Vanport Mosaic Festival
“The annual festival is a highlight of Portland’s cultural calendar, blending history, culture, arts and activism into a living and highly creative memorial.”
– Oregon Arts Watch / Bob Hicks
Join us for two weeks of memory activism to explore the many silenced histories that surround us, and REMEMBER, REPAIR, RECLAIM, and RE-IMAGINE our collective story.
Event Information
Location
Hall AAdmissions
Saturday: Free Admission
Sunday: We Are Still Here Preformance
Adults - $40.00
Seniors - $30.00
Student/Artist/Veterans - $15.00
Arts for All (Door Only) - $5.00
Hours
Saturday, May 31st | 12:30 – 5:00 PM | Placekeeping
Vanport Day of Remembrance
The afternoon features walking tours, performances, and pop-up exhibits on the Indigenous land where Vanport once stood and where nearly 4,000 Japanese Americans were unjustly incarcerated.
Sunday, June 1st | 3:00 – 6:00 PM | Performance
The Portland Assembly Center / We Are Still Here
Resonance Ensemble and Vanport Mosaic present an immersive site-specific performance of music, theatre, and movement, featuring the award-winning voices of Resonance Ensemble, choral music curated and conducted by Shohei Kobayashi, the world premiere of a new work by acclaimed composer Kenji Bunch, and the Portland Assembly Center Project by Chisao Hata, co-directed by Heath Hyun Houghton.
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