Saturday, August 24 • Alberta Abbey
General admission 4pm - 9pm • Early bird entry 3pm

A one-day pop-up wunderkammer of art, handmade goods,
​vintage clothing and curiosities, and more.

The Vendors

Meet our artists, vintage curators, and more.

The Salon

Join us for a reading and storytelling event.

The Details

Location, food & drink, tintype studio, and more.
Please join us on Saturday, August 24 at Alberta Abbey, 126 N.E. Alberta Street in Northeast Portland. Free general admission 4-9pm; Early Bird admission 3-4pm.

The Creeping Museum has staged exhibitions online, on collections of bookplates, and inside of a Little Free Library. We’ve held a salon on grief and mourning on a front porch, and a holiday celebration and shopping event in a storage shed. For our largest event to date, we’re bringing together a market featuring 45 unique vendors from across the country, a fairytale salon and reading curated by Michelle Ruiz Keil, and a pop-up tintype studio brought to you by the magic of Alchemy Tintype. We'll have a full bar serving cocktails, light snacks, and more, with all proceeds supporting Alberta Abbey's nonprofit mission of providing affordable arts space. A silent auction to benefit our four nonprofit guests will offer rare and alluring treasures. And DJ Ad Nauseam will be spinning post-punk, industrial, and various other dark and gritty ditties in the ballroom.
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General Admission is free to the public from 4-9pm. Early Bird tickets are SOLD OUT.

Meet Our Vendors

Lineup is subject to change without notice.

The Creeping Museum

A nonprofit collective working to mend the world with art.
@thecreepingmuseum

The Chalk Garden

Handmade wearable art and adornments.
@inthechalkgarden

A Dark House

Candles for those that surround themselves with darkness.
@inadarkhouse

Alchemy Tintype

A traveling wet plate collodion studio offering portrait sittings at the Market.
​@alchemytintypestudio

Arcana Obscura

Fine jewelry for the weird at heart.
@arcana_obscura

Rebecca Artemisa

A painter and maker of zines who uses her art to explore her queer, Xicana heritage.
@rebeccaartemisa

Ashtomaton

Whimsically poisonous originals and prints.
@ashtomaton

Benz and Chang

Visual artist, interpreter of dreams, and deviser of haunted images.
@benzandchang

Bittersqueaks

Huggable friends for you or someone you love.
​@bittersqueaks

Georgina Brooks

Silkscreened prints, paintings, and comics about life and finding humor in the mishaps.
​@agoldenpear

Bunnies in Baskets

Therapy rabbits sharing bunny love with the elderly, ill, disadvantaged, and lonely.
@bunniesinbaskets

Holly Cappello

An artist inventing her own mythos with fantastical animals and devilish creatures.
​@holigoil

Fala Cedar

Artist, dollmaker, and thingdoodler.
@falacedarart

Lana Crooks

Textile specimens.
@lanacrooks

The Dark Exact

Art and divination.
​@darkexact

Matt Darling

Full-time art weirdo and existential softgoods merchant.
@midnite_tremors

Defective Pudding

Sweet delights, spooky cuties, and a little bit of defect.
​@defectivepudding

Don't Shoot PDX

Citizen advocates fighting for racial equality, social justice, and political accountability.
​@dontshootpdx

Tripper Dungan

3D paintings and sculptures on salvaged wood.
@tripperd

Morgaine Faye

One-of-a-kind talismanic jewelry with a wunderkammer twist.
​@morgaine_faye

Camille Rose Garcia

Artist, writer, and maker of magic.
@crgstudios

AJ Hawkins

Death-positive artist exploring the living's relationship to death.
@ajhawkinsart

Ana Hurtado-Gonzalez

Personalized Floofs on demand, and art featuring strong ladies and tarot imagery.
@endjoi

I Do Declare

Garments which replicate the protective feeling of armor in fabric.
@ixdoxdeclare

Immortal Perfumes

A micro-perfumery specializing in historical and literary scents.
@immortalperfumes

Lindsay Jaramillo

Kitschy decor and jewelry with a vintage vibe.
​@lindsayjaramillo

Alicia Justus

Magical mid-century grandmother fairy tale folk art.
​@theamazingjustus

Elodie Kahler

Comics and art about magic, queerness, and myth.
@elodiekahler

Melissa Kojima

Strange art with strange characters on quests through strange lands.
@melissa_kojima

Long in the Tooth

Antique curiosities and altered art pieces.
​@long.in.the.tooth

Lulu's Vintage

Unique vintage clothing and accessories.
​@lulualamode

Marrow PDX

A youth-centered community space for education, arts, and activism.
​@marrowpdx

Marybel Martin

Painter and illustrator creating magical surrealist works of art.
@marybelmartin

Emily Winfield Martin

Maker of paintings, books, and other things.
@emilyblackapple

Moth & Myth

Vegan and cruelty-free laser-cut moths and butterflies.
@mothandmyth

Naturalist & Co

Miniature worlds inspired by natural history by Danielle Schlunegger-Warner.
​@naturalistandco

Alex Reisfar

Dystopian surrealist art.
@alexreisfar

Show Pigeon

Lowbrow Pop Revival art and objects by Evie Yapelli.
​@showpigeon

Street Books

A bicycle-powered mobile library serving people who live outside and at the margins.
@street.books

Theeth Jewelry

Handcrafted jewelry combining cast natural specimens and tiny sculpted figures.
​@theethjewelry

Voodooodolly

Headwear and jewelry inspired by fantasy and the natural world.
​@voodooodolly

Wenzdai Figueroa

Alternative process photographer chasing ghosts and yesterday's memories.
@wenzdai

Wyrd War

A celebration of strange and wonderful film, music, and art.
@wyrdwar

Devilish Little Things Museum

Handcrafted one-of-a-kind ceramics by Marion Held.
​@devilish_little_things_museum

Rosemary, Salt + Thyme

Plant-based alchemy, including serums, salves, and sweets.
@rosemarysaltandthyme
A Fairytale Reading and Salon Curated by Michelle Ruiz Keil
We are thrilled to present a very special edition of All Kinds of Fur—a fairytale reading and salon curated by Michelle Ruiz Keil—in celebration of our newest collection, The Company of Wolves, and artist Coleman Stevenson’s new oracle deck. Follow Coleman Stevenson, Michael Matewauk, MK Chavez, Tehlor Kay Mejia, Michelle Ruiz Keil and Angelika Keil into the forest for a magical evening of poetry, prose, prizes & puppets. 

All Kinds of Fur will be held at our Artist Market on Saturday, August 24 at Alberta Abbey in Northeast Portland. The reading will begin at 7pm; seating is limited and is first come, first served. The event is free, but donations are welcome. Due to mature themes, parental guidance is suggested. Please visit the Facebook event page to learn more or RSVP.

​Michelle is the author of All of Us With Wings, a magic-infused coming of age story set in post-punk San Francisco. All of Us With Wings is a Barnes & Noble Most Anticipated #OwnVoices YA Book of 2019, and a Book Riot Most Anticipated LGBTQ Read of 2019 and Must-Read Debut Book of 2019.

Death Witch with Sarah Chavez

Just added! Join Sarah Chavez—writer, activist, and curator, the Executive Director of The Order of the Good Death, and regular on Death in the Afternoon and, Bone and Sickle podcasts—for Death Witch! Learn about the feminist and death positive history of Halloween, and how women have used death, the archetype of the witch, and the holiday itself to empower themselves. 5:30pm on the lobby level, across from the cafe. Seating is limited.
Need to know more? Here are the details.
THE VENUE
The market will be held in the ballroom of the historic Alberta Abbey, located at 126 NE Alberta St. in Northeast Portland. We are thrilled to partner with this nonprofit community arts space and support their mission "To nurture the arts in NE Portland by providing affordable education, gallery, studio, and performance space to community members of all ages."

​The Abbey was originally the home of Mallory Avenue Christian Church, founded in 1922 “to serve its community without distinction of person or race.” In the 1970s, the church became home to the YWCA and “People are Beautiful” program—which offered youth activities, cooking workshops, art classes, and other services to the neighborhood. By early 2012, the building was in poor shape and no longer in use. Today, it's a performance venue that also provides workspace to artists and arts organizations.
COCKTAILS AND SNACKS
Coffee, beer, wine, cocktails, and light snacks will be available in Alberta Abbey's Coffee Project cafe. Please help us support this wonderful nonprofit organization by visiting their cafe for your beverage and snack needs during the market!

TRANSPORTATION​
Parking in the area is limited; we encourage the use of public transportation and ride sharing. Alberta Abbey is easily accessible via the TriMet 6 and 72 bus lines.

STAY UP-TO-DATE
Follow us on Instagram to keep up with the latest event news, or RSVP on Facebook.

Pop-up Tintype Studio

Alchemy Tintype will be offering a pop-up tintype studio during the Market from 3- 9pm.
Portrait seatings are by appointment.
​Walk-ins may be accommodated as time allows.
4x5 inch tintype: $65 each
8x10 inch tintype: $125 each

Silent Auction

Our Artist Market will feature a silent auction to raise money for our four nonprofit guests. Please visit each organization’s table at the event to bid on baskets filled with exciting prizes:
  • Bunnies in Baskets: Therapy rabbits sharing bunny love with the elderly, ill, disadvantaged, and lonely.
  • Don’t Shoot Portland: Citizen advocates fighting for racial equality, social justice, and political accountability.
  • Marrow PDX: A youth-centered community space for education, arts, and activism. 
  • Street Books: A bicycle-powered mobile library serving people who live outside and at the margins. 
Thank you so much to our generous North and Northeast Portland neighbors who donated merchandise, gift certificates, and other goods to make this fundraiser possible:
  • ​Artist & Craftsman Supply: A 100% employee-owned art supply store providing a wide variety of quality materials.
  • Bridge City Comics: Comic book nirvana for the hard-core collector and the casual reader alike.
  • Collage: A vast array of curated art and craft supplies, collectibles and curiosities.
  • Hale Pele: A glimmering pearl in Portland's sea of food & cocktail culture.
  • Hollywood Theatre: A not-for-profit organization whose mission is to entertain, inspire, educate and connect the community through the art of film, while preserving a historic Portland landmark.
  • Laughing Planet: Nutritious fare in the form of tasty burritos, bowls, soups, salads, smoothies, juices and home-made cookies.
  • Paxton Gate Portland: A store known for its magical mix of neo-Victorian delights, eclectic animal and plant ephemera, exotic plants (including the carnivorous variety), jewelry, art, vintage scientific instruments and more. 
  • Primrose Organics: A botanical council focused on customizing herbal and aromatic remedies supporting individual health and wellness.
  • Scout Books: Custom notebooks made in Portland by a Certified B Corp.
  •  Wyrd War: Record label and guerrilla action group, specializing in the advancement and celebration of strange and wonderful music, film and art. 
Individual Donors
  • Thomas Campbell
Plus an extra huge shout out to our friends at the Hollywood Theatre and everyone who came to our screening of The Haunting last March—thanks to you we were able to sponsor the cost of vendor spaces for four local nonprofit organizations.

Support Our Nonprofit Organizations

You can help support the work of our nonprofit guests at our Artist Market by making financial contributions, participating in our Silent Auction, bringing in-kind donations of requested items, or purchasing items from their wish lists:
  • Bunnies in Baskets: The bunnies would love some toilet paper and paper towels.
  • Don’t Shoot Portland: Don’t Shoot is currently holding a school supply drive; view their list of needed supplies, or shop from their Amazon wish list. 
  • ​Marrow PDX: View their wish list for in-kind donations, or shop from their Amazon wish list.  
  • Street Books: The Street Books librarians would love donations of the following items: (1) Books in Spanish (all genres), (2) books by and about people of color, indigenous people, and LGBTQIA+ people, (3) new or gently used reading glasses, and (4) copies of books that you love and would like to share with their street library. 

Frequently Asked Questions

Will the event be ada accessible?
​Alberta Abbey is in the process of retrofitting the building for ADA accessibility. Unfortunately, the Ballroom where the vendors will be located will not be accessible in time for our event; stairs are required to enter and exit the room. We are passionate about supporting this nonprofit arts space and our rental fees will help fund the building's retrofitting.
We are also passionate about welcoming all humans to our event, and we will make every effort to accommodate guests who would like to shop but are not able to enter the ballroom. Please contact us at hello (at) creepingmuseum.com if you have a mobility disability and would like to shop with our vendors. The cafe at Alberta Abbey and the room where the Fairytale Salon will be held are both ADA accessible. 
How much is admission to the market and salon?
General admission to both the Artist Market and Fairytale Salon is free to the public beginning at 4pm. Early bird admission from 3pm-4pm is $10.
Where will the event be held?
The event will be held at Alberta Abbey, located at 126 NE Alberta St. in beautiful Northeast Portland. Parking in the area is limited; we encourage the use of public transportation and ride sharing. Alberta Abbey is easily accessible via the TriMet 6 and 72 bus lines.
Will there be snacks?
​​Coffee, beer, wine, cocktails, and light snacks will be available in Alberta Abbey's Coffee Project cafe. Please help us support this wonderful nonprofit organization by visiting their cafe for your beverage and snack needs during the market!
How do I become a vendor?
We are not accepting vendor applications at this time. But if you'd like to get involved, please email us at hello(at)creepingmuseum.com and we will keep you in mind for future events!
Still have questions? Contact us.