Arts & Culture
Centrum Signs 35 Year Lease with State Parks
As part of Centrum’s long-term planning, Executive Director Rob Birman plans a shift to a new role .
The Choral
Big-Screen Views: The Choral
Looking for a film that tackles the role of art in a small town during difficult times? The Choral may be just what you’re looking for.
Arts & Culture
Writer Lindy West is Developing her own Fairy Tale
South County writer brings “Every Castle, Ranked” to Port Angeles.
Local News
Dreamscapes, Murals, and Coffee as Art: A Port Townsend Creative Builds Worlds Big and Small
Art news by Carolyn Lewis For Port Townsend artist Tara Velan, creativity begins in the space between dreams and waking, between nature and memory, between performance and paint. Her work lives in those blurred spaces where the subconscious collides with the natural world. “My work is like a dreamscape,” Velan
Arts & Culture
Art and Life at Northwind: Affordable Creativity
A Northwind Art Column by Diane Urbani de la Paz Leila Block is a visual artist, musician and teacher, but for the purposes of this column, I will call her Leila the Listener. Through listening to what people want at Northwind Art School, she is rocking the house as education
Local News
Rufina Garay Brings Joy (and food) to Role as Port Townsend's New Poet Laureate
News by Angela Downs Rufina Garay was inaugurated as the 2026 Poet Laureate on January 5. She is Port Townsend's second Poet Laureate and will serve in the civic position for two years. She considers herself “a homegrown poet,” studying locally at Imprint Bookstore workshops with teaching writers
Visual Art
Join the Rebellion: Crasis Presents (De)monstro – A Transformative Artistic Experience at Centrum
[caption id align="alignnone" width="1076"] Photo courtesy of Centrum [/caption] A Centrum Residency Column by Melissa O’Neil Crasis (/krey-sis/ from the Greek κρᾶσις, "mixing", "blending") is a contemporary art collaborative duo made up of Andy Davis and Anne Lukins. Their
Performing Art
Oneppo's "Man Who Saved Christmas" to arrive on Symphony stage
[caption id align="alignnone" width="2979"] Vincent Oneppo (courtesy of the Port Townsend Saxophone Quartet) [/caption] Art news by Diane Urbani de la Paz Editor’s note: we published an earlier version of this that was an uncredited press release. This is an updated article. Experience
Visual Art
State of the Art: Why a Gallery
[caption id align="alignnone" width="4284"] A pair of visitors check out Chuck Iffland's exhibition earlier this year at Northwind Art's Jeanette Best Gallery. photo by Diane Urbani/Northwind Art [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] An art column by Martha Worthley, Northwind
Performing Art
Ars Poetica in Duas Partes – Centrum reading highlights Copper Canyon legacy
[caption id align="alignnone" width="4000"] On Monday, Dec. 8, Copper Canyon Press's doors were replaced with new ones by Centrum's Jim Guthrie (far right), and parks employees Eli Lederer (left) and Chris Guile (right). Guthrie said the state had the final
Arts & Culture
Citizen Screen: Filmmaker Zach Carver on His PTFF Residency
[caption id align="alignnone" width="1015"] Zach Carver in his role as R2AK media boss. [/caption] An Interview with Zach Carver Zach Carver was the writer/director behind the 2020 PTFF Audience Award-winning film Race to Alaska. In May of 2025 he participated in the PTFF
Visual Art
The Transformative Power of an Artist Residency
[caption id align="alignnone" width="1065"] From left to right, Libby Pratt, Leila Block, Ryan Christopher Jones, Lynette Ngulube, Connor Colbert, K Van Petten, Lara Messersmith-Glavin, Emily Ross, and Melissa O'Neil. Photo courtesy of Centrum [/caption] A Centrum Residency Column by Melissa O’Neil