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Pearls Before SWine Art Show October 20-22, 2022

Pearls Before Swine is a juried art show that awards cash prizes for first, second and third places as well as the popular “peoples choice” award. This year's gala will be held at the Clever Tiger. Pearls is always a popular event featuring the art show, the silent auction fundraiser as well as live music and food and drink. Pearls Before Swine is the primary fundraiser for the Elgin Arts Association. Each year the Arts Association awards cash scholarships to area students who intend to pursue arts related studies.
  • ​Call for Art. Submissions are due October 8, 2022. 
  • Opening Gala October 20
  • PBS Gallery @ The Clever Tiger open from October 20-22
  • Virtual Gallery open through end of 2022

​Pearls Before Swine 2022
The Opening Gala, featuring Two- and Three-Dimensional Art, will be hosted in Elgin, Texas, on Thursday evening, October 20, from 5-9 p.m. at The Clever Tiger, located at 114 Depot Street, Elgin, TX. The Show will continue with the gallery open Friday and Saturday, October 21-22, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with Gallery hours running in conjunction with the Hogeye Festival.  In addition, all accepted pieces will be exhibited on an ONLINE GALLERY from entry through the end of the calendar year.

Pearls Before Swine Art Show is a juried competition organized by Elgin Arts Association: a non-profit 501(c)3 organization.

​Founded in 2007, the Elgin Arts Association (EAA) is a non-profit organization of artists, artisans and community members. We support the community!
  • EAA provides a venue for artists in the annual Pearls Before Swine Art Show in October as well as other pop up shows as announced.
  • EAA awards scholarships to students who decide to pursue education in the arts.
  • EAA offers art classes for children and adults at various times through the year.
  • EAA hosts the annual Pearls of Youth Art Show for area school-age kids.
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Pearls Before Swine

Pearls before Swine

Pearls showcases the Elgin area’s finest artists and brings together diverse and stimulating pieces of their work.
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Pearls of Youth

Annual art show for students in the Elgin area
The creativity and skills shown in the youth show have amazed and impressed the community every year.
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Art Scholarships

Art scholarships

Past scholarship winners Ella Jordan, Meagan McCrary and Phillip Latham.
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The Elgin Arts Association is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation.
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