Stormwater Mural Project | Projecto de Mural de Calle
Oregon Metro Placemaking Project
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Calling all artists! Paid opportunity to make a street mural
Non-profit community organizations Centro Cultural and Tualatin Riverkeepers are calling on creative local artists to design and paint an environmental street mural in Hillsboro. The art should be focused on the value of water conservation and the threat of pollution from ‘stormwater’.
Stormwater runoff is generated from rain that flows over land or paved streets, parking lots, and building rooftops, and does not soak into the ground. This runoff picks up pollutants like trash, chemicals, oils, and dirt/sediment that can harm our rivers and streams. The Tualatin River and its streams are located in Washington County and development such as the above threatens water quality. It is hoped that the mural will draw attention to the need to think of the Tualatin River and its waterways as well as the need to value trees and vegetation that help filter toxins from roadways.
Example: https://vancouverwatersheds.org/portfolio/urban-stormwater/
In addition to this environmental theme, it is hoped that the mural will depict the value of water to the Latino community and can also incorporate elements of water in countries from the Latin American diaspora, in addition to Oregon. Ideally the artist should have a background in community work or art education and we are open to painting proposals that leave space for children to paint next to the artist.
Commission for design and paint of art: $2,000 (including materials)
Artists should prepare a half page to 1 page proposal detailing what they would like to paint on the concrete along with any other messaging relevant by October 15th, 2017.
Please send proposals to Sandra@tualatinriverkeepers.org. Additionally, Centro Cultural will be holding a community meeting in Hillsboro at their Centro de Prosperididad in mid-October to discuss more. Please give your email and phone number in the proposal so that we may keep informed.
Non-profit community organizations Centro Cultural and Tualatin Riverkeepers are calling on creative local artists to design and paint an environmental street mural in Hillsboro. The art should be focused on the value of water conservation and the threat of pollution from ‘stormwater’.
Stormwater runoff is generated from rain that flows over land or paved streets, parking lots, and building rooftops, and does not soak into the ground. This runoff picks up pollutants like trash, chemicals, oils, and dirt/sediment that can harm our rivers and streams. The Tualatin River and its streams are located in Washington County and development such as the above threatens water quality. It is hoped that the mural will draw attention to the need to think of the Tualatin River and its waterways as well as the need to value trees and vegetation that help filter toxins from roadways.
Example: https://vancouverwatersheds.org/portfolio/urban-stormwater/
In addition to this environmental theme, it is hoped that the mural will depict the value of water to the Latino community and can also incorporate elements of water in countries from the Latin American diaspora, in addition to Oregon. Ideally the artist should have a background in community work or art education and we are open to painting proposals that leave space for children to paint next to the artist.
Commission for design and paint of art: $2,000 (including materials)
Artists should prepare a half page to 1 page proposal detailing what they would like to paint on the concrete along with any other messaging relevant by October 15th, 2017.
Please send proposals to Sandra@tualatinriverkeepers.org. Additionally, Centro Cultural will be holding a community meeting in Hillsboro at their Centro de Prosperididad in mid-October to discuss more. Please give your email and phone number in the proposal so that we may keep informed.
Example of a Stormwater Mural | Ejemplo de un Mural de Calle
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¡Llamando a todos los artistas! Oportunidad de hacer un mural de calle.
Organizaciones comunitarias sin fines de lucro, Centro Cultural y Tualatin Riverkeepers están invitando a artistas locales creativos a diseñar y pintar un mural de calle ambiental en Hillsboro. El arte debe centrarse en el valor de la conservación del agua y la amenaza de contaminación de las "aguas pluviales".
El escurrimiento de las aguas pluviales se genera a partir de la lluvia que fluye sobre la tierra o calles pavimentadas, estacionamientos y tejados de edificios, y no empapa en el suelo. Este escurrimiento recoge contaminantes como basura, productos químicos, aceites y suciedad / sedimento que pueden dañar nuestros ríos y arroyos. El río Tualatin y sus arroyos se encuentran en el condado de Washington y el desarrollo como el anterior amenaza la calidad del agua. Se espera que el mural llamará la atención sobre la necesidad de pensar en el río Tualatin y sus vías fluviales, así como la necesidad de valorar los árboles y la vegetación que ayudan a filtrar las toxinas de las carreteras.
Además de este tema ambiental, se espera que el mural describa el valor del agua para la comunidad latina y también puede incorporar elementos de agua en países de la diáspora latinoamericana, además de Oregón. Idealmente el artista debe tener experiencia en el trabajo de la comunidad o la educación artística y estamos abiertos a las propuestas de la pintura que dejan el espacio para que los niños pinten al lado del artista.
Comisión de diseño y pintura de arte: $ 2,000 (incluyendo materiales)
Los artistas deben preparar entre media a una página para una propuesta detallada de lo que les gustaría pintar en el concreto junto con cualquier otro mensaje relevante para el 15 de octubre del 2017.
Por favor envíe sus propuestas a Sandra@tualatinriverkeepers.org. Adicionalmente, Centro Cultural realizará una reunión comunitaria en Hillsboro en su Centro de Prosperidad a mediados de octubre para discutir más. Por favor, indique su correo electrónico y número de teléfono en la propuesta para que puedamos mantenerlos informados.
Organizaciones comunitarias sin fines de lucro, Centro Cultural y Tualatin Riverkeepers están invitando a artistas locales creativos a diseñar y pintar un mural de calle ambiental en Hillsboro. El arte debe centrarse en el valor de la conservación del agua y la amenaza de contaminación de las "aguas pluviales".
El escurrimiento de las aguas pluviales se genera a partir de la lluvia que fluye sobre la tierra o calles pavimentadas, estacionamientos y tejados de edificios, y no empapa en el suelo. Este escurrimiento recoge contaminantes como basura, productos químicos, aceites y suciedad / sedimento que pueden dañar nuestros ríos y arroyos. El río Tualatin y sus arroyos se encuentran en el condado de Washington y el desarrollo como el anterior amenaza la calidad del agua. Se espera que el mural llamará la atención sobre la necesidad de pensar en el río Tualatin y sus vías fluviales, así como la necesidad de valorar los árboles y la vegetación que ayudan a filtrar las toxinas de las carreteras.
Además de este tema ambiental, se espera que el mural describa el valor del agua para la comunidad latina y también puede incorporar elementos de agua en países de la diáspora latinoamericana, además de Oregón. Idealmente el artista debe tener experiencia en el trabajo de la comunidad o la educación artística y estamos abiertos a las propuestas de la pintura que dejan el espacio para que los niños pinten al lado del artista.
Comisión de diseño y pintura de arte: $ 2,000 (incluyendo materiales)
Los artistas deben preparar entre media a una página para una propuesta detallada de lo que les gustaría pintar en el concreto junto con cualquier otro mensaje relevante para el 15 de octubre del 2017.
Por favor envíe sus propuestas a Sandra@tualatinriverkeepers.org. Adicionalmente, Centro Cultural realizará una reunión comunitaria en Hillsboro en su Centro de Prosperidad a mediados de octubre para discutir más. Por favor, indique su correo electrónico y número de teléfono en la propuesta para que puedamos mantenerlos informados.
More details on Metro's Placemaking Grants (Source: Oregon Metro)
Six projects will pilot Metro’s Community Placemaking program
The winning grants support conventional and progressive placemaking projects that demonstrate a commitment to racial equity by both established and emerging organizations. Read more about why these projects rose to the top. In the coming weeks Metro will feature profiles of the organizations and their placemaking projects.
Metro received 53 applications from around the region for the pilot cycle of Community Placemaking grants. Applications were reviewed in two rounds by an external advisory group who assessed alignment with the program's objectives, the involvement of and benefit to historically marginalized communities, meaningful community engagement, likely outcomes and impacts, and feasibility. Advisory group members have expertise in community development, social justice, public art and urban planning. The next cycle of Community Placemaking grants will open in early 2018.
2017 placemaking projects
Art Saved My Life
Young.Gifted.Black/Brown Portland, Deep Underground, Friends of Noise: $11,400
YGB Portland and its partners will invite three artists of color for month-long residencies in Northeast Portland to create and present artwork by and for people who have been displaced by the gentrification in this area.
Bilingual stormwater art in Washington County
Tualatin Riverkeepers and Centro Cultural: $11,500
Tualatin Riverkeepers and Centro Cultural will work with community artists to install a Spanish and English mural in Cornelius focused on how polluted runoff affects our waterways and watershed.
Metzer School Park placemaking project
Oregon Human Development Corporation: Supa Fresh Youth Farm: $13,050
Supa Fresh Youth Farm and its partners will continue giving young people opportunities to develop leadership and teambuilding skills as they design a market space in the community garden of a future public park in Tigard.
King School Museum of Contemporary Art
King School Museum of Contemporary Art: $19,000
King School Museum of Contemporary Art and partners will expand the work they are already doing at a K-8 public school in Northeast Portland, pairing students with renowned artists to learn about museum practice and careers.
Advancing Vision Zero through creative placemaking on Outer Division
APANO Communities United Fund: $20,000
APANO plans to commission local artists to transform an underused pedestrian bridge in East Portland, near where people lost their lives in preventable traffic crashes. The art would both memorialize their lives and encourage people driving to slow down and walking to safely cross the street.
African-American Cultural Festival
World Stage Theatre: $25,000
The African-American Cultural Festival, formerly the Black History Festival, takes place every year during the month of February. With the grant, World Stage Theatre, which organizes the festival, will extend its programming and partnerships to people and organizations serving the African-American community. The festival promotes healing and unity among our community members who have been displaced during gentrification. The diverse locations reinforce the importance of historic neighborhoods, such as north and northeast Portland and embrace new ones, such as Beaverton and Troutdale.
The winning grants support conventional and progressive placemaking projects that demonstrate a commitment to racial equity by both established and emerging organizations. Read more about why these projects rose to the top. In the coming weeks Metro will feature profiles of the organizations and their placemaking projects.
Metro received 53 applications from around the region for the pilot cycle of Community Placemaking grants. Applications were reviewed in two rounds by an external advisory group who assessed alignment with the program's objectives, the involvement of and benefit to historically marginalized communities, meaningful community engagement, likely outcomes and impacts, and feasibility. Advisory group members have expertise in community development, social justice, public art and urban planning. The next cycle of Community Placemaking grants will open in early 2018.
2017 placemaking projects
Art Saved My Life
Young.Gifted.Black/Brown Portland, Deep Underground, Friends of Noise: $11,400
YGB Portland and its partners will invite three artists of color for month-long residencies in Northeast Portland to create and present artwork by and for people who have been displaced by the gentrification in this area.
Bilingual stormwater art in Washington County
Tualatin Riverkeepers and Centro Cultural: $11,500
Tualatin Riverkeepers and Centro Cultural will work with community artists to install a Spanish and English mural in Cornelius focused on how polluted runoff affects our waterways and watershed.
Metzer School Park placemaking project
Oregon Human Development Corporation: Supa Fresh Youth Farm: $13,050
Supa Fresh Youth Farm and its partners will continue giving young people opportunities to develop leadership and teambuilding skills as they design a market space in the community garden of a future public park in Tigard.
King School Museum of Contemporary Art
King School Museum of Contemporary Art: $19,000
King School Museum of Contemporary Art and partners will expand the work they are already doing at a K-8 public school in Northeast Portland, pairing students with renowned artists to learn about museum practice and careers.
Advancing Vision Zero through creative placemaking on Outer Division
APANO Communities United Fund: $20,000
APANO plans to commission local artists to transform an underused pedestrian bridge in East Portland, near where people lost their lives in preventable traffic crashes. The art would both memorialize their lives and encourage people driving to slow down and walking to safely cross the street.
African-American Cultural Festival
World Stage Theatre: $25,000
The African-American Cultural Festival, formerly the Black History Festival, takes place every year during the month of February. With the grant, World Stage Theatre, which organizes the festival, will extend its programming and partnerships to people and organizations serving the African-American community. The festival promotes healing and unity among our community members who have been displaced during gentrification. The diverse locations reinforce the importance of historic neighborhoods, such as north and northeast Portland and embrace new ones, such as Beaverton and Troutdale.
