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About the Pearl
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The mission of the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts is to provide direct, first-hand access to original works of art and other culturally, historically and aesthetically significant objects to a regional, national, and international audience, and to offer outstanding and inclusive educational and public programming.
Who is Pearl Fincher?
Board of Directors
Museum Staff
Cyprus Creek Culture
History
Since opening to the public in March 2008, the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts has established itself as a community resource bringing world-class art exhibitions and art education opportunities to the Northwest Houston community.
The Pearl is a non-collecting fine art museum, borrowing from public and private collections. The museum complements its exhibitions with an active schedule of programs and services. Founded on the community center concept, the Pearl reaches beyond traditional museums to enlighten, educate, and entertain.
The Pearl is housed in a former county library, leased to the museum and renovated through private funds, grants, and gifts. The Pearl is wholly supported through the community. Over 3,000 donors have given to the museum to date.
Who was Pearl Fincher?
Native Texan Pearl Lilley Fincher was born in 1935 in Evergreen, Texas. She moved to Spring, Texas in 1953, where she lived until her death in 2010. Much as her parents taught Pearl and her ten siblings, Pearl Fincher taught her six natural children, three stepchildren, and two “not-by-birth” children to be self-sufficient leaders in the community. Pearl truly lived by the philosophy “to whom much is given, much is required”, serving on the boards of the American Heart Association, The Tomball Regional Arts Committee, The Centrum Arts, and the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts.
One of Pearl Fincher’s proudest moments was attending the swearing-in ceremony of her daughter, Patricia Harless. The Honorable Patricia Harless is Texas State Representative of District 126, and a current member of the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts Board of Directors.
To learn more about Pearl Fincher and her legacy, visit the Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce and read their article “Pearl Fincher, Philanthropist and Texas Woman Who Made History.”
Cyprus Creek Cultural District
Together with the Barbara Bush Branch Library, the Foundation for the Arts and Cultural Enrichment (FACE), and the Cypress Creek Christian Community Center, the Pearl is part of the Cypress Creek Cultural District.
Free for All. Always.
Thanks to the generous support of our patrons, the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts has never charged admission to our galleries and exhibits. The Pearl’s kind-hearted benefactors contribute at the Pearl’s various fundraising events – most notably the “Free for All” donation event at each annual Pearls of Art Gala – to keep the Pearl free and open to the public year-round.
Doing business as the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts, the Cypress Creek Fine Art Association is a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation. All donations to the Pearl are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law.
Museum Memberships
Support the Pearl and its Educational Programs
Individual and Family
Become a member of the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts at an individual or family level. Every member receives discounts to events at our store.
Sustaining Memberships
For our members at the Patron Level and above who wish to spread their payments out over the course of the year. Click below to find out more.
Business Memberships
For our business and corporate friends, we offer memberships with benefits for all your company employees. Click below to find out more.
Museum Rentals
The Pearl’s Northgate Forest Conference Room, Smith Foyer, galleries, and any combination of rooms are available for rental with prior scheduling. Special rates are available for non-profit organizations; please inquire for details!
Weddings
$2,500
Ceremony & Reception Site for 150 guests (4 hours)
Seating available for a maximum of 150 guests (4hours)
Sustaining Memberships
For our members at the Patron Level and above who wish to spread their payments out over the course of the year. Click below to find out more.
Business Memberships
For our business and corporate friends, we offer memberships with benefits for all your company employees. Click below to find out more.
Museum Staff
Museum Director
Courtney Gardner
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Curator
Terry Capps
Museum Educator
Rebecca Howland
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Director of Visitor Services
Donna Mechell
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Development Assistant
Shannon Jacobson
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Facilities Manager
Henry Griffin
Art Start Educator
Brooke Silva
Visitor Services
Tara Fenton
Visitor Services
Tara Fenton
Visitor Services
Tara Fenton
Visitor Services
Tara Fenton
Board of Directors
Hon. Patricia Harless
Chair
Pamala Hughes
Secretary
Tom Kikis
Treasurer
Dr. Calvin Cobb
Immediate Past Chair
Dr. Shah Ardalan
Dr. Rose Austin
Keith Barber
Laura Barth
Dr. James Cain
Phil Graiff
Art Elder
Dr. Joe Fowler
Judge Lincoln Goodwin
Dr. Rose Austin
Dana Kervin
Valerie Lang
Enrique Lima
Phil Martin
Dr. Jenny McGown
Taunya Painter
Don Pine
Christine Riddle Butts
Barbara Schlattman
Roger Soape
Advisory Board
Nancy Agafitei
Pam Bailey
Bob Blanton
Mary Davis
David Diehl
Susan Diehl
Leanne Donelson
Bill Farrell
Cynthia Foley
William Franks
Kathryn Lanier Hunt
Jan Jircik
Rand Key
Ray Laughter
Jeffrey Miller
Brenda Pennington
Diane Porter
Harold Pat Riley
Seth Sharr
Irene Skor
Linn Smyth
Tom Sparks
Nancy Speaks
Jack Thoner
Ginni Maddox Whitten
Don Weise
Glenn Wilkerson
Darrell Williams
Location
A donation of $5 is suggested for adult visitors.
Pearl Fincher
6815 Cypresswood Dr.
Spring, Texas 77379
Contact Info
Phone: (281) 376-6322
Fax: (281) 376-2944
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