In early 2008, Milepost 5 welcomed Gavin Shettler to the project as Creative Director.

Mr. Shettler brings a wealth of experience, creative input, and passion to serve the contemporary arts community to the project through his years working in commercial galleries and from his last position as executive director of the non-profit arts organization, the Portland Art Center. His duties include developing, implementing and maintaining systems for community building and communication within Milepost 5, and between Milepost 5 and the larger Portland arts community.

Gavin works closely with the development team, architects and designers, Milepost 5 residents, and larger community on project vision, conceptualization, implementation, and development. He also spearheads visual arts and performance programming throughout the Milepost 5 campus.

"Milepost 5 is a new concept in development strategies for creating affordable and sustainable live/work spaces for artists in a healthy, interactive, community setting. By teaming non-profit and for profit developers, Milepost 5 creates an economic sanctuary that artists will never be priced out of. This unique community will serve not only the residents of Milepost 5, but also the larger arts community as well by providing programming space for performance, visual arts, lectures, workshops, meeting spaces, and studio space."

-Gavin Shettler, on Milepost 5 vision

Gavin Shettler's Biography