Winslow Art Center, a young and innovative art school established in 2011, is the creation of its owner\/director, Martha Jordan. \u00a0Originally founded as a brick-and-mortar art studio on Bainbridge Island, 5 miles across Puget Sound from Seattle, Martha\u2019s vision was to offer small and intimate, live multi-day workshops and weekly art classes taught by world class professionals, and to supplement those classes in the Spring and Fall by offering overseas art tours to Italy led by the same instructors.\u00a0 The school and tours were popular and expanding when the Covid pandemic brought the world, and the Center, to a halt.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Martha, with the help of her daughters Anne, Amy and Addie and web designer Kato D, visualized real-time online classes happening over Zoom, putting in long hours to learn the new technologies while convincing instructors and students that distance teaching online could be both viable and rewarding.\u00a0 Martha\u2019s dedication to helping others use the new online tools thrust upon us has been a major component of Winslow Art Center\u2019s success.\u00a0 The results have exceeded even Martha\u2019s wildest expectations.\u00a0 Today the Center offers nearly 80 online classes with instructors recognized as leaders in their chosen media.\u00a0 Moreover, the Center has graduated from a regional to a truly international school with instructors and students participating from across the United States and around the world.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Perhaps most gratifying, testimonials and feedback demonstrate that the online forum, started as a temporary response to Covid social distancing, is now recognized and appreciated as a new genre of art experience, making participation possible that otherwise might be beyond the physical, financial or time restraints of many.\u00a0 With the addition of free events, such as short demonstration classes and the popular \u201cArt Chats\u201d, the Winslow Art Center has become the focal point of a vibrant art community providing access to high-quality art education for artists of all levels of skill and commitment.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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