Art In The Pearl Fine Arts & Crafts Festival 2027

Overview

The 31st annual Art In The Pearl Fine Arts & Crafts Festival is a juried show taking place Labor Day weekend in the North Park Blocks of the Pearl District in Portland, Oregon. 140 exceptional visual artists will be selected to exhibit. The festival also features an Emerging Artist Program, art education, demonstrations, and performance art. Art In The Pearl is a nonprofit organization focused on promoting the arts and strengthening community bonds. The organization is actively working to dismantle historical inequities and create a more equitable space for BIPOC artists and arts workers.

Important Dates

• Application Deadline: February 15, 2027
• Jury Notifications: April 1, 2027
• Deadline to accept invitation to participate and pay booth fee: May 15, 2027
• Last day to cancel participation and still receive 50% booth fee and rental refund, less $45 admin fee: June 30, 2027
• Load-In/Set-up: Friday, September 3, 2027
• Festival Dates/Hours: Saturday, September 4, 2027, 10am - 5pm; Sunday, September 5, 2027, 10am - 5pm; Monday, September 6, 2027, 10am - 4pm

Jury Selection and Process

• Monitor Jury: Images are viewed simultaneously from left to right horizontally.
• Jurors: Five professional artists, art educators, and gallerists.
• Jury Format: Two days – first day scoring Yes, No, Maybe, and second day scoring 1-10.
• Applications for Jury: Sorted by the date the application is received.

Digital Image Requirements

• 4 images of work + 1 booth image.

2027 Jurors

• Debra Adelson (Collingswood, NJ): Contemporary studio jewelry artist specializing in glassmaking, jewelry-making, and lapidary techniques. Her work is exhibited nationally and part of museum collections.
• Wayne Jiang (Portland, OR): Portland-based realist painter and teacher, whose work is influenced by 17th Century Dutch genre and still life, 19th and 20th Century American Realism, and documentary photography.