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Art Galleries
First Thursday Street Gallery (summer months)
Businesses that host First Thursday artists (most open spring to fall months)
Artists featured in this gallery have appeared on Oregon Art Beat
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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.
Welcome to the historic First Thursday in The Pearl!
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* 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
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Augen Gallery716 NW Davis503-546-5056augengallery.com
Arlene Enns Gallery424 NW 12th503-222-1183arleneennsgallery.com
Basic Space Gallery327 NW 9thbasicspacegallery.com
Blackfi sh Gallery420 NW 9th503-224-2634blackfi sh.com
Blue Sky | Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts/ Nine Gallery122 NW 8th503-225-0210blueskygallery.org
Bullseye Gallery300 NW 13th503-227-0222bullseyegallery.com
Canopy Hotel425 NW 9th Ave971-717-2753canopy3.hilton.com
Caplan Art Designs1323 NW 16th Ave. #1001503-319-6437www.caplanartdesign.com
Cascade Sotheby’s Realty1321 NW Hoyt St.503-420-8600cacadesothebysrealty.com
Charles A. Hartman Fine Art134 NW 8th503-287-3886hartmanfi neart.net
Elisabeth Jones Art Center516 NW 14th 503-286-4959elisabethjones.art
Elizabeth Leach Gallery417 NW 9th503-504-9330elizabethleach.com
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EWF Modern1122 NW Glisan St503-295-7336ewfmodern.com
First Thursday Street Gallery13th street between Hoyt and Kearneyfrom April to Octoberurbanartnetwork.org
Frame Central1238 NW Davis503-546-9087framecentral.com
Froelick Gallery714 NW Davis503-222-1142froelickgallery.com
Gallery 1141100 NW Glisan503-243-3356gallery114pdx.com
Gallery 511PNCA Center for Art and Design511 NW Broadway 503-226-4391pnca.edu/studentlife/c/511gallery
Gallery 903903 NW Davis503-248-0903gallery903.com
Gallery IDL135 NW Park(in IDL Worldwide)gallery135.com
Hampton Inn & Suites354 NW 9th503-222-5200portlandpearldistrict.hamptonbyhilton.com
Henry’s Tavern10 NW 12th Ave503-227-5320henrystavern.com
j. pepin art gallery319 NW 9th503-274-9614jpepinartgallery.com
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KEEN Garage505 NW 13th Ave971-200-4040keenfootwear.com
Lara Sydney Framing Gallery1230 NW Hoyt503-223-4923larasydney.com
Laura Vincent Design & Gallery824 NW Davis503 267 9225
Lousallas Salon906 NW Irving St971-288-5904lousallas.com
O’Donnell Group Realty1221 NW Everett503-281-1404odonellgrouprealty.com
PDX Contemporary Art925 NW Flanders503-222-0063pdxcontemporaryart.com
Portland Child Art Studio1819 NW Everett St #204971-200-7554portlandchildart.org
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Spectacular Design347 NW 9th 503-929-4675spectacular-design.com
The Gallery at Cerulean1439 NW Marshall 503-308-9137 ceruleanwine.com/galleryce-rulean
Upfor Gallery929 NW Flanders 503-227-5111upforgallery.com
Vacasa850 NW 13th503-345-9399Vacasa.com
Waterstone Gallery124 NW 9th503-226-6196waterstonegallery.com
Williamson/Knight Gallery916 NW Flanders503-444-7107williamsonknight.com
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The gallery receptions are free and open to the public. The receptions usually go from around 5pm to 8pm. Please check each gallery for actual times.
Parking gets very diffi cult 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.
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First Thursdays in the PearlNow in its 32nd year, First Thursday in the Pearl is a district-wide celebration that occurs on the fi rst 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 afi cionados 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 30 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.
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