Northwind Art

Mission

Building community through art and nourishing creativity in everyone. 

When you make a donation to Northwind Art, you help the organization: 

• Bring new, inspirational exhibitions to Jeanette Best Gallery, an anchor in downtown Port Townsend  

• Bring artists into the gallery to give free public talks

• Host Art Walk evenings each month to celebrate artists and their work at the gallery 

• Display local artists' work at Jefferson Healthcare Hospital and the Port Townsend Public Library, in our Art Around Town initiative 

• Provide scholarships for youth and adults to attend Northwind Art School classes and camps

• Reach out to new teaching artists for Northwind Art School courses 

• Conduct community-wide outreach at special events, to invite all people to experience the power of art! 

About Northwind Art 

Northwind Art is based in Port Townsend, Washington, a historic seaport on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, about two hours' drive from Seattle. It is a place that has valued artists and makers for centuries—including the wooden boat builders and artisans who continue to thrive today.

This magical spot, and the natural beauty that surrounds it, feeds artists’ souls and creativity. In 2020, the area stretching from the historic downtown and uptown districts to the Fort Worden campus was officially named the Port Townsend Creative District by the Washington State Arts Commission.

You can find Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery in the Creative District’s downtown area and Northwind Art School on the Fort Worden State Park campus.

According to ArtsWA's 2023 Report, Washington State is ranked 37th in the United States for arts funding, investing only 68 cents per capita in the arts — much lower than the U.S. average of $2.10. This presents a huge funding challenge for Northwind Art to create arts programming without donor support. Your GiveBIG 2024 donation supports a community rich in the arts and will help to ensure that Northwind can sustain our mission of inclusivity, today and in the future. 

Pictured above, from left: A participant in Northwind Art School's Adult & Child Art with Heart class; artist and teacher Neha Panicker surrounded by her paintings; muralist Cory Bennett, who taught a workshop at Northwind this spring.