November 27th, 2024 – January 5th, 2025
Cascadia Art Museum is excited to announce the return of our highly anticipated annual exhibition of vintage Christmas cards by noted Northwest artists and designers. Our collection dates from 1909 through the present with many produced at mid-century.
For most of the 20th century, regional artists created original works of art to send to their fellow artists, friends and families to celebrate the Holiday Season. The cards were created using an array of various mediums such as woodcut and linoleum blocks; etching and drypoints; screenprints, as well as watercolor, oil, collage and other materials.
This collection includes examples by many familiar names such as Paul Horiuchi and George Tsutakawa as well as some creative individuals now forgotten by time. Of special interest this year are a collection of rare original color blockprint cards by renowned Northwest artist Mac Harshberger (1900-1975) donated to us by the artist’s nephew. The Harshberger cards reflect Art Deco and Modernist design themes as they date from the 1920’s-through 1960’s.
A book featuring many of the cards from our collection is available here and in our gift store.
Holiday Card Contest
This year we are excited to invite local artists and creative types to participate in our annual Holiday Card Contest. Contestant designs will be displayed alongside our Vintage Christmas Card exhibition throughout December. Museum visitors will vote for their favorite. The winner’s design will be announced on social media and published in our newsletter. The winner will receive a $50 gift card to the Cascadia Museum Store. Notification will be by email.
Contest Guidelines:
- Enter your original design before 5 pm, November 30, 2024
Artwork can be delivered to the museum Wed – Sun 11am-5pm or mailed to the address below
- Attach an application (see below) and/or include your name, email address, phone number and street address on the back of your design. We do not accept emailed submissions.
- You can create anything you’d like; we only ask that it represents the winter holidays.
- One entry per person.
- Entries should not exceed 11” x 17” and be 2 dimensional.
- All art submitted becomes the property of Cascadia Art Museum.
- The submitted artwork will be reviewed by our Holiday Art committee and the winner will be selected by visitor votes.
- The deadline for participants is 5:00 pm on November 30, 2024.
- The winner will be announced on December 30, 2024.
Drop off or Mail:
Holiday Card Contest
Cascadia Art Museum
190 Sunset Ave S
Edmonds, WA 98020
