On November 7, the ArtsWA Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to certify Coupeville as Washington’s 19th Creative District. Nestled in the heart of Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve on Whidbey Island and home to the historic Coupeville Wharf, Coupeville has deep Indigenous roots going back 9,000 years.

“We feel Coupeville is uniquely qualified to be a Creative District based on the number of creatives who live and thrive here,” said Lisa Bernhardt, Co-Chair of the CCD Steering Committee and Executive Director of the Pacific NorthWest Art School. “We invite everyone to experience Coupeville’s unparalleled beauty and deep Indigenous and pioneer history that is apparent around every corner.”

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