Summertide Solstice Art Festival set for Saturday

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Fine Arts Center will host the Summertide Solstice Art Festival from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

The free, family-friendly celebration will be at Webster’s Woods Sculpture Park, 1203 E. Lauridsen Blvd.

The outdoor festival will include live music, lawn games, nature art stations, poetry readings and local food and drink vendors.

ADVERTISEMENT
0 seconds of 0 secondsVolume 0%
Press shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcuts
00:00
00:00
00:00
 

The center coordinates the annual changeover of sculptures in the open air exhibition with the celebration of the solstice.

This year, five new installations have been added to park as a part of the exhibit called Elements of Nature Transformed: A Consideration of Color.

“The theme of this year’s installations really focuses on color and how it can transform perceptions,” said Stacey Rekkedahl, the gallery and program director. “It’s been wonderful to see how artists interpret the use of color, whether reflecting the natural palette or emphasizing bold contrasts.”

The new works are by Gary Stecca, Greg Neal, Jennifer Kapnek, Jessica Bruning and Nathan Shields.

The new pieces will join the existing works placed across the 5-acre forest and remain on display for the next year.

Also on display for the next year are 18 original poems in the the Poetry in the Park collaboration with Olympic Peninsula Authors.

The poems are printed on signs placed throughout the sculpture park.

Visitors will be able to enjoy a self-guided poetry walk through the park or meet the authors and enjoy live readings in the gallery courtyard starting at 12:30 p.m.

Participating authors include Joan Enoch, Angela Terry, Nina Burokas, Carrie Sanford, Chris Kleinfelter, Francis Opila, Eva McGinnis, Laura Garrard, Gina Hietpas, Eelka Franziska Lampe, Gary E. Bullock, Melinda Gelder, Emma Amiad, Nancy Fowler, CarolAnne Modena, Dianne L. Knox, Clair Dunlap and Linda B. Myers.

Other activities include exploring the annual “Blooming Artists” exhibition in the Esther Webster Gallery and hands-on nature art stations like bubble wand making, solstice flower crowns or felting with Cabled Fiber and Yarn.

Beginning at 1 p.m., attendees will be able to enjoy live music by Jack Dwyer; Jack Tierney at 2:30 p.m.; and the Mort Crim All Stars at 4 p.m.

Attendees are encouraged to bring a blanket or lawn chair for the performances in the meadow.

Food and drinks will be available for purchase from local vendors Pacific Pantry and Angeles Brewing.

For more information, visit www.pafac.org/summertide-festival.

More in Entertainment

Singer-songwriter to perform at Concerts in the Woods

Jesse Terry will perform at Concerts in the Woods at… Continue reading

April Surgent’s “Portrait of an Ocean” will be part of the Water Connects Us All exhibit that is the inspiration for Thursday’s Civic Minds and Creative Hearts presentation.
Port Angeles Fine Arts Center to host presentations

The Civic Minds and Creative Hearts series will present… Continue reading

Mountain Gazing in the Sunset by Ailo Saari of Port Angeles placed first in the Art category for youths 0-9.
Tidepools Magazine winners announced

The 2025 Tidepools Magazine contest winners in the categories… Continue reading

Joe Euro will perform at Candlelight Concerts on Thursday.
Euro to play at Candlelight Concert series

Joe Euro will perform during a Candlelight Concert at… Continue reading

Music, stage performances set for this weekend

Music and stage performances plus a seed exchange highlight this weekend’s scheduled… Continue reading

Jodi Ericksen is the core teaching artist for Aging Creatively, Northwind Art’s program for people with memory loss, along with their caregivers. Ericksen is pictured at Northwind’s Jeanette Best Gallery in Port Townsend. (Diane Urbani/Northwind Art)
Aging Creatively program is for people with memory loss

Aging Creatively, a new free art program especially for… Continue reading

Rachel Lee Priday will be the guest soloist for the Port Angeles Symphony’s first concert of spring on Saturday. (Lisa-Marie Mazzucco)
Soloist to play with symphony Saturday

UW music professor to join Port Angeles group

Luke Bulla will perform at the Palindrome on Sunday.
Bulla to perform at Palindrome on Sunday

Rainshadow Concerts will present Luke Bulla in concert at… Continue reading

Cast members, top row from left, Rick Mischke, Rebecca Gilbert, Mary Kaye O’Brien and, in front, from left, Rich Hendricksen, Susan Bjork and Steve Henrickson, at a rehearsal for “The Man in the Green Truck.”
Port Angeles Community Players to stage production this weekend

The Port Angeles Community Players will stage a production… Continue reading

Garden show tops list of weekend Peninsula events

A garden show, performances on stage and music concerts highlight this weekend’s… Continue reading

Colin Urwin will present “Irish Concert: Irish Stories and Songs” at the Port Angeles Community Playhouse on Wednesday.
Irish stories, songs to be presented

Colin Urwin will present “Irish Concert: Irish Stories and… Continue reading

Sachinmayi Menon plays Sandra in Allycea Weil’s Caged at 3 p.m. on Sunday. (Port Townsend Film Festival)