Spark Creativity

🎨✨ You’re invited to Spark! Creativity’s Open Studio!

Come experience Spark! Creativity in action at a free, interactive afternoon for our community!

Create alongside Spark! students and teaching artists through hands-on art experiences, explore student artwork, enjoy music, and see firsthand how arts education helps young people discover their creativity, confidence, and potential.

Create • Explore • Connect • Be Inspired

📅 Saturday, October 3 | 12–3 PM
📍 ArtWorks, 200 Dayton St., Edmonds

The event is FREE and open to the community—bring your family and friends!

👉 RSVP here: https://forms.gle/ucuK645cxqY78e7b6

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🎨 CALL FOR ART — Where We Live Youth Arts Exhibition

Calling young artists in grades 6–12! The Spark! Creativity Youth Arts Council invites youth from across the greater Puget Sound region to submit artwork exploring the theme “Where We Live” — the places, people, forests, waterways, neighborhoods, cities, and communities that make our region home.

We welcome visual art, ceramics, sculpture, and written word.

Selected work will be featured at our youth-led exhibition:

📅 Sunday, September 27, 2026 | 1–5 PM
📍 Zamarama, 2936 Colby Ave., Everett

✨ Submit your artwork here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSclaTJNmkSdpiN31MMLsaWJJPzH_Mb8R-fQDg_BcJ3ehA4p_w/viewform

Presented by the Spark! Creativity Youth Arts Council and supported by the City of Everett Arts & Culture Department.

Please share with a young artist, student, teacher, or family who might be interested!

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UNLEASH YOUR CREATIVITY!

🎨 Middle & High School Artists, we believe in you!

Spark! Creativity’s Youth Arts Council is calling on young visionaries in grades 6–12 to submit artwork for Where We Live: Youth Arts Exhibition, a celebration of the vibrant places, people, and communities that make Western Washington thrive. 🌳

💚 We're seeking innovative works inspired by the beauty and diversity of our region, in various forms:
🎨 Visual Art,
🏺 Ceramics,
🗿 Sculpture
✍️ Written Word.

Selected pieces will shine in a youth-led public exhibition on Sunday, September 27, 2026, from 1:00–5:00 p.m. at Zamarama, 2936 Colby Ave, Everett, WA 98201.

So, what does Where We Live mean to you?

🤔 Submit your masterpiece here:
https://forms.gle/voukDs7DNsWPMXh66

Be part of a movement that sparks positive change!

💪 Presented by Spark! Creativity Youth Arts Council and supported by the City of Everett Arts & Culture Department.

In this fun and highly imaginative camp, young artists will create their own magical worlds through a variety of creative projects including sculpting dragon eyes, building fairy homes, writing messages with invisible ink and more! Activities will include drawing, painting, building, sculpting, storytelling, eating lunch and playing games inside and outside. This hands-on program encourages creativity, observation, and self-expression, all while diving deep into our imaginations with friends. Link in bio to register



📅 August 17–20
📍 Frances Anderson Center
🎓 Grades 2–5

Spark! Creativity is featured in My Edmonds News!

The article explores how Spark! has grown from a collection of donated art supplies in founder Tanya Sharp’s basement into an expanding arts education organization serving approximately 1,000 students across seven schools.

Learn more about our teaching artists, Youth Arts Council, upcoming music education pilot and vision for making creativity accessible to more young people.

Read the full story:

Just a moment...

What happens when students are given access to the arts?

✨ They find their voice
✨ They build confidence
✨ They discover what’s possible

This video—debuted at our Igniting Expansion fundraiser—shows the real impact of bringing arts education into classrooms across Snohomish County.

At Spark! Creativity, we’re expanding access to visual arts, ceramics, and creative writing in schools that need it most.

💛 You can help make this possible.
👉 Our virtual auction is still live—bid now to support arts education:

https://givebutter.com/c/sqYyq8/auction/categories/80816/live-virtual-auction

🎥 Watch the full video:
https://youtu.be/wdaAqi_gSGQ?feature=shared

Tanya Sharp Spark! 2026 Fundraiser

🔥 By popular demand—we’ve extended our virtual auction for ONE MORE WEEK!

After an incredible fundraiser, we’re giving our community more time to support arts education in our schools.

This video, debuted at our event, shows the real impact of bringing creativity into the classroom—and why this work is so important.

At Spark! Creativity, we’re expanding access to arts education across Snohomish County—but we can’t do it without you.

💛 There’s still time to make a difference.

👉 Bid now (auction extended):
https://givebutter.com/c/sqYyq8/auction/categories/80816/live-virtual-auction

🎥 Watch the video:
https://youtu.be/wdaAqi_gSGQ?feature=shared

⏳ Don’t wait—this is your last chance to support this work.

We’re so honored to be featured in My Edmonds News 💛

Last week’s fundraiser at the Edmonds Yacht Club was such a meaningful evening—bringing together educators, families, teaching artists, and community members who believe in the power of arts education.

Because of this incredible support, Spark! Creativity is continuing to grow—now reaching nearly 1,000 students and expanding into more schools across Edmonds and Snohomish County, including Title I and high-need communities. 🎨

From ceramics and painting to creative writing, we’re seeing firsthand how the arts help students build confidence, express themselves, and thrive both in and out of the classroom.

👉 Read the full story:
https://myedmondsnews.com/2026/04/spark-creativity-event-challenges-community-to-support-its-powerful-impact-in-local-classrooms/

✨ If you weren’t able to attend—or want to continue supporting—you can still participate in our live virtual auction (ending Thursday):
https://givebutter.com/c/sqYyq8/auction/categories/80816/live-virtual-auction

✈️ Including Alaska Airlines round-trip tickets anywhere in the U.S. (no blackout dates!) 👀

Thank you for supporting creativity, access, and opportunity for our youth—we’re just getting started 💛

✨ Happening Tonight! ✨

Igniting Expansion: Fueling Creativity, Leadership, and Growth in Our Community is here — today from 5–9 PM!

Join us for an inspiring evening as we debut a special video featuring our teaching artists, classroom teachers, and students across the district—celebrating the power of youth arts education. 🎨

Enjoy student artwork, creative writing, live music, auctions, and more—all in support of expanding access to the arts for youth across Snohomish County. 💛

🎟️ Limited tickets available — purchase now or at the door!
https://givebutter.com/c/sqYyq8/

💻 Can’t make it in person? Support us through our online auction:
https://givebutter.com/c/sqYyq8/auction/categories/80816/live-virtual-auction

Come be part of the creativity, connection, and impact.

Igniting Growth Celebrating Creativity & Leadership for the Future of Our Youth