Architectural rendering of the future Meyer Art Center in Stanwood, a two-story wood and metal building with a mobile sculpture at the entrance and people gathered in the landscaped plaza out front
Event

Holiday Open House & Student Art Show

December 16, 2026
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
The Floyd (Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center)

About

Join us at The Floyd in Stanwood for an evening honoring young artists, community partnerships, and the power of arts education. The evening is free and everyone is welcome.

Student work from this fall's Afternoon of the Arts program will be on display throughout the evening, staged on panels so young artists can show their pieces the way any exhibiting artist would. There will be hors d'oeuvres, drinks and refreshments, a hands-on art activity, and handmade holiday ornaments and cards available to buy.

An update on the building and the campaign

Board President Carm Pierce and other board members will share where the Meyer Art Center project stands: the building, what comes next, and how far the capital campaign has come toward its $13 million goal.

The evening

  • 5:30 PM - Welcome and open house
  • 6:00 PM - Celebrating our young artists
  • 6:20 PM - Art in our community, with the City of Stanwood
  • 6:30 PM - Artist spotlight: Shogo Ota
  • 6:45 PM - Creating opportunities through art
  • 7:00 PM - Celebrate and connect
  • 8:00 PM - Closing

Help us reach our $50,000 goal

Meyer Art Center board members have committed more than $25,000 in matching funds, so gifts made that evening are matched while those funds last. A Fund-a-Need appeal will be part of the program.

Holiday Open House and Student Art Show, Wednesday December 16, 2026, 5:30 to 8:00 PM, free. At The Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center, 27130 102nd Ave NW, Stanwood. Student artwork, refreshments, handmade ornaments and cards, and a hands-on art activity. Families welcome. Also on the night: an update on the Meyer Art Center building and capital campaign, with Board President Carm Pierce and the Meyer Art Center board.

FREE

The Floyd (Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center)

27130 102nd Ave NW, Stanwood, WA 98292

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