Highly recommend SmithPDX. I just attended a metals workshop there and am so excited that Portland…read morehas this new space. It's a gallery, a working metals/ jewlery studio, workshop and maker's space. I just attended Master Kashima's Nunome workshop there and we all agreed that SmithPDX is a really special place.

From the owner: We host a community metalsmithing workspace where we facilitate education and access to tools &…read moreequipment in a safe and fun environment. We also provide services and specialize in custom fabrication & repair of precious metal objects. We work on home hardware & fixtures, jewelry, antique tools, and much more! *We are temporarily not able to accept repairs.* Thank you for your patience while we devote extra time to setting up more tools and getting our first series workshops up and running. Please join our email list if you would like to be notified when we resume repairs, or if you want to be the first to know about our upcoming workshops and classes!

We had a fantastic event at ADX! Another vote for Syd being absolutely amazing to collaborate with…read more We hosted an author talk with ~40 people. Setup was super easy and felt very intimate in the space. They have a fan and ability to open the garage door for warmer days. Loved the booth to check in on entry, as well as the bar. Would absolutely recommend this space for a memorable event. Easy public transit access and plenty of free street parking around, although plan into the schedule time to find a spot for events starting ~6pm. Literally around the corner from Lil' America food truck pod, and walkable to a bunch of other restaurants.

Currently have a 9' x 9' studio and have been renting for about half a year. Nothing to say but…read moregood things. Reasonably priced and management has been very attentive the whole time. Shout out to Kelly and Syd for answering questions and settling issues quickly. As a community, they also run a bunch of different events and happy hours that are included in the price of membership. 10/10 would rent from them again. The space is also conveniently located amongst many great amenities (food, bars, hardware stores, etc)

IMMEDIATE disclosure. If anyone would like to buy me cute gifts or cards, this place is loaded with…read morethem. I've followed Crafty Wonderland on Instagram since they opened. And yet I've never been. Until today. I probably saved quite a bit of money by doing that too!! The items they sell are made by small local artists and businesses, so they're not cheap. They're worth buying and supporting our local community. Service was as great as everything else was. We had a good laugh as we were checking out. I LOVE this place and definitely will return.

A marvelous little shop full of locally designed and created items…read more Some of the funniest cards I've seen in ages.

Ninety Twenty Studios is a wonderful gem! This is my first time ever working with metal, and I love…read moreit. The faculty I am working with, Tayja Danger, and owner Christine Clark are awesome, and I hear great things about the rest of this vibrant art community. The MOST important thing to me is communication and accessibility, and Christina was wonderful in responding to emails and she ANSWERED the phone when I called. Twice! ;-) If you're interested in MAKING, check this place out!

I love this place! So nice to have access to the OCAC metals equipment. I miss the college and…read morerelished my time on campus. The kindness and expertise followed the equipment. The classes are fun with bite size and full size amounts of learning available.

Cyma Space is a project by and for deaf and senses challenged artists to make work for you…read more It is the project of deaf musician Myles de Bastion. https://qz.com/844149/a-deaf-musician-is-creating-a-universal-algorithm-to-make-beautiful-visual-music/ I have a Reed friend with a progressive degenerative cochlear disease. She knew what was coming and immersed herself in the deaf culture. Interestingly, American Sign Language is derived from French sign language. I don't ASL but another deaf friend really appreciated speaking to them face on, enunciating, and not rushing so they could read lips which is an amazing skill. It's very rare to have a meaningful airline conversation. But one of my most prized was with a mother and her children returning from cochlear implant surgery. The older child asked soon after her sister's birth is she was deaf. I went to school in a town with a large deaf community and it is a rich and nuanced culture. I did a brief study of the neuropsych of deafness and deaf language cognition. So projects like Cyma Space interest me. You may be familiar with their light piano https://youtu.be/j31l9wHkRwg. One of them is at OMSI. They have brought work to the Winter Light Festival, PICA, local schools, and other art festivals. They bring their project nationally and their national momentum is building. They sponsor dance parties and travel to dance festivals which make a space for deaf people to experience the music through light and vibration. One of their current projects is with SubPac. The SubPac is a backpack with a vibrating bass transducer, a radio receiver, and batteries. The consumer SubPac is one channel and one vibrator. Miles is working with a 21 channel SubPac with 21 individually programed vibration devices. He's composed vibrations to go with music, which are transmitted to the SubPacs so deaf and hearing individuals can engage a rich sensory experience. There are only 120 of these devices in the world and Myles is scheduled to take them on tour, including to Rochester, NY, home to the National Technical Institute for the Deaf and a large deaf community. Cyma offers a maker space in their workshop for deaf individuals to experiment with multi sensory art projects. One of their early sponsors is small Portland company Elumiglow https://www.yelp.com/biz/ellumiglow-lake-oswego. Cyma Space has an active YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/CymaSpace/videos If you are a deaf or hearing impaired family, make a connection. If you are a teacher, or a STEM teacher, they do workshops. If you ASL, their events are a great place to converse. If you have some tech maker skills, volunteer. Cyma Space is another of our Portland World Class small nonprofits.

There is nothing here worth even opening the door for. The staff is arrogant and they don't care if…read moreyou are there or not. The creative content that they have is remarkable when compared to the work of a toddler. They actually make the work of the toddler look good.

RedFred Collective is upstairs above the Red Fred retail store. I had a photography session booked…read morethrough the Collective, and was *very* happy with the quality and service. In addition to the creative services from RedFred directly, there are other makers in the space as well. Check it out -- the retail shop downstairs is a ton of fun too!

Stopped by Urbanite looking for nothing but inspiration, and found it!…read more This store is really many stores. Each vendor displays whatever they're making, selling, or interested in. That could be pottery, clothing, art, furniture, tchotchkes, plants, or something else. Some get really creative with their booths, adding hanging decor or a fun layout. I had some sticker shock over pricing, but I'm sure there are deals to be found also. If I were looking for a special item I would certainly return here to search. And it's a great place to wander looking for nothing in particular!

Urbanite is a great place to find unique items! Love the curated mix of vintage & new…read more Last time we stopped in they had dedicated more space to large scale art pieces, which was fun to see. There was a big section of very cool wall art & some interesting architectural models. Great pieces if you have the space to display!

I have been going to AFS for almost 40 years. They are one of a few remaining commercial…read morebusinesses still in the inner SE that cater to industrial customers and automotive enthusiasts. As a gearhead, I have used them for custom brake hoses and fittings, custom steering hoses and fittings, oil coolers, and fuel filters. As a Manufacturers' Representative, I have used them for specialty pump fittings. I recommend them to all of my friends and customers. Unfortunately, if they follow the exodus out of Portland to make way for food pods and maker spaces, my business with them will probably end.