As we’re heading into the third month of this art experiment, we figured it was time to let the Portland community be even more involved. After all, it is a collaborative project. It’s also random. That said, we’re offering the opportunity to be the next local business to host the Portland Pins dispenser (ok, gumball machine) to someone out there that wants it. Why would you want to have this in your store/gallery/coffee shop? Well, it’s a fun way to be involved in sharing great local art, people love getting pins, and it’s likely that customers who haven’t been to your business before will stop in to check it out. We started at Eli-Phant in June, added a machine at Coast City Comics/The Fun Box Monster Emporium in July, and for August we will move one of the machines to a new location. Email us and tell us a bit about your local business. On July 29 we will randomly (there it is again) pick one of the submitted businesses to host the machine for the month of August, starting on First Friday, August 7th.

The only requirements we have for eligible businesses are that they are located on the peninsula (don’t worry Outer Forest Ave, we’ve got plans for you too) and that they are open to the public during the First Friday Art Walk. So, you want in? Let us know!