Student Art Exhibit

Student Art Exhibit

Let’s celebrate our student artists! Art teachers from all four public schools in Port Townsend, with support from the PT PTA, Arts Commission, and Creative District, are presenting a week-long art show with an opening reception, event for April ArtWalk, and...
Art Supply Swap

Art Supply Swap

Support reuse, sustainability, and keeping items out of the waste stream and our waterways by coming to the Art Supply Swap! We welcome contributions of all kinds of supplies from yarn to paint, fabric to doodads, canvases and paper to frames and pastels. No large...
ArtWalk Activation Fund

ArtWalk Activation Fund

In 2025, the Creative District launched a funding program to bring new arts activations to Port Townsend’s monthly ArtWalk. The goal of this program is to support participating venues to partner with local artists to present live music, workshops, performances or...
Soundcheck Art & Music Festival

Soundcheck Art & Music Festival

THANK YOU FOR A GREAT WEEKEND!CHECK OUT THE BEACON’S EVENT COVERAGE HERE! SOUNDCHECKArt & Music for Everyone Friday, February 27th – Sunday, March 1st, 2026Port Townsend, WA It’s cozy. It’s creative. It’s connection. It’s what...
Poet Laureate Happenings

Poet Laureate Happenings

See Event Listing National Poetry Month Nexus Meetup with Rufina C. Garay POCKET POEMS Poetry is a gift and sometimes has more impact than one can imagine. Kindness by Naomi Shihab Nye is one of my favorite poems that came to me as a gift from a friend in a year when...
First Saturday ArtWalk

First Saturday ArtWalk

The first Saturday of each month, more than 20 galleries and alternative spaces across Port Townsend keep their doors open late for Art Walk! From 5 to 8 p.m., many venues offer light refreshments, share demonstrations, and invite visitors to meet artists while diving...