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Washougal Arts and Music Festival has lasting impact

'Every conversation holds the quiet potential to connect, heal, inspire or awaken something new'

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Washougal resident Rachel Foote holds a painting of Mount Hood, created by Washougal artist Susan Fronckowiak, during the 2024 Washougal Arts and Music Festival on Aug. 10, 2024.

Washougal resident Rachel Foote holds a painting of Mount Hood, created by Washougal artist Susan Fronckowiak, during the 2024 Washougal Arts and Music Festival on Aug. 10, 2024.

Washougal residents Rachel Foote, left, and Susan Fronckowiak pose for a photo at Gales Creek Camp in Gales Creek, Ore., on July 29. (Photos courtesy Susan Fronckowiak)

Washougal residents Rachel Foote, left, and Susan Fronckowiak pose for a photo at Gales Creek Camp in Gales Creek, Ore., on July 29. (Photos courtesy Susan Fronckowiak)

Gales Creek Camp campers paint trucker hats with the help of Washougal artist Susan Fronckowiak (not pictured) in Gales Creek, Ore., on July 29.

Gales Creek Camp campers paint trucker hats with the help of Washougal artist Susan Fronckowiak (not pictured) in Gales Creek, Ore., on July 29.

As the Mount St. Helens Institute’s artist in residence, Washougal painter Susan Fronckowiak cannot take part in this year’s Washougal Arts and Music Festival, set to take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Reflection Plaza in downtown Washougal, but she said the event is still close to her heart.

Fronckowiak said her first appearance at the Washougal Arts and Culture Alliance’s annual event in 2024 reminded her that people can never know how a single conversation might impact their lives or touch someone else’s.

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