Port Angeles Fine Art Center
Upcoming Events
Field Notes Exhibition
Thursdays-Sundays | April 10th - July 5th | 11AM-5PM | Entry: Free/By Donation
Field Notes is a visual love letter to the birds of the Pacific Northwest—an exhibition where art, observation, and reverence for the natural world converge. Inspired by the legacy of John James Audubon and rooted deeply in the unique ecology of this region, the show brings together contemporary artists whose work responds to the presence of birds not only as subjects of beauty, but as symbols of change, migration, resilience, and interconnectedness.
Book Launch: Laura E. Garrard & Linda B. Myers
Thursday, May 21st | 5:30PM-7PM | Entry: Free & All Are Welcome
Join us to celebrate Port Angeles poets, Linda B. Myers and Laura E. Garrard, at a launch for their respective chapbooks, Load-Bearing Walls and Paddling the Sweet Spot Between Life and Death. Their books were simultaneously selected and published through a contest by Finishing Line Press. Myers and Garrard will read from and sign their books, which complement one another in vulnerability, candor, craft and creativity. This is a free event open to the public.
Volunteer Day 2: Webster's Woods
Thursday, May 27th | 1PM-4PM
Volunteers are an essential element in every successful community effort. At Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, our volunteers become a part of our team and community. On the second volunteer day of the year, volunteers will assist with regular Wood's maintenance. This may include weeding invasive plants, trimming branches, clearing paths, general landscaping, cleaning sculptures, or other tasks necessary to keep the park in top notch conditions. Tasks are adjustable for various needs and physical abilities.
Questions? Email associate@pafac.org.
Fall Afterschool Art Club Registration
Registration Opens: June 1st
September 30th - November 18th | Wednesdays, 2:30PM-5:00PM | Free Pickup Available from Franklin Elementary
Enroll in an interdisciplinary Afterschool Art Club at Port Angeles Fine Arts Center. Led by the Youth Programs Director, Mandy Miller, this 8-week club inspires young creatives to engage with art and nature through a creative lens. Participants explore a vast array of art mediums and engage with learning at a hands-on level.
Questions? Email education@pafac.org.
Blooming Artists: The Creative Start Showcase & Celebration!
Pop-Up: Tuesday, June 2nd - Sunday, June 7th | Celebration: Tuesday, June 2nd from 3PM-6:30PM
We are thrilled to once again partner with the Port Angeles School District, WSU Extension, and the Washington State Arts Commission to bring youth-inspired programming to our community. Join us as we celebrate arts, science and interdisciplinary learning through a pop-up exhibition showcasing the work of more than 250 K-2nd grade students from Franklin, Jefferson, and Dry Creek Elementary. View their work on display in the Esther Webster Gallery, celebrate a year of arts-integrated learning at our Creative Start Celebration party, and embrace the joy of creativity!
Summertide Solstice Art Festival
Saturday, June 13th | Entry: By Donation
Join us as we welcome in the longest day of the year with this family friendly festival featuring live music, interactive art stations, food and drink vendors, live poetry, and new outdoor sculpture installations.
Wine & Words Author Salon with Mary Lou Sanelli
Saturday, June 18th | 6PM-8PM | Member: $20* | General: $25* | *Includes 1 glass of wine per ticket
Join us for an enchanting evening of Wine & Words at Port Angeles Fine Arts Center featuring author Mary Lou Sanelli. Sanelli, the author of fourteen books spanning nonfiction, fiction, memoir, poetry, and children’s literature, will share insights from her newest work, In So Many Words—a title nominated for both the Pacific Northwest Book Award and the Washington State Book Award in 2025. In addition to her writing, Sanelli is known for her work as a columnist, choreographer, and master teacher of contemporary ballet-jazz. During the Wine & Words Author Salon, guests will enjoy wine, live music, and Sanelli’s insight from her latest book. The evening will conclude with a specially choreographed dance inspired by her final reading, performed by Salina Treider, owner of Studio360.
String & Shadow Presents Night At The Grand Opera: A Giant Puppet Show
Thursday, July 9th | Member (Adult): $18 | Non-Member (Adult): $22 | Students: $8
Step into a world of spectacle, mischief, and imagination at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center as String & Shadow presents Night at the Grand Opera, a dazzling giant puppet performance unlike anything else on the Olympic Peninsula. Performed outdoors on the stage in the magical setting of Webster’s Woods Sculpture Park, this one night only event invites audiences of all ages into a candlelit European opera house bursting with chaos, comedy, romance, and revolution. Through towering puppets, elaborate cardboard sets, paper-mache creations, original music, and theatrical artistry, String & Shadow brings an unforgettable world to life where love triangles, backstage drama, rebellious plots, art-loving flies, and mischievous vermin collide in spectacular fashion.