Creative Fusion, an arts workshop, provides the opportunity for children to discover contemporary and traditional artistic methods through the mentorship of professional artists.

The Teacher Education Center is proud to announce the pilot year of our new week-long summer arts program: Creative Fusion. Creative Fusion is an experiential arts workshop that provides children the opportunity to discover contemporary and traditional artistic methods through the mentorship of professional artists. Children who participate in Creative Fusion will work closely alongside each of these mentor artists in a studio setting focusing on the professional–level artistic process.
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Introducing the 2010 Mentor Artists

Claire Cowie


Claire Cowie was born in Charlotte, NC, and now lives and works in Seattle. She received a BFA from Washington University in St. Louis in 1997 and an MFA from the University of Washington, Seattle in 1999.

She is represented by the James Harris Gallery, Seattle and the Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland. Recent awards include a Pollock-Krasner Grant and fellowships from Washington State Arts Commission, Artist Trust, 4Culture, and the Behnke Foundation. Collections include Microsoft, Amgen Corporation, 4Culture, Tacoma Art Museum, Henry Art Gallery and Swedish Cancer Institute.

Reviews have appeared in Art in America, Artforum, Artweek, and Los Angeles Times.

Margot Quan Knight


Margot Quan Knight holds a Master in Fine Art degree from the Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts at Bard College. She earned her BA in Studio Art at Dartmouth College, graduating summa cum laude in 1999.

Margot's photography and video work has been featured in over 70 international publications and exhibited around the world, including solo shows at GAS Art Gallery(Turin, Italy), 911 Media Arts Center(Seattle, WA), and California State University (Chico, CA) and group shows at the Centre Pompidou (Paris, France), Ar/ge Kunst Galleria Museo (Bolzano, Italy), and the Dotmov Festival (Sapporo, Japan).

Margot lives and works in Seattle. She is represented by GAS Art Gallery in Turin, Italy, and by James Harris Gallery. Margot has an upcoming exhibition opening April 1 at James Harris Gallery.

Registration Information

Directed by: Jessica Garrick and Ben Chickadel
Dates: June 21–25
Time: 8:30 am–3:30 pm
Level: Children ages 7–12
Fee: $550
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*Note that EDP is not available during the Creative Fusion week.

If you have any questions, please contact or , Directors of the Creative Fusion arts program.
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