The Porter Pop Up

Today is my 12th anniversary in Seattle; as some of you already know, it will be my last. I’ve been angry and disillusioned with this city for over 2 years but the recent actions of , the city council, “chief” Carmen Best and her band of racist thugs, I will be closing the Porter Pop Up. I was on the fence for ::so:: long, even deciding that after the move I would come up once a month to continue this project that I started out of my little Capitol Hill apartment in, like, 2012.

I just can not.

Running a business is expensive and I just can not in good conscience pay business taxes to a city that I unequivocally disagree with. I don’t want my money (and by extension, the money of the artists I work with, many BIPOC) contributing to the erasure and violent harm of my community. My DMs will remain open as a resource for emerging artists, I genuinely believe in you all and feel the world needs more art. I may have to charge a modest consulting fee, but feel that those of you who have worked w me in the past know I’m not a price-gouger and my rates are well below average. If you are a BIPOC artist, I would be honored to offer resources gratis.

I thank all of you for your support over the years! We had a good run and working with and meeting all of you will be the bright spot on my time here.

In conclusion: **k12 **kmayorjennydurkan and motherf**kers

Ahh! The Porter Pop Up misses you all dearly, although it has been good to regroup. I will be bringing some Porter vibes to this event tonight, along with some wonderful musicians and poets, to kick off the SPArtsAid auction. Click the link in my bio to register for the party and the auction! If you can’t make it tonight but still want to support South Park artists, the auction runs until 7:30pm on Monday.

Hiiii! Send your portfolios my way, you sweet geniuses. Email [email protected]