UPCOMING EVENTS
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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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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 -
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
The Andy Warhol Foundation For The Visual Arts awards Gather:Make:Shelter with a multi-year program support grant!
This grant will help Gather:Make:Shelter provide life-changing opportunities for our participants and empower more people to achieve a sense of well-being, form community and discover new paths to financial stability and permanent housing.
Gather:Make:Shelter Summer Fundraiser - An Evening in the Garden
Join us for our annual fundraiser at Blockhouse PDX in Pomarius Nursery!
Gather:Make:Shelter is OCT qualified.
Gather:Make:Shelter is OCT qualified Non-Profit organization!
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 .
GMS Birthday Celebration
Gather:Make:Shelter just turned 5 years—see how our celebration went!
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.
Preview Magazine: "Gather:Make:Shelter Offers Creative Solutions"
GMS is featured in the Feb/Mar 2021 issue of Preview! The editorial covers some of our work over the past year including projects and achievements by Dana, Aileen, and Michael.
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.
Portland Monthly: "This Nonprofit Helps Those Experiencing Houselessness Build Skills with Art"
We are pleased to share that Portland Monthly featured us in their article “This Nonprofit Helps Those Experiencing Houselessness Build Skills with Art.”
New GMS Headquarters in Pearl
We are all alight with excitement over our new headquarters in NW Portland donated by Killian Pacific!
INTERLACE Community Weaving Project
In October we participated in Portland Textile Month by launching the INTERLACE Community Weaving Project.
GMS Receives Light A Fire Award from Portland Monthly!
We are so excited to report that Gather:Make:Shelter has received a Light A Fire Award from Portland Monthly Magazine presented by the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust! They have recognized Gather:Make:Shelter as the nonprofit “Doing the Most with the Least”.
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.
