At Northwind Art in April

Bison by Peter Koronakos

Two new exhibits featuring animal sculptures and dramatic paintings open at Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery in Port Townsend. The nonprofit gallery hosts the New Work exhibit by Randy Sturgis and Peter Koronakos, and the Ars Poetica exhibit in which painters respond to poetry. 

The public is invited to meet the artists and explore the exhibits during the Saturday Art Walk on April 4 from 5 – 8 p.m. The gallery is open Thursdays through Mondays from noon – 5 p.m. 

The public is invited to attend the following special presentations at the Jeanette Best Gallery: 

• Lacy Muhich of Seattle, whose wood sculptures are on display in the gallery’s Showcase space, will talk on Saturday, April 4, at 3 p.m.   

• Lucia Enriquez of Anacortes will give a demonstration of her digital painting process on Sunday, April 12, at 3 p.m.

• The artists in the Ars Poetica exhibit will give a reading on Saturday, April 25, at 3 p.m. The public is invited to the celebration after the readinFor more information about these exhibits and activities, please visit NorthwindArt.org.

Painting by David Repyak

The Northwind Art School at Fort Worden State Park is offering the following classes in April:

• Mini Altar Boxes with Jan Jorgensen, April 2 

• Watercolor: Boats & Harbors with David Repyak, April 2 

• Women in Art History: Yayoi Kusama with Lorelei Amato, April 3 

• Art Journaling through Change in Community with Meg Kaczyk, live streaming online April 9 

• Intro to Mixed Media in 3-D with Erika Wurm, April 10 

• Print Night: a meetup for photographers with Rick York, April 13 

• Aging Creatively: an art workshop for people with memory loss and their caregivers with Jodi Ericksen, April 14 and April 28 

• All Levels Rock Wrapping with Sue Stanton, April 15 

• Acrylic Painting 101 with David Repyak, four Thursdays during April 16-May 7

• Acrylic Painting Level 2 with Beth Herrild, April 18 

• Intro to Silk Painting with Water-based Resist with Evette Allerdings, April 19 

• Gouache for Painters with Anne Pfeiffer, April 20

• Explore Color Harmony with Wayne Jiang, April 25-26 

• Cedar Bark Basket Weaving with David Repyak, April 27 

For more information about classes, please visit NorthwindArt.org. The Northwind Art School is located at Fort Worden State Park, 200 Battery Way, Port Townsend.