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Annie Meyer Artwork Gallery120 NW 9th 503-224-3150 anniemeyerartwork.com

Alchemy1022 NW Lovejoy 503-227-8373alchemyjeweler.com

Art Institute of Portland1122 NW Davis503-228-6528artinstitutes.edu/portland

Augen Gallery716 NW Davis 503-546-5056augengallery.com

Blackfish Gallery420 NW 9th503-224-2634blackfish.com

Blue Sky | Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts/ Nine Gallery122 NW 8th503-225-0210blueskygallery.org

Bullseye Gallery300 NW 13th503-227-0222bullseyegallery.com

Butters Gallery Ltd520 NW Davis503-248-9378buttersgallery.com

Caplan Art Designs1323 NW 16th Ave. #1001 503-319-6437www.caplanartdesign.om

Charles A. Hartman Fine Art134 NW 8th503-287-3886hartmanfineart.net

Daily in the Pearl 902 NW 13th503.242.1916 dailyinthepearl.com

Dapper Frog915 NW Davis 503-538-4747 dapperfrog.com

Elizabeth Leach Gallery417 NW 9th503-504-9330elizabethleach.com

Elizabeth Lofts Community Room333 NW 9thFirst Thursday only

Everett Station Lofts625 NW Everettartspace.org/our-places/ever-ett-station-lofts

Feldman Gallery + Project SpacePacific Northwest College of Art1241 NW Johnson503-226-4391 pnca.edu/exposure/ feldman

First Thursday Street Gallery13th street between Hoyt and Kearney from April to Octoberurbanartnetwork.org

Froelick Gallery714 NW Davis503-222-1142froelickgallery.com

Gallery 1141100 NW Glisan 503-243-3356 gallery114.org

Gallery 903903 NW Davis 503-248-0903gallery903.com

Gallery One Thirty Five135 NW Park (in IDL Worldwide)gallery135.com

Glyph Café & Arts Space804 NW Couch 503-719-5481 glyphpdx.com

Gopal Gallery hosted by Thea’s Vintage Living1204 NW Glisan 503-274-0275

Hair M|W1015 NW Lovejoy 503-517-0570 hairM-W.com

Hap Gallery916 NW Flanders www.hapgallery.com

Jamison900 NW 11th 503-972-3330 jamisonpdx.com

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Lara Sydney Framing Gallery1230 NW Hoyt 503-223-4923 larasydney.com

Museum of Contemporary Craft724 NW Davis 503-223-2654museumofcontemporary-craft.org

Pearl Gallery & Framing1017 NW Davis 503-274-9878 pearlframing.com

PDX Contemporary Art925 NW Flanders 503-222-0063pdxcontemporaryart.com

PREM Group Property Management351 NW 12th 503-224-1460premgrp.com

Quintana Gallery124 NW 9th 503-223-1729quintanagalleries.com

Rachelle M. Rustic House of Fashion 132 NW 12th 971-319-6934 rachellem.com

Siler Gallery 1439 NW Marshall 503-969-0009 silerstudios.com

Umpqua Bank 1139 NW Lovejoy 503-288-5612 umpquabank.com

Upfor Gallery929 NW Flanders 503-227-5111 upforgallery.com

Allure Travel1120 NW Hoyt 971-717-6954 alluretravel.com

Waterstone Gallery424 NW 12th503-226-6196waterstonegallery.com

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ART VENUE CATEGORIES The Pearl District Business Association (PDBA) invites you to explore our Pearl neighborhood - First Thursday Artwalk includes Portland’s most established art galleries. The map also notes Pearl businesses that host openings with local artists and artists’ open studios, and a First Thursday Street Fair. Not included on the map, but open for celebration for First Thursday are many neighborhood boutiques, restaurants and businesses who support this evening of celebration each month.

The gallery receptions are free and open to the public. The receptions usually go from around 6pm to 9pm. Please check each gallery for actual times.

Parking gets very difficult in the area on First Thursday. Your best bet is to take public transportation to the Pearl or park nearby and walk into the neighborhood.

* The art galleries and restaurants that host artists are open for First Thursday throughout the year.

* Many of the local businesses that host a First Thursday artist do so during the summer months only-(Jun-Oct)

* The First Thursday Street Gallery is open April- October

Have a great time in the Pearl!

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Welcome to the historic First Thursday in The Pearl!

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First Thursdays in the PearlNow in its 28th year, First Thursday in the Pearl is a district-wide celebration that occurs on the first Thursday of each and every month. Originally a gathering of art collectors and dealers, the celebration has grown to a monthly event of over ten thousand people that includes art enthusiasts, wine aficionados and scenesters looking to see and be seen. When you combine a rich and thriving art scene with some of the best happy hour menus found in Portland, you get an event that has quickly become the place to be each month!

The beginnings of First ThursdayThe name of Portland’s best known Arts district, The Pearl suggests urban legend. Perhaps an oyster canning factory once sat amidst the aging warehouses, or Chinese seafarers hid pearls beneath cobble stoned Twelfth Street. Whatever the origin, there’s the suggestion of both beauty and ugliness in the name—an elegant gem nestled in a drab, rough shell.

The actual story goes like this: A local gallery owner coined the phrase over 25 years ago to suggest that the buildings in the warehouse district were like crusty oysters, and that the galleries and artists’ lofts within were like pearls. As local business people were looking to label the growing area—the “warehouse district” or the “brewery district” were two suggestions—a travel writer borrowed the phrase and the name stuck.

Thanks to our sponsors!

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Cover photography: RobFinchPhoto.com Map design: DesignAnneli.com