a radically open call to artists.

We keep artists in the neighborhood.

 

 The members of AAW are catalysts for creating public art by local artists to celebrate, beautify and create community.

Alberta Art Works is a volunteer driven, registered non-profit, working to create, initiate and nurture art, artists and art education in our community. The arts are a vital component of our economic development, culturally aware citizens and a more creative and exciting quality of life for all.

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Alberta Art Works are Last Thursday Stewards

Last Thursday is a community grown event, free for all artists and art vendors, musicians, performers & visitors. 

Alberta Street is closed to traffic for Last Thursdays in June, July and August. However, every Last Thursday of the month our galleries hold their opening parties, and performance venues and bars often host live music and performances. If the weather is nice enough, then vendors take to the street.

Then, don’t miss After Hours at the Alberta Abbey, 126 NE Alberta.

For up-to-date happenings check out:
@LastThursdayAlberta on Instagram  or   Facebook Last Thursday on Alberta

                         Last Thursday Sponsorships

Your donations can be tax deductible. Thank you.

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Alberta Street Lamppost Rejuvenation Project

Created in 2000 by artist Jason Seale, the 20 kinetic metal sculptures were part of the Alberta Streetscape Plan, a collaboration of our community and the City of Portland and Office of Transportation Engineering and Development. The public art was used to improve the visual quality of the commercial district in efforts to revitalize the once, red-lined community. The artist designed the works to reflect the ‘artistic nature’ of the neighborhood.  

They define our district and create a sense of place for all who live nearby. Public art humanizes the environment and invigorates the street. Help us repair these works for our community and visitors alike. 

 

Newly painted benches!

A huge thank to the creative artists from P:ear. The artists were invited to come out and paint 2 bus benches outside Just Bob, 2403 NE Alberta Street. P:ear builds community, offers support and creates opportunities for young people moving through and beyond homelessness.

Thank you to Saleam for taking on the bus bench on 15th and NE Alberta.

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The Restoration of ‘Black Pride’

 

In collaboration with Lifeworks NW and the House of UMOJA, AAW will volunteer their services to restore one of Portland’s oldest murals and return it to our greater community.

Painted by Lewis Harris and the students of the Black Education Center, this mural was painted during the Albina Mural Project (1978-1983), led by renowned Portland muralist Isaka Shamsud-Din, and sought to create artistic cultural markers in the heart of Portland’s African American community (NE Alberta & Vancouver). The Malcolm X Mural is one of the last surviving murals of this era.

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Thank you to all our Community Heroes! 

 

         

 

We can’t do it without you, our community!