Help Ori Gallery Fix Up the Mississippi House

Who are we?

Ori Art Gallery is a community hub and art gallery that comes out of our community’s dreams for autonomy, agency, and to be resourced in a struggle in which we all have a stake. We were founded by Black and Trans creatives, activists and community members seeking to address issues of access and inclusion in the arts community. 

Since Ori’s creation in 2018, with the help of our community we have led and/or hosted various events including:

- Creative and Technical Workshops
- Art Exhibits
- Community-led Skillshares
- Lectures and Seminars

Need
Following a fire this January in the house next door, the nonprofit that owns the land Ori gallery and said house is on was in jeopardy of losing the entire lot due to extensive restoration costs.

This would put Ori Gallery in danger of losing the space we’ve built community in and around for over 5 years. However, with the help of our community, we are now poised to own our gallery outright plus the lot its on, house included.

With this land, we would be able to expand beyond the square footage limitations of our original space and offer:

- outdoor events
- low income housing
- a room for artists in residence
- larger art productions and exhibits

We have also seen first-hand how great the Portland artist community’s need for accessible housing is. We are eager to see what we can do with this land.
Dream into it with us...

Ask
We are in discussion with lawyers to paper up the transfer and are preparing to also assume responsibility for much of the restoration process, its costs, and other expenses that come with homeownership.

We could use your help with:

- in-kind donations of professional service
- monetary contribution to our fundraiser or directly via CashApp to OriGallery.

Ori art gallery is an Oregon public benefit company and 501(c)3 organization.