History
Working Artists LLC [WA] was initially founded as a non-profit April 29, 2004. It quickly became apparent that a for-profit model would be the best way to develop the concept, so the non-profit was dissolved and Working Artists became an LLC on May 5, 2005. WA started out with a physical location in the third floor, south wing of the Carton Service building at 2211 NW Front Avenue in Portland OR. WA housed 12 studios (from painting to dance studios) wrapped around a small 600 sq. ft. gallery. The gallery at that location was closed in early March 2009 and is now operated under a