Leaving the Fold is a collaborative art exhibit exploring the themes of leaving high control systems, spiritual transformation, healing, and rebuilding. Twenty one artists who have left high control religions or secular groups will be showing their work in a variety of media, including painting, collage, video, sculpture, music performance and writing. The objectives of the exhibit are to foster honest dialogue and connect around experiences that are often lived in fear.

The opening reception is on September 18, 2026 from 5-9pm at Art Design Xchange in Portland, Oregon. Artist musicians will be performing their pieces live from 7-9pm.

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

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.

The Hella Sick Art Show is a collection of cartoons inspired by the artist Jerram Harte’s childhood spent on the verge of the nu millennium.

Through digital art, cutouts and mixed media, Jerram looks back at the edgy, profane and intentionally trashy “attitude era” of pop culture with a wholesome eye and sense of nostalgia.

The show is free. There will be drinks, music, 5 foot high cans of surge, a questionable amount of Fred Durst fan art, and flame art so sick we had to notify the fire department.

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

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. 

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.

Join us at ADX on September 4th for the opening night of Death and the Maiden by Erin Robinson Grant. The show will be accompanied by music from Franklin Gothic and Woolly Sweaters.

September 4th, 5-9 PM. Free Event. wine bar!

I have always been attracted to the push and pull of imagery that depicts death and rebirth. For this body of work specifically, I looked to the Death and the Maiden motif and its evolution through German Renaissance painting and printmaking through various other art movements such as Romanticism, Expressionism, and Surrealism.

The motif most commonly depicts death (often in skeletal form) overtaking a young woman with subtle to overt erotic overtones. With these pieces, my goal was to invert this idea. Instead of death taking the maiden in the eroticism of decay and sublimation, I conceptualized the maiden overcoming the finality of death in an awesome and terrible exertion of rebirth.

Through video, sculpture, and printmaking methods, I seek to depict how the idea of rebirth is not simply the opposite of death, but its reflection that is equally as powerful and unfathomable to the human psyche.

Join Erin and the ADX crew on September 4th for an evening of music, art, and explorations of the obscure with @franklingothic.mp3 @woollysweatersmusic @amiesanta and @sister_fortune on September 4th from 5-9!

Come by, say hi, stop by for a sip of @est.wine, and enjoy the vibes!

Free, all ages, bring your friends!

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

A mixed-media, hands-on laboratory where imagination takes charge, and connection flourishes.

FREE PREVIEWS -UNSTUCK TEST KITCHEN Aug 23 & 30 @ 2 pm

Meet Denise, sample an activity, and learn more about the Unstuck series

DETAILS

What does the laboratory look like?

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.

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.

This exhibition asks artists to consider the beginning legacy of Jazz Pesado as an invitation rather than a theme.
What is your song? What story lives within you that refuses to be silenced? What does your own form of
Jazz Pesado sound, look, or feel like? In other words, “Cual es tu Corrido?”

This will be a 4-day exhibition with each of those days having a different event happening.

We’re so excited for the lineup of artists we have this year!

Jazz Pesado - The Art Gallery

We’re back with this years Jazz Pesado and this time we are focusing on honoring the meaning of Jazz Pesado through Art.

This exhibition asks artists to consider the beginning legacy of Jazz Pesado as an invitation rather than a theme.
What is your song? What story lives within you that refuses to be silenced? What does your own form of
Jazz Pesado sound, look, or feel like? In other words, “Cual es tu Corrido?”

This will be a 4-day exhibition with each of those days having a different event happening.

We’re so excited for the lineup of artists we have this year!

Dates and Time:
Friday August 28th - Opening Night/Open Mic at 6p
Saturday August 29th - Gallery Reception 5p-10p
Sunday August 30th - La Galería de la Mañana, Chilaquiles + Café de Olla, 10a-1p
Monday August 31st - Panel Discussion, Artist Panel + Guest Speakers, 6p-9p

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

Couldn’t make opening night?

Come by ADX during Gallery Hours for Elementals by Lindsay Spina, Cynthia Veum, and Rick Shearing. 

Elementals celebrates the beauty, resilience, and transformative power of the natural world through painting, natural materials, and ceramics. Featuring the work of local art therapists Lindsay Spina and Cynthia Veum, alongside high school art teacher Rick Shearing, the exhibition brings together three distinct artistic voices united by a shared reverence for nature as both inspiration and teacher.

Drawing from organic forms, landscapes, and the elemental forces that shape our environment, each artist explores the ways in which creativity fosters growth, healing, and connection. Through expressive painting, tactile ceramic forms, and works incorporating natural materials, the exhibition reflects on cycles of change, renewal, and the profound relationship between humans and the world around them.

As practicing art therapists, Spina and Veum approach their work with an understanding of art as a vehicle for reflection, emotional exploration, and restoration, while Shearing's perspective as an educator highlights the enduring role of creative practice in cultivating curiosity and self-expression. Together, their work invites viewers to slow down, engage their senses, and consider the elemental forces that shape both the landscapes we inhabit and our own inner lives.

Elementals offers a contemplative space where art becomes a bridge between the external environment and personal experience, encouraging visitors to reflect on transformation, resilience, and the enduring connections that bind us to the natural world.

Join us for ADX Community Night, a monthly gathering to connect with your fellow creatives at ADX. Whether you’re a long-time ADX member, a maker curious about the space, or someone just looking to meet like-minded creatives, all are welcome!

This free, casual event is an open invitation to come as you are and be part of our community. We’ll have complimentary food and beverages to keep the conversations flowing and the ideas buzzing. It’s a perfect opportunity to catch up with fellow makers, meet new people, and get inspired by the wide range of talents and projects happening across our space.

Visitors and ADX members alike are encouraged to share what they’re working on, from woodworking and metalwork to art, design, fabrication, and everything in between. Bring your questions about creative processes, get feedback on current projects, or just soak in the diverse experiences and expertise around you.

Whether you want to show off a piece you’ve just finished, get advice on your next step, or simply enjoy good conversation over snacks and drinks, there’s a seat for you at the table.

Couldn’t make opening night?

Come by ADX during Gallery Hours for Elementals by Lindsay Spina, Cynthia Veum, and Rick Shearing. 

Elementals celebrates the beauty, resilience, and transformative power of the natural world through painting, natural materials, and ceramics. Featuring the work of local art therapists Lindsay Spina and Cynthia Veum, alongside high school art teacher Rick Shearing, the exhibition brings together three distinct artistic voices united by a shared reverence for nature as both inspiration and teacher.

Drawing from organic forms, landscapes, and the elemental forces that shape our environment, each artist explores the ways in which creativity fosters growth, healing, and connection. Through expressive painting, tactile ceramic forms, and works incorporating natural materials, the exhibition reflects on cycles of change, renewal, and the profound relationship between humans and the world around them.

As practicing art therapists, Spina and Veum approach their work with an understanding of art as a vehicle for reflection, emotional exploration, and restoration, while Shearing's perspective as an educator highlights the enduring role of creative practice in cultivating curiosity and self-expression. Together, their work invites viewers to slow down, engage their senses, and consider the elemental forces that shape both the landscapes we inhabit and our own inner lives.

Elementals offers a contemplative space where art becomes a bridge between the external environment and personal experience, encouraging visitors to reflect on transformation, resilience, and the enduring connections that bind us to the natural world.

A mixed-media, hands-on laboratory where imagination takes charge, and connection flourishes.

FREE PREVIEWS -UNSTUCK TEST KITCHEN Aug 23 & 30 @ 2 pm

Meet Denise, sample an activity, and learn more about the Unstuck series

DETAILS

What does the laboratory look like?

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.

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.

Couldn’t make opening night?

Come by ADX during Gallery Hours for Elementals by Lindsay Spina, Cynthia Veum, and Rick Shearing. 

Elementals celebrates the beauty, resilience, and transformative power of the natural world through painting, natural materials, and ceramics. Featuring the work of local art therapists Lindsay Spina and Cynthia Veum, alongside high school art teacher Rick Shearing, the exhibition brings together three distinct artistic voices united by a shared reverence for nature as both inspiration and teacher.

Drawing from organic forms, landscapes, and the elemental forces that shape our environment, each artist explores the ways in which creativity fosters growth, healing, and connection. Through expressive painting, tactile ceramic forms, and works incorporating natural materials, the exhibition reflects on cycles of change, renewal, and the profound relationship between humans and the world around them.

As practicing art therapists, Spina and Veum approach their work with an understanding of art as a vehicle for reflection, emotional exploration, and restoration, while Shearing's perspective as an educator highlights the enduring role of creative practice in cultivating curiosity and self-expression. Together, their work invites viewers to slow down, engage their senses, and consider the elemental forces that shape both the landscapes we inhabit and our own inner lives.

Elementals offers a contemplative space where art becomes a bridge between the external environment and personal experience, encouraging visitors to reflect on transformation, resilience, and the enduring connections that bind us to the natural world.

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

Couldn’t make opening night?

Come by ADX during Gallery Hours for Elementals by Lindsay Spina, Cynthia Veum, and Rick Shearing. 

Elementals celebrates the beauty, resilience, and transformative power of the natural world through painting, natural materials, and ceramics. Featuring the work of local art therapists Lindsay Spina and Cynthia Veum, alongside high school art teacher Rick Shearing, the exhibition brings together three distinct artistic voices united by a shared reverence for nature as both inspiration and teacher.

Drawing from organic forms, landscapes, and the elemental forces that shape our environment, each artist explores the ways in which creativity fosters growth, healing, and connection. Through expressive painting, tactile ceramic forms, and works incorporating natural materials, the exhibition reflects on cycles of change, renewal, and the profound relationship between humans and the world around them.

As practicing art therapists, Spina and Veum approach their work with an understanding of art as a vehicle for reflection, emotional exploration, and restoration, while Shearing's perspective as an educator highlights the enduring role of creative practice in cultivating curiosity and self-expression. Together, their work invites viewers to slow down, engage their senses, and consider the elemental forces that shape both the landscapes we inhabit and our own inner lives.

Elementals offers a contemplative space where art becomes a bridge between the external environment and personal experience, encouraging visitors to reflect on transformation, resilience, and the enduring connections that bind us to the natural world.

Couldn’t make opening night?

Come by ADX during Gallery Hours for Elementals by Lindsay Spina, Cynthia Veum, and Rick Shearing. 

Elementals celebrates the beauty, resilience, and transformative power of the natural world through painting, natural materials, and ceramics. Featuring the work of local art therapists Lindsay Spina and Cynthia Veum, alongside high school art teacher Rick Shearing, the exhibition brings together three distinct artistic voices united by a shared reverence for nature as both inspiration and teacher.

Drawing from organic forms, landscapes, and the elemental forces that shape our environment, each artist explores the ways in which creativity fosters growth, healing, and connection. Through expressive painting, tactile ceramic forms, and works incorporating natural materials, the exhibition reflects on cycles of change, renewal, and the profound relationship between humans and the world around them.

As practicing art therapists, Spina and Veum approach their work with an understanding of art as a vehicle for reflection, emotional exploration, and restoration, while Shearing's perspective as an educator highlights the enduring role of creative practice in cultivating curiosity and self-expression. Together, their work invites viewers to slow down, engage their senses, and consider the elemental forces that shape both the landscapes we inhabit and our own inner lives.

Elementals offers a contemplative space where art becomes a bridge between the external environment and personal experience, encouraging visitors to reflect on transformation, resilience, and the enduring connections that bind us to the natural world.

Couldn’t make opening night?

Come by ADX during Gallery Hours for Elementals by Lindsay Spina, Cynthia Veum, and Rick Shearing. 

Elementals celebrates the beauty, resilience, and transformative power of the natural world through painting, natural materials, and ceramics. Featuring the work of local art therapists Lindsay Spina and Cynthia Veum, alongside high school art teacher Rick Shearing, the exhibition brings together three distinct artistic voices united by a shared reverence for nature as both inspiration and teacher.

Drawing from organic forms, landscapes, and the elemental forces that shape our environment, each artist explores the ways in which creativity fosters growth, healing, and connection. Through expressive painting, tactile ceramic forms, and works incorporating natural materials, the exhibition reflects on cycles of change, renewal, and the profound relationship between humans and the world around them.

As practicing art therapists, Spina and Veum approach their work with an understanding of art as a vehicle for reflection, emotional exploration, and restoration, while Shearing's perspective as an educator highlights the enduring role of creative practice in cultivating curiosity and self-expression. Together, their work invites viewers to slow down, engage their senses, and consider the elemental forces that shape both the landscapes we inhabit and our own inner lives.

Elementals offers a contemplative space where art becomes a bridge between the external environment and personal experience, encouraging visitors to reflect on transformation, resilience, and the enduring connections that bind us to the natural world.

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

Couldn’t make opening night?

Come by ADX during Gallery Hours for Elementals by Lindsay Spina, Cynthia Veum, and Rick Shearing. 

Elementals celebrates the beauty, resilience, and transformative power of the natural world through painting, natural materials, and ceramics. Featuring the work of local art therapists Lindsay Spina and Cynthia Veum, alongside high school art teacher Rick Shearing, the exhibition brings together three distinct artistic voices united by a shared reverence for nature as both inspiration and teacher.

Drawing from organic forms, landscapes, and the elemental forces that shape our environment, each artist explores the ways in which creativity fosters growth, healing, and connection. Through expressive painting, tactile ceramic forms, and works incorporating natural materials, the exhibition reflects on cycles of change, renewal, and the profound relationship between humans and the world around them.

As practicing art therapists, Spina and Veum approach their work with an understanding of art as a vehicle for reflection, emotional exploration, and restoration, while Shearing's perspective as an educator highlights the enduring role of creative practice in cultivating curiosity and self-expression. Together, their work invites viewers to slow down, engage their senses, and consider the elemental forces that shape both the landscapes we inhabit and our own inner lives.

Elementals offers a contemplative space where art becomes a bridge between the external environment and personal experience, encouraging visitors to reflect on transformation, resilience, and the enduring connections that bind us to the natural world.

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.