a magical evening
Reserve your tickets today
Our summer Gala is coming to White Lotus Farm this Saturday, June 28, and ticket sales are wrapping up soon!
Join us for an evening of delicious food and drink, art making, live music, and a special auction of fine art and experiences.
The theme is Surréalisme en plein air — Surrealism outdoors — and festive attire is strongly encouraged!
Pictured: La Corde Sensible (Heartstring) by Surrealist René Magritte
it's on now
Find your perfect piece in the Online Art Auction
Northwind Art presents its first-ever Online Art Auction of 60+ works from artists near and far. All are available for bidding online from anywhere in the world, now through June 27, on our auction-gala site.
More than 40 artists have contributed artworks large and small, from jewelry to sculpture to photography. Browse the catalog and place your bids here.
All proceeds support Northwind's community art programs and scholarships in the coming year.
Pictured: Seq Rodriguez' "The Rose Theatre" in the Online Art Auction
News & Exhibitions
Into the Woods
The Art of Patricia Hagen
May 22 - July 7, 2025 at Jeanette Best Gallery
Come explore this one-woman show with a fierce sense of place. Patricia Hagen's paintings, many made en plein air, are presented around a large map showing where they began — in local forests and along nearby trails.
Pictured: New Year/New Growth, oil on canvas by Patricia Hagen
Gallery hours: 12 noon to 5 PM Thursdays through Mondays
Also at Jeanette Best Gallery
Showcase 2025
Round Two: May 15 - September 8, 2025
Fourteen artists from across and beyond the Olympic Peninsula have filled our Showcase space with fresh work. Ceramics, sculpture, mixed media, paintings, even pinhole photography are together in this exhibit.
This ensemble includes:
Joanna Beachy, Tabitha Blackburn, John Bradshaw, Jen Cohen, Jani Freimann, Kathy Fridstein, Shelley Jaye, Peter Koronakos, Kelli MacConnell, Kira Mardikes, Roger Morris, Anne Pfeiffer, David Van Galen and Ariel Zimman.
Showcase 2025 is a year-long exhibit of three cohorts of artists into the gallery. Join us for Round Two of this dynamic show!
Pictured: Home Garden, 16x12" collage and mixed media on paper by Kira Mardikes
Grow with us
We are a community of artists
At Northwind Art, we come together as artists to learn new techniques, engage with others, and grow our practices. We make valuable connections, discover inspiration, find support, and advance our artistic ambitions and careers. Here, artists of all ages and skill levels are welcome.
Find us in our locations across the Port Townsend Creative District
Jeanette Best Gallery
701 Water Street
Downtown Port Townsend
On the main tourist thoroughfare, this space memorializes a well-loved local artist and features two spacious, light-filled galleries.
Northwind Art School
Buildings 306 and 324
in the Creative Corridor
Fort Worden State Park
Experiential learning in a retreat setting for artists of all levels, with classes and workshops in painting, mixed media, quilting and more, along with seasonal youth camps.
Ways to connect
