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Earth: An Abstract - Virtual Gallery & Curitorial Talk
Now available Exhibit Dates: April 18–June 28 Honoring the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, this exhibit features 50 abstract artworks that reference the natural world: celebrating the earth’s beauty and diversity, exploring the science of the natural world, and addressing the environment’s very real vulnerability. |
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Quarantine Crafts
Mobiles: Now available Mandalas: Now available A series of short videos geared toward a younger audience, will show how to make art using regular household items or things found in nature. These instructional videos will emphasize "artist thinking" to teach that humor and creativity help us see new possibilities, even when we feel limited or stuck. |
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Prompts: Think Like an Artist
Prompts I & II: Now available ‘Prompts’ is an open-ended set of questions and prompts based on sculptures currently or formerly installed in Webster’s Woods Sculpture Park. Designed for use by children as well as adults, these simple invitations encourage participants to explore a creative, non-linear way of thinking. |
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Surprise! Storytime!
Now available Port Book and News invited the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center to participate in their digital storytime program! Through this program, Port Book and News connects kids with community leaders during through a shared love of reading. The video can be accessed our YouTube channel, the Port Book and News website, and through either of our Facebook feeds. |
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Curatorial Happy Hour
Join our Gallery and Program Director, Sarah Jane, online as she explores topics in art relating to our current exhibition, Earth: An Abstract. We will explore the exhibiting artwork, the artists' process, and how their creative practice is evolving during quarantine. |
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Summertide: Solstice Art Festival
Starting Saturday, June 20 The Port Angeles Fine Arts Center is working creatively to install new artwork in time for Solstice on June 20, and to produce an updated park map and virtual tour so that visitors can enjoy the park and its art collection while practicing safe social distancing all summer long. |
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Well +Being Exhibition - Opening Reception
Saturday, July 11, 5–7pm Exhibit Dates: July 11–August 30 This juried exhibit will feature works that broadly explore issues relating to physical and mental health—including but not limited to overall health and wellness, healing and recovery, public health, chronic illness, disability, addiction, and of course the impacts of Covid-19. |
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Sequim Chamber After Hours Event
Tuesday, July 21, 5–7pm Join us for a casual evening at the PAFAC co-hosted with the Field Arts & Events Hall—invite your friends and your colleagues. |
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Breakfast in Bloom
Saturday, July 25, 9–10:30am $30 | Tickets are limited A fundraiser for the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center. More details and tickets coming soon. |
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Art in Bloom
Saturday–Sunday, July 25–26, 11am–5pm See the gallery transformed during this vibrant two-day festival of flowers. Floral designers from across the Peninsula are selecting works from our current exhibition, Well+Being, to be interpreted in original botanical arrangements. |
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Victoria Gallery Excursion
Saturday, August 1 – All day event $40 | Tickets are limited Venture north with us for an invigorating day of art and culture in to Victoria, BC. Specific details, including the galleries we will visit, will be forthcoming. |
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ArtBites: Art + Healing
Friday, August 21, 6–8pm $20 | Tickets are limited Join us for this intimate lecture series, paired with tasty fare and vibrant dialogue. |
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Undersea Garden: A Voyage of Wonder and Imagination - Opening Festivities
Members VIP Reception • Saturday, September 12, 4–5pm Public Reception • Saturday, September 12, 5–7pm Exhibit Dates: September 12–November 15 By Tangled Fibers, a collaborative group of four Olympic Peninsula fiber artists [Tangledfibers.weebly.com] The Arts Center's intimate side gallery will be transformed into an installation that transports visitors into the world of the Salish Sea itself. Using fiber, color, texture and whimsy, the Tangled Fibers artists will create kelp, tide pools, octopus, sea stars, nudibranchs, jellyfish and other forms of life found under and over its shores. The main gallery will feature more traditional art objects, wall hangings, sculptures and quilts -– all inspired by the sea -– its vastness and beauty, as well as issues such as diversity loss and ocean acidification. |
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ArtBites: Creative Collaboration
Friday, September 25, 6–8pm $20 | Tickets are limited Join us for this intimate lecture series, paired with tasty fare and vibrant dialogue. |
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The Dark Side of Art: Transformation & Disguise
Saturday, October 17 $TBA | Tickets are limited Support your local arts center and join us for an extra-ordinary experience as we delve into the darker side of the arts. |
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Save the Date: 'Strait Art' Book Launch
Thursday, November 5 Join us as we celebrate 'Strait Art', a collection of Jake Seniuk's writings about art, edited by Donna James and Kathleen Moles. Festivities will be hosted by Peninsula College and the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center. Details coming soon. |
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Seattle Gallery Excursion
Saturday, November 14 – All day event $75 | Tickets are limited Join us for an invigorating day of art and culture in Seattle. Our trip will start off at the University of Washington’s Henry Art Gallery, where we will take in the contemporary exhibition In Plain Sight. The group will enjoy a casual, healthy lunch together at the Volunteer Park Café, followed by a private tour and ample browsing time at the newly renovated and reopened Seattle Asian Art Museum. |
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Wintertide: Light Art Experience
Saturday–Sunday, December 5–20 Multiple light-based outdoor sculptures and installations will temporarily transform the park, lighting up the longest nights of the year and creating a magical nighttime experience for visitors of all ages. In addition to taking in the artwork, visitors can shop for handmade local gifts at our Holiday Makers’ Market, or take part in one of our scheduled art-making workshops. |
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ArtBites: Critical Perspectives on Art and Eroticism
Postponed -- Originally scheduled Friday, March 13, 6–8pm Follow the link above to be notified when this event is rescheduled. $20 | Tickets are limited* Join us for a candid, critical look at how artists find inspiration in sensuality, desire, and the human body – and how the resulting creative work can both elevate and debase its subject. *18 years old and over (or with guardian permission). |
