NWAA’s Monthly Newsletter for Artists & Patrons of the Arts - March 2026

Advance Discounted Tickets on Sale Now!

Best of the Northwest Spring Show April 11-12

Sat: 10am-6pm & Sun: 10am-5pm

Join us at historic hangar 30 in Magnuson Park for 100+ talented PNW artists - fine art, jewelry, glass, wood, leather, apparel, accessories, home furnishings, garden art and more! Enjoy food and coffee trucks during the event.

Northwest Stone Sculptors Association will be joining us with a large display of hand carved stones and youth stone carving workshops (ages 5-17 with an adult paid admission). Register here for workshops.

Vote for your favorite art booth at the show and be entered to win a $200 PCC Community Market gift card!

Free parking, ADA parking available, kids 12 and under get in free.

Don’t forget - become a Patron of the Arts and get 8 free passes to the Spring Show!

NEW Perk for Current Patrons - Bring a friend (or several!) to the show and if they become a Patron member onsite, you’ll receive a $20 gift certificate for each new membership you brought in - good toward any artwork available at the show.

Discounted tickets available with advance purchase.

(top row) - Timothy Haslet, Dehanna Jones, Leslie McCray, Megan Ajax, Craig Hagstrom, Matthew Paluch; (middle row) - Rachel Wood, Jeff Yeager, Kelly Pensell, Greg Klassen, Rob Satterwhite, Syed Ahmad; (bottom row) - Trifon Markov, Yamin Zhou, Bingyi Li, JoAnn Lupton, Teriegh Wilson

Emerging Artists Program Recipients Announced

Congratulations to Rachael Engell and Erica Duke on being selected as this year’s Emerging Artists Program award winners. They both receive complimentary booths at the Spring Show and mentorship from one of our Board Members.

This will be their first Best of the Northwest show - be sure to stop by their booths at H1 and H2 to support emerging artists in our community.

New YouTube Video: The Making of the Best of the Northwest

Right before your eyes, historic Hangar 30 at Magnuson Park transforms from an empty space into one of the largest fine art shows in the Pacific Northwest. Learn more about the staff, volunteers, and board members who help make it all possible and what drives them to support the Northwest Art Alliance and our local art communities.

See this new video and all our artists showcase videos.

Thank you to Kuria Jorissen from Call of the Mountains Photography for her amazing video production.

Thank you to 4 Culture for their funding and support of our YouTube Channel and video series.

New NWAA Event!

Northwest Art Alliance is excited to announce a new wearable art show coming February 2027! It’s going to be an amazing exhibition of wearable mediums, including jewelry, clothing, hats, leather goods, scarves, and more from artisans across the PNW. Special features and exhibits to come. It will be held in the Osberg Great Hall at the beautiful National Nordic Museum in Ballard, Seattle.

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Artists - Applications will open Summer of 2026

Call to Artists to Exhibit at PCC Community Market Locations

We are looking for a Best of the Northwest artist to exhibit at one of our PCC Community Market exhibit locations in Seattle at Greenlake - Aurora. See more about this opportunity here PCC Community Market Exhibits and submit your request via email at info@nwartalliance.org

Please email only if you have shown at a Best of the Northwest show in the past.

Shop local! Visit our online art market for handcrafted, one-of-a-kind gifts and housewares.

Jewelry by Marina Lesnikova and suspended sculptures by Katherine A. Hogan

Introducing a NEW Referral Program for Current Patrons!

We’re excited to introduce a special referral perk for our current Patron of the Arts members at the Best of the Northwest Spring Show 2026! If you bring a friend (or several!) to the show and they become a Patron member onsite, you’ll receive a $20 gift certificate for each new membership you brought in - good toward any artwork available at the show.

It’s our way of saying thank you for growing this incredible community and supporting the artists we love. Bring a friend, share the experience, and enjoy a little extra art shopping on us!

Northwest Art Alliance's mission and goals include expanding general and targeted outreach to all communities and artists to better serve artists' needs and help sustain support for their vocation. NWAA connects artists to the broader community through it's shows. Artists would not have this critical exposure without this connection. 

Northwest Art Alliance produces three or more in-person shows each year with 1000+ artists represented during the last three years (unduplicated count). NWAA needs community support and donations to continue its mission. Please consider a tax-deductible donation to our non-profit organization. Thank you for continued support of the Best of the Northwest shows!