Athenaeum

Athenaeum 7 (AS LVIV/2024)
Date: Saturday, June 29, 2024 (Note date change)
Where: Lake Washington High School, 12033 NE 80th Street Kirkland, WA 98033
Event Steward: Baron Aeron Corrino

The most current and authoritative information is on the Kingdom Calendar, Athenaeum.

Pre-registration to attend the event closed on June 18. You can still attend, simply arrive at the Gate (just inside the doors of the event to sign the gate sheet and pay your gate fee in person. PayPal, credit card or cash.) Gate opens at 9 a.m. There is lots of free parking.

The schedule includes a day of viewing the displays of the artists, talking to them, socializing, and both Royal and Baronial Court.

A picnic lunch may be available on-site, and also there are fast food outlets a short drive from the site, or you can bring a sack lunch and your favorite daytime beverages.

Athenaeum is an Arts & Sciences showcase event sponsored by the Barony of Madrone with an opportunity for presenters to speak with & get feedback from members of the Order of the Laurel and fellow artists and artisans in a non-competition setting.

What is Athenaeum?

Each year, Their Excellencies of Madrone, in partnership with the Laurels of An Tir, invite artisans of all skill levels to journey to Athenaeum, sponsored by the Barony of Madrone, to showcase their artistic skills to all the Realm. The populace is welcomed to be inspired and awed by the largest collection of artisans in An Tir, in a non-competitive Body of Work event.

A view from the balcony of one-third of the hall at Athenaeum 2023, held in the multipurpose hall at Lake Washington High School. Photo: Duchess Angharad Banadaspus Drakenhefd

Athenaeum is designed to be a place for artisans to display the breadth of their artistic abilities and receive valuable feedback and commentary from the Laurels of An Tir and other artisans in a relaxed, collaborative, and engaging environment.

Event History

Athenaeum 1 & 2 were held in-person in 2018 and 2019. Athenaeum 3 was a virtual event in 2020 via the Road to Athenaeum website and a day of interactions on Zoom. Athenaeum 4 was also a virtual event, and the exhibits artisans placed on the website doubled; a two-day event of Zoom meetings and 1:1’s took place on June 26-27, 2021.

In 2022, Athenaeum 5 was once again held live and in-person, and was a great success.

Athenaeum 6 was a live event in June 2023.

Exhibits on the Athenaeum website remain available! Please read and enjoy the “Virtual” tables of creative and artisan work, with sources and process descriptions. Share links with friends and subject-matter experts.