The Void Tattoo Fest is an unconventional approach to an artist-run expo inviting top tier talent from around the world to Portland, Oregon. Born from the minds of longtime Portland tattooers and shop owners, Brian Wilson (Wilson Brothers Tattoo, formerly Scapegoat Tattoo) and Olivia Britz-Wheat (Mortal Emblem), the much anticipated expo will take place between May 23rd and 25th at the Jupiter Hotel compound, which includes Jupiter NEXT, Original Jupiter and Hey Love (which will serve as the expo’s home base bar). 

Taking place at The Jupiter Hotels, the Void Tattoo Fest will feature live tattooing by professional artists and will have a wide variety of local vendors and food trucks, drinks, and entertainment. The compound has two large tattoo event spaces, plus a two-story ring of rooms outside the tented pavilion that will be used as deluxe booths. We will also have 9th street, between the buildings, closed off for at least Saturday that weekend, for a safer and smoother thoroughfare as well as space to hold a non-ticketed space for a car show where anyone can come walk through and enjoy. 

There will be flexible spaces where we’ll host various forms of entertainment throughout the weekend: specialized art shows, DJs, immersive photo displays,etc. One major standout feature of the Void Tattoo Fest will be the educational component, where each day there will be seminars held for the local and traveling tattooer community, enriching collective knowledge through world-renowned instructors and fulfilling Oregon continuing education requirements. 

The largely ADA accessible Jupiter compound is located between NE 8th and 9th street on the famous Burnside street, right off the bus and Max line allowing the Void Tattoo Fest to be in the ideal location in Portland, and allows traveling artists to stay on-site and walk around to the neighboring businesses, making it easy to grab a slice from Sizzle Pie or some comforting Nong’s Khao Man Gai. 

Portland is an incredible city with Late May being an incredible time to be here. You’ll get to experience the city at its greenest with peak flower blooms from peonies, rhododendrons, roses, and more. The weekend of May 23-25th will overlap with the Rose Fest City Fair which is just a short walk across the bridge, so guests can enjoy the carnival. There’s always a small chance of rain but we’ll have warm spring temperatures regardless. Plenty of the artists on our guest list have never had the opportunity to visit, and we couldn’t think of a better time to have them.

Get ready for an unconventional tattoo convention: a weekend event full of diverse, hardworking tattooers from all over the globe. Please join us in the void for a uniquely Portland cultural event that represents the expansive art of tattooing in our wonderful city.