I was a guest at a wedding reception here. I had a an absolute blast with my friends. This function…read morehalls is inviting from the moment you walk in the door with modern design and a friendly/ accommodating and helpful staff. Spacious dancefloor. Comfortable amount of space for 80-100 guests. Definitely give this place a shot.

Went to another amazing art show at Blanc. Seriously this venue is what it is about in Portland…read more Exquisite, Artistic, Loving and filled with warm welcomes and wonderful interactions of Portland's who's who. Love this place and everything it stands for with our community.

Wow! Love this place! Took a ten week class with Lela and loved it. As an artist who has done…read morepottery on and off for over thirty years it was great to come back to it here with great instructors who taught me some different techniques for wedging clay and throwing than I've learned in the past. Definitely coming back for a membership!

I love this creative space. Everyone is made to feel welcomed. They have the most amazing…read morehandmade items for sale, offer classes that don't make you feel intimidated to not know what you are doing and the owner is a great human! They believe in community and offer options to buy scholarships to support students who might not be able to pay for classes. It's just a great all around place!

A real estate investor moved into North Portland at exactly the right time. In one of their…read morebuildings, they curate the entire basement of a more than quarter block building as artist studios, to give back. Once a year they have an open house to wander the studios and meet the artists. So it is not the Yelp conventional business: they are open to the public once a year for a few hours. But if you have an interest in buying work from an artist, contact them for access. The most unusual concentration of art styles here are large scale oil paint portraits and landscapes. But there are music studios, theatrical studios, sculptors and the studios of XRay.fm. Many of the apartments above and in their Mississippi properties happen to be occupied by artists too. And the landlord, in their commercial buildings, hosted art school studios. Modern Medicis, yes. For you, an opportunity to see artists at work, once a year. Curious? Check their website.

The Iron Fireman Collective is a 144,000 square foot pair of buildings with parking across the…read morestreet from the MAX Orange Line Holgate Station in industrial Portland It is raw now, with leasing possibilities from 800 to 35,000 square feet at about $1.40-$2.00 per square foot per month. There are two interconnected buildings, one built in 1920 and the other in 1972. Office space and light manufacturing are potential uses. ADX and Portland Made Collective partnered in their opening party, which featured local artisan food and drink. There was an acoustic band including an upright piano with a built in video screen controlled by the keyboard designed by deaf artists to bring a visual experience of music to deaf people http://www.cymaspace.org/technology/. With manufacturing being displaced from the Central East Side, this is a welcome addition. And if your maker business scales up, this is a place to consider. It is part of the Portland Made http://www.portlandmade.com/the-industrial-grange/ Industrial Grange program. As Sun Ra says, "space is the place." The Iron Fireman Collective is a new raw flex office and manufacturing space.

My brother, myself, and our cousin in Wyoming keep track of places here in Portland where my…read moremother's family lived after moving here from Mammoth, Utah in 1940. Utah had absolutely no work available at the time and was still deep in the Depression. They followed my grandmother's two younger brothers to work in the Kaiser Shipyards (the prepping for WWII was going on even though war had not been declared) and it saved them. They picked fruit for ten cents a basket as they drove to Portland. Talk about modern-day pioneers! Grandpa, grandma, my ten-year-old mother, and, her four-year-old brother coming across country based on faith that good things would happen. It is here at the now renovated Iron Fireman CollectIvee that my Grandpa got a badly-needed job as a machinist. For some reason, I can't save this as a draft. Ron and I plan to visit soon to get a look at the building, take pictures, and finish the review.

This is the perfect venue for hosting a small party. The room is tastefully decorated. We hosted…read moreour daughter's baby shower there and loved it. Everyone I dealt with answered my questions and promptly communicated with me throughout the process. We were able to visit the venue twice to determine what we needed. They are flexible as far as who we hired to do the catering and bar service. They have a freight elevator and a wagon to help transport items. I appreciated having the option of clean up services for an additional fee. I also used their dishes and they are beautiful. The cost for this venue is extremely affordable for such a classy place. My daughter walked in and said it felt like she was in a dream! Thank you again for providing such a beautiful venue.

We have used this venue twice now for our family Christmas, once for a baby shower, and we already…read morehave it scheduled for a bridal shower in a few months. Tendue is a great space for gatherings, spacious, decorated very cute, great lighting from the windows and the staff is very accommodating, We are already planning our next Christmas gathering for 2024 to be at Tendue.

My wife and I have been taking weekly pastel classes here on Wednesdays with Barb, we've learned a…read morelot and have been having an absolute blast. Everyone in the class is so incredibly kind and encouraging, so it's a really positive and uplifting environment to be part of. This class is a fantastic way to express yourself and relax, it really helps a lot with my anxiety, and helps me appreciate the beauty in imperfections. The store itself also has a large variety of art supplies so we always shop here when we need to restock colors and materials.

Saw this on the news, what a great concept. Horrid employees. Very unwelcoming for no reason…read more Rolled her eyes as we walked in. As a person of color, this did not feel right. Why hang art if you do not want people to come in and look at it? Especially in a mall.

Where to start?! I have known Kris and Pete, co-owners of Arte Soleil, for several years. Both of…read morethem bring their passion and experience as artists to the table - Pete as a song writer, musician, and painter, and Kris as an art therapist and an assistant professor of art therapy. Together they are making their dream of bringing art into underserved communities a reality. I began my involvement with Arte Soleil about 6 months after their launch, due to a promise I made to myself - to MAKE time to create. I soon found that I had more talents than I had first thought, and I am encouraged by Kris and peers alike. That is one of the things that I truly appreciate about the community at Arte Soleil... they build each other up. No matter what you are needing: - A gift made by a local artist? - Creative-inspired encouragement? - A supportive studio environment that is laid back in which to create? - An open mic opportunity among friendly people? - Wanting to take a class? - Or do you just want to get involved in something fun? Come check them out! Arte Soleil is located in outer SE Portland and is open in the afternoons, Friday through Sunday.

This is a wonderful place to pick up a gift made locally, grab a cup of pour over coffee, or take a…read moreclass. They are also hosting there first open mic night soon! I'm so excited that something like this has come to outer SE!