The Indelible Spirit: Artists in Situ, Revitalizing Old Town

“MEET THE ARTISTS” reception on Tuesday, October 1st from 3pm-5pm.

This event is part of COMING HOME: Memory Activism in Historic Old Town – a week of events honoring and reconnecting communities with deep ties to one of the city’s oldest and most historically significant neighborhoods. The initiative, envisioned and directed by Chisao Hata, is presented by Vanport Mosaic as part of the inaugural National Week of Action for Race And Democracy, and made possible by Race Forward and Americans For The Arts. More info at vanportmosaic.org.

COMING HOME gathers the history of Old Town communities whose ancestors once lived, worked, and played here. Once integral to the urban landscape, the Chinese and Japanese remain in this part of the city. Chinatown and Japantown (Nihomachi) coexisted among Native American, African American, Greek, Jewish, and Roma businesses and communities that are no longer rooted here. COMING HOME honors these communities through art, remembrance, and resilience. Artists capture the spectrum between joy and pain in our lived experiences, conveying what words cannot and bridging an understanding of what was lost and what is needed to renew our human spirit.

Host or Publisher Vanport Mosaic