Fall 2013

celebrates new executive director and more A sense of celebration surrounds the 2013-2014 season at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts in Olympia. Part of the reason is a remodel that includes a new facade and marquee, but the community also celebrates the introduction of new Executive Director Jill Barnes. She is delighted to see strong financial support from the … [Read more...] about The Washington Center For The Performing Arts

After graduate training as a hospital administrator, Patrick Dougherty returned to the University of North Carolina in the early ’80s with the intention of becoming a sculptor. Combining his carpentry skills with his love of nature, Dougherty began to learn more about primitive techniques of building and to experiment with tree saplings as construction material. This eventually … [Read more...] about Artist Spotlight: Patrick Dougherty