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Gay M itchell works on the repainting o f a large public mural by Anna Garibay a t t h e WÏIshi^Pab<
Pavilion at Northeast 33rd and Skidmore.
New and Restored Public Murals
Regional Arts Council supports summer projects
T w o large m urals are being cre­
ated this sum m er and one m ural is
being restored thanks to the R e­
gional A rts and C ulture C o u n cil’s
public art m ural program .
F resh o ff o f co m pleting a large
scale m ural fo r the A lbina M ain te­
nance Y ard w all on N orth M issis­
sippi A venue, three artists fro m
S p a c e c ra ft: M ission to A rts - Jakub
Jerzy K ucharczyk, M atthew A llen
W ooldridge, M axw ell H um phres -
have begun another m ural w ith com ­
m unity participation on the south
and w est facing w alls o f the P enum ­
bra K elly parking structure at 4747
E. B urnside St.
T he building houses the P o rt­
land Police Bureau's Property Crim es
T ask Force, and personnel from the
O ffice o f N eighborhood Involve­
m ent C rim e P revention and G raffiti
A b atem en t P rogram s and W ater
B ureau R angers.
T he artists w orked extensively
w ith the N orth T ab o r neighborhood
and the Police B ureau to identify
highlights from the n eig h b o rh o o d ’s
past, present and possible future.
Y o u ’ll find residents o f various c u l­
tures socializing, w alking dogs, and
en jo y in g the annual soapbox-derby
do w n M t. T abor.
T he second new public m ural is
taking shape on the east w all o f
V espa Portland, 2318 N. W . V aughn.
A t first glance, you w ill see a vibrant
street scene o f an Italian v illage that
includes a p ro d u ce stand, bakery
shop, co ffee shop, and sidew alk
cafe. B ut upon clo ser inspection,
y o u ’ll find w ell-know n landm arks
from the neighborhood.
In addition, fo r nearly a year, the
B eaum ont W ilshire N eighborhood
A ssociation has been w orking on
gathering the resources and p e r­
so n-pow er to restore a five-year-
old m ural by A nna G aribay located
in the W ilshire Park Pavilion at
N o r th e a s t 3 3 rd A v e n u e a n d
Skidm ore Street.
A fter num erous tagging and graf­
fiti incidents and rem ovals, the mural
was in m uch need o f a facelift. A crew
consisting o f the artist and her sister,
neighbors and Portland Parks and
Recreation staff, recently spent hours
applying a fresh coat o f paint. Subse­
quently, G raffiti Rem oval Services
applied an anti-graffiti coating to pro­
tect the m ural for years to come.
F in an ced by the city o f Portland,
all o f the m urals reflect diversity in
style and m edia and are painted by
artists from diverse backgrounds
and range o f experience. T he m urals
becom e part o f the c ity ’s public art
collection.
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