Upcoming events
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SentiMIENto
SentiMIENto: Bachata y Más!
Dance the Night Away!
Caribbean rhythms, infectious energy, and a sense of togetherness—come join us for a night of dancing, laughter, and connecting with the vibrant community of Portland.
Whether you’re a seasoned dancer or just ready to move, this is your chance to let loose, meet new people, and build lasting bonds in between the frequencies of the best Caribbean sounds.
What to Expect: A lively atmosphere filled with soulful beats and high-energy grooves Open floor for dancing, mingling, and making new friends Refreshments and a festive vibe to keep the energy flowing Come as you are—no experience needed! Just bring your enthusiasm and your best smile.
Let’s make this a night to remember!
Caminando Run Club
Meet at ADX at 6:00 for a warm up stretch before going out for a run! All paces welcome.
“El Proposito: Connect our cultura and empower the community to achieve their physical goals, no matter your pace—whether you're walking or running, we're here to support and inspire your journey along the way with fun and purpose.”
Learn more HERE
William Park Retrospective
A Serious Painter of Paintings: A William Park Retrospective:
We are extremely honored to be hosting William Park’s family for his retrospective show here at ADX during the month of November. Please join us for the opening night of the showcase on November 5th!
“‘Park’s full immersion in the exploratory nature of creating his art was one of the traits that drew other artists into his circle. He exhibited in his work a kind of joy in restlessness’, (Laura) Vincent suggested: ‘He enjoyed painting birds,’ and bowls, circles, geometrical shapes, architecture: ‘Part of that was creating windows into other worlds.’”
From Oregon Arts Watch, April 2025
The show will feature a selection of physical works from the 1990s, when he began his full time investment as an artist, until 2025, the year of his passing. We will also be telling his story through his photographs, writings, and sketchbooks that illuminate his life as a sign painter, a collaborator, a friend, an artist, and everything in between. Whether you are a dear friend or you have recently learned about the story of William Park, we are confident that you will learn something new about his story, as we certainly have.
His story would not be complete without those that loved, cared for, and supported him. We hope to see you all in November.
Butch Bootcamp: Craft Circle
Butch Bootcamp: Craft Circle
Make things with your hands. Make time for your art. Make new friends. Make a mess. Make your Pinterest dreams come to life. Whatever you want to make (and have probably been putting off), bring it here.
ARTHACK
ARTHACK is a monthly evening of discussion for computer enthusiasts and artists. We'll be talking about and sharing work that explores the intersection of code, art, hardware, and society.
Come with a laptop and you can share some work on the open projector!
FREE AND OPEN TO ALL!
Caminando Run Club
Meet at ADX at 6:00 for a warm up stretch before going out for a run! All paces welcome.
“El Proposito: Connect our cultura and empower the community to achieve their physical goals, no matter your pace—whether you're walking or running, we're here to support and inspire your journey along the way with fun and purpose.”
Learn more HERE
Pacific Northwest Collage Collective
November PNWCC Meet-up! We are so grateful for all of you!
Our next meet-up will be at ADX Art Design XChange @adxportland hosted by @handcutcomedy! ADX has wonderful studio spaces, community space and a gallery! Open calls regularly!! Saturday, November 14, 2026 12:00-4:00pm
Please remember you’re always welcome to bring a friend, family member, or a kiddo. The more the merrier!!!
Remember you don’t have to stay for the whole time. It’s open collage time! We just do announcements of local events around 2:30pm typically.
Thank you @adxportland for having us!!
Puppetry in Progress
I am inviting you to bring yourself to Art Design Xchange at 417 SE 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97214 on the 18th of OCTOBER. Starting at 6:30.
The event is free and open to those that are interested in watching, doing, and learning about the art of puppetry.
These events are in person and can be any style of puppetry: Solo, group, experimental, video- including animation, or Work in Progress- including mask or intent/demo.
It would be great to have you be a part of future events and have you show off what you've been working on- or thinking of working on or previously worked on or to watch others present.
Please let me know if you plan on presenting before the event takes place.
Price is… bring something to share, tea, coffee, soda, or some such.
Caminando Run Club
Meet at ADX at 6:00 for a warm up stretch before going out for a run! All paces welcome.
“El Proposito: Connect our cultura and empower the community to achieve their physical goals, no matter your pace—whether you're walking or running, we're here to support and inspire your journey along the way with fun and purpose.”
Learn more HERE
Women in Film Holiday Party
It’s back! Everyone’s favorite holiday party returns November 20th from 6-9pm at @adxportland
The annual @wifpdx Holiday Party & Fundraiser kicks off the season with an opportunity to gather, celebrate and dream about the year to come. We’ll be announcing the recipient of the 2026 $10k Vision Grant, holding a silent auction on fun items & experiences, and providing the community with updates on all things WIF-PDX.
FREE for Members, $25 for nonmembers. All are welcome - our male supporters and allies are especially encouraged to purchase a ticket and attend :)
We are excited to be holding this year’s event at @adxportland 😎🪩✨Thank you to @meritbadgeco for your support as well!
Registration is required; register below!
Butch Bootcamp: Craft Circle
Butch Bootcamp: Craft Circle
Make things with your hands. Make time for your art. Make new friends. Make a mess. Make your Pinterest dreams come to life. Whatever you want to make (and have probably been putting off), bring it here.
Caminando Run Club
Meet at ADX at 6:00 for a warm up stretch before going out for a run! All paces welcome.
“El Proposito: Connect our cultura and empower the community to achieve their physical goals, no matter your pace—whether you're walking or running, we're here to support and inspire your journey along the way with fun and purpose.”
Learn more HERE
Oregon Arts & Agriculture Holiday Market
Join us for the second year of this cozy, solstice-inspired gathering—and get your holiday shopping and grocery shopping done in one fell swoop! Together, we will be celebrating and supporting local farmers, winemakers, food vendors, and creators of all sorts of great local artwork.
This event is hosted by 1000 Friends of Oregon, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that works statewide to keep working lands in working hands, uplift housing availability and affordability, support community wildfire resilience, create a sustainable economy of the future, and more.
Interested in vending, volunteering, or sponsoring? Please apply here by Friday, October 30. Because we will be curating a diverse array of products, we cannot accept all vendor applicants (for instance, we do not want to end up with 10 candle vendors and no food! Nothing against candle vendors, of course!). All applicants will be notified by the auspicious date of Friday, November 13. It is free to apply and free to vend at this market.
Want to get a feel for the event? Check out our recap of last year's inaugural holiday market!
Power Tool Craft Circle: Headboard w/ Hard Points
Power Tool Craft Circle: Headboard w/ Hard Points
This Power Tool Craft Circle, we’re getting spicy. You’ll use 3 common power tools to make your own headboard with hidden hard points. Then, learn to mount your headboard on any wall so your hard points don’t budge. We’ll wrap up by going over techniques to paint, stain, or upholster your finished product.
We’ll provide instruction for all abilities and skill levels. Workshops are limited to 10 participants so you get plenty of personalized instruction.
Cost: $135 (includes tools and materials)
Unstuck with Denise Gour
A mixed-media, hands-on laboratory where imagination takes charge and connection flourishes.
When ~ 4 Winter Sundays, 1.24, 1.31, 2.7, and 2.14, 2-4 pm.
Cost ~ $35 drop-in or $125 for the series.
DETAILS
What does the laboratory look like?
This safe and welcoming space features multiple sensory-rich play centers for exploration. Each week we’ll experiment with an enticing buffet of mushy, colorful, sticky, loud, gooey, soft, familiar, and unfamiliar ingredients. Together we’ll build, squish, splatter, make sounds, write, and dance however we like.
Is there a lab guide?
Yes! Each gathering introduces the play centers and brief theme-based, road-tested strategies for getting unstuck. Open-ended recipes and non-directive activity suggestions are available upon request.
Session One - The Element of Air - Where there is breath, there is life.
Theme: Instructions from the wind - finding resilience when overwhelm swoops in
Practice: Opening to the flow of ease and confidence
Play: Explorations with breath and wind
Session Two - The Element of Fire - Firing up our imagination allies
Theme: Fire as a wise teacher of impermanence, resistance, transformation
Practice: Building resilience through self-compassion
Play: Designing with the powerful forces of heat and light
Session Three - The Element of Earth - We are not alone
Theme: The Earth’s teaching on belonging and Interbeing
Practice: Looking deeply into a single earthly being, we connect with the universe
Play: Mixed media play with plant life, and other earthly allies
Session Four - The Element of Water - Joining the flow of everyday change
Theme: Reflection and Integration of the element teachings
Practice: Swimming in the currents of chaos
Play: Collaborative Mixed-media play with the elements
Closing Reflections
YOUR UNSTUCK GUIDE
Hello, my name is Denise. Thank you for checking out this offering. Like you, I’m a real live human being bombarded by the news of grim narratives and unimaginative solutions. In spite of the forces proclaiming otherwise, I find most people are naturally imaginative, brave, kind, creative, generous, and often, lots of fun to be with.
I also find we humans are at our best when we’re sharing inspiration, new perspectives, and enjoying laughter together. Through guided practices and play, we will counter the narratives keeping us stuck, sad, angry, and afraid.
We are the medicine needed to restore our own wellbeing and the health of our planet.
Denise is a licensed therapist, trained and certified in Internal Family Systems and mindfulness-based modalities for mental health and addiction recovery.
www.mindfulplace.com to learn more.
Unstuck with Denise Gour
A mixed-media, hands-on laboratory where imagination takes charge and connection flourishes.
When ~ 4 Winter Sundays, 1.24, 1.31, 2.7, and 2.14, 2-4 pm.
Cost ~ $35 drop-in or $125 for the series.
DETAILS
What does the laboratory look like?
This safe and welcoming space features multiple sensory-rich play centers for exploration. Each week we’ll experiment with an enticing buffet of mushy, colorful, sticky, loud, gooey, soft, familiar, and unfamiliar ingredients. Together we’ll build, squish, splatter, make sounds, write, and dance however we like.
Is there a lab guide?
Yes! Each gathering introduces the play centers and brief theme-based, road-tested strategies for getting unstuck. Open-ended recipes and non-directive activity suggestions are available upon request.
Session One - The Element of Air - Where there is breath, there is life.
Theme: Instructions from the wind - finding resilience when overwhelm swoops in
Practice: Opening to the flow of ease and confidence
Play: Explorations with breath and wind
Session Two - The Element of Fire - Firing up our imagination allies
Theme: Fire as a wise teacher of impermanence, resistance, transformation
Practice: Building resilience through self-compassion
Play: Designing with the powerful forces of heat and light
Session Three - The Element of Earth - We are not alone
Theme: The Earth’s teaching on belonging and Interbeing
Practice: Looking deeply into a single earthly being, we connect with the universe
Play: Mixed media play with plant life, and other earthly allies
Session Four - The Element of Water - Joining the flow of everyday change
Theme: Reflection and Integration of the element teachings
Practice: Swimming in the currents of chaos
Play: Collaborative Mixed-media play with the elements
Closing Reflections
YOUR UNSTUCK GUIDE
Hello, my name is Denise. Thank you for checking out this offering. Like you, I’m a real live human being bombarded by the news of grim narratives and unimaginative solutions. In spite of the forces proclaiming otherwise, I find most people are naturally imaginative, brave, kind, creative, generous, and often, lots of fun to be with.
I also find we humans are at our best when we’re sharing inspiration, new perspectives, and enjoying laughter together. Through guided practices and play, we will counter the narratives keeping us stuck, sad, angry, and afraid.
We are the medicine needed to restore our own wellbeing and the health of our planet.
Denise is a licensed therapist, trained and certified in Internal Family Systems and mindfulness-based modalities for mental health and addiction recovery.
www.mindfulplace.com to learn more.
Unstuck with Denise Gour
A mixed-media, hands-on laboratory where imagination takes charge and connection flourishes.
When ~ 4 Winter Sundays, 1.24, 1.31, 2.7, and 2.14, 2-4 pm.
Cost ~ $35 drop-in or $125 for the series.
DETAILS
What does the laboratory look like?
This safe and welcoming space features multiple sensory-rich play centers for exploration. Each week we’ll experiment with an enticing buffet of mushy, colorful, sticky, loud, gooey, soft, familiar, and unfamiliar ingredients. Together we’ll build, squish, splatter, make sounds, write, and dance however we like.
Is there a lab guide?
Yes! Each gathering introduces the play centers and brief theme-based, road-tested strategies for getting unstuck. Open-ended recipes and non-directive activity suggestions are available upon request.
Session One - The Element of Air - Where there is breath, there is life.
Theme: Instructions from the wind - finding resilience when overwhelm swoops in
Practice: Opening to the flow of ease and confidence
Play: Explorations with breath and wind
Session Two - The Element of Fire - Firing up our imagination allies
Theme: Fire as a wise teacher of impermanence, resistance, transformation
Practice: Building resilience through self-compassion
Play: Designing with the powerful forces of heat and light
Session Three - The Element of Earth - We are not alone
Theme: The Earth’s teaching on belonging and Interbeing
Practice: Looking deeply into a single earthly being, we connect with the universe
Play: Mixed media play with plant life, and other earthly allies
Session Four - The Element of Water - Joining the flow of everyday change
Theme: Reflection and Integration of the element teachings
Practice: Swimming in the currents of chaos
Play: Collaborative Mixed-media play with the elements
Closing Reflections
YOUR UNSTUCK GUIDE
Hello, my name is Denise. Thank you for checking out this offering. Like you, I’m a real live human being bombarded by the news of grim narratives and unimaginative solutions. In spite of the forces proclaiming otherwise, I find most people are naturally imaginative, brave, kind, creative, generous, and often, lots of fun to be with.
I also find we humans are at our best when we’re sharing inspiration, new perspectives, and enjoying laughter together. Through guided practices and play, we will counter the narratives keeping us stuck, sad, angry, and afraid.
We are the medicine needed to restore our own wellbeing and the health of our planet.
Denise is a licensed therapist, trained and certified in Internal Family Systems and mindfulness-based modalities for mental health and addiction recovery.
www.mindfulplace.com to learn more.
Unstuck with Denise Gour
A mixed-media, hands-on laboratory where imagination takes charge and connection flourishes.
When ~ 4 Winter Sundays, 1.24, 1.31, 2.7, and 2.14, 2-4 pm.
Cost ~ $35 drop-in or $125 for the series.
DETAILS
What does the laboratory look like?
This safe and welcoming space features multiple sensory-rich play centers for exploration. Each week we’ll experiment with an enticing buffet of mushy, colorful, sticky, loud, gooey, soft, familiar, and unfamiliar ingredients. Together we’ll build, squish, splatter, make sounds, write, and dance however we like.
Is there a lab guide?
Yes! Each gathering introduces the play centers and brief theme-based, road-tested strategies for getting unstuck. Open-ended recipes and non-directive activity suggestions are available upon request.
Session One - The Element of Air - Where there is breath, there is life.
Theme: Instructions from the wind - finding resilience when overwhelm swoops in
Practice: Opening to the flow of ease and confidence
Play: Explorations with breath and wind
Session Two - The Element of Fire - Firing up our imagination allies
Theme: Fire as a wise teacher of impermanence, resistance, transformation
Practice: Building resilience through self-compassion
Play: Designing with the powerful forces of heat and light
Session Three - The Element of Earth - We are not alone
Theme: The Earth’s teaching on belonging and Interbeing
Practice: Looking deeply into a single earthly being, we connect with the universe
Play: Mixed media play with plant life, and other earthly allies
Session Four - The Element of Water - Joining the flow of everyday change
Theme: Reflection and Integration of the element teachings
Practice: Swimming in the currents of chaos
Play: Collaborative Mixed-media play with the elements
Closing Reflections
YOUR UNSTUCK GUIDE
Hello, my name is Denise. Thank you for checking out this offering. Like you, I’m a real live human being bombarded by the news of grim narratives and unimaginative solutions. In spite of the forces proclaiming otherwise, I find most people are naturally imaginative, brave, kind, creative, generous, and often, lots of fun to be with.
I also find we humans are at our best when we’re sharing inspiration, new perspectives, and enjoying laughter together. Through guided practices and play, we will counter the narratives keeping us stuck, sad, angry, and afraid.
We are the medicine needed to restore our own wellbeing and the health of our planet.
Denise is a licensed therapist, trained and certified in Internal Family Systems and mindfulness-based modalities for mental health and addiction recovery.
www.mindfulplace.com to learn more.
Caminando Run Club
Meet at ADX at 6:00 for a warm up stretch before going out for a run! All paces welcome.
“El Proposito: Connect our cultura and empower the community to achieve their physical goals, no matter your pace—whether you're walking or running, we're here to support and inspire your journey along the way with fun and purpose.”
Learn more HERE
Casual Practice: Intro to Casual Style Lettering
Join sign painter Mashall Sharma on Thursday, October 29th from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM at ADX for a relaxed, hands-on Casual Practice workshop designed as a low-stakes introductory gateway into traditional sign painting. Limited to just 8 participants for personalized instruction, this $65 workshop includes all supplies and focuses on practicing Casual style lettering—a foundational, traditional style prized for its fluid, hand-painted charm.
Mashall will guide you through the mechanics of the craft, including fundamental brush techniques, managing paint consistency, and mastering stroke pressure, so please wear paint-worthy clothes and comfy shoes as you get comfortable with the tools and enjoy the rhythm of practice alongside fellow lettering enthusiasts of all skill levels.
ADX Fest: My Friend Blue Fundraiser
Join the Overcast Animation Collective as we celebrate Halloween! Help us raise funds to be able to bring 'My Friend Blue' to as many audiences as possible. Together, we'll be able to add closed captioning, Spanish and other language dubs, and even an ASL interpreter!
The party starts at 6pm. We'll have refreshments, a bake sale, face painting, and fall crafts. The costume contest winners will be announced at 8:30! Please keep your costumes family appropriate. We can't wait to see you there!
RSVP HERE!
Gabrielle Wolfe Woodblock Printing Workshop
Have you ever been curious about making your own woodblock prints? Join us for this simple introduction to relief printmaking where we will briefly look at examples of relief printmaking works, demonstrate some craving techniques, carve a small woodblock, and print our blocks together. Minimum 2 students; maximum 12 students.
All materials will be supplied. Small materials fee for supplies included in class fee.
This class is offered on a sliding scale to allow it to be more accessible to a broader range of people. You are asked to self-select the price level that reflects your current economic ability.
Drink and Draw with Mashall Sharma!
Join us at ADX for a relaxed, community-focused Drink & Draw—an open creative hang designed to bring artists and makers together to connect, create away from our phones, and spend time with friends in a welcoming third space.
All ages and skill levels are welcome. Come solo or bring a friend! This is a low-key, bring-your-own-project gathering where you can work, chat, and enjoy being in community. Knitting, watercolor, doodling, lino carving, sketching—anything goes.
Feel free to bring a snack to share if you’d like, along with your own art supplies and beverage of choice. Let’s slow down, make things with our hands, and create together—now more than ever.
Free! RSVP HERE!
Woolly Sweaters Show
Woolly Sweaters is a Portland Indie/Alt band whose music tiptoes around dark and uncomfortable themes that hide behind upbeat tempos and bouncy melodies. Their songwriter’s lyrics draw you in with a subtle ambiguity that allows the listener to take what they need while still conveying powerful messages of loss, heartbreak, estranged parents, and substance abuse.
While Woolly Sweaters is a new project, its members are well-established musicians in the PNW music scene. Comprised of a vocalist from a lo-fi chillhop duo, a professional jazz & burlesque drummer, a keyboard/lead guitarist with a background in ska and punk, and a bassist from doom metal and blues bands. All four come together to bring something truly unique and somewhat peculiar!
FREE! RSVP HERE!
Puppetry in Process with Tim Giugni
This month’s in person Puppetry in Process is about watching a piece from “The Poe Project” and meeting puppeteers from around the Greater Portland Oregon area. It is an extension of the Puppetry Guild of Portland (Oregon).
I am inviting you to bring yourself to Art Design Xchange at 417 SE 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97214 on the 18th of OCTOBER. Starting at 6:30.
The event is free and open to those that are interested in watching, doing, and learning about the art of puppetry.
These events are in person and can be any style of puppetry: Solo, group, experimental, video- including animation, or Work in Progress- including mask or intent/demo.
It would be great to have you be a part of future events and have you show off what you've been working on- or thinking of working on or previously worked on or to watch others present.
Please let me know if you plan on presenting before the event takes place.
Price is… bring something to share, tea, coffee, soda, or some such.
Unstuck Workshop with Denise Gour (Copy)
A mixed-media, hands-on workshop where imagination takes charge, + connection flourishes.
This safe and welcoming space features multiple sensory-rich play centers for exploration. Each week we experiment with an enticing buffet of mushy, colorful, sticky, loud, gooey, soft, familiar and unfamiliar ingredients. Together we build, squish, splatter, make sounds, write, and dance however we like.
Register for the workshop below!
Hello, my name is Denise, thank you for checking out this offering. Like you, I’m a real live human being bombarded by the news of grim narratives and unimaginative solutions. In spite of the forces proclaiming otherwise, I find most people are naturally imaginative, brave, kind, creative, generous, and often, lots of fun to be with. I also find we humans are at our best when we're sharing inspiration, new perspectives, and enjoying laughter together. Through guided practices and play we will counter the narratives keeping us stuck, sad, angry, and afraid. We are the medicine needed to restore our own wellbeing and the health of our planet.
Denise is a licensed therapist, trained and certified in Internal Family Systems and mindfulness-based modalities for mental health and addiction recovery.
www.mindfulplace.com to learn more.
ADX Fest: MOSMA (Museum of Stop Motion Animation)
During ADX Fest on October 17th, MOSMA is planning to collaborate with the Crow Collective and organize a pop-up exhibit/market. Crow Collective has had group art shows around Portland and at ADX.
They are comprised mainly of stop-motion industry artists, many of which are also MOSMA volunteers. Together we will develop a theme and organize the artists and artwork to present at ADX.
RSVP Here!
Bread and Butter
Bread & Butter, an art and design social hour and gentle, bread-based art performance hosted by KB+BA. Come for bread and stay for a relaxed zine making activity and an opportunity to connect with the design community within the beautiful ADX loading bay!
Eat bread! Talk about art! Talk about anything but art! Draw a self-portrait? Make a zine!?
But yes, there is actually delicious, fresh-baked bread (including gluten-free options~!) and butter (and non-dairy too!) for you to indulge in as you commune and create in a social setting. More bread, please!
RSVP Here!
Caminando Run Club
Meet at ADX at 6:00 for a warm up stretch before going out for a run! All paces welcome.
“El Proposito: Connect our cultura and empower the community to achieve their physical goals, no matter your pace—whether you're walking or running, we're here to support and inspire your journey along the way with fun and purpose.”
Learn more HERE
Coffee and Crafts with Sarah!
Come create — it’s free! Bring a project you’re already working on or collaborate with others.
I work nights and struggle to find creative events I can attend. I want this to be a free place to gather, chit chat, craft and relax. Come doodle or have coffee outside of the house for an hour or two.
If you’re able, please bring your own supplies and/or things to share. I’ll try my best to gather materials for everyone beforehand for those who don’t have art supplies at home.
Coffee & tea provided.
RSVP HERE!
Second Tuesdays: Paper Jam Sketchbook club with Jess Werner
🌟Welcome to the Second Tuesdays Paper Jam: Create, Plan & Play on Paper Sketchbook Club at ADX! 🌟
Get ready for a fun evening of making art. Join us at 5:00 PM for a chill gathering where you can sketch, write, collage, or plan in your journals.
Don't miss out on this opportunity to connect with fellow creatives. See you there!
Monthly prompts include zines, bookmaking, exquisite corpse, and collage.
Paper, makers, pencils, and pens provided. ✏️🗒️✂️📚🖊️
Tea and some snacks are provided with a suggested donation. 🫖☕
Bring your own snacks & beverages or some to share! 🍪🥨🍓
FREE! RSVP HERE!
From The West Side Wit Love
From the Westside wit Love was founded with a mission to uplift and empower local artists across the West Coast, with a deep commitment to the Portland, Oregon community where it all began.
You may know them from their community-rooted art exhibitions, DJ nights, or from their many coat, food, and school supply drives. FTWSWL stands firmly in its mission to create a space where connection thrives, where community is rooted, artists are supported, and people come together through art and culture to inspire and uplift one another. From The Westside wit Love was founded by a team of local Portland Chicanos. A demographic that was itching to showcase their culture and art with their environment.
Stay tuned for their ADX Fest event coming on October 9th at ADX! Event details coming soon!
RSVP HERE!
Caminando Run Club
Meet at ADX at 6:00 for a warm up stretch before going out for a run! All paces welcome.
“El Proposito: Connect our cultura and empower the community to achieve their physical goals, no matter your pace—whether you're walking or running, we're here to support and inspire your journey along the way with fun and purpose.”
Learn more HERE
ADX Fest: Felted Pumpkin Workshop with Overcast Animation Collective
Join fiber artist Zoe Huddleston and learn needle felting basics just in time for spooky season! During this two hour class, students will make a needle felted pumpkin. Funds collected through ticket sales will go to helping the Overcast Animation Collective finish making the pilot episode of My Friend Blue!
All materials will be provided!
My Friend Blue is a preschool show about cute felted autistic dinosaurs living in an apartment building. Find out more here! https://www.overcastanimation.com/my-friend-blue
ADX Fest: Collaging Inner Dreamscapes with Gabrielle Wolfe
Collaging Inner Dreamscapes
Collage is a powerful and accessible medium for translating thoughts and feelings into a visual language. We will briefly look back in art history at a few artists who approach collage materials from unique perspectives. Using this inspiration as a jumping-off point, we will tear through magazines and other materials to compose collages of our inner dreamscapes and unearth our personal or collective aspirations for a brighter future.
Materials are provided. Students are encouraged to bring their own papers, photographs, stickers and/or magazines to personalize their collages.
FREE admission. $5-20 donation appreciated but not required.
Registration Required! Sign up HERE
Artist Bio
Wolfe is a queer and nonbinary artist working primarily in painting and printmaking mediums. They have lived in Portland, Oregon for over seven years. Born in Pennsylvania and raised in South Carolina, Wolfe has lived in various cities across the States before settling in the lush corner of the Pacific Northwest. Wolfe’s artwork is represented year-round at Alberta Street Gallery, where they are a co-operative member and the currently elected Gallery Coordinator.
Gabrielle Wolfe: Collaging Inner Dreamscapes
DETAILS AND REGISTRATION HERE!
Collage is a powerful and accessible medium for translating thoughts and feelings into a visual language. We will briefly look back in art history at a few artists who approach collage materials from unique perspectives. Using this inspiration as a jumping-off point, we will tear through magazines and other materials to compose collages of our inner dreamscapes and unearth our personal or collective aspirations for a brighter future.
Materials are provided. Students are encouraged to bring their own papers, photographs, stickers and/or magazines to personalize their collages.
FREE admission; registration required! $5-20 donation appreciated but not required.
ADX Fest: ADX + Belonging without othering
Cities that embrace belonging thrive. Everybody belongs, but to grow belonging infrastructure, people need power and decision-making over their own lives and communities through ongoing, intergenerational, arts- and culture-based gatherings, dialogue, and action, with young people leading the effort. Join Dr. Kimberly Nightingale and a team of Portland belonging practitioners from 1–4 p.m. for a real-time exploration on belonging in cities.
The event kicks off with a four-minute Portland-based film from local filmmaker Dawn Jones Redstone, offering a glimpse into what belonging infrastructure can look like on the ground. A short panel follows, bringing together some of the voices behind the film: PSU professors Dr. Lisa K. Bates (Urban Planning, Black Studies) and Dr. Alma Trinidad (Social Work), Juntos director Cristian Vargas, youth panelists Kenlye Willingham and Amy Vu, and filmmaker Dawn Jones Redstone. The panel is hosted by youth leaders Lorena Mora and Areya Ouanesisouk. From there, the afternoon opens into conversation and belonging activities. Artist April Reissmann will be on hand throughout, visually rendering the event as it unfolds. Nicholas Restaurant will provide the food for this afternoon of music, art, creation and belonging.
Free + Open to All, RSVP HERE
ADX Fest GRAND OPENING PARTY
Join us as we kick off ADX Fest with an unforgettable Opening Night celebration honoring 15 years of ADXand the vibrant creative community that makes Portland unlike anywhere else.
Fast Times Pizza, Wayfinder Beer, Fifty Licks Ice Cream, Est Wine, and NA bubs!
ADX has always been a reflection of Portland's creative spirit: a place where artists, makers, designers, craftspeople, filmmakers, musicians, entrepreneurs, and innovators come together to create, collaborate, and build community. Opening Night is an invitation to celebrate the people and ideas that continue to shape our city's creative future.
Explore a special exhibition of work by ADX alumni and members in Gallery X and the Loading Bay, contribute to our interactive Time Capsule installation, and participate in hands-on workshops, live screenprinting and tattooing.
Enjoy food, beverages, and anniversary cake while connecting with artists, entrepreneurs, neighbors, and creative enthusiasts from across the region. Whether you're a longtime supporter or discovering ADX for the first time, Opening Night is the perfect way to launch ADX Fest, a month-long, region-wide celebration of Portland's thriving creative economy and the people who power it.
Let's celebrate where we've been, imagine what's next, and toast to the next 15 years of creativity.
Free and open to all. RSVP HERE!
CreativeMornings PDX
A free, monthly breakfast lecture series for the local creative community, featuring talks by professional creatives on a global theme.
Stay tuned for October 2nd’s theme and speaker, but come prepared for some thought-provoking conversation led by some of Portland’s leaders in the creative industry. Oh, and there are doughnuts.
Check out CreativeMornings PDX to RSVP for October 2nd and keep an eye out for all of their amazing programming leading up to 10/2 (Their August event is at ADX too!)
Unstuck Workshop with Denise Gour
A mixed-media, hands-on workshop where imagination takes charge, + connection flourishes.
This safe and welcoming space features multiple sensory-rich play centers for exploration. Each week we experiment with an enticing buffet of mushy, colorful, sticky, loud, gooey, soft, familiar and unfamiliar ingredients. Together we build, squish, splatter, make sounds, write, and dance however we like.
Register for the workshop below!
A mixed-media, hands-on laboratory where imagination takes charge and connection flourishes.
When ~ 4 Winter Sundays, 1.24, 1.31, 2.7, and 2.14, 2-4 pm.
Cost ~ $35 drop-in or $125 for the series.
DETAILS
What does the laboratory look like?
This safe and welcoming space features multiple sensory-rich play centers for exploration. Each week we’ll experiment with an enticing buffet of mushy, colorful, sticky, loud, gooey, soft, familiar, and unfamiliar ingredients. Together we’ll build, squish, splatter, make sounds, write, and dance however we like.
Is there a lab guide?
Yes! Each gathering introduces the play centers and brief theme-based, road-tested strategies for getting unstuck. Open-ended recipes and non-directive activity suggestions are available upon request.
Session One - The Element of Air - Where there is breath, there is life.
Theme: Instructions from the wind - finding resilience when overwhelm swoops in
Practice: Opening to the flow of ease and confidence
Play: Explorations with breath and wind
Session Two - The Element of Fire - Firing up our imagination allies
Theme: Fire as a wise teacher of impermanence, resistance, transformation
Practice: Building resilience through self-compassion
Play: Designing with the powerful forces of heat and light
Session Three - The Element of Earth - We are not alone
Theme: The Earth’s teaching on belonging and Interbeing
Practice: Looking deeply into a single earthly being, we connect with the universe
Play: Mixed media play with plant life, and other earthly allies
Session Four - The Element of Water - Joining the flow of everyday change
Theme: Reflection and Integration of the element teachings
Practice: Swimming in the currents of chaos
Play: Collaborative Mixed-media play with the elements
Closing Reflections
YOUR UNSTUCK GUIDE
Hello, my name is Denise. Thank you for checking out this offering. Like you, I’m a real live human being bombarded by the news of grim narratives and unimaginative solutions. In spite of the forces proclaiming otherwise, I find most people are naturally imaginative, brave, kind, creative, generous, and often, lots of fun to be with.
I also find we humans are at our best when we’re sharing inspiration, new perspectives, and enjoying laughter together. Through guided practices and play, we will counter the narratives keeping us stuck, sad, angry, and afraid.
We are the medicine needed to restore our own wellbeing and the health of our planet.
Denise is a licensed therapist, trained and certified in Internal Family Systems and mindfulness-based modalities for mental health and addiction recovery.
www.mindfulplace.com to learn more.
Hello, my name is Denise, thank you for checking out this offering. Like you, I’m a real live human being bombarded by the news of grim narratives and unimaginative solutions. In spite of the forces proclaiming otherwise, I find most people are naturally imaginative, brave, kind, creative, generous, and often, lots of fun to be with. I also find we humans are at our best when we're sharing inspiration, new perspectives, and enjoying laughter together. Through guided practices and play we will counter the narratives keeping us stuck, sad, angry, and afraid. We are the medicine needed to restore our own wellbeing and the health of our planet.
Denise is a licensed therapist, trained and certified in Internal Family Systems and mindfulness-based modalities for mental health and addiction recovery.
www.mindfulplace.com to learn more.
Caminando Run Club
Meet at ADX at 6:00 for a warm up stretch before going out for a run! All paces welcome.
“El Proposito: Connect our cultura and empower the community to achieve their physical goals, no matter your pace—whether you're walking or running, we're here to support and inspire your journey along the way with fun and purpose.”
Learn more HERE
Caminando Run Club
Meet at ADX at 6:00 for a warm up stretch before going out for a run! All paces welcome.
“El Proposito: Connect our cultura and empower the community to achieve their physical goals, no matter your pace—whether you're walking or running, we're here to support and inspire your journey along the way with fun and purpose.”
Learn more HERE