In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, the City is partnering with INDÍGENA, an Indigenous storytelling collective, to bring Indigenous portraits to public spaces. The project, developed by the City's Tribal Relations Program in collaboration with the City Arts Program, Multnomah County, and the Regional Arts & Culture Council, will showcase portraits of local community members in the central city to create visibility for Native American people and consider their experience as it relates to Native land, people and communities.
The portraits will be affixed to the exterior of buildings throughout November, at the following sites:
● RACC Building - 411 NW Park Ave, Portland
● Metro Regional Center (MRC) - 600 NE Grand Avenue, Portland
● County Elections Office - 1040 SE Morrison St, Portland, OR 97214
● Central Courthouse - 1200 SW 1st Ave, Portland, OR 97204 (1st Ave. next to entrance)
● NE Health Center/Walnut Park - 5329 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd (Martin Luther King Jr St. side)
Additional project sponsors include Metro, NW Natural and the City’s Diverse and Empowered Employees of Portland. More locations will be announced in the days ahead, and a map of all locations will soon be posted on the City's Tribal Relations page.
Did you know? There are more than 100 Indigenous artworks in the City of Portland and Multnomah County public art collections – including paintings, photographs, wood carvings, murals, and sculptures – all created by Native artists and managed by the Regional Arts & Culture Council. We invite you to explore the collection here.
