Community

INDUSTRY One offered up our workshop space to local music collective, Global Based, for their DJ workshop teaching community members interested in learning to navigate standard digital set ups making them performance ready! The workshop was coordinated by the very talented team of DJ’s and event producers at Global Based, and taught by local DJ A Lo So.

After the opening of our exhibition, “Infinite Human,” we had the privilege of hosting an art workshop led by the internationally acclaimed artist, Raul Urias, for a group of students from the organization Wonderfolk.

PC 4 PC was a community event coordinated by local music collective, Global Based, hosted here at INDUSTRY One. This provided networking opportunities for local artists, and accessibility to professional headshots. Featured here, local photographers, Hexapoda, America Barraza De La Torre, and Freddie Collins provided their skills and expertise to capture community members who came out for the workshop.

Following our exhibition “Let it Be Known,” INDUSTRY One brought local artist James Bullock to Raleigh Hills Elementary for a special workshop with two fifth-grade classes.

Operating a business in a downtown area isn’t always easy but these challenges can be navigated with less friction when we embrace community among businesses.

From INDUSTRY One, meet West End Wednesday (WEW)—made to unite those in the West End neighborhood of Portland in order to build community, stoke creativity and power progress.

For our September West End Wednesday activation, we invited local Latinx event producer Espina Petal on Nuncio Siempre PDX to host their punk-cumbria drag event, Noche De Nalgothicas as the closing night celebration for the exhibition “Esto Es Vida.” Performances featured Dolores Sarape General, Eric and Angel Darko with music provided by DJ Espina Letal herself. All proceeds from the drag performances were donated to local organization, Q Center.

INDUSTRY One hosted a collaborative art workshop with the PSU DREAMer Resource Center. Local artist Inés P.Ramirez led the session, guiding students through the world of identity and design via linocut techniques.