San Juan Islands Museum of Art to Reopen September 3

A Letter from the SJIMA Board President…

We miss you – but get to welcome you very soon!

Since closing our doors in March, we have been preparing for this moment.  SJIMA has collaborated with our County health authorities, the Washington State Arts Commission and governor’s office on a proposal that has allowed museums to reopen in a Phase Two scenario. We are ready! (See our COVID plan at www.sjima.org)

While closed, SJIMA volunteers have been busy planning new exhibitions for 2021 and discovering innovative ways to deliver them. Recently, the live online gallery tour with June Sekiguchi and Holly Ballard Martz brought the artists into about 80 homes.  New on September 3 is an installation by Samuel Stubblefield that will challenge us to look at art in completely new ways and have us asking, “How did he do that?”

The docent program has prepared to give visitors an in-depth understanding of the art and their mediums, increasing your enjoyment of the exhibits.

While unable to open the free Family Art Days program, we pivoted to in-home FAD packs entertaining and educating kids in fun ways.  So many things we had anticipated were casualties of the pandemic. SJIMA will shuffle them into the upcoming calendars, so we all can look forward to them again.

We have taken this time to reflect on SJIMA’s role on the islands and how to better support and build our community’s future. Art museums offer creativity a space to grow and bring us calm, peace, adventure, and new perspectives.

SJIMA appreciates your support and that of our donors, volunteers and sponsors- nothing is possible without you.

Until we see you again, stay safe.
Warm regards,
Diane Martindale

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