The Northwest Art Center is a haven and a hotbed of creativity. This hotbed develops when risks are taken, new ideas are stimulated, and brainstorm sessions go from conventional to wildly fantastical. The Art Center is simultaneously a haven where students form lasting friendships with other artists and a deep relationship of trust with their teachers and mentors. We want everyone, everywhere to realize that they can create something amazing. It’s what happens everyday at the Northwest Art Center.

Susan Jenkins, former owner and current executive director of the Northwest Art Center, believes passionately that every child should have the opportunity to engage in the art process. By starting at the preschool and elementary level, children learn to become critical thinkers, keen observers, and innovators. Students’ ideas are of primary importance at the Art Center where kids are treated as future leaders. When teachers reward ideas, it encourages students to dream about the future. They are challenged to take risks in a supportive environment. Art encourages us to notice the world around us; it fosters curiosity, wonder and imagination.

Classes are available from preschool through adult level specializing in drawing, painting, and pottery. 

The Northwest Art Center is located in the downtown area of the city of Duvall, Washington, USA, which is a small city of 5,845 people. Named after James Duvall, a logger, who homesteaded here in 1871, Duvall is on SR-203, approximately 25 miles northeast of Seattle, halfway between Monroe and Carnation, Washington. Just follow the bald eagles.

We are a small, yet diverse city, rich in history and tradition. Our residents represent many walks of life and an exciting cross section of occupations and cultures.