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Shops in Oregon That Support Local Makers

These 10 shops say on their own pages that they stock or support local makers, artists or authors. All are in Oregon; see all 118 nationwide or the Portland page.

Quick tips

“Local” means different things to different shops: a borough, a state, or a region. 5 of these 10 take local work only (or run a local-only program). Check the definition before you pitch from out of town.

Shop	Local only?	How they define local
Crafty Wonderland	Yes	Portland, OR metro area
Arts Council of Lake Oswego Artspace	Yes	Pacific Northwest artists
MadeHere	Yes	greater Portland Metro area
Radius Art Studio	Yes	Oregon makers
Jan's Paperbacks	Yes	local artists
Alberta Co-op	No	prioritizes vendors within 30-100 miles of Portland
Annie Bloom's Books	Not stated	Multnomah Village independent bookstore that supports local authors who actively promote indie bookstores.
Two Rivers & Weird Sisters	Not stated	Local makers who want to partner with them or join their markets: use the 'Apply Here' form linked on the contact page.

Lead with where you make your work and where you live. For these shops it's often the first thing they look for.
Local shops often run makers markets and events too. Ask about them in your pitch.

Buckman · Portland

Experiment PDX

Southeast Portland gift shop and gallery interested in local artists for consignment, installations and gallery events.

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Downtown · Portland

Crafty Wonderland

Portland handmade shop with two stores (Downtown and Alberta) that also runs the city's Crafty Wonderland art and craft markets.

Heads up: Two Portland stores; the page lists the street addresses without ZIP codes.

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Multnomah Village · Portland

Annie Bloom's Books

Multnomah Village independent bookstore that supports local authors who actively promote indie bookstores.

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Downtown Lake Oswego · Lake Oswego

Arts Council of Lake Oswego Artspace

Light-filled ~1,000 sq ft gallery inside the Arts Council of Lake Oswego's offices; strongly encourages artists from under-represented communities.

Heads up: It's for gallery exhibitions and programming, not ongoing shelf space.

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Pearl District · Portland

MadeHere

Pearl District shop for nearly 200 makers from the greater Portland area.

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Belmont · Portland

Radius Art Studio

Ceramics studio's Belmont shop selling only local handmade goods from Oregon makers, with a monthly featured artist in its hallway gallery.

Heads up: Members of the studio get 60%.

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St. Johns · Portland

Two Rivers & Weird Sisters

St. Johns bookstore and yarn shop (Two Rivers Books and Weird Sisters Yarn) that hosts local-author events and maker markets.

Heads up: The form covers both shop partnerships and their markets, and no terms are published.

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Irvington · Portland

The Charmed Crow Collective

Northeast Broadway shop representing dozens of small businesses and makers, emphasizing local vendors and makers from historically marginalized communities.

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Alberta Arts District · Portland