as well as others further on, when feasible, like Pecha Kucha, the Community Arts Show and others. CARES Act Relief grant funds must be used to cover a portion of the Guild’s general operating expenses. Arts Guild memberships and donations provide a portion of funding for events and programs that over the years, have grown into a vibrant part of Chewelah’s identity, cultural life and business community. | ||||||||||
