Port Angeles Fine Art Center
Upcoming Events
Lighten Up
September 19th - November 2nd, 2025
Lighten Up is a celebration of color and humor in its most vibrant form. This exhibition transforms the gallery into a playful wonderland of neon-where humor meets design, nostalgia meets invention, and every glowing line invites a new perspective into the world of neon.
Afterschool Art Club
September 24th - November 19th, 2025
Every Wednesday 2:30PM-5:00PM
Join us as we explore a theme, invent using our imaginations, experiment with different mediums, and create! We will construct, draw, paint, and more more throughout this 8 week club.
PAFAC Members $230 | General Tickets $250
Mosaic Lantern Workshop
Saturday, November 8th | 12:30pm-2:30pm (FULL)
Thursday, November 13th | 5:30pm-7:30pm
$60 Members | $65 General
Create your own colorful vibrant mosaic lantern to enlighten your nights with the help of glass mosaic artist Cherrie LaPorte! Make your one-of-a-kind artwork, then bring it with you to the community lantern parade at the Wintertide Festival of Lights on December 13th! *Workshop is one class only, choose from one of the two session dates.*
Pottery Lantern Workshop
Saturday, November 15th | 10:00am-2:00pm
Sunday, November 16th | 10:00am-2:00pm
$75 fee (includes ticket to Wintertide Festival)
We've partnered with Olympic Coast Creative to bring back the popular clay lantern workshop. Create a beautiful, one-of-a-kind lantern in this special hand building workshop-perfect for the Wintertide Festival of Lights community lantern parade! Learn pottery hand building techniques as you graft your own glowing keepsake to light up the season. *Workshop is one class only, choose from one of the two session dates.*
Opening Night: Makers Market & Light Art
Friday, November 28th, 2025 | 4PM-8PM
We're kicking off Wintertide in style! Join us for the opening day of the Makers Market in the gallery AND the first night of "Nature After Dark", our Light Art Experience in Webster's Woods. Enjoy beverages and treats for purchase, fire tables and live music in the courtyard, shopping the market, and exploring the newly lit up park.
Makers Market
Friday, November 28th - Sunday, December 14th
Thursdays- Sundays, 11AM-5PM | *No entrance fee*
Shop for locally-made artisan gifts in the unique and peaceful setting of the Esther Webster Gallery. Holiday shoppers can find a wide range of gifts including original art and prints, jewelry, ornaments and home decor, and more. Thank you for supporting the arts this season!
Light Art Experience "Nature After Dark"
Friday, November 28th, 2025 - Sunday, January 4th, 2026
Lit Nightly, 4PM-8PM | *No entrance fee*
Let your path through Webster's Woods be guided by Light Art sculptures during the dark months of winter. Selected works will be exhibited alongside existing sculptures throughout 5 acres of forested parkland, transforming the park with light and color. We hope you enjoy this annual festive display as a free family activity, date night, or bit of calm during this busy season.
Wintertide Festival of Lights
Saturday, December 13th, 2025 | 4PM-8PM
Join us for the 5th annual Festival of Lights! Enjoy food & drink vendors, lighted art illuminating the forest paths, a community lantern walk, interactive art stations and live light-based entertainment in the meadow. Visitors can also enjoy shopping the Makers Market throughout the event. Get your tickets today!