PORT TOWNSEND — Fresh art and free-flowing conversation coexist every time the Port Townsend Gallery Walk happens, so that will be the story tonight.
The walk, from 5:30 p.m. until about 8 p.m. Saturday, encompasses several downtown venues, all of which charge no admission to see the art and chat with those who create it.
Here’s a sampling:
■ Gallery Nine, 1012 Water St., has painter Larry Eifert’s new mural depicting the wildlife in four Florida ecosystems.
This is the first public display of the work, which Eifert painted for the Polk’s Nature Discovery Center near Lakeland, Fla.
He’ll be on hand Saturday evening to discuss his process and methods, as will Robin McKann, also a featured artist this month at Gallery Nine.
McKann is displaying new pieces including a table made of bigleaf maple with spiraled, intertwining Douglas fir legs.
■ “Another Look” is the name of the recycled- and repurposed-art show at the Northwind Arts Center, 701 Water St.
The opening reception will go from 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Saturday; juror Max Grover will give a talk on it at Northwind at 1 p.m. Sunday.
■ Stephen Yates’ abstract paintings and Phil Carrico’s woodcuts await visitors to the Port Townsend Gallery, 715 Water St., while both artists will greet art lovers during Gallery Walk on Saturday evening.
■ “Tom Jay: Artist & Artisan” is the brand-new show at the Jefferson Museum of Art & History, 540 Water St., where admission is free this Saturday.
The museum will stay open for Gallery Walk from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. that night.
■ Darsie Beck, a Centrum artist in residence, is showing his travel journals and sketches through October at the Northwest Maritime Center, 431 Water St.
The author of Discovering Your Essential Nature: The Art of Journaling to Greater Awareness and Personal Fulfillment, Beck invites the public in to see his work during Saturday’s Gallery Walk.
Information about Beck and his workshops can be found at darsiebeckartist.com.
