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Channeling Françoise Hardy and her powerful lightbulb (though I would also like those sunglasses, but I'm good on buttons, thank you). This month I start programming Outlet for events, workshops and pop-ups. I will be building a website, mailing list and just planning, planning and more planning for 2017-2018 season. Stay tuned and let me know if you have ideas or skills you would like to share! 💡 ✋️🌈❤️ (at Outlet)

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HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who came out to our #dwpdx Open House last night. So many good conversations, high fives, and ideas sparked! This space is officially entering phase two which involves scheduling events, workshops, pop-ups and public hours for printing and the library. Thanks for being so supportive of this adventure/experiment. WE NEED EACH OTHER 💛💛💛🌈 (at Outlet)

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Open House Spotlight: Outlet (Thursday, 4/27)

Outlet is open for business! Part illustration studio, part public design & zine library, part education space, part installation space, part retail space—Outlet is like walking through illustrator Kate Bingaman-Burt’s brain (enter at your own risk). Upstairs is where Kate draws for herself and for her clients and projects in-between. Downstairs is where Kate experiments in public with concepts surrounding retail, education and community programming.

We reached out to Kate Bingaman-Burt to find out more about her new space, and her plans for the future of the space. We hope you enjoy this interview, and that you will join her for the Outlet debut on Thursday night from 4:00–7:00pm!

DWP: What prompted the move to this bigger space? Is this something you’ve been wanting to do for a long time?

Kate: Kevin Cavenaugh approached me over a year ago telling me about a weird little space in his new building that was screaming KATE. Kevin was my first landlord when we moved to Portland in 2008 and I love living and working in his buildings. We originally lived in his Box and One building from 2008–2014 and my husband worked in the Rocket Building for a few years. We are Kevin fans. When Kevin approached me, I was neck deep in teaching and illustration projects and was totally happy with my shared studio in the Ford Building (big shouts to Taryn, Jason, Jeff and Jeremy). However, the idea of creating more of a workshop, event, experimental retail, community library space has been something that I’ve wanted to do for years. The time or the space just had never presented itself to me. I promptly applied for sabbatical at Portland State after I decided that I was going to go for it and now I have the space and the time to work on making this REAL. 

DWP: What has been the most challenging part of building this space? The most rewarding?

Kate: Risk and money are always challenging. The guilt around money. Using it wisely. Getting it. Making it. If this is something that I should be spending money on. If the risk is going to be worth it. Aside from GUILT AND RISK, I was getting comfortable with my routine. So not being comfortable again is oddly rewarding? I THINK? 

DWP: What kind of engagement do you expect to have with the community at Outlet?

Kate: Ideally, I want to have an entire year of programming (2017–2018) scheduled out before I go back to school this fall. The space is small, so the workshops won’t be any bigger than 8–10 people. But I want to offer a menu of topics from writing to business to drawing to presenting your work to zines to printmaking to poetry. And I want to draw from a wide range of instructors! It’s important for me to work with people who are seasoned workshop givers as well as working with people who may have never given a workshop before, but have something to say/share.

Also, the space will be open to the public two days a week in order for access to the zine & design library, as well as our programmed pop up exhibitions and shops. 

I will also be offering workshops on the Risograph and once people have completed the workshop, they can come in and print during the public hours. 

After Design Week, I am looking forward to diving into the infrastructure of Outlet (schedule, mailing list, website, shop) as well as figuring out the best organization for the physical space. Love this stuff!

DWP: Out of all the rad colors in the rainbow, how did you choose yellow?

Kate: A few things. ONE: my favorite astrobright paper is SOLAR YELLOW. TWO: When I was in London this past summer with our PSUGD crew of students I purchased a nail polish that was the perfect shade of yellow and I wore it for the entire summer. It was a great trip and that yellow is forever associated with that nail polish. THREE: I had an installation in early fall at Mule Gallery in San Francisco and I color matched the wall paint to my nail polish (so dumb but so great all at the same time). I really enjoyed how yellow worked in the installation. I knew I was going to be opening a new space while I was working on that installation and I used that install week to test out ideas for Outlet. And this shade of yellow worked really well in the install. FOUR: Yellow makes me really happy. Sidenote: the specific shade I am using in the space is called POWER WOW (thanks for the excellent name, Benjamin Moore). 

DWP: Could you tell us a little bit about the community that is growing at New New Crusher Court?

Kate: Yes! My neighbors are Katie Reardon and Ben Sellon from Half Court Studio. They were actually my across the hall neighbors in Box and One, so it’s great to be next to them again. It’s also so nice to be able to compare notes about building a space out since this is our first time doing this together. My other neighbor is Kevin Cavenaugh and his office Guerrilla Development. Also, New New Crusher Court holds Studio Mega, The Beauty Shop, Pickathon as well as the store fronts Project/Object, Leeward Surf, Dream Cakes, Dava Bead and Urban Nest Realty. I’ve only been in this space for a bit over a week and already it feels like a little neighborhood.

Open House Details

Where: 2500 NE Sandy, Suite C When: Thursday, April 27, 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM Organizer: Outlet Cost: Free

Visit the open house listing to register, or check out the full listing of N/NE open houses to plan your perfect open house crawl!

Other DWP open houses at New New Crusher Court:

Brett Schulz Architect and Guerrilla Development Company

Half Court Studio

Pickathon

The Beauty Shop

Studio Mega

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Huge thanks to @steveleathers for not only driving me to IKEA, but also assembling this couch. The custom fabric cushions are still in the works, but at least we have a place to sit during our Open House on Thursday! #Repost @steveleathers ・・・ Today I helped @katebingburt put together some furniture for @outletpdx. And it looks goooooooood. Come to the open house on Thursday at 4pm! #dwpdx #openhouse #yellow (at Outlet)

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Always loving Corita Kent. Always and forever. Will have some of her rules printed up to hand out (gotta love a good worksheet) at the Outlet #dwpdx open house on Thursday. POWER UP! 🌈💛🙌 image reposted from @aigaeyeondesign ・・・ 🌈Power(ing) up for the new year, c/o AIGA Medalist Corita Kent.⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #graphicdesign #color #typography #lettering (at Outlet)

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It's still VERY much a work in progress, but come and see Outlet this Thursday from 4-7! Let's talk about books and zines for the library! Have an idea for an event or workshop? Lemme know! Free riso prints and demos, yellow snacks and beverages from @fortgeorgebeer. Our neighbors @halfcourtstudio @beautyshoppdx @pickathon @guerrilladev @_studiomega @projectobject.co and @leewardsurfnw will have their doors open as well! Come checkout #newnewcrushercourt! #dwpdx (at Outlet)

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Super help from @camesjasey who was in Outlet today making buttons for the Outlet opening while looking at photos of the buttons that he already made on his instagram. We are very meta around here. ✌️🌈✌️ (at Outlet)

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Super excited to get our pillows in the space. The pillow/banner division of Outlet is a collaboration between myself and my mom @sherrybingaman! Thanks mom! ❤️✨❤️ (at Outlet)

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Getting the windows ready for our #dwpdx open house happening a week from Thursday! 4-7! Hoping to cover all of the window, so I'm off to find a real tall ladder now 😎 (at Outlet)

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Hey Hey Portland! Come and see the very beginning stages of Outlet! We are having an open house during @designweekpdx on Thursday, April 27th from 4-7 at 2500 NE Sandy. Please pardon our dust as things are still be built and painted, but come and say hello and also checkout our neighbors @halfcourtstudio @beautyshoppdx @_studiomega @guerrilladev @leewardsurfnw @projectobject.co and @pickathon. We will all be opening our doors and giving out high fives (and drinks and food and general good vibes). Sorry, Dolly and Mick will only be there in spirit. ✨✌️✨Thanks to @camesjasey for promo design! 😘#dwpdx #dwpdx17 (at Outlet)

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Some of the many spreads printed today @ut_aah during our workshop. Such a great group! Assembling and distributing tomorrow! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #utprint (at The University of Texas at Austin)

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Love this shot that @laurabrownart grabbed of the traveling zine library! Thanks to all of the people that have sent me zines over the years! They get well used and well loved 💕

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Giving good kids bad ideas since 2017. Outlet's audience succinctly summed up by our fav movie secretary Grace. Repost @marklifeofthemind ・・・ Professional goals courtesy of #ferrisbueller #hegivesgoodkidsbadideas #sportos #motorheads #geeks #sluts #bloods #wasteoids #dweebies #dickheads (at Outlet)

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One pretty cool feature about the new space is that we will have our very own bathroom! A toilet of my own! Would love to get my hands on these candy colored fixtures, but I might have to chill with my toilet diva demands. Reposted from @theconnoisseurofcute 🚽 🍭

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I'm normally a very loyal dog person, but this cat was speaking to me this morning. 💛 Outlet update: studio is moved, but space is still being worked on. Hopeful move in date will be soon! In the meantime I will be chilling patiently like this intense cat.

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Ew addition to the library! Interstate Works by @nicolecameraphone and @sarah__baugh. Thanks to @taryncowart for the delivery! (at Outlet)

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Dreaming about building! (at Outlet)