Goodbye to Edgefield…
Hello to new adventures!
In 2019, we concluded a twenty-year run of our large and popular Reuse Art Show at McMenamins Edgefield, for which our artists are well known regionally.
The past few years have brought big changes for many people, both regionally and across the globe.
Edgefield management has shifted its focus toward developing its beautiful site as a venue for A-list bands. They have expanded performance dates to include weekdays and have extended the performance season length.
The Cracked Pots show is no longer a priority in their business plan.
Nimble as always, we’ve pivoted
to a calendar of quarterly art shows and events
that bring art and reuse closer to our local community.
Earth Day Celebration
Garden Duet
Block pARTy
Holiday Pop-Up Show
Find out more about our events here >
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History of the Cracked Pots Art Show
The idea of the show debuted in 1998 in co-founder Tess Beistel’s garden where eight artists were featured. Folks took notice, and in 1999 the show moved to the gardens of Mcmenamins Kennedy School. In 2000, now becoming a wild success, the show moved to the stately and spacious grounds of McMenamins Edgefield in Troutdale where it went on to embrace over 100 reuse artists whose work consisted of at least 80% recycled/reclaimed materials.
Since the beginning, the primary goal of the Cracked Pots Art Show has always been to promote art made from materials that otherwise would have gone to the landfill.
Filled with creativity, inspiration, and merriment, the Cracked Pots Art Show
has been a much-loved and attended hallmark of all our events.
We miss it dearly—as we know so many of you do, as well—
and look forward to the opportunity to hold large-scale art shows in the future.
Our Programs
