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MAC's Monthly Summer Swap Meets Return in May! |
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There will be four MAC swap meets this summer, held on the fourth Saturday of the month from May-August 2013.
LOCATION: DeWitt Administration Center (field), 544 N. Sequim Ave., Sequim (located directly across from the brick section of Sequim High School)
TIME: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
DATES: Saturdays = May 25, June 22, July 27, August 24
The cost for renting a 10x10-foot selling space is $15 per swap. THERE IS NO ADVANCE SIGNUP = SELLERS PAY ON THE DAY.
Sellers can sell their items on tables, blankets, out of vehicles, or whatever method they choose. Equipment will not be provided by the MAC.
Questions? Contact Priscilla Hudson, 360-681-2257 ext. 304 or
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The swap meets are a Museum & Arts Center fundraiser. Attendance is free. |
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Spring & Summer Art Demos @ MAC |
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The MAC will present several art demos this spring and summer at the MAC Exhibit Center, 175 W. Cedar St. in Sequim!
All demos are open to the public, and light refreshments will be provided. Admission to the MAC Exhibit Center is a suggested donation of $2 for adults and children free.
- Sunday, May 5 @ 12-3 p.m.: Weaving with Rebecca Wallace
Rebecca will demonstrate weaving lavender sticks using a loom.
- Saturday, May 25 @ 1-3 p.m.: Sketching with Iris Edey
Iris will demo botanical sketching and sign copies of her books (available for purchase @ MAC).
- Sunday, May 26 @ 12-3 p.m.: Bead Stitching with Paulette Hill
Paulette will demo bead stitching and pendant wire-wrapping.
- Tuesday, June 18 @ 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.: Friendship Quilters
Members of the Friendship Quilters will demonstrate quilt making.
Artists interested in conducting a spring or summer demo are encouraged to contact MAC Exhibit Center manager Steph Ellyas at 683-8110 or
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May Art Exhibit: 37th Annual Sequim Arts Juried Show |
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The MAC Exhibit Center is the site of an official Sequim Irrigation Festival event as we host the 37th Annual Sequim Arts Juried Show for the month of May.
Join us for an artist reception from 5-8 p.m. Friday, May 3, as part of the First Friday Art Walk Sequim (color theme: AQUA). An awards ceremony begins at 6 p.m.
The 37th Annual Sequim Arts Juried Show is on display May 1-June 1, 2013, at the MAC Exhibit Center, 175 W. Cedar St. in Sequim, and all artwork is for sale. For details, visit the Sequim Art website.
The MAC Exhibit Center is now operating on Summer Hours: Tuesday-Saturday @ 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and Sundays (May only) @ 12-3 p.m. |
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Longhouse Exhibit Showcases Children’s Cultural Expressions |
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An exhibit celebrating the Jamestown S'Klallam Children's Program is now on display at the MAC Exhibit Center.
The exhibit, housed within the permanent Jamestown S'Klallam Longhouse Exhibit, features items made by children ages 5-11 and enrolled in the Jamestown S'Klallam Children's Program. Exhibited items include story sticks coupled with self-penned stories, costumes made for plays, beadwork, weaving, and paddle and drum paintings, as well as displays written in the Klallam language. The exhibit opened on Feb. 1, 2013, during the First Friday Art Walk and will remain on display until Summer 2013.
The Jamestown S'Klallam Longhouse Exhibit features rotating collections of artwork and artifacts of cultural significance, and is a cooperative endeavor between the Museum & Arts Center and the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe. |
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MAC "Mystery Items" Revealed! |
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Every few months, a new "Mystery Item" from the MAC Collection goes on display at the MAC Exhibit Center for the public to identify! Correct guesses are entered into a raffle to win a copy of the local history book Sequim Pioneer Family Histories, From: 1850 to 1962. Visit the MAC Exhibit Center, 175 W. Cedar St. in Sequim, to view the current Mystery Item and enter your guess! Artifact IDs and raffle winners are announced in the MAC Newsletter and here on the MAC website.
Previous MAC Mystery Items and Raffle Winners (published in the Winter 2013 MAC Newsletter):
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Match Holder
with Leather Cup
and Curved Strikers
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Miner's Candlestick
Irene Rooney Collection
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Hearing Aid
Heath Family Collection
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Winning Identifier:
Josette Bauguess
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Winning Identifier:
Dale Engstrom
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Winning Identifier:
Bob McCarthy
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Sequim Centennial 2013 Commemorative Calendar |
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Now On Sale @ MAC Exhibit Center!
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The official Sequim Centennial commemorative calendar runs Dec. 2012 - Dec. 2013.
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Published by the Sequim Centennial Committee,
this 13-month commemorative wall calendar
of artifacts from the MAC collection!
The calendar sells for $10 and is now available at:
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