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August 3, 2016
Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
The 1948 Vanport flood and the redlining that followed is depicted in a mural by Carla Bartow on
Northeast Alberta Street, one of 50 public art projects along the corridor that will be the subject of a
walking tour sponsored by ‘Know Your City’ and ‘Alberta Art Works; on Saturday, Aug. 6.
Alberta Public Art Tour
Did you know there are over
50 public art projects on North-
east Alberta Street? See how these
murals celebrate our history, eco-
nomic growth and diversity and
explore the artists who created
them when “Know Your City” and
“Alberta Art Works” host a walk-
ing on Saturday, Aug. 6 at 1 p.m.,
starting from the intersection of
Alberta and 14th Place.
Stops include the Black United
Fund of Oregon building now dis-
playing the history of the Alberta
district beginning with Native
Americans and focusing on im-
portant African Americans from
our area. Other works include
‘Black Pride,’ Portland’s second
oldest mural, and Tom Kramer’s
1989 mural that was painted ‘like
jazz’ or improvised in an 80’s style
of jumbled angles and bright col-
ors similar to another artist of the
time, Keith Haring.
The group Alberta Art Works is
comprised of former members of
Friends of Last Thursday who have
turned to supporting neighborhood
artists, performers and creatives.
Know Your City is a non-profit or-
ganization that engages the public
in art and social justice issues.
Tickets are $7. Visit knowyo-
urcity.org or impactflow.com/
event/alberta-art-tour-322.