Join us in Port Townsend
Join us in Port Townsend
Our gallery and art school are open
open calls for art
Artists!
Now is the time to enter Small Expressions, Northwind Art's exhibition for the gift-giving season. The deadline is October 12.
Pictured: "Steller's Jays Out to Play" by Virginia Ashby, from Small Expressions 2023
We are also welcoming applications for Showcase 2026, our year-round presentation of local and regional artists in our downtown gallery.
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Explore our robust catalog of courses, workshops and youth programs, offered online and in person.
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Exhibits
Visit Jeanette Best Gallery for inspirational works of art and one-of-a-kind treasures.
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Gallery Exhibitions
Northwest Expressions: Potluck Banquet
A flavorful exhibition of art about food and drink
August 28 - October 13, 2025 at Jeanette Best Gallery, 701 Water Street, Port Townsend
Congratulations to the award winners:
Jurors' Choice: Entree: Stuffed Whole Trout by Ali Whitmore of Seattle
Merit Awards: Pineapple Upside Down Cake by Virginia Ashby of Port Townsend
Sweet Sunday by Tracey Fox of Edmonds, Washington
Goat Cheese with Dates by Jennifer Heerey of Oregon City, Oregon
Potluck Banquet is generously sponsored by Chimacum Corner Farmstand, Finnriver Farm & Cidery, Bonnie Ludlow and Windermere Real Estate in Port Townsend. Thanks also to ArtsWA for supporting Northwind Art.
Pictured: Mint Chocolate Cupcake by Terri Wolf
Gallery hours: 12 noon to 5 PM daily; closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Join us also for first Saturday Art Walk:
5-8 PM Sept. 6 and Oct. 4
Showcase 2025
Round Three: September 11, 2025 - January 5, 2026 at Jeanette Best Gallery
701 Water Street, Port Townsend
Come and explore works by 14 emerging and established artists from Port Townsend, the Olympic Peninsula and the Puget Sound region. They have filled our Showcase space with mixed media art, paintings, photography, ceramics, fiber art and more.
This ensemble includes:
Me'l Christensen | Cory Goulet
Madden Grimes | Beth Herrild
Gail Heymann | Sophie Loubere
Ralph Maratta | Marian Morris
Sandra Offutt | April Ottey
Ellen Reichart | Kim Tepe
Fred Videon | Diane Walker
Showcase 2025 is a year-long exhibit of three cohorts of artists into the gallery. Join us for Round Three, the finale!
Pictured: Shelter in Place #4 by Gail Heymann
Gallery hours: 12 noon to 5 PM daily; closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays
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.
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We Acknowledge
We Acknowledge
We exist on the ancestral homelands of the S’Klallam, Suquamish, Makah, Chemakum, and Twana/Skokomish nations, as well as other nations who met, traded, and made art here. Native peoples have cared for these lands from time immemorial and continue to do so today. We express our deepest respect and gratitude.