Pearl Jam’s guitarist is stepping onto the Art for All Ball 2025 runway to back Path with Art and their mission to heal through creativity.

Mike McCready just keeps switching it up. The Pearl Jam co-founder and lead guitar shredder is about to trade the stage lights for runway lights on December 6th at the Art for All Ball 2025, the annual event thrown by Path with Art to support their mission of healing through artistic expression.
A dude who knows what art can do
McCready’s been riding with Path with Art for years. This isn’t some casual “yeah sure” kind of support — he’s seen with his own eyes how art can pull people through tough times. Back during Pearl Jam’s Home Shows in Seattle, Path with Art artists created special posters for the band.
Two of those pieces are still hanging in his house — a daily reminder of how deep that connection runs.
From shredding riffs to strutting the runway
At the Art for All Ball 2025, Mike’s gonna be one of seven models showing off one-of-a-kind, handmade fits created by artists in the program. It’s a powerful move: letting the art literally speak through what he wears, giving visibility to people who are finding their way through creativity.
Wanna back Mike and support the cause? You can vote for him in the online poll that’ll crown this year’s Top Model 2025. Every buck donated = one vote. Easy way to help Path with Art and cheer on McCready.
The voting link is here: classy.org

Born in Reggio Emilia in 1980. He created pearljamonline.it in 2001 and wrote the first edition of “Pearl Jam Evolution” in 2009 along with his wife Daria. Since 2022, he is behind 2 podcasts: “Pearl Jam dalla A alla Z” and “Fuori Orario Not Another Podcast”. He has collaborated with Barracuda Style, HvsR, Rolling Stone, Rockol and Il Fatto Quotidiano. He continues relentlessly to try to find “beautiful melodies that say terrible things”.
Favorite song: Present Tense
Favorite album: No Code
Favorite bands/artists other than PJ: Tom Waits, Soundgarden, Ramones, Bruce Springsteen, IDLES, Fontaines D.C., Mark Lanegan, R.E.M., Radiohead, Cat Power, Dead Kennedys

