About GLEAN
GLEAN is a juried art program that taps into the creativity of artists from the Portland area to inspire people to think about their consumption habits, the waste they generate & the resources they throw away.
The five-month GLEAN program invites artists to push the boundaries of material exploration. With a $2,000 stipend to support their practice & seemingly endless materials to work with, artists are encouraged to translate their existing studio practice with the challenge of making work with discovered discarded materials from the Portland Metro Transfer Station (aka, the “dump”).
The program culminates in a formal exhibition in late summer where artists receive 80% commission from the sale of their art. GLEAN is sponsored by ReClaim It, an environmental arts nonprofit; Metro, a regional government; & Recology, an employee-owned company that manages resource recovery facilities.
2023 GLEAN Artists
These artists gleaned at the Metro Central Transfer Station in Portland, OR to cull materials for making a new body of artwork. Their artwork was on display at the 2023 GLEAN exhibition at Parallax Art Center, February 9–March 15, 2024.
We were excited & honored to have the opportunity to work with this cohort!
Follow the artists on Instagram:
Arielle Brackett / @ariellenbrackett
Santigie Fofana-Dura & Sapata Fofana-Dura / #SantigieFofanaDura & #SapataFofanaDura
Adia Gibbs / @AMGARTWORKS
Diego Morales-Portillo / @dmoralesportillo
Nathaniel Praska / @nathaniel_c_praska
Call for Artists!
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