Nicole Mason opened the doors to The Portland Studio, a space artists and photographers can rent to use, in Spring of 2017.

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Sometimes all it takes is empty space and a dream ? and yes, lots of hard work ? to make your vision a reality. In Spring of 2017, Nicole Mason had just those ambitions and opened the doors to The Portland Studio, a space that artists and photographers could rent to use for photoshoots of all varieties. The studio is lovely and minimal with the most stunning natural light, in other words, perfect for making vision upon vision come to life in a space than can be molded into whatever is needed. The Portland Studio is such a smart, community-minded business idea that we wanted to know more. How does the rental structure work" How has the space contributed to Nicole?s own creativity" And how does using Squarespace with their many features and amenities help her run the business as smoothly and efficiently as possible, even with a third party involved"
Clearly a go-getter, Nicole had previously rented a space in the basement of the same building as The Portland Studio now resides. It was her first legitimate office space to work and edit in, until the building sold. At that point she took to the open road in a camper van that she had renovated and didn?t return to the city...