NEW BAND NIGHT 3.0
Nov
21
7:00 PM19:00

NEW BAND NIGHT 3.0

Applications open on September 1st!

New Band Night is open to all genres and all ages. For bands, it’s a great way to get connected with your community, play a show, get a crash course on booking and day-of-show prep, and get paid! For attendees, it’s a great way to find your new favorite band. Either way, you don’t want to miss it

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Make.Shift Youth Cohort Presents The Hobby / Seraphic / Xenopus
Sep
5
7:30 PM19:30

Make.Shift Youth Cohort Presents The Hobby / Seraphic / Xenopus

Make.Shift Youth Cohort Presents The Hobby / Seraphic / Xenopus

Thanks to the Whatcom Community Foundation and the Chuckanut Health Foundation, Make.Shift is proud to present the first ever Make.Shift Youth Cohort Concert!

This free event was put together by an incredible group of kids, working every week throughout this summer to learn how to build a concert bill, reach out to bands, create content and posters, send advances, work with city and NGO partners, come up with contingency plans, and more. They will also be working at the concert to learn more about day of event production. This FREE concert is a great chance to come see all of their hard work pay off, and to celebrate their achievements!


Make.Shift Art Space

306 Flora

Bellingham WA

98225

NO BOOZE // NO DRUGS // NO JERKS

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Clipboard Community Exhibition!
Sep
4
5:00 PM17:00
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Clipboard Community Exhibition!

Make.Shift Art Space Clipboard show! A community exhibition featuring dozens of local intergenerational artists. We invited artists of all abilities to create 2D or 3D works on upcycled clipboards… and they showed up!  All works are available for $100 and 100% of proceeds support working artists studios, facility restoration and repair. 

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MAKE.SHIFT PRESENTS IN PORTLAND AT THE OFF BEAT!
Aug
28
6:30 PM18:30

MAKE.SHIFT PRESENTS IN PORTLAND AT THE OFF BEAT!

emo, experimental pop-punk, and hardcore.

Make.Shift Art Space is coming to Portland Or!!! We are partnering with Friends of Noise, a Portland All-Ages event mainstay.

The Off Beat has been a dream for Friends of Noise since our founding in 2016. Back then, our goal was to create a safer space for the youth of our community to gather and be themselves while playing and hearing great music. In the years that followed, we’ve hosted hundreds of all-ages DIY concerts, started a teen sound engineering training program, and paid out thousands in stipends and artist fees. After years of saving every dollar we could, we raised enough to sign a lease for our venue!

Make.Shiftis working with Friends of Noise to bring one of our most-involved tenants’ bands to Portland! With a primarily local-to-Portland bill, our friends Sceneric take the stage with Juno Driver, IX of Swords, Saoirse Dream, and Surgery Season.

If you’re in Portland, or trying to travel this summer, this is the event for you!!! You may even see some familiar faces from Make.Shift while you’re there . . .

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BELLINGHAM PUNK AND METAL FEST
Aug
2
5:00 PM17:00

BELLINGHAM PUNK AND METAL FEST

AUGUST 1  

Boxcutter // Proud Failures // Done to Death // Disaster Queen // Seraphic // Jennifer What // Fetus Joe        

AUGUST 2  

Maldisdeun // Inpathos // Fomrian // Ignorati // Gunny Sack // Oath ov Hatred // Embryonic Disgorgement


Make.Shift Art Space

306 Flora

Bellingham WA

98225

NO BOOZE // NO DRUGS // NO JERKS

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BELLINGHAM PUNK AND METAL FEST
Aug
1
5:00 PM17:00

BELLINGHAM PUNK AND METAL FEST

AUGUST 1  

Boxcutter // Proud Failures // Done to Death // Disaster Queen // Seraphic // Jennifer What // Fetus Joe        

AUGUST 2  

Maldisdeun // Inpathos // Fomrian // Ignorati // Gunny Sack // Oath ov Hatred // Embryonic Disgorgement


Make.Shift Art Space

306 Flora

Bellingham WA

98225

NO BOOZE // NO DRUGS // NO JERKS

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WWU Society for Photographic Education Presents // The Feeling of Being
Jul
3
5:00 PM17:00
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WWU Society for Photographic Education Presents // The Feeling of Being

The Society of Photographic Education (SPE) at Western Washington University is

excited to present their third show, The Feeling of Being. With the mission of making art

education and professional practices accessible, SPE has cultivated a unique group of artists

spanning various majors, backgrounds, and experience levels which is part of what makes their

shows so special. Featuring 16 artists, pieces from the show include long-standing photographic

practices such as cyanotype printing and tin type, to contemporary methods like digital collage to

explore ideas of what “being” truly means as we navigate the human experience.

SPE takes great pride in facilitating gallery showing experiences for WWU students and

alumni. Through hosting guest speakers, workshops, and lectures, SPE provides comprehensive

education on all aspects of gallery preparation so budding artists are well prepared for this show

and any other professional gallery endeavors they embark on. With countless barriers into the art

world, SPE has been working to remove as many as possible.

With a passion for connection and supporting the arts, SPE encourages you to join them

for a celebratory reception on July 10th from 5:00pm-10:00pm. While the program provides

technical skills and knowledge, it is the community they have created that makes them stand out.

Biggest thanks to Kelly Sorbel and all of the incredible artists for making this show possible.

Opens:

Friday, July 10th

5pm-10pm

Make.Shift Art Space

306 Flora st

98225

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Embroidery Animation Workshop (pt. 2)
Jun
13
1:00 PM13:00

Embroidery Animation Workshop (pt. 2)

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A two part workshop series on June 6th and June 13th, both from 1-3pm at MakeShift Art Space (205 Grand Ave) $40 (including material fees). NOTAFLOF & sliding-scale pricing available.

A seminar and workshop for artists who want to subvert the unethical web of the music industry.

  • All ages and experience levels are welcome!

  • No one is turned away for lack of funds. Additionally, sliding scale pricing is available. Please contact us first for this option.

  • Email education@makeshiftartspace.org with any questions or concerns.

  • Materials (if applicable) are included in the cost of the workshop.

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Embroidery Animation Workshop (pt. 1)
Jun
6
1:00 PM13:00

Embroidery Animation Workshop (pt. 1)

REGISTER HERE

A two part workshop series on June 6th and June 13th, both from 1-3pm at MakeShift Art Space (205 Grand Ave) $40 (including material fees). NOTAFLOF & sliding-scale pricing available.

A seminar and workshop for artists who want to subvert the unethical web of the music industry.

  • All ages and experience levels are welcome!

  • No one is turned away for lack of funds. Additionally, sliding scale pricing is available. Please contact us first for this option.

  • Email education@makeshiftartspace.org with any questions or concerns.

  • Materials (if applicable) are included in the cost of the workshop.

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Darrin Randall Retrospective Show
Jun
5
5:00 PM17:00
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Darrin Randall Retrospective Show

“My dream is to make as many paintings as possible and inspire others to enjoy the creative process of making art” - Darrin Randall 

This gallery showing will include decades worth of art created by Darrin Randall. Darrin was a father and artist, who unexpectedly passed away in December of 2022. This show will be a memorial to celebrate his years of abstract painting, functional ceramics and his creative mind. 

Whether you knew Darrin or not we hope you will come see color and form through his eyes.

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Spotify Dropout Workshop
May
30
1:00 PM13:00

Spotify Dropout Workshop

REGISTER HERE

Saturday, May 30th from 1-3pm at MakeShift Art Space (205 Grand Ave) $15 (including material fees).

A seminar and workshop for artists who want to subvert the unethical web of the music industry.

  • All ages and experience levels are welcome!

  • No one is turned away for lack of funds. Additionally, sliding scale pricing is available. Please contact us first for this option.

  • Email education@makeshiftartspace.org with any questions or concerns.

  • Materials (if applicable) are included in the cost of the workshop.

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