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"The artist's role in the community is to lead, the artist's role is to get people to think things or see things differently, to help get people beyond where they are… to joy, enthusiasm and some sorrow as well"

    - William Radcliffe, FOUNDER of the Kirkland Arts Center.

Kirkland Arts Center (KAC) serves the Eastside arts community by providing artists and art lovers of all ages the opportunity to work together, build creative skills, and broaden their knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the visual arts. We offer classes, workshops, gallery exhibits and special events in a unique historic setting.

KAC was founded as the Creative Arts League in 1962 by a group of artists and citizens interested in providing local opportunities in the arts and concerned about the preservation of a Kirkland landmark, the Peter Kirk Building. For 39 years, the Kirkland Arts Center has owned and maintained this historic structure and transformed it into an exhibition gallery, community arts studio and education facility serving students of all ages and skill levels.

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