The Future of Live/Work for Artists in Portland: A Conversation

By Jesse Beason

Milepost 5 is hosting a panel discussion on the call for affordable live/work spaces for artists and creatives in Portland. The discussion will focus on projects currently in the works and the challenges involved in meeting this need throughout Portland.

The panel includes several developers involved in creating live/work opportunities, artists who are currently in live/work situations, artists who have had experience with live/work situations and Sam who has been a supporter and advocate for developing practical and affordable live/work spaces.

Artists interested in the topic are encouraged to join the discussion.

Panelists include:

Brad Malsin, Beam Development, Milepost 5
Ben Kaiser, Project X
Brian Wannamaker, Falcon Artist Community
Sam Adams, Portland City Commissioner and Mayor Elect
TJ Norris, Artist
Jenene Nagy, Artist

Moderated by Gavin Shettler, Executive Director of the Portland Art Center and Creative Director of Milepost 5.

When: 7-8:30 pm Tuesday July 8, 2008

More info at www.milepostfive.com.

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Posted Tue, 06/24/2008 - 4:07pm.

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Live work forum

Submitted by Shawn Busse on Wed, 06/25/2008 - 11:56pm.

Hey Jesse,

You might be interested in my blog, which chronicles my efforts of building a small-scale live/work structure in the city of Portland. Here's the link to the main page:

http://www.shawnbusse.com/private/houseblog/

Shawn

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Live/Work in Portland

Submitted by Lisa Marechal on Sat, 10/04/2008 - 2:13pm.

Zoning needs to change to accommodate the needs of small business, artists, craftsman and sole practitioner businesses. Why is a 5 to 15 person establishment zoned the same as a 50 person establishment?

"Spot zoning" if studied is what got us into the commute mess in the first place. I sure hope this becomes a topic with the Zone Map Amendment process currently underway.

If people are to change their behavior + get out of their cars, the communities in which they live, need to create ways to support this behavior by eliminating the zoning bureaucracy that stands in the way.

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