Island Arts Council

“Wiac form 990 is reviewed by the executive committee. The full board is then provided with a copy of the return prior to filing.”

“Wiac has a confidentiality agreement that volunteers, contractors, and support personnel must read and sign. During orientation for board members, who are also volunteers, each director is required to sign the confidentiality form and a conflict of interest form that includes ethical behavior. Volunteers, board members, contractors, and support personnel are also regularly reminded of the need for ethical behavior, especially regarding confidentiality and conflict of interest. Any actual or potential conflicts of interest are resolved by program managers or the board of directors, as appropriate.”

“The organization's articles of incorporation are filed with washington state secretay of state. Bylaws and conflict of interest documents are provided upon request, as are other public documents.”

“The mission of whidbey island arts council (wiac) is to foster local artists and arts organizations through grants, fiscal management, and sponsorship to provide outreach and awareness of the arts and culture on whidbey island. Wiac's diverse arts programs draw visitors from beyond whidbey island with many visiting whidbey specifically to engage with artists across all disciplines and across the island.”

“Our volunteers, including board members, have a deep commitment to ensuring wiac and its sponsored programs continue to deliver year-round activities to include events, classes, performances, markets, and cultural experiences to the public and to maintain connections for myriad arts communities on whidbey.”

“Education: wiac sponsors 4 programs with art instruction and exploration to children and adults, and 1 in cultural exchange. Arts alive whidbey, arts in education, and island strings support our youth by bringing affordable, no cost, and scholarship-funded instruction, and often provides donated supplies and instruments, and recitals for string students. Arts in education held art classes with big brothers big sisters and held a tie-dye party with 60 youth. Create space langley brings adults affordable and pay-what-you-can classes and typically attracts 1,200 students a year to explore a wide range of the arts from ukulele to bookmaking to watercolor to reading music with teachers devoting 8,400 hours of instruction. In 2024, wiac created the kay parsons memorial fund to broaden education opportunities and established its cultural exchange program. The inaugural event word salad was a collaborative project with participants for poetic word play, self-reflection and community building with opportunities to dance, paint, draw, sing, and photograph for self-reflection.”

“Visual arts: wiac sponsors 7 programs dedicated to supporting artists pursuits and engaging the public in creative experiences. Langley arts fund provides numerous public installations with wall art, sculpture, colorful art-wrapped utility boxes and improving public access to artwork displays. Soundspace on earth sanctuary is a new venture for a monumental visual art structure designed as an acoustically tuned chamber mound for experiencing the power of sound; the structure will offer acoustical learning, performance and recordings, meditation and singing space as well as sound healing, music therapy, and spiritual growth. Uprise gallery, launched in 2024, is a vibrant gallery space for young artists to learn, create, and display work. Whidbey art market is an evolving group of local fine artists, artisans and craftspeople coming together to share and sell their art with 3 public events in 2024 that attracted 1,500 visitors. Whidbey art trail is a year-round, self-guided tour of 20 working studios, galleries and sculpture parks across scenic whidbey and is supported by a printed map, brochure and easy-to-navigate website. Whidbey island sculpture experience, offers an immersive experience of art in nature with 70 local and international artists on 10 acres and welcomed nearly 200 visitors in 2024. Whidbey working artists' annual studio tour celebrated its 20th year. More than 60 artists welcomed visitors into their studios to explore a range of arts that included textiles, woodwork, painting, sculpture, and photography.”

“Other: island bohemians is an inclusive local arts community with 1,200 members established to support the creative professional across all forms of creativity visual, music, literature, theater, dance, design, fine craft, and culinary and botanical arts. Wiac gifts an artist grant fund each year for its adult members, providing funds to support creative projects. In 2024, five artists were each awarded 500. Wiac also provides emergency artist relief grants for those impacted by disasters and offers hardship relief grants. In 2024, wiac's membership reached 142 indivdual, family, and business members. This is an increase of 23% over 2023. Wiac administration is the backbone to these charitable arts organizations by providing infrastructure in the form of financial management, advertising and promotional campaigns, marketing and outreach and fosters artists and the arts community through a sophisticated calendar of events free to all arts organizations and programs on whidbey island to list their activities.”

“Contract labor - instructors 8,818 0 0 contract labor - performers 63,549 0 0 contract labor - artists 46,914 0 0 contract labor - fundraising 0 0 500 grant writing 0 0 290 total 119,281 0 790”

“Transferred in from prior sponsor 23,185 rounding adjustment 5 total 23,190”