UPCOMING EVENTS

Moving Towards the Light: GMS Spring 2025 Fundraiser

Wednesday, May 21, 2025
6-9pm
CASTAWAY PORTLAND
1900 NW 18TH AVE, PORTLAND, OR 97209
BUY TICKETS HERE
You'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.
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 Gallery
GMS:
1335 NW Kearney St. Portland OR 97209
SATOR:
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
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

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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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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.