Outlet is a whole bunch of things! We’re part risograph print shop, part store, part illustration studio, part workshop & pop-up event space, part community resource, and part zine library!
Oh, and it’s the studio space of Kate Bingaman-Burt & Leland Vaughan!
We opened our doors in April 2017 during Design Week Portland. Originally a public-facing studio space for Kate, it quickly evolved into a hub of risograph printing and a creative outlet (pun intended) for our broader community. The main floor is dedicated to printing, workshops, pop-up events, and a shop full of prints, cards, and other goodies by local artists. Barbara the Risograph and her sisters Jolene, Tina, and Janet live here as well as an ever-growing zine library with over 2,000 titles (we can't stop, won't stop collecting zines). There’s also a collection of art and publishing supplies and other materials for making (happy to share, always).
Upstairs you’ll find Kate and Leland’s private office where we draw and work and teach (and write lots of emails and get distracted by social media). We’ll probably pop over the loft railing to say hello when you swing by!
It’s Kate & Leland!
Outlet’s primary function these days is printing and workshops!
We teach in-person and virtual (via Zoom!) workshops on the basics of risograph, zine making, daily drawing practices, and more. We also offer remote printing services (print from anywhere and have your project shipped to you!) and open hour appointments for our workshop grads to work one-on-one with one of our in-house print assistants to realize your print dreams!
In addition to printing and workshops, you can make an appointment to come browse our zine library or to visit our brick-and-mortar shop full of all sorts of prints, zines, cards, stickers, and more. You can also come make buttons using our button machines, or use some of our binding and finishing equipment.
Check out our current open hours schedule and come and visit us! You can find us at 2500 NE Sandy Boulevard, STE E, Portland, Oregon, 97232 (also, we love mail if you happen to have any zines you would like to share. SUBTLE HINT AMIRITE?)
We’re always happy to conduct private group workshops outside of the scheduled ones! These workshops are led by Kate and range from zine making, to drawing, to printing on the risograph, to something custom that we come up with together. For a sneak peek of Kate’s teaching style and experience, take a look at the classes she teaches (& has taught)! You can learn more about our private workshops and how to book one here.
Oh! If you want to learn a bit more about why Kate opened Outlet, check out this Design Week interview. Also, we’re always posting prints, upcoming events, and fun things that inspire us on our Outlet Instagram account.
Outlet is a studio & press that specializes in risograph printing & teaching workshops—about riso printing, zine making, daily drawing, and more! We hope we get to meet you soon!
Big ups & thanks to:
Jason Sturgill who donated Barbara the RISO to Outlet.
Cielle Charon & John James Dudek (of Secret Room Press!) who donated Jolene.
Ben Sellon & Katie Sellon (our super neighbors over at Half Court Studio!) for the beautiful photos on this website.
The Oregon City Evangelical Church who donated Corita the RISO.
& everyone else who made and continues to make Outlet possible!