Art In The Pearl relies on its wonderful volunteers — people like you — to help create its annual downtown arts festival. Dates and shifts available are being posted on our website. If you have joined us in the past, thank you and please come back. If you are curious about joining us as a […]
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2017 Art In The Pearl Fine Arts and Crafts Festival September 2, 3, & 4 The 21st Annual Art In The Pearl Fine Arts and Crafts Festival will be held Labor Day weekend. It is located in one of the most beautiful areas in the Pearl District in Portland, Oregon. The festival is rated one of […]
2016 Best of Show Awards
Our Best of Show winners, chosen by this year’s jury: Amanda Parker, Nile and Michelle Fahmy, Hetty and Norman Metzger. #artpearl Congrats!
Blick offers AITP 2015 Coupon
Blick Art Materials is proud to support Art in the Pearl 2015. See our store for the best in art supplies now and after the festival! Click the link for a special offer.
Volunteers Needed
Volunteer opportunities during the Art In The Pearl Festival abound! We would love to have you come down and help us make our 19th show our best ever. And there are PERKS! You get a lovely t-shirt in the size of your choice, access to incredible artists and lots or excellent responsibilities. You can sign […]
2014 “Best of Show” Winners
Best of Show winners for our 2014 Festival are Patty Roberts, Glass; Lisa Burge, Painting/Printmaking; and Ann Munson, 2D Mixed Media. Congratulations to all of our 2014 artists for making this one of our best shows ever. We hope to see you next year.
2013 Best of Show Eileen Sorg
Booth Number: B25 Email: twodogstudio@msn.com Website: www.twodogstudio.com The focus of my drawings is the story and so that is where they always begin. Once I have an idea in mind I create a rough drawing and then rework it over and over until I am happy with the composition. This sketch is then transferred onto Arches Hot Press […]
2013 Best of Show Steve Harmston
Booth Number: B10 Email: harmstonarts@gmail.com Website: www.harmstonarts.com My art is an attempt to share the views of western landscapes and other aspects of nature. The goal of my work is to simplify the existing subjects and create my version of that world. I”m inspired by the beauty found from my travels through the mountains and deserts with their […]
2013 Best of Show Kim Hamblin
Booth Number: B19 Email: kim@kimhamblin.com Website: www.kimhamblin.com My images are inspired primarily by nature and the sciences. Many of my images are based casino on botany, anatomy and zoology. I also live on a farm in rural Oregon and find the birds and scenery endlessly inspiring. My process is unique, many people ask me if I “invented” it, […]
Oregon Art Beat Meet & Greet
Oregon Art Beat will be at Art In The Pearl, Portland’s annual fine arts and crafts community festival, on Labor Day weekend.Oregon Art Beat will be leading an informational Q&A with featured artist Grayson Malone, show producers, and videographers. Attendees will learn what it is like to be featured on Oregon Art Beat, Grayson’s cast stone, concrete […]