Webb19 juli 2024 · Image courtesy of Sharita Towne Arts and culture are the expression of community and make Portland a vibrant city. “For centuries, low-income communities and communities of color have used arts and culture to navigate and survive systemic racism and oppression. Webb2 sep. 2024 · Sharita Towne's "Black Life on Air" (IMAGE: Sam Gehrke) By Cervante Pope September 02, 2024 at 5:32 am PDT. Amid the demand for Black art that's followed the …
APEX: Sharita Towne & A Black Art Ecology of Portland
Webb16 maj 2024 · Sharita Towne is a transdisciplinary artist born and raised on the West Coast of the U.S. along I-5—from Salem to Tacoma and down to Sacramento. She is a research … Webb13 okt. 2024 · As an artist, Sharita Towne's interests lie in unpacking the inherited struggles of past burdens and in affording collective catharsis. Through collaboration, stereo-photography, printmaking, video, and community art projects, she's worked at memorials in Germany; in the Sahrawi refugee camps in Algeria; Brazil; in gentrifying … nighty9
Vanport Building Art Collection Portland State University
WebbSharita Towne: Our request for proposals was the first time that the Regional Arts & Culture Council has explicitly said that it would prioritize artists who are Black, Indigenous and people of color. I’m excited to see these artists’ work reflected in the city’s archive in an unprecedented way. WebbSharita Towne Assistant Professor Our past burdens give shape to what worlds we may build, now and in the future. As an artist, Sharita Towne's interests lie in unpacking these inherited struggles, in understanding the mold they imprint on our present selves, and in affording collective catharsis. WebbSharita Towne is a transdisciplinary artist based in Portland, OR, born and raised on the west coast of the US along I-5 —from Salem, OR, to Tacoma, WA and down to … nsn for chock blocks