Newport Visual Arts Center

777 NW Beach Drive
Newport, Oregon 97365

541-265-6540

The Newport Visual Arts Center, located at the historic Nye Beach Turnaround, is a facility built by the City of Newport as a public art exhibition space and for art education programs. The William Runyan Gallery occupies approximately 1000 square feet on the first floor and exhibits 12 shows per year. The Upstairs Gallery, a 300 square foot gallery space on the third floor level, schedules 12 exhibits per year featuring new and experimental artists in the norhwest region. All exhibitions are free and open to the public. The Visual Arts Center also offers classes, workshops, and community events.  The facility is also available for rental for art events and other activities.

Runyan Gallery Hours are Tuesday - Sunday, 11 am - 6 pm.
Upstairs Gallery Hours are Tuesday - Saturday, noon - 4 pm.
Contact us for gallery or room rental information at 541-265-6540 or vac@coastarts.org.

Contact the Director at 541-265-6569 or email shouck@coastarts.org.

Newport Paper Arts Fest (2) (more)
Now Showing: Current Exhibit(s) (77)
Usage of Facility - For information about room rental, call 541-265-6540.
View Past Exhibits in 2008 (30)
Workshops - Contact the Visual Arts Center for current workshop information. Call 541-265-6540 or email vac@coastarts.org (10) (more)

The Oregon Coast Council for the Arts (OCCA) manages two facilities in Newport, the Performing Arts Center (PAC) and Visual Arts Center (VAC), in keeping with its mission, which is to celebrate, promote and develop community arts. Both facilities are available for rental engagement; call for details.

Oregon Coast Council for the Arts: 541-265-2787 Toll Free: 1-888-701-7123 FAX: 1-541-265-9464
MAIL: P.O. Box 1315, Newport, OR 97365

TICKETS: 541-265-ARTS or Performing Arts Center box office, 777 W. Olive in Newport
(9am-5pm Monday-Friday and one hour prior to performance time).

NEWPORT PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (PAC): 541-265-2787
777 W. Olive Street • Newport, OR 97365

NEWPORT VISUAL ARTS CENTER (VAC): 541-265-6540
777 NW Beach Drive • Newport, OR 97365