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Street Banners Honor History, Culture
New public
art project
introduced
A new temporary public art
project by two noted black art-
ists has been installed along the
median strip on Northeast Holl-
aday Street in the vicinity of the
Oregon Convention Center and
the new Hyatt Hotel between
Martin Luther King Junior Bou-
levard and the Rose Quarter.
As part of a new series called
In—Between, the Regional Arts
& Culture Council invited Port-
land-based artist Intisar Abioto
and Brooklyn-based artist Hank
Willis Thomas to create 10 ban-
ners, each 10 feet tall, featur-
ing the artists’ words and im-
ages. The banners will appear
through May 31.
Funding comes from the
city’s Percent-for-Art ordi-
nance, which sets aside two
photo by g raphic p rint s olutions
New street banners by artists Intisar Abioto and Hank Willis Thomas
are on display along Northeast Holladay Street in the vicinity of the
Oregon Convention Center and new Hyatt Hotel, between Martin
Luther King Junior Boulevard and the Rose Quarter.
percent of the construction
costs for Prosper Portland’s
new parking garage to create
public art.
“Art teaches us about our-
selves and our community, and
we are proud to play a role in
honoring the history and culture
of the neighborhood through
this work,” said Kimberly Bra-
nam, executive director of Pros-
per Portland, the city’s econom-
ic development agency.
The pilot exhibition features
both internationally acclaimed
multi-disciplinary artist Hank
William Thomas, whose first
major retrospective of his work
is currently on view at the Port-
land Art Museum through Jan.
12, and Portland-based artist
and storyteller Intisar Abioto,
a Memphis native who moved
to Portland nine years ago with
her mother and sisters, and has
since gained recognition for her
photography and her blog, The
Black Portlanders.
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