Field Arts & Events Hall – Home for Arts & Events in Port Angeles

LEADERSHIP IS AN ART

Make your mark on this historic project. Field Arts & Events Hall is a nonprofit home for arts & events that brings people together and strengthens our community.

HELP US FINISH THE JOB

You can join us in making an impact for generations to come. Field Arts & Events Hall invites you to embrace a new role as a patron of our local arts and a leader in our community’s revitalization.

This is a historic moment in the Port Angeles community as we bring a performing arts and events center to the region. Now is the time to make your mark on this historic project.

A WORLD CLASS EVENTS & CONFERENCE CENTER

The Port Angeles Waterfront Center (PAWC), a 501(c)(3) tax exempt nonprofit corporation, was established to accept Donna Morris’ gift and fulfill her wish.

The PAWC has designed Field Hall to be a modern, state-of-the- art, multi-purpose arts and conference events facility. In addition to hosting local and guest performances and events, the building will also offer a coffeeshop and gallery space exhibiting the talent of local, regional, and national artists.

Nestled between Olympic National Park and the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Port Angeles is one of the most beautiful places in the world. Our geographic location, the Native American culture, and our industrial history all shape how we live, work, and play. One way our community tells its story, shares its history, and showcases its culture is through the arts.

ARTS, CULTURE & CONNECTION

Once complete Field Hall will offer area residents and visitors:

A two-tier 500-seat acoustically-engineered auditorium, named for Donna Morris,
A spectacular 2^nd-floor water view conference and event space to accommodate groups of up to 400
A professional catering kitchen to support conference and events activity throughout the building
A 1000-square foot art gallery
A waterfront coffee shop steps away from the Olympic Discovery Trail
A community box office, ticketing center, and visitor’s concierge service

Economic Impact

Cultural activity provides a vital contribution to the livability and economic viability of the entire region. Adding an iconic facility to our area not only increases local access to arts and events, it can also help us economically leverage the millions of people who choose to visit our community annually.

$ 22 M

Construction

Over $30 million in new construction

Increased local construction related business: lumber supply, concrete services, rental equipment, etc.

178 K

Workforce

Over 200,000 craft worker hours

Increased staffing needs and longer hours of operation in related indirect services: restaurants, hotels, etc.

$ 1 M

Taxes

Over $3 million in state and local taxes

Over $400 thousand in permits and fees

$ 1 M

Revenue

Over $1 million in hotel revenue

Over $500 thousand increase in local restaurant revenue

Possibility of attracting new residents to the area

Port Angeles Waterfront Center: A Campus Collaboration

In our early conceptual design work, we recognized that the project site was larger than needed and that waterfront property is too beautiful and too valuable to be merely used as a parking lot. The Port Angeles Waterfront Center Board invited the Marine Discovery Center (MDC) consortium (Feiro Marine Life Center, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, and the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary Foundation) and the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe (LEKT) to join as “site partners” on a campus combining arts, science, and culture. Both agreed.

Each of the site partners is responsible for the design, fundraising, and construction of their own facilities but will work together on shared site planning and expenses.

The site partners have a shared goal that this place is a vibrant, welcoming destination celebrating people, history, and natural environments—the core of arts, science, and culture on the Olympic Peninsula.

LEADERSHIP IS AN ART: NAMING RIGHT OPPORTUNITIES