2026 NRS Artist Showcase

New Room Studios’ first Artist Showcase will be on Thursday, September 24, 6-9 PM at Alberta Abbey in Portland, OR. $15-30 suggested donation; no one turned away for lack of funds. For access info, click here.

Join us for a variety-style night of live musical and cultural performances, literature, short films, theatre, a DJ performance, visual arts and learn more about the arts programs that are making our communities better.

Come celebrate the power of art to move your body and soul.

New Room Studios is an artist-run nonprofit that helps artists have the practices they want to have and change their communities for the better. Come see the amazing things our folks are up to!

This will be your chance to see the incredible work of the diverse artists from around the state who we work with, including:

Okaidja AFROSO & Janny FLOW, Crystal AKINS, Gabriel BARRERA, Jeff BEERS, Caminos de CRECIMIENTO, Collar de LUNAS, Mic CRENSHAW, Given Q. DAVIS & Queer Poetry TAKEOVER, Alanna FAGAN, Jason GRAHAM (MOsley WOtta), Joaquin LOPEZ, Lora LAFAYETTE, Talilo MARFIL, Ernesto Javier MARTÍNEZ, Fish MARTINEZ, Ben MOORAD, Emilly PRADO (DJ Mami Miami), Yanely RIVAS MALDONADO, Unit SOUZOU, Jonny “Cool” SANDERS, Joe WHITTLE

This Showcase is possible thanks to the generous support of the Echo Fund, the Oregon Community Foundation, the James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation, the Multnomah County Cultural Coalition and the Oregon Cultural Trust.

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