UPCOMING EVENTS

DREAM WEAVER: Gather:Make:Shelter's Annual Fundraiser

Thursday, May 28
6:00-9:00pm
Castaway Portland
1900 NW 18th Ave Portland OR 97209
Join us for an unforgettable evening in the spirit of creativity, connection, and community.
Together, we’ll weave possibilities and honor the resilience and imagination of those we serve.
JOIN US!
Witness the transformative power of the arts as a platform for community, skill-building and mutual empowerment, as Gather:Make:Shelter works toward community-led solutions for people experiencing houselessness and poverty.
Throughout the evening we’ll celebrate the stories and milestones of the last year and look ahead to future growth. We look forward to sharing an evening of delicious food, meaningful conversation, and collective impact in support of Gather:Make:Shelter.
Luminous: The Story of GMS & WeShine

May 23, 2026 - June 28, 2026
Opening Reception
Thursday, June 4, 2026, 5:30-7:30pm
Gallery Hours
Saturdays & Sundays 12-4pm or by appt

1335 NW Kearney St.
Portland, OR 97209
Luminous shares the history of the collaborative relationship between Gather:Make:Shelter and WeShine micro-villages. Featured artwork includes paintings and drawings from current and past WeShine villagers, workshop projects, and an extensive installation of hand-painted bird cutouts. Luminous is a celebration of the light that WeShine and GMS bring to the world through safe spaces, murals, gardens, art workshops, and a shared creative community.

NEWS

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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 .

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VALENTINE

VALENTINE, our second exhibition at our new headquarters in the Pearl District, is a collaborative art exhibition featuring artwork gifted by local artists to C(3)PO.

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INTERLACE Community Weaving Project

In October we participated in Portland Textile Month by launching the INTERLACE Community Weaving Project.

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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.

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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.

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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.