NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS ROCK!
Opening Reception: July 13th at 5:00-8:00 pm
July 3rd - August 25th, 2019
10% of sales benefit: Each corresponding Neighborhood Association in Portland, OR

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Elisabeth Jones Art Center is hosting an exhibition, "Neighborhood Associations Rock!" opening on July 13th, 5-8 pm that celebrates the Neighborhood Associations of Portland and the many positive impacts they have had over the decades.

Schedule for Speakers:

6:10 pm: Commissioner Chloe Eudaly
6:20 pm: Mayor Ted Wheeler
6:30 pm: Michael Mehaffy
7 pm: Mark Lakeman
7:30 pm: Mariah Dula moderates a panel of NA board members Rachel Davies, Sarah Taylor, Glenn Traeger, and Katy Wolf.

Participating Artists:

​Annie Cannon
Cathleen Casey
Kay Elmore
Santigie Fofana-Dura
Sapata Fofana-Dura
Humberto Gonzales
Anya Keyes
Joanne Kollman

Karen Liu
​Amanda Lockwood
Shelley McNair
Sarah Peroutka
Cheryl Rodgers
Trevor Ruhl
Erik Sandgren
Michael Schlicting

​Yolanda Valdes
Yer Za Vue
Lauren Ruth Wiener
Anita Will
Elo Wobig
Jacob Wooton
Yong Hong Zhong

Sapata and Santigie Fofana-Dura, Transparent House, reclaimed wood, glass and hardware

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Sarah Peroutka, Kenton Women's Village, pastel on paper

Yong Hong Zhong, 3 Sequoia Trees, watercolor on paper

Sarah Peroutka, Columbia Pool, pastel on paper

Anya MIronets Keyes, Woodlawn Community Garden, watercolor on paper

Artwork will spotlight the following sites, which are but a fraction of the decades of positive impacts by Neighborhood Associations: 

Abbey Creek Agricultural Buffer
Abbey Creek Stables
Arbor Lodge Park
Boise Eliot Grove 
Brooklyn Rail Yard
Cathedral Park
​China Town Gates
Hillside Community Center
Kenton Women's Village
Laurelhurst Historic Sites
Leach Garden Bridge
Linnton NA's support of The Frog Project
New Public Trash Bins throughout the Pearl
Oaks Bottom
Red Light Poles in China Town
Refugee Residents at Katari Park
Saving the Columbia Pool​
Sellwood Park Playground Equipment
Sequoia Trees in Eastmoreland
Sidewalks and Bike Lanes around Timbers Stadium
St John's Farmer's Market
Superfund Sites in the Willamette River
Toddler Play Area in Wilshire Park
Woodlawn Community Garden

Speakers for opening reception , July 13th from 5:00-8:00 pm:

Mark Lakeman: an important urban innovator, he was key in developing the City Repair Project, the Village Building Convergence, and the Planet Repair Institute.

Michael Mehaffy: PhD in Urban Planning is the author of Cities Alive and as a professor taught at many prestigious Universities.

Mariah Dula: Chair of the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods. Mariah will moderate a  panel of NA board members sharing their experiences and hopes for the future. 

Mayor Ted Wheeler: The Mayor!