Featured Artist



Camille Hinman
Visual Arts

A recipient of the Washington State Award for Excellence in Education, Camille Hinman brought her passion for visual art into Henkle Middle School in White Salmon for fourteen years. During this time, she helped students gain the skills and confidence to express themselves powerfully through art. She also turned art history and criticism into a two-day extravaganza known as “A Passport to Art.”

Held at Maryhill Art Museum, “A Passport to Art” gave fifth and sixth graders the chance to understand and appreciate world-famous artworks, and to create their own works alongside local artists. In the weeks (and months) leading up to the field trip, Hinman helped students learn the skills and language they would need to access many of the pieces at Maryhill. As one parent stated, “This type of experience is what makes teaching and learning so amazing.”

CGAIE is thrilled to have Camille on our roster, and we are looking for funding to bring her “Passport to Art” program to other middle schools in our region.