Karen Cushman is the author of nine historical novels for young people, including the Newbery Award winner, The Midwife’s Apprentice, and the Newbery Honor-winning Catherine Called Birdy. Her book-in-progress is set in San Diego in 1941. Karen started writing at age fifty and has no plans to stop now. She and Philip, her husband of 50 years, have lived on Vashon since 2002. They have one daughter, Leah, who is a book buyer at Powell’s books.
Vashon Center for the Arts
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Kay White Hall Box Office
Wednesday – Sunday 12pm – 5pm: 206.259.3007
Blue Heron Education Center Registrar
Monday – Thursday, 12-6pm and 10:30am-4:30pm Fridays: 206.259.3005
VCA Staff Directory: 206.463.5131
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KATHERINE L WHITE HALL
Box Office & Gallery hours:
Wednesday – Sunday: 12pm – 5pm
19600 Vashon Hwy SW
Vashon, WA 98070
BLUE HERON EDUCATION CENTER
Monday – Thursday, 12-6pm, and 10:30am -4:30pm Fridays
19704 Vashon Hwy SW
Vashon, WA 98070
VCA MAILING ADDRESS
PO Box 576
Vashon, WA 98070
Land Acknowledgment
Vashon Island is the traditional homeland of the sx̌ʷəbabš (pronounced Schwa-ah-babsh) people, a once thriving Native community decimated by colonization. VCA is committed to stewarding this land, fostering creativity, and honoring indigenous culture through the arts.
Diversity and Inclusion
We celebrate diversity in all aspects of the work we do and support an environment of inclusion, racial equity, and social justice in our programming and operations. We welcome all individuals to our campus and steward them with respect and dignity. We hold our patrons and all affiliates to the same standard: our home is a center for all, regardless of race, place of origin, sex, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, or class.
