get out and explore. If you don't know enough people to point you in the right direction then you'll have to figure it out yourself. There's plenty going on. The stuff I like the best isn't considered hip enough for certain weekly publications but it's out there. And yes, organize something yourself. That's how most good stuff happens.
Haven't lived in PDX for a few years, but try going under the Hawthorne bridge (on the SE side). There's lots of unaffected artist there -- even ones that only show their wares in secret. Just stroll around and pop up a conversation with the people smoking expensive cigarettes (and looking like they can't afford them) in front of weird warehouse spaces and storage unit buildings......
There's definitely artistic people here, it's just that many of them/us might not be all the "formal" about it. Yeah, there's alot of cliquishness amongst the scene here. But that might have something to do with the fact that many other "transplants" come here from way more oppressive places and tend to end up in alternative sub-communities - right or wrong.
DIY-ing it is certainly an idea. But if you're looking to network with folks, try hitting up the Lovecraft bar to start. And don't try soo hard.
DIY-ing it is certainly an idea. But if you're looking to network with folks, try hitting up the Lovecraft bar to start. And don't try soo hard.
You just need to look into some shared housing posts on Craigslist and you'll find the douchebaggery you seek....
I'll trade nicer transplants for the holier than thou bullshit I've been hearing from half of natives.
Xenophobia y'all. Check it.
It's called "CREATIVITY." Go create.