Upcoming events.
Collage Club
Join us for Collage Club every other Monday night! Cut, Paste and Create with other creatives.
Book Signing + Art Show with Jeremy Collins
Jeremy Collins at the Crowd on Pearl — stories, art, and a book signing for his new release Eventually a Sequoia!
Collage Club
Join us for Collage Club every other Monday night! Cut, Paste and Create with other creatives.
Closing Party - Street Wise Mural Festival
Free RSVP! The Closing Party will celebrate our new murals and amazing community, filled with live music by DJ Digistruct, delicious Sweet Cow ice cream, tasty Olipop sodas and local Upslope beer, and of course, amazing art.
Resistance Art Lab: Making Protest Signs with Koko Bayer - Street Wise Mural Festival
Register. Join us for a hands-on workshop with Koko Bayer to create 100% cardboard protest signs using wheatpaste and stencils to make your voice heard.
Pop-Up Gallery - Street Wise Mural Festival
Browse and purchase from a curated selection of small artworks, prints, and other artist-made goods by past and present mural festival artists.
Pressing Play Mobile Art Van - Street Wise Mural Festival
At Crowd on Pearl! No registration required. Pressing Play will bring the Kindness Cart, full of joyful, colorful, and eclectic materials people play with to make gifts of kindness for themselves and others, all housed in a 1973 GMC motorhome redesigned into a mobile art van.
Joy As Resistance Panel Discussion - Street Wise Mural Festival
Register. Moe Gram will moderate a discussion of the artists’ Street Wise murals and their themes, activism, and community engagement. Featuring Aerica Raven, Cha, Graham Carraway, and more panelists!
Pop-Up Gallery - Street Wise Mural Festival
Browse and purchase from a curated selection of small artworks, prints, and other artist-made goods by past and present mural festival artists.
Collage Club
Join us for Collage Club every other Monday night! Cut, Paste and Create with other creatives.
Painting with Gouache
Painting with Gouache - Neil.Pizza Summer Art Series Class 4
Saturday, September 13, 10am - 1:30pm
What is scratchboard? Come find out! This unique medium offers bold, high-contrast images with a tactile process that’s super satisfying. You’ll learn how to build textures and light through subtraction—and leave with a finished piece.
Details
Pricing: $100 per class
Includes all supplies and materials
Ages 18+ • 12 students max per class
Cancellation Policy
– Students will be notified 24 hours in advance if a class is canceled due to low enrollment
– Cancellations with 48+ hours notice receive a full refund
About the Instructor
Neil.Pizza is a multi-talented illustrator, painter, and mixed media artist with a BFA in Illustration from Ringling College of Art & Design. His professional journey has included everything from Sign Painting in San Francisco to Sr. Illustration for clients like Audi & Microsoft, to Creative & Art Direction. A former Crowd Collective resident artist, Neil brings technical expertise, a love of creative exploration, and technically trained skills, processes, & practices to every class.
Follow Neil on Instagram: @neildotpizza
Collage Club
Join us for Collage Club every other Monday night! Cut, Paste and Create with other creatives.
Scratchboard Illustration
Scratchboard Illustration - Neil.Pizza Summer Art Series Class 3
Saturday, September 6, 10am - 1:30pm
What is scratchboard? Come find out! This unique medium offers bold, high-contrast images with a tactile process that’s super satisfying. You’ll learn how to build textures and light through subtraction—and leave with a finished piece.
Details
Pricing: $100 per class
Includes all supplies and materials
Ages 18+ • 12 students max per class
Cancellation Policy
– Students will be notified 24 hours in advance if a class is canceled due to low enrollment
– Cancellations with 48+ hours notice receive a full refund
About the Instructor
Neil.Pizza is a multi-talented illustrator, painter, and mixed media artist with a BFA in Illustration from Ringling College of Art & Design. His professional journey has included everything from Sign Painting in San Francisco to Sr. Illustration for clients like Audi & Microsoft, to Creative & Art Direction. A former Crowd Collective resident artist, Neil brings technical expertise, a love of creative exploration, and technically trained skills, processes, & practices to every class.
Follow Neil on Instagram: @neildotpizza
September First Friday
September First Friday is here! Join us for another fun evening in the NoBo Art District! We are excited to bring you a solo show by Boulder artist Silver Francis in the gallery and open artist studios! We’ll see ya 6-9pm!
Collage Club
Join us for Collage Club every other Monday night! Cut, Paste and Create with other creatives.
Collage Club
Join us for Collage Club every other Monday night! Cut, Paste and Create with other creatives.
An Evening Reading of Prose
Public Reading!
Join us for an evening of reading in downtown Boulder. Faculty from the Thunderdome Writing Conference, as well as local authors, will read aloud from their works-in-progress. Grab a drink and come listen!
Free and Open to the Public!
Learn more about the Thunderdome Conference here.
Open Gallery Hours
Open Gallery Hours at The Crowd Collective
Saturday, August 9th | 12–4pm
Stop by The Crowd Collective to experience Beyond the Veil, a solo exhibition by Richelle Cripe inspired by her 2024 artist residency in Ireland. This body of work captures the moody beauty, rich folklore, and mystical landscapes of the Irish countryside. Stop by, browse the work, and chat with Richelle about the inspiration behind each of her paintings.
Mixed Media Painting
Mixed Media Painting - Neil.Pizza Summer Art Series
Saturday, August 9, 10am - 1:30pm
Combine paint, ink, collage, and more to create a one-of-a-kind mixed media piece. Neil shares techniques for layering, composition, and combining materials in unexpected and playful ways. All levels welcome—experimentation encouraged!
Details
Pricing: $100 per class
Includes all supplies and materials
Ages 18+ • 12 students max per class
Cancellation Policy
– Students will be notified 24 hours in advance if a class is canceled due to low enrollment
– Cancellations with 48+ hours notice receive a full refund
About the Instructor
Neil.Pizza is a multi-talented illustrator, painter, and mixed media artist with a BFA in Illustration from Ringling College of Art & Design. His professional journey has included everything from Sign Painting in San Francisco to Sr. Illustration for clients like Audi & Microsoft, to Creative & Art Direction. A former Crowd Collective resident artist, Neil brings technical expertise, a love of creative exploration, and technically trained skills, processes, & practices to every class.
Follow Neil on Instagram: @neildotpizza
Painting with Oils
Painting with Oils - Neil.Pizza Summer Art Series Class 1
Saturday, August 2, 10am - 1:30pm
Combine paint, ink, collage, and more to create a one-of-a-kind mixed media piece. Neil shares techniques for layering, composition, and combining materials in unexpected and playful ways. All levels welcome—experimentation encouraged!
Details
Pricing: $100 per class
Includes all supplies and materials
Ages 18+ • 12 students max per class
Cancellation Policy
– Students will be notified 24 hours in advance if a class is canceled due to low enrollment
– Cancellations with 48+ hours notice receive a full refund
About the Instructor
Neil.Pizza is a multi-talented illustrator, painter, and mixed media artist with a BFA in Illustration from Ringling College of Art & Design. His professional journey has included everything from Sign Painting in San Francisco to Sr. Illustration for clients like Audi & Microsoft, to Creative & Art Direction. A former Crowd Collective resident artist, Neil brings technical expertise, a love of creative exploration, and technically trained skills, processes, & practices to every class.
Follow Neil on Instagram: @neildotpizza
August First Friday
Hello August! We are deep in the dog days of summer, join us for a fun evening in the NoBo Art District full of art, live music, food trucks and local vendors.
We are over the moon to bring you a solo show by our very own Richelle Cripe!
Drink & Draw
Weekly Drink & Draw at the CROWD on PEARL
Wednesdays, 6–8pm
Bring your sketchbook, paints, pens, or any other portable creative project and join us for an evening of art-making and community. Meet fellow artists, share ideas, and make space for your practice—whatever that looks like. We’ll have bubbly water on hand; feel free to BYOB.
Collage Club
Join us for Collage Club every other Monday night! Cut, Paste and Create with other creatives.
Painting with Oils
Painting with Oils - Neil.Pizza Summer Art Series Class 2
Saturday, July 26, 10am -1:30pm
Nervous about oils? Don’t be. Neil is not only a master oil painter—he’s also a generous and approachable teacher. This class demystifies the medium, making oil painting accessible, fun, and approachable for all levels.
Details
Pricing: $150 per class, or $500 for all four (save $100!)
Includes all supplies and materials
Ages 18+ • 12 students max per class
Cancellation Policy
– Students will be notified 24 hours in advance if a class is canceled due to low enrollment
– Cancellations with 48+ hours notice receive a full refund
About the Instructor
Neil.Pizza is a multi-talented illustrator, painter, and mixed media artist with a BFA in Illustration from Ringling College of Art & Design. His professional journey has included everything from Sign Painting in San Francisco to Sr. Illustration for clients like Audi & Microsoft, to Creative & Art Direction. A former Crowd Collective resident artist, Neil brings technical expertise, a love of creative exploration, and technically trained skills, processes, & practices to every class.
Follow Neil on Instagram: @neildotpizza
Drink & Draw
Weekly Drink & Draw at the CROWD on PEARL
Wednesdays, 6–8pm
Bring your sketchbook, paints, pens, or any other portable creative project and join us for an evening of art-making and community. Meet fellow artists, share ideas, and make space for your practice—whatever that looks like. We’ll have bubbly water on hand; feel free to BYOB.