The Price of the Ticket: A RACE TALKS Heritage Tour
About this Event
RACE TALKS Community Heritage Tour
Friday July 3rd, 2026, 9 am – 3:00 pm
Seats are limited and are handled first come first serve, register through Eventbrite.
Suggested Donation: $25
FAQS:
The tour combines walking and bus transit, beginning and ending at the Oregon Contemporary.
Attendees should be prepared to walk 10,000 steps at a slow to moderate pace.
ADA bus access is available but limited on first come basis. Supports up to 600lbs.
Attendees should arrive at the Oregon Contemporary between 9 AM -10 AM for check-in / registration.
The tour will depart at 10:15 AM and is set to return to the Oregon Contemporary by 3:30 PM - 4 PM.
The official RACE TALKS Community Heritage Tour will be followed by an optional tour of the 2026 Oregon Contemporary Artists Biennial: The Price of the Ticket with curator TK Smith.
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Event Description:
RACE TALKS presents a curated community transit experience that explores the juxtaposition of American independence with the "price of the ticket" paid by Black Portlanders. This tour serves as a mobile archival intervention, documenting the erasure of the Albina district while honoring the resilience of those who remain. The tour is anchored by the primary narration of Donna Maxey, whose lived experience of losing her family home and business to the construction of I-5 and Legacy Emanuel Hospital, provides the moral and historical authority for this project. This is a first-person testimony of the systematic displacement that defined N/NE Portland.
Suggested Donation: $25
LimitedADA accessible
Supported by TriMet and the 1803 Fund
RACE TALKS is a partner of the 2026 Oregon Contemporary Artists’ Biennial: The Price of the Ticket
Agenda
Ed Washington - Vanport
Dean's Barber Shop
Donna Maxey - Williams Avenue Walk
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