Port Angeles Fine Arts Center Foundation

PROVIDE SUPPORT AND FUNDING FOR PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AT THE PORT ANGELES FINE ARTS CENTER.

WEBSTER'S WOODS, THE 5 ACRES SCULPTURE PARK THAT SURROUNDS THE PAFAC, HOSTED 3 SEASONAL FESTIVALS IN 2022. FIRST, THE SUMMERTIDE SOLSTICE FESTIVAL WELCOMED MORE THAN 370 PEOPLE, AND INCLUDED LIVE MUSIC IN THE MEADOW, HANDS-ON NATURE ART STATIONS, LIVE POETRY READINGS, NEW INSTALLATIONS FOR OUR OPEN-AIR EXHIBITION, AND FOOD AND DRINK VENDORS. NEXT, THE CELEBRATION OF SHADOWS FALL FESTIVAL BROUGHT 413 PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER WITH A PUMPKIN CARVING WORKSHOP AND CONTEST, A GLOW IN THE DARK SCAVENGER HUNT, LIVE READINGS OF SPOOKY STORIES BY 13 AUTHORS AND A SCREENING OF THE MOVIE COCO IN THE MEADOW. FINALLY, WINTERTIDE WAS OUR END OF YEAR PROGRAMMING THAT INCLUDED THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS, THE LIGHT ART EXPERIENCE, AND THE MAKERS MARKET. ARTISTS FROM AROUND THE NORTHWEST CREATED LIGHTED ART INSTALLATIONS, WHICH REMAINED LIGHTED AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FROM MID-NOVEMBER THROUGH DECEMBER, ARTISAN PRODUCTS SOLD TO THE PUBLIC IN MAKER'S MARKET, AND LIVE PERFORMANCES IN THE WOODS. FIVE LANTERN DESIGN WORKSHOPS WERE OFFERED PRIOR TO THE FESTIVAL, INVITING PARTICIPANTS INTO THE CREATIVE PROCESS, EMPHASIZING THE ROLE EACH PERSON PLAYS IN BRINGING LIGHT TO OUR COMMUNITY. PARTICIPANTS KICKED OFF THE FESTIVAL BY CARRYING THEIR LUMINOUS CREATIONS IN A CELEBRATORY LANTERN WALK THROUGH WEBSTER'S WOODS. WITH 7,748 VISITS TO THE PARK DURING THE WEEKS THAT THE LIGHTED ART WAS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, WE WERE PROUD TO CREATE A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE THAT INVITED INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES TO ENGAGE IN AND EXPERIENCE THE ARTS. PAFAC ALSO HOSTED 5 GALLERY EXHIBITS, 2 OUTDOOR "OPEN AIR" EXHIBITS, AND OUR ANNUAL MAKERS MARKET. THE WORLD ON PAUSE SHOWCASED THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF 39 STUDENTS FROM PORT ANGELES HIGH SCHOOL. PACIFIC NORTHWEST SCIENTISTS AND BOOK ARTISTS CAME TOGETHER IN SCIENCE STORIES TO MAKE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN ART AND SCIENCE. THE BLOOMING ARTISTS EXHIBITION WAS CREATED WITH ARTWORK FROM 250+ LOCAL STUDENTS AND REPRESENTED THE CULMINATION OF A YEAR OF ARTS, SCIENCE AND GARDEN INTEGRATED LEARNING FOR PRE-K - 3RD GRADE STUDENTS. IN FARTHER AFIELD, WE HIGHLIGHTED OUTDOOR RECREATION, SPECIFICALLY FOR WOMEN FROM THE 1800'S THROUGH TODAY. IN HANNAH KLAUS HUNTER'S TURNING POINT EXHIBIT, THE ARTIST WAS PRESENT AT THE RECEPTION AND DESCRIBED HER JOURNEY TO NATURE PRINT ART AS ART THERAPY. WE SUPPORTED 159 ADULT ARTISTS VIA THE GALLERY, GIFT STORE, MAKER'S MARKET, WORKSHOPS AND OUR OUTDOOR EXHIBITS AND WE WERE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE $43,212.51 TOWARDS THE LIVELIHOOD OF THESE ARTISTS. IN ADDITION TO FESTIVALS AND GALLERY EXHIBITS, PAFAC HOSTED 12 FIELD TRIPS TO OUR CAMPUS FOR 266 STUDENTS AGES 5-11. WE VISITED CLASSROOMS 30 TIMES TO BRING ART ENRICHMENT TO LOCAL SCHOOLS FOR 4 SCHOOLS AND MORE THAN 250 STUDENTS. THE CULMINATION OF THE SCHOOL YEAR WAS THE DISPLAY OF STUDENT ARTWORK IN OUR GALLERY DURING THE BLOOMING ARTISTS EXHIBITION. WE ALSO HOSTED TWO WEEKS OF NATURE ART SUMMER CAMP, ENGAGING 44 STUDENTS IN FOUR DIFFERENT ART CAMPS. PAFAC ALSO OFFERED 9 WORKSHOPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR AGES 7-12 AND SERVED 30 HIGHSCHOOLERS WITH 3 CAREER LABS, WHICH CONNECTED STUDENTS TO PROFESSIONALS WHO TAUGHT ABOUT CAREER PATHS IN VARIOUS NATURE OR ART RELATED FIELDS.

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