SOUL Conversation/Albina Music Trust - The 8th VANPORT MOSAIC FESTIVAL

In these times of collective amnesia, remembering is an act of resistance. The Vanport Mosaic is a memory-activism platform. We amplify, honor, and preserve the silenced histories that surround us to understand our present and create a future where we all belong.www.vanportmosaic.org. Contactinfo@vanportmosaic.org

Vanport Mosaic

Albina Music Trust brings together Albina’s elder musicians to activate memory through storytelling.

Alberta House

the 8th Vanport Mosaic Festival 5/18-29

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"a highlight of Portland's cultural calendar, blending history, culture, arts, and activism into a living and highly creative memorial."

<h3>As part of The 8th VANPORT MOSAIC FESTIVAL, May 18-29, 2023, | <a href="https://bit.ly/vanport2023" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Program/info</a> | info@vanportmosaic.org</h3><h2>Albina Music Trust presents:</h2><h2>SOUL Conversation</h2><h3>May 21, 2-4 pm</h3><h3>Historic Alberta House, 5131 NE 23rd Ave, Portland</h3>The streets of Albina reveal little trace of the thriving Black community that once occupied this part of Portland. Much of what we can discover today rests in the collective memory of the elders who lived it. This event sees Albina Music Trust bringing together Albina’s elder musicians to activate memory through storytelling. The event features Mel Brown, Norman Sylvester, Ron Steen, Bruce Smith, and Calvin Walker. Archival photography showcasing Abina’s historic music culture will be presented in conjunction with the conversation.Albina Music Trust is preserving North Portland’s music culture with programming that documents the Black community’s oral history, archival media, and special events. In collaboration with Albina musicians, founders Bobby Smith and Calvin Walker have brought to light a definitive catalog of historic regional music and the memories of its creators. This preservation initiative is a program of the World Arts Foundation, serving Oregonians at the intersection of arts and education since 1976. ___________________________________ENJOY THE EXHIBITS ON DISPLAY at The Historic Alberta House !~ Artwork by Henk Pander: &quot;The Climate Refugees of Vanport&quot; and &quot;The Artist as Eyewitness to History&quot; Originally from the Netherlands, Henk Pander was a child during WWII. Since immigrating to the PNW in 1965, he became one of the most renowned artists. This art giant passed away on April 7th, 2023, but his legacy continues through his artwork. The Vanport Mosaic was honored to collaborate with Henk Pander in the past few years and present some of his history paintings as part of our memory activism.We are grateful to Henk and his family for entrusting us with the watercolors from the Vanport series and the large-scale paintings Henk created in response to the racial justice protests.~ Wall to Wall SoulIn 1960s Portland, the Cotton Club was a pillar in the Black community. The venue welcomed a multigenerational and multiracial clientele, presenting live music and much more. A destination for touring acts and a common ground for locals, owner Paul Knauls, Sr. has famously described it as The only place on the West Coast with Wall To Wall Soul. Now, over half a century later, Albina Music Trust presents photography, newsprint, and poster art depicting this legendary epoch in Portland music history. ___________________________________________________________ Part of the 8th VANPORT MOSAIC FESTIVAL May 18-29, 2023bit.ly/vanport2023 | info@vanportmosaic.orgThe annual festival is a highlight of Portland&#x27;s cultural calendar, blending history, culture, arts, and activism into a living and highly creative memorial. Oregon Arts Watch/ Bob Hicks2023 marks the 75th anniversary of the flood that destroyed Vanport, once second-largest city and the largest WWII federal housing project in the United States. Join us for two weeks of memory activism to commemorate Oregon&#x27;s Katrina-like disaster with exhibits, artistic tributes, a reunion/celebration of former Vanport residents and survivors, documentary screenings and oral history recordings, tours of the historic Vanport area, and presentations.The events will take place in various venues in Portland and are free/sliding scale.Festival headquarters: The Historic Alberta House | 5131 NE 23rd Ave, Portland OR

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