WORLD-CLASS ARTS & CULTURE
A VIBRANT ARTS SCENE
Craving Culture?
Port Townsend’s arts scene is inspired by the natural beauty surrounding our charming village-by-the-sea. Tour our art galleries. Watch a live performance at Key City Public Theatre. Visit during Centrum’s music festivals and bask in the sounds of great tunes. Meet some of the music masters. Indulge your love of movies at the Port Townsend Film Festival in September. Take an art class. Or a dance class. Check out the children’s art in May. Whatever the season, whatever your interest, our local art culture and creative community will be sure to inspire you.
HALF DAY ITINERARY
Centrum Performances
Attend renowned festival performances presented by Centrum throughout the year, located at Fort Worden, 360.385.3102. Performances include blues, chamber music, choro, fiddle tunes, jazz, red hot strings, ukulele and voice works.
Theater
Key City Public Theatre, 419 Washington St, 360-385-5278, offers performances throughout the year. Check show times on their website.
Visual Arts
Art Walk is the first Saturday of every month from 5:30-7:30 pm. Talk to the artists while enjoying some refreshments. If you’re not able to make Art Walk, check out Port Townsend art galleries any time.
Jefferson Museum of Art and History, 540 Water Street, 360-385-1003, showcases art collections that have been donated over the years with seasonal shows and exhibits.
Art Wave runs May 1-31 annually, with a colorful month-long exhibit of over 400 pieces of children’s artwork displayed in businesses in Uptown and Downtown, created by grades K-12 in the Port Townsend School District.
Classes for adults and teens at Northwind Art School, Fort Worden, Building 306, 360-344-4479.
Books & Literary Arts
William James Bookseller, 829 Water Street, 360-385-7313
Take a writing class or workshop and attend author’s readings at the Imprint Bookshop/Writers’ Workshoppe, 820 Water Street, 360.385.3643
Visit Copper Canyon Press, one of the nation’s leading poetry publishers. Fort Worden, 360-385-4925.
FULL DAY ITINERARY
Northwind Art
Take a class at the Northwind Art School, headquartered at Fort Worden in Building 306, with a gallery downtown on Water Street, 360.344.4479. Check out the schedule and instructors in advance online.
Artists’ Studio Tour
Artists’ Studio Tour is held on a weekend in August and sponsored by Raw Art Collective, 360-670-0430. This is an opportunity to visit local artists, observe demonstrations and discuss their creative process.
2-DAY ITINERARY: PLAY FEST
Attend Play Fest in March
Key City Public Theatre hosts Play Fest over two weekends in March. This is a theatre-lover’s feast, featuring new one-act plays written by local playwrights, and performances of new scripts being workshopped by regionally and nationally known playwrights.
2-DAY ITINERARY: PORT TOWNSEND FILM FESTIVAL
Port Townsend Film Festival in September
The Port Townsend Film Festival is the third weekend in September with over 90 documentary and narrative films screened in seven theatres with 11,000 seats. After dark, Tayor Street becomes an outdoor movie theatre on Friday and Saturday nights.
Learn more about the arts and artists in Port Townsend on the Creative District website.
