The Port Townsend School District, with support from the Port Townsend PTA, has hosted “Art Night" for several years, some years at each school, and some years all together in one. We have exhibited over 3,000 pieces of student art some years, mostly to families of students.

This year, we are branching out into the community by hosting gallery hours downtown, over six days, including an opening night on Thursday and participation in First Saturday Art Walk. With the City of Port Townsend donating use of the Cotton Building, we will be able to reach a much wider audience. By adding open hours and at least two events over the week, we will also give more families the chance to see their students’ work, which was harder to accomplish in a one-night event.

Our goal is to not only expand the reach of the students’ art exhibit, but to instill a sense of pride and belonging for the students in the wider community of artists in Port Townsend. We hope they feel more seen, heard, and appreciated as young creators. We consider this one of the most hopeful events of the year. Art lifts us all up, and expresses more than we can say. We hope the community will get an insider view of what inspiring things are happening in our public schools. We are planning multiple events to give the community more opportunities to engage with student work, including:

Thursday April 2nd: Opening Reception with music and snacks and Upcycled art fashion show with work from OCEAN students.

Saturday April 4th: Gallery Opening and Celebration during Port Townsend’s First Saturday Art Walk. We will have art activities, PTHS Culinary Arts Food Truck parked at the Cotton Building with food for sale,

April 3rd, 5th, 6th, and 7th: Gallery hours with volunteer docents and student guides throughout the week.

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