The Gail Harker Center for Creative Arts offers a comprehensive course schedule for artists of every level. Our internationally acclaimed faculty conducts certificate, diploma, and tutored courses in textile art, color studies, machine embroidery, paper and feltmaking, multimedia art, and dozens more. Whether you choose to visit our center in beautiful La Conner, or elect to enroll in our self-paced or mentored courses from your own home, we invite you to explore the resources we have to offer as you pursue your personal artistic goals.
News & Events
The Center’s New Phone Number– Please note: (360) 720-1919
Do you love the sparkle and richness of goldwork and metal threads? Come to our 2 day retreat for a world of inspiration and beauty working with Gold Threads! New Session starts January 27-28, 2024.
Ready to start? Join us for our landmark introduction into embroidery and dyeing! A 3-day retreat at our La Conner studio will teach you how to dye your own fabrics and threads to make luscious materials to work with. Then meet again with our class online to learn the embroidery stitches and how to put your whole project together as a little stitch book!
Create your own little sample book of spherical stitches! Spend 5 leisurely Saturdays stitching with others and your live tutor, Gail Harker. Starts October 21!
Get away for a day… you deserve a little time for yourself! Learn to add stitch to beautifully painted stetchbook pages in this one day retreat at our studio!
Calendar- Our calendar is temporarily disabled, due to technical difficulties. Please check course brochures for class dates.
Our online, self-paced Designing with Circles 1 & 2 courses is newly revised!
Check Out our new Gallery of Graduates of the Gail Harker Center for Creative Arts!
Complex Threads Exhibition Gallery– Incredible artwork by students of the Gail Harker Center shown at the Schack Art Gallery in Everett, WA
Gift Certificates Available in any denomination!
Simply call the office, (360) 720-1919 with the particulars. Gift certificates can be delivered via email directly to the recipient, or sent via USMail.
Gail Harker Center for Creative Arts featured on Create Whimsy! Read the Article Here
Color Studies: Level 1 – A short slide presentation in color adds extra information to the Color brochure.
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Come See Us at the 2023 International Quilt and Fiber Art Festival October 6-8 at the Edward D. Hansen Conference Center, Everett, WA.
A Big Thank You to our Sponsors for our booth! We’d appreciate your support of the local businesses that have helped make this possible! Click on the logos to visit our sponsors’ websites.
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111 Morris Street, La Conner
Personal Donors:
Lynnette Barnes
Catherine Sloane
Penny Peters
Christina Fairley Erickson
Tesi Vaara