Membership

Use our facilities to create work that brings you joy and reward.

Here you’ll have the equipment to enable your success as an artist, the community to empower your journey, and a welcoming space for personal and artistic growth.

Forge friendships. Create beauty.
  • Monthly membership is $160

  • Members receive 24/7/365 access to all our facilities

  • Private studio spaces available for rent to ages 18+

  • Studios cost $3.75 per sq. ft starting at 4’x4’ – $60 minimum

  • Simple month-to-month agreement with no monthly minimum

  • Ample free street parking. Close to MAX & bus lines, by Ross Island Bridge and Ladd’s Addition

  • Classes are open to the public, Ages 10+

  • Training & Tool Safety Orientations are required for new members prior to full access

    • Niche machinery may require an additional orientation

  • Pet friendly for friendly pets - leashes required

  • Any questions, please contact: membership@pastlives.space

  • If you require financial assistance, please let us know in your email

Past Lives Members & Spaces

As a member, you have 24/7/365 access to our 26,000 square foot makerspace, all the equipment and machinery housed within, and a supportive and dedicated community

What could you make?

Makerspace Information:

  • Downstairs Industrial Zones: Wood Shop, Metal Shop with blacksmithing forges, welding and metal fabrication, metal casting, Ceramics Studio, Leatherworking Studio, CNC machinery, laser cutters, loading dock with crane for shipping & delivery

  • Upstairs: Fine Arts Area & Beyond – Glass Studio, Textiles Studio with screen printing, auto-embroidery machines, and sewing; Tech Hub with electronics fab bench and 3D printers, photography darkroom, and a custom framing & matting area

  • Community Amenities: Full commercial kitchen with communal food pantry, and four large, member-made dining tables; lounge with couches, a projector for movie nights, and a small music zone; conference room for presentations, two gender-neutral bathrooms on each floor, day-use lockers

  • Workshop spaces to earn additional income as a teacher in your chosen crafts – ability to propose new classes at any time!

  • Worktables and community art supplies closet freely available for member use

  • Monthly Guild Hall Meeting & Potluck Dinner to discuss community updates and bring member voices to the table

  • Twice-Monthly Small Business Owner Co-Working Session for entrepreneur support

  • Art Gallery for displaying and selling member work, public art openings and concerts, and hosting member-proposed-and-run events

  • Rent a storage shelf or cubby for a modest fee if you don’t need a full studio space

  • Code access on both doors, security cameras, Wi-Fi, A/C & heat, onsite bike storage

  • Any questions, please contact: membership@pastlives.space

Visit Us – Schedule a Tour

Handmade furniture and custom fabrication at state of the art woodshop woodworking facilities at portland oregon makerspace maker and fine artists purl

We’d love to welcome you to our community in Southeast Portland for a tour of our makerspace. There’s no better way to get to know each other.

(Oh, and Purl really does hug his beautiful handcrafted furniture!)