Ellen’s Work Blog
August 2025
Summer is flying by. It always goes so fast after anticipating its arrival through all the grey days of winter and slow accent into spring.
But no complaints.
We are in the last week of a fantastic Summer @AMP with talented and energetic teaching artists, and 90 incredibly creative kids from Dabble to Build, Band to Teen Art Studio, inside and out. We set new records for numbers of campers attending the various programs this year. I had a few chances to visit with each group. No matter how overwhelmed I am with work, my spirits are always lifted when I visit with everyone on site in July.
And August is here with a return to a packed fall schedule.
With a throw-back to the '90’s Seattle-grunge scene, Gryme, will fill our space with an acoustic tribute to bands that shaped a generation. Our hugely popular piano series returns with Michael Carabello—and every fourth Friday of the month we feature a new artist. We have a poetry workshop for seniors planned with poets Steve Straight and Elizabeth Thomas. So much ahead.
What about the kids? Family Days are back every second Saturday. These are such fun Saturdays with Teen Art Studio going on simultaneously. Our space is so alive on those visitation days—it's just great to be in there meeting people.
