Portola Valley Arts Fest

12/03/2025

Natural Properties is a group exhibition of sculptural and functional art objects celebrating earthy materials and artisanal processes. Featuring three artists’ debut showing at the hugomento gallery - Ramiro Cairo, Jordan Vouga and PV Arts Fest artist Tamara Danoyan.

December 2025 - January 2026

Show Opening & Artists Reception:
Saturday December 6, 3-5 pm

More information here:

https://www.hugomento.com

08/12/2025

I love to sit under the trees and listen to the great musicians at the Portola Valley Arts Fest. ☀️
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It can be such a hectic day for me, but when I heard the beauty and originality of Jen and Jim’s music last year, I had to pause and enjoy. I loved their fresh takes on familiar songs, their virtuosity, wit and the easy rapport they shared. I am super pleased they were up for performing again this year. Don’t miss them.

08/06/2025

Gorgeous ceramics at the PV Arts Fest this year. Come see work by:
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Anita Clemetson -
Tamara Danoyan -
Lindsay Gamel Marx -
Jan Schachter -
Eliza Thomas -
And maybe even Reed Easley Sullivan - .easleysullivan_art_class, are you bringing some?
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Fabulous work all around.
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08/02/2025

, .berman, : three local authors will help us explore the process of becoming writers and getting published. Please, join us to take a close look at one strategy used by the Bay Area’s Shewrites Press. See how it bypasses some of the gatekeepers of more traditional presses, while maintaining some important perks. Then they will share excerpts from their recent books.
2025 Authors:
Ellen Barker, author of the three-book East of Troost series about reconnecting to a community after urban upheaval and contributor to Grief Like Yours.
https://www.ellenbarkerauthor.com
Jude Berman, author of award-winning books — The Die, Shot, and The Vow, a deeply researched rediscovery of an 18th-century woman artist.
https://judeberman.com
Ginny Kubitz Moyer, author of A Golden Life and The Seeing Garden — historical fiction with a setting inspired by Filoli.
https://ginnymoyer.org
Follow the links to learn more about their wonderful books.

02/07/2025

🎤🥁🎵.Palooza🎵🪘🎸
is May 31st, 2025,
so it’s already time to get signed up to sell your beautiful art. Here is the news from their Art Vendor Coordinator, our very own lovely ❣️(And member of the band the 🐿️🐿️)
“The time has come to sign up to exhibit and sell your amazing, strictly handmade art at PV Palooza on Saturday, May 31st from 11am - 9pm.  It will be a fun-filled day of local music, local food, local beer and wine, kids art section, and much more. Come be part of the fun, and get your artwork out into this wonderful community!
If you know of other local artists that might be interested in participating, or have any questions, please let me know.”
Use this link to sign up here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScJwML_OFo8xaE8ditfKL-v_7jZkwBPTE3JCh3jM1XMxXWGAw/viewform?pli=1
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Haven’t been to PV Palooza? 🏎️Go!🚀 It is a good event. Several people I talked to last year had good sales. Check in with or to hear their perspective. And it is really fun even if you don’t want to sell your art. Local bands all day. Plenty of food trucks and sunshine! https://www.pvpalooza.com/vendors

10/30/2024

🌲☎️🌲I’d love to spread the word about shows you are doing. Just send me the info and image, and I’ll post it here (or do whatever Instagram magic allows me to simply repost… ahhh unwilling Luddite!🙄)

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Here’s some news about Wesley’s holiday show coming up soon. I once got the coolest playing cards at the old PV Holiday Fair. They were drawn by some clearly wonderful local guy where naughty dogs left muddy Clubs footprints and carried other suits around like tennis balls making each card a funny, functional work of art. I am sure you will find great things there still.
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09/21/2024

09/21/2024

Is this not gorgeous!? This is an example of artist Tamara Danoyan's eco printing on... ceramics!!! (Natural, botanical, direct dying). She has been with the Portola Valley Arts Fest from the beginning and has tremendous breadth to her work. You can see more here: https://www.tomaterraceramics.com/ecoclay

09/21/2024

Since our very first year, we have been lucky to have very high quality, talented artists show at the PV Arts Fest. We have links to many of their websites on our Arts Fest website which you may enjoy. There is a lot of "What" before you get to the "Who," so just keep scrolling down to find the treasures. https://sites.google.com/view/portolavalleyartsfest/home
(Or use the active link on the main Arts Fest page.)
Although I am missing a lot, I do have some Instagram addresses as well which you could check out right here. (Please. correct and add what you know.)
Adele Selzer -
Allison Kroeger -
Analisa Hedstrom -
Ateret Haselkorn -
Bev Iverson -
Boline Strand -
Bruce Baron -
Ellen Brook -
Eva El Fishawy -
Jan Schachter -
Jeannie Pettigrew -
Judi Eichler -
Judy Kramer -
Karen Urbanek -
Kit Coleman -
Krista Kahlo -
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Laura Engdahl - .engdahl
Libby Raab -
- .scribbles
Mami Weber -
Patrice Gelband - .gelband
Rob Scheid -
Sally Jackson -
Shana Astrachan -
Shazia Jang -
Terry Ow-Wing -
Reed Easley Sullivan - .easleysullivan_art_class
Tamara Danoyan -
Wilma Reinhard -

09/21/2024

Mark your calendar. The PV Arts Fest will be on Saturday, September 14, 2024. I hope it is a good day for you. I can't wait to see all the beauty.

09/21/2024

In 2022, literature and music underlined the "s" in arts fest. Jeff Munnis read poetry. Ateret Haselkorn read from her YA novel "Call Me Obie." Eva El Fishawy sang and played the guitar.