UPCOMING EVENTS
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GMS + Mullowney Printing Co. Present: "Impressions From The Collective"
April - May 2025
Opening Receptions:
Sunday, April 6, 1-3pm at SATOR
Friday, April 11, 5:30-7:30pm at GMS GalleryGMS:
1335 NW Kearney St. Portland OR 97209SATOR:
1607 SE 3rd, Portland OR 97214
GMS has partnered with Mullowney Printing Co. over the course of a year-long intensive collaboration to offer a series of in-depth printmaking workshops to 11 GMS project participants under the mentorship of master printers Paul Mullowney and Kathy Kuehn.
Featured artists: Aileen, Blue, Faera, Fahd, Fawn, Gloria, Jaycaob, Madrone, Marz, Tonnisha, Violet -
Neighborhood Planting Party
Saturday, April 26, 11am-1pm
7508 N. Hereford (corner of N. Lombard St.)No previous experience required. We will supply all necessary tools and plants!
Gather:Make:Shelter has partnered with Prosper Portland and St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church for a planting party outside of St Andrew's Village, which now offers alternative shelter to older adults (45+) and people with physical disabilities who are living on the street.
For more information, and to refer someone to be considered for shelter, contact St Andrew's Village Manager Favoure Miller
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Moving Towards the Light: GMS Spring 2025 Fundraiser
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
6-9pmCASTAWAY PORTLAND
1900 NW 18TH AVE, PORTLAND, OR 97209You're invited to an unforgettable evening dedicated to honoring and sustaining the impact of Gather:Make:Shelter's innovative programming. Throughout the event we’ll celebrate the stories and milestones of the last year, and look ahead to future growth!
Expect a delicious feast, live music, exciting programming, and an auction!
To receive more information or become a sponsor, please reach out to operations@gathermakeshelter.org.
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Shae Matthew Whalen at Willamette International Travel
April 15 - June 2, 2025
Irving Street Lofts
1314 NW Irving St.
STE 101
Portland, OR 97209“Art saved my life, I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t get to make it. The shadow side of artists is that we are all thief’s…we kind of steal imagery from experiences we have, this inspiration turns into paying homage to our influences by creating.
Major influences for me are rivers… mountains… cities etc. I’ve spent my whole life outside and have been homeless since I was nine so I am profoundly connected to nature as source material."
Shae has 5 works on display at Willamette International Travel, a local travel agency company and partner of ours.
NEWS
Portland Art Museum Visit
Last Wednesday, GMS founder Dana Lynn Louis got the chance to take the Queer Affinity Villagers on a field trip to Portland Art Museum .
INTERLACE Community Weaving Project
In October we participated in Portland Textile Month by launching the INTERLACE Community Weaving Project.
Hygiene Hub Collaboration
In August we embarked on our first public art collaboration with Hygiene4All to design a hygiene station in SE Portland built and operated by people experiencing houselessness.
Oregon ArtsWatch: "Artful solutions to foster community"
Oregon ArtsWatch recently featured Gather:Make:Shelter’s Founding Director, Dana Lynn Louis’s newly installed privacy fence screen titled "Ripple Effect" designed for two temporary shelter-in-place villages on SE Water Avenue.
C(3)PO Coalition
In April Gather:Make:Shelter joined with twelve other local organizations and two government offices to support our unhoused community with the opening of three shelter-in-place sanctioned camps in Portland, collectively referred to as C(3)PO.