Portland Craft Party!

Portland Etsy Craft Party

A Benefit for Japan Earthquake Relief

Friday, June 10

Open Craft Activities: 11 am–6 pm
Regular Museum admission ($3 adults) 

Craft Party: 7 pm–10 pm
Sliding Scale Donation ($5–$25; Age 21+ only)

Museum of Contemporary Craft
724 NW Davis Street
Portland, OR 97209

Benefitting Quilts for Quake Survivors and Mercy Corps' Japan Relief Fund

Etsy's at it again! I Heart Art: Portland and Museum of Contemporary Craft host an all-day celebration and an evening party in Portland as part of Etsy's Worldwide Craft Party. We've teamed up with the Quilts for Quake Survivors project and Mercy Corps' Japan Relief Fund to reach out beyond our community and raise money to help those in dire need through our own crafty ways.

Daytime

Drop by the Museum during regular hours, 11 am to 6 pm, and craft in the Lab all day long (regular admission applies). Help sew quilts for the Quilts for Quake Survivors project or choose from three different crafting stations: embroidery, Japanese-style papercutting or a Mighty Ugly project.

See the I Heart Art: Portland blog post for details on the daytime schedule.

If you'd like to participate during the day, please RSVP on the Meetup.com page. The tickets available for purchase through this page are for the evening party only.

Evening

At 7:00 pm, the doors will open back up to the Museum and the real party will start! We're taking over the entire space with complete with food, beer and wine, a DJ, and even more crafting stations. Your door donation will get you an entry into the drawing for a whole slew of crafty prizes (books, gift certificates, handmade goods and more!), some beverage tickets, and a lot of crafty fun!

Update: The food will be complimentary, with a suggested donation for Mercy Corps. Beverages will be offered at $2 per glass for beer or wine, $1 for non-alcloholic (all proceeds being donated to Mercy Corps).

Throughout the evening you can rotate through hand-felting, origami, hand-weaving, and make your own crafty artist trading cards. The quilts made for the project will be on display, and Modern Domestic will have them available for sale and sell raffle tickets.

Is your head spinning yet?! This is going to be the biggest, craftiest and most awesome craft party Etsy has ever seen! Plus all proceeds will go to Mercy Corps' Japan Relief Fund, so you can get your craft on and feel good about giving back to those in dire need of help.

Learn more about the QfQ Project and Mercy Corps' Japan Relief Fund.

About I Heart Art: Portland

I Heart Art: Portland is a pilot project representing the collaborative relationship between Etsy, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Museum of Contemporary Craft and the Portland Etsy Team.

Our mission is to support and advocate for Portland’s vibrant community of makers by fostering dialogue, inspiring activity and offering access to resources that are otherwise difficult to find. Aspiring to be a catalyst for engagement, we serve artists, artisans, students and museum guild members through outreach and education, encouraging participation and collaboration with each other and the greater community as a whole. We are fueled by our love for the arts and our desire for public programming, artist success and professional development.