UPCOMING EVENTS
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Green Period
January 10 - March 15
Opening Reception
Thursday, January 15, 5:30-7:30pmGallery Hours
Saturdays & Sundays 12-4pm and by appt1335 NW Kearney St.
Portland, OR 97209Gather:Make:Shelter will kick off the year with a solo exhibition by long-time GMS artist Gloria Rodriguez. Green Period will highlight Gloria’s prolific practice by featuring a vast selection of her signature impressionistic and atmospheric paintings.
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Faera J. Valore at Willamette International Travel
February 3 - March 31
Willamette International Travel
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New Buds: A GMS Group Show
March 19 - May 10, 2026
Opening Reception
Thursday, March 19, 5:30-7:30pmGallery Hours
Saturdays & Sundays 12-4pm and by appt1335 NW Kearney St.
Portland, OR 97209As spring arrives, New Buds offers a glimpse of what’s emerging at Gather:Make:Shelter.
The exhibition highlights new directions and mediums that our artists are exploring, while also introducing several new members of the GMS artist collective. Featured works include paintings, figure studies, bag designs, a diorama, cardboard sculptures, collages, and figure paintings created during a master class series with renowned artist Elizabeth Malaska.
Collage by Zenyatta, 2026
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DREAM WEAVER: Gather:Make:Shelter's Annual Fundraiser
Thursday, May 28
Castaway Portland
1900 NW 18th Ave Portland OR 97209Save the date for our annual fundraiser. More details coming soon!
NEWS
Gather:Make:Shelter Receives RACC Portland Arts Project Grant
Gather:Make:Shelter is thrilled to receive a recent Portland Arts Project Grant from the Regional Arts & Culture Council.
Support GMS in Give!Guide this year!
We’re in Willamette Week’s Give!Guide with a goal to raise $35,000!
Join our team!
Gather:Make:Shelter is seeking a passionate and committed individual to join our team as a Programs Coordinator & Workshop Instructor.
Gather:Make:Shelter is a Recipient of a Cultural Development Grant from Oregon Cultural Trust!
Gather:Make:Shelter is excited to announce that we're a recipient of a Cultural Development Grant from Oregon Cultural Trust!
The Monograph Tour in Astoria and in The Astorian
The inaugural exhibition of the The Monograph Tour at Astoria Visual Arts was featured in The Astorian.
GMS Receives Oregon Arts Commission Grant Award
We are excited to announce that Gather:Make:Shelter has been awarded a grant from the Oregon Arts Commission!
GMS Artists in Willamette International Travel’s Window Gallery
For the last few months our artists have gotten the opportunity to show their work in the windows of Willamette International Travel in downtown Portland.
Upcoming Workshop Series with Baba Wague Diakite
We’re looking forward to hosting a workshop series throughout the month of August with award-winning artist and storyteller Baba Wague Diakite!
GMS Receives Zidell Family Foundation Grant Award
Thank you to the Zidell Family Foundation for awarding Gather:Make:Shelter a general operating support grant!
Portland Pride in Review!
At the end of July, we celebrated Pride with some of our artists and community members!
WeShine Avalon Village Soft Opening
We’re thrilled for the soft opening of WeShine’s latest tiny home village, featuring an in-progress mural by Gather:Make:Shelter!
GMS Receives RACC Grant for Mullowney Printing Co. Collaboration Project
GMS Receives RACC Grant for Mullowney Printing Co. Collaboration Project.