Art In The Pearl

Applications for our 2010 Show are now being accepted!

noreply@blogger.com (Art In The Pearl) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:07:00 +0000

Artists! Applications are now open at zapplication.org for 2010 show. For more information see our website or click here.

New: Emerging Artist Program

noreply@blogger.com (friedart) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:40:00 +0000

ANNOUNCING OUR NEW EMERGING ARTISTS PROGRAM
Art In The Pearl Fine Arts and Crafts Festival presents a great opportunity for artists residing in Oregon and Washington.

The Emerging Artist Program has been designed specifically for artists who have minimal experience exhibiting and selling their artwork. This is an opportunity to showcase their talent at one of our nation’s premier art festivals.

Candidates will apply through Zapplication.org, submitting digital images of their artwork in the same manner as professional artists. The application fee is the same. Upon acceptance, the emerging artist will pay a lower booth fee. Art In The Pearl will provide booth space, tent, and electricity. In addition, Art In The Pearl will provide a mentor to help guide the emerging artist through the details of festival preparation, display, and sales.

Artists may apply as either an emerging artist or a professional artist, but not both. Art In The Pearl will evaluate all emerging artists applications to make sure they qualify for this category. When applying, select “Emerging Artist” as your medium choice. The jury will review emerging artists work separately from that of professional artists. Scoring is based on originality, design, technical proficiency, and craftsmanship.

Applications will be accepted through midnight March 15, 2010 at www.zapplication.org.

Bacon Boy Article

noreply@blogger.com (friedart) — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:57:00 +0000

Read it here.

Our resident pirate in full regalia

noreply@blogger.com (friedart) — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 00:26:00 +0000

Sam Adams Visits Our Festival in the Rain

noreply@blogger.com (friedart) — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 00:18:00 +0000

Nice Article in the Columbian

noreply@blogger.com (friedart) — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 00:15:00 +0000

See our article in the Columbian>

KINK Interview

noreply@blogger.com (friedart) — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:16:00 +0000

Listen Here

Portland Tribune Article

noreply@blogger.com (friedart) — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:04:00 +0000

Read The Article

Explore The Pearl

noreply@blogger.com (friedart) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:42:00 +0000

Explore the Pearl has Art in the Pearl listed as the premier event for this coming weekend.
See it here.

World Music Stage Press Release

noreply@blogger.com (friedart) — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:42:00 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contacts:

Marcy Baker 503 775-2038, bakerstudio@comcast.net

Raquel Edwards 541-292-2229, raquel@raqueledwards.com

FREE live music and entertainment take stage at the Art In The Pearl Fine Arts & Crafts Festival on September 5-7, 2009 in downtown Portland’s Northwest Park blocks.

The World Music Stage located in the Northwest Park blocks between W Burnside and NW Glisan at NW 8th Avenue will feature music from around the globe and will host 19 local acts including the Al-Andalus Ensemble (a nominee for the 2009 World Music song of the year), Café Cowboys and the largest traditional Irish session on the West Coast.

Remember, admission to the Festival and all live music and entertainment is FREE! See below for a complete schedule of music and entertainment.

Saturday. Sept. 5

10:30 – 12:00 Negara (middle Eastern)

12:00 – 1:00 Fools in Paradise (Marimba/mbira/sax)

1:00 – 2:00 Connie Bieberach & Armonia Latina Quartet (Latin Harmony)

2:00 – 3:00 Al-Andalus Ensemble(world chamber music)

3:00 – 4:00 Shabava (Middle Eastern)

4:00 – 5:00 Reggie Houston (Jazz)

5:00 – 6:00 TooLoose (Cajun)

Sunday, Sept. 6

11:00 – 1:00 Traditional Irish Session with Mickey Beglan & Nancy Conescu and

the Tir Eoghain Ceili Dancers (Irish)

1:00 – 2:00 Andrew Oliver Kora Band (West African)

2:00 – 3:00 Masumi Timson with Fumino Ando and Noriko Dozono (Japanese

koto and violin)

3:00 – 4:00 Clave 2/3 Cuban Jazz Trio (Cuban)

4:00 – 5:00 Venerable Showers of Beauty (Javanese Gamelan)

5:00 – 6:00 Coleen Raney With Hanz Araki and Cary Novotny (Irish)

Monday, Sept. 7

11:00 – 12:00 Sir James McDonald Pipe Band (Scottish)

12:00 – 1:00 Nupur Dance Academy Kala Bharathi Dancers (Indian)

1:00 – 2:00 Mariano DeOrbegoso and Toshi Onizuka (Brazilian)

2:00 – 3:00 Café Cowboys (Americana)

3:00 – 4:00 Nuestro Cantro (Mexican)

4:00 – 5:00 Sam Bam Boo (Cribbean)

Art Education Schedule for 2009

noreply@blogger.com (friedart) — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:19:00 +0000

Our website now is dressed with an update of our Art Education schedule for the 2009 show.
Take a look here.

Oregonian Article: ART IN THE PEARL features furniture artists.

noreply@blogger.com (friedart) — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:40:00 +0000

Art in the Pearl features furniture artists

by The Oregonian
Friday August 07, 2009, 8:28 AM

Art in the PearlJeff O'Brien's side chair is fashioned from Santos mahogany, steam-bent ash and Danish cord.

The 13th annual Art in the Pearl Fine Arts & Crafts Festival will feature the work of more than a hundred artists from across the U.S. and Canada, including some talented furniture artists.

Scott Stewart, who works with bubinga, maple and bamboo, and Jeff O'Brien, whose pieces include reclaimed Douglas fir and walnut, will be among the artists showing off their wares at Oregon's premiere art festival.

The jury-selected work of 130 artists, chosen from among 800 applicants, will be available for sale and includes painting, woodwork, sculpture, printmaking, ceramics and handmade jewelry.

The annual Labor Day Weekend event, Sept. 5-7 in Portland's North Park Blocks between Burnside and Glisan will also feature music, dance, food carts and hands-on activities for all ages.

Art in the PearlJeff O'Brien's table is made from reclaimed Douglas fir and walnut.

Hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday.

An art education pavilion and demonstration area will also be available for children and adults to experiment with a variety of craft projects, and also listen to artists who will be on hand to demonstrate and explain their creative processes.

Volunteer Sign Up Form

noreply@blogger.com (friedart) — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:20:00 +0000

Announcing our newest addition to our website: A form for our wonderful volunteers to sign up for the slot of their dreams. Check it out at: http://www.artinthepearl.com/volunteers.php

Sponsors Page Updated

noreply@blogger.com (friedart) — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:58:00 +0000

Our Sponsors for our 2009 Art In The Pearl Festival are now "LIVE" on our website. We have also included a new slideshow on our pages that include all of our sponsors logos. Please support all of our wonderful sponsors, we couldn't pull off our show successfully without their help!

World Music Stage Schedule

noreply@blogger.com (friedart) — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:46:00 +0000

We are pleased to announce the schedule for our 2009 World Music Stage. Check it out here.

"Portland's Art in the Pearl is one pearl of an art show it seems."

noreply@blogger.com (friedart) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:31:00 +0000

Here is a Great Article on our show in the Mail Tribune: Click Here

Rave Review for the Mark Spencer Hotel

noreply@blogger.com (Art In The Pearl) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:47:00 +0000

Any artists out there who have not made their hotel arrangements yet? My in-laws just stayed at the Mark Spencer Hotel (One of our festival sponsors) and it was a wonderful experience! They truly were treated with special attention, parking was a breeze and their room was sparkling clean!

Really close to everything important for your stay, so make your reservations soon.

www.MarkSpencer.com

Our 2009 Artists Now on artinthepearl.com

noreply@blogger.com (Art In The Pearl) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:30:00 +0000

The juried artists for our 2009 show are now available for viewing on our site. Here is a direct link: To The Artists

Greg Wilbur at the Waterstone Gallery

noreply@blogger.com (Art In The Pearl) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:02:00 +0000

Last night I went to the opening of Greg Wilbur's show at the Waterstone Gallery. It was a warm night and the show was a welcome addition to my normal evening duties of dinner/bath/and bedtime reading of Harry Potter. Greg's work is really stunning in the context of this show as it is beautifully set up by the gallery both as wall pieces and standing sculptures. Along with the intricate work of watercolor artist Scott C. Johnson, the show is a wonderful place to visit through June 28th.

Waterstone Gallery

Spring in the North Park Blocks

noreply@blogger.com (trisha) — Wed, 27 May 2009 02:32:00 +0000

Early morning in the North Park Blocks is a very peaceful experience. As I walked through yesterday morning I imagined the festival booths, the community of artists, art lovers, great food and the wonderful music all in place just a few months from now. The grass is green, the birds are happy and the sun is shining!!

Collaborators are hard at work...

noreply@blogger.com (Art In The Pearl) — Thu, 21 May 2009 22:59:00 +0000

We have the first announcements of our Collaboration Exhibit teams for Art In The Pearl 2009 posted to our website. Take a look.

Art In The Pearl starts blogging.

noreply@blogger.com (Art In The Pearl) — Tue, 19 May 2009 18:51:00 +0000

Hello friends,
At the May Board Meeting for Art In The Pearl we decided to implement a blog space on our website. Any member of our board will be able to post here and let you know what is going on with our show. Feel free to send comments either through this page or to our email address: artinthepearl@yahoo.com