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[Image Description: A gallery window with vinyl window decals read 'Archives for Black Lives: Liberated Archives Exhibition by Don't Shoot Portland August 7 - 28, HOLDING Contemporary' Inside the window is a visible vintage trunk and archival maps of Portland city neighborhoods]
It's Black August and time for our annual community art project responding to and commemorating the Ferguson uprising! August 9th, 2014, Michael Brown was murdered by St. Louis police officer Darren Wilson, re-igniting the spark for the Black Lives Matter movement. Since the death of teenager Trayvon Martin in 2013, Don’t Shoot Portland has consistently organized protests and dialogue furthering community involvement in order to promote engagement surrounding issues that intersect youth violence and systemic racism. We’d be honored for you to come to a special event on August 9th at 1pm to honor his life and all of those lost in police killings and state-sanctioned violence.
Archives for Black Lives: Liberated Archives Exhibit
On August 7th, join us for the opening of our latest installation at HOLDING Contemporary. ‘Archives for Black Lives: A Liberated Archives Exhibit’ is open from 12pm to 5pm Thursday - Sunday by appointment until August 28th. Please plan to view this show. All appointment requests can be made here. You must wear a mask and social distance.
Portlands’ Sneaker Week is happening August 5th through August 11th and DSP is very proud to announce that we will host a digital installation of the George Floyd Apple store murals at the Wacom Experience Center. You are invited to view the behind the scenes footage of the reconstructed de-installment, the detailed storage of the panels, and to learn about the preservation process. The panels meant a lot to families who grieve the loss of their loved ones to police violence in this country. Come see them in this new format.
A historic journey was completed on July 29 when a 24 foot Native American totem pole arrived at its final destination: the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. Called the Red Road to D.C., the cross-country trip began from the coastal Salish Lummi Nation, stopping at nine Sacred Sites along the way. Nearly $500,000 was raised from dozens of nonprofits, sponsors and tribal groups. We are grateful to have been able to support this opportunity for Indigenous leaders to speak truth to power.Please look forward to receiving a weekly newsletter this month, as we have a lot to share with you all! Thank you so much for your ongoing support and commitment to social change. Please consider supporting our work through a monthly donation here.