UPCOMING EVENTS
-
LOOSE THREADS & RAW EDGES
September 3 - November 1, 2026
Opening Reception
Thursday, September 3, 2026
5:30-7:30PMGallery Hours
Saturdays & Sundays 12-4pm or by appt1335 NW Kearney St.
Portland, OR 97209Adornment is often reserved for aristocracy. The common person is expected to wear plain colors and utilitarian shapes meant for labor; clothes that blend in. In Loose Threads & Raw Edges, the GMS Collective explores adornment as identity. The exhibition celebrates our artists’ love of color, texture, and responsiveness to material. These creations are meant to be seen and felt. They are the antithesis of the erasure many of our artists experience in our capitalistic society.
Funded in part by the Regional Arts & Culture Council and the Arts Access Fund.
NEWS
KHEM Interview on KBOO
On Tuesday January 25, 2022, Joseph Gallivan interviews artist KHEM, about his show Smiles of Planet Earth in Portland, Oregon.
GMS Academy Exhibition at Russo Lee Gallery
The exhibition at Russo Lee Gallery contained the visual representations of transformative relationships and collaborations between the GMS Academy participants.
Gather:Make:Shelter in 2020
Learn about our achievements in 2020 and our ambitious plans for the next year!
GMS Members to Receive Precipice Fund Award
We celebrate the achievements of Dana and Aileen, both of whom received a Precipice Fund award from The Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts administered by PICA.
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.