Building 5 art space opens May 30 2021
New maker space and installation art center in Northwest Portland opened Saturday with a whirlwind of wood, rags and
At long last the new art space Building 5 is open. The space, a former ship component factory, opened May 29 with a birds nest-like installation AUXART by artist Philip Krohn. The title is a play on the aux port, pronounced ox, used to connect sound sources in home electronics, cars and soundboards.
Building 5 was hatched in July 2019 when Portland sculptor Dana Lynn Louis approached longtime landlord Ken Unkeles to see whether he had a space for dancers and installation artists to make work and display it. Unkeles is known for renting out basic warehouse spaces as artist studios. He agreed and began a long process of design, permitting and construction while setting up a 501(c)(3) to run the place.