Orcas Island’s main village, Eastsound, has been honored by ArtPlace as “One of America’s Top Twelve Small-town ArtPlaces” for being “exceptionally successful in combining the arts, artists, and venues for creativity and expression with independent businesses, restaurants, and a walkable lifestyle.” For many Orcas Island artists, from musicians to actors to painters, sharing and selling their work is a way of life.
If you’re more interested in ceramics, Orcas Island is a great place to go. At Orcas Island Artworks, you’ll find jewelry, fiber art, paintings, pottery and much more, all created by more than 40 local artists. If you’re looking for art and sculpture check out the shops and galleries in Eastsound. These offer everything from impressionistic and abstract paintings to handmade jewelry, photography and woodworking.
From performances of the Metropolitan Opera broadcast live from New York at the Orcas Center and plays at the Grange to and rock, jazz and folk bands at local bars, there is always something to inspire and entertain on Orcas Island.
