Port Angeles Fine Art Center
Upcoming Events
Reimagining the Intersection of Art & Environment- Exploring Natural & Repurposed Materials
April 5th- May 26th
A solo exhibit with artist Jyoti Duwadi, curated by Barbara Matilsky, exploring natural and repurposed materials. Jyoti’s wide-ranging approach to making art calls attention to nature’s beauty and the precarious relationship between humans and the environment. This exhibition spotlights his repurposed sanding belts marked by the trees of Pacific Northwest Forests. Jyoti transforms this industrial material with earth colors and “visual poetry,” calligraphic writing defined by Ayurvedic medicine. The exhibition also features a variety of other media, including beeswax sculptures — made with utilitarian objects —in response to the ecological crisis of disappearing honey bee colonies.
Yoga in the Woods
Instructor: Chad Segars
Tuesdays, 5:30-6:30PM | May 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th
Bring your yoga mat and a friend to Webster's Woods for weekly yoga in the meadow! No sign-up is required for this donation-based class led by Chad Segars. Join in the meadow on Tuesdays throughout the summer.
Ekphrastic Poetry Reading
Thursday, May 9th | 6PM-7:30PM
Free | Open to the public
The PAFAC and Olympic Peninsula Authors are proud to host an Ekphrastic Poetry Reading based on the artwork in "Reimagining the Intersection of Art & Environment- Exploring Natural & Repurposed Materials". Enjoy readings from ten poets who bring new interpretations to the current exhibit with a synergy between visual and verbal art.
Art in Bloom
May 10th -May 12th | Free
Art in Bloom is an annual tradition at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, where for one weekend, the gallery is taken over by flowers! Each year, accredited floral designers create original arrangements in response to the artwork on display using flowers, greenery, and other natural materials. Floral arrangements will be on display Friday, May 10th - Sunday, May 12th, 2024 during open gallery hours (11am-5pm).
Flower Bar: Make Your Own Floral Design
May 11th | 10AM-12PM
$35 PAFAC Members | $40 General Tickets
Get inspired by the Art in Bloom pop up in the gallery and then create your own original floral arrangement in the courtyard! While incorporating techniques and concepts from sculpture into the floral design process, returning instructor Ariel Zimman will encourage participants to think creatively and push the boundaries of traditional floral arrangements all while having fun and enjoying the process and natural beauty of flowers!
Celebrating Regional Dye Palettes: Exploring Wild Mushrooms and Lichens for Dyes Workshop
Saturday, May 18th | 10AM-3PM
$155 PAFAC Members | $165 General
Learn foraging concepts, identification principles, and ethical harvest practices and then produce a range of vibrant dyes from mushrooms and lichens with expert Alissa Allen, owner of Mycopigments. Alissa will detail the process of dyeing with mushrooms and lichens from start to finish, showcasing species that can be found right here in our region!
Member Spotlight Special Event: Antarctic Photographic Expedition with Rob Wamstad
Tuesday, May 21st | 5-7PM
PAFAC Members are invited to join us for our first ever Member Spotlight! Rob Wamstad will share a photo presentation about his recent expedition to Antarctica, South Georgia Island, and the Falkland Islands; covering 16 bird species and nine Zodiac landings in penguin colonies.
This is a free event and for PAFAC members only. Please RSVP as seating for this event is limited.
Summertide Solstice Art Festival
June 15th | 1-5PM
Join us as we welcome in the longest day of the year with this all ages festival featuring live music, interactive art stations, food and drink vendors, live poetry readings, and new outdoor sculpture installations.
Petals & Pathways
Master Gardener Foundation Clallam County, 29th Annual Home Garden Tour
Saturday, June 22nd | 10AM-4PM
The Petals & Pathways Home Garden Tour will be in Port Angeles this year with seven outstanding gardens, plus an added attraction for the more adventurous walker, Webster's Woods. All these gardens, including Webster's Woods will have Master Gardeners on site to assist and inform the garden enthusiast. Plus- get to know Webster's Woods even better during one of the Sculpture Park Tours led by PAFAC's Gallery Director. Tours start at 11AM and 1PM.
Early bird Tickets $20 | Day of Tickets $25
Tickets on sale at outlets from May 12th - June 22nd. Visit clallammgf.org for more information.
String & Shadow
Or So It Would Seam: A Giant Puppet Tale for People of All Ages
Thursday, August 22nd | 6-8PM
Combining larger than life puppetry with magical realism, String & Shadow returns to Webster's Woods to perform an all new show- "Or So It Would Seam: A Giant Puppet Tale for People of All Ages". Bring a blanket and picnic, get your ice cream from Welly's, and prepare to be delighted by this show of giant puppets, colorful stilt-walkers, original storytelling, and live music featuring a cast of 14 performers/musicians.
Space is limited, so get your tickets in advance.