Celebrate Black Futures And Art With Us!
February has been a busy and inspiring month of organizing for Don’t Shoot Portland - Happy Black History Month as We Celebrate Moving Black Futures Forward! The response to Still Life of Lives Made Still, the latest exhibit at The Black Gallery has felt so affirming in building dialogue around the movement for Black Lives. Thank you to everyone who has made appointments to visit the show, as well as those who attended our Artist Talk with Malique Pye. The exhibit is up through Monday, February 26 - please plan accordingly and make your appointments here!
Up Next:
We are grateful to be activating multiple spaces over the next few weeks to showcase our latest art and social justice work.
Art Making Workshop this Sunday!
This Sunday, February 18 Don’t Shoot Portland invites the public to create art with Media Pollution at the Pacific Northwest College of Art! All of our events are family-friendly, so please bring along your loved ones of all ages. Light refreshments and healthy snacks will be provided. Free registration can be found here.
Our show at PICA is Almost Here! Opening Night + Artist Discussion Details
Portland Institute of Contemporary Art (PICA)’s much anticipated exhibit, Policing Justice, opens on February 23, 2024. We are so excited to be a part of this monumental show! Join the opening reception festivities from 4 to 8pm with an artist walkthrough taking place at 5pm.
Don’t Shoot Portland board president Taishona Carpenter will take part in an artist panel discussion on February 24, 2024 from 4 to 6pm - please register to attend through PICA’s website here.
Learn more about Policing Justice below:
Guest curated by Nina Amstutz, Associate Professor of the History of Art and Architecture at the University of Oregon, and Cleo Davis, local social construct artist, designer, educator, historian, and community leader, this exhibition examines policing practices in Portland, Oregon, and their relationship to longer local and national histories of oppression through the lens of artists who call Portland their home and those who have witnessed and documented police brutality across the globe.
Artists include: Alfredo Jaar, Carrie Mae Weems, Cleo Davis, Don't Shoot Portland, Forensic Architecture, Kayin Talton Davis, Kimberly Moreland , Master Artist Michael Bernard Stevenson Jr., Robert Clarke, Sandy Rodriguez
