UPCOMING EVENTS

  • The Connection Project at Willamette International Travel

    July-September
    Willamette International Travel
    Irving Street Lofts
    1314 NW Irving St. STE 101
    Portland, OR 97209

    The Connection Project bridges creative communities and fosters meaningful human connections. Local potters from the Portland area generously donated bisque-fired bowls, which were then hand-painted by GMS artists. Each bowl becomes a unique, handcrafted piece that represents the combined efforts and talents of potters and painters. This project links maker to maker and giver to receiver, weaving a network of creativity and generosity that spreads joy and connection.

    The Connection Project is a powerful project that GMS has enacted periodically with ceramic painting workshops from 2021 - 2023.

  • Glitter Anthology Part II by Mia and Marzipan

    September 4 - November 1

    Opening Reception
    Thursday, Sept 4, 5:30-7:30pm

    Gallery Hours
    Saturdays 12-4pm and by appt

    1335 NW Kearney Ave
    Portland OR

    Don’t miss this dyanmic two-person exhibition by GMS Collective Artists, Mia and Marzipan Alien. Working in mixed and found media, two and three-dimensions, Mia and Marzipan explore storytelling, worldbuilding, and more in this spellbinding show.

  • Storybook by Benito El Salvador

    September 4 - November 1

    Opening Reception
    Thursday, Sept 4, 5:30-7:30pm

    Gallery Hours
    Saturdays 12-4pm and by appt

    1335 NW Kearney Ave
    Portland OR

    We’re excited for the first exhibition of one of GMS’s newest artists, Michael. Michael comes to GMS with a prolific practice of doll-making, 2D water media, and more!


  • ❤️ Celebration of Life for Jaycob Lambson ❤️

    Thursday, September 18
    2pm
    5225 N. Lombard
    (Corner of N. Lombard and N. Hereford)
    Portland, OR 97203

    Jaycob Lambson, artist, poet, visionary, and dear member of the Gather:Make:Shelter family left the earth on August 25, 2025. Jaycob had been working with GMS for 3 1/2 years and was a deeply loved friend and collaborator in the community. Jaycob’s intricate drawings of maps and mazes have been collected throughout Portland and across the country.

    Jaycob lives on in both our memories and in the incredible work that he created; including Jaycob’s Gateway, a new mural on the corner of North Lombard and North Hereford in North Portland.

    We invite you to join us at the new mural to celebrate Jaycob’s life.

NEWS

Portland Art Museum Visit
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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
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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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ART FROM THE VILLAGES Exhibition
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ART FROM THE VILLAGES Exhibition

Our first exhibition, ART FROM THE VILLAGES, will run December - January and features artists living in C(3)PO and Dignity villages. Artists will receive 100% of the sales of their work.

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GMS Academy Updates
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GMS Academy Updates

We held a COVID-19 emergency fundraiser in March which made it possible for our Academy artists experiencing houselessness and poverty to purchase essential supplies. They deeply appreciated this act of generosity from the GMS community.

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C(3)PO Coalition
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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.

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