You’re invited to join the City of Portland’s Office of Arts & Culture and its partners for the Portland Monuments Symposium hosted by Converge 45 at the Portland Community College Cascade Campus on Friday-Saturday, October 11-12, 2024. Discussions are set to focus on deepening public engagement and expanding dialogues around public art and monuments, so community members are encouraged to attend. Tickets are free for students and community members, so register today to save your seat!
About the symposium
The two-day Portland Monuments Symposium is an important opportunity for community voices, artists, regional arts administrators, and national arts leaders to convene. Throughout the event, attendees will explore art, history, storytelling, and the role of monuments in public space, while also considering opportunities for current and future monuments in Portland.
Sponsored by the City of Portland, the symposium will be the first in a series of community-based public activities to follow the 2023 Public Engagement Recommendations Report from Portland’s Monuments and Memorial Engagement Process Committee. It builds on the 2021 Portland’s Monuments & Memorials Project Prototypes, led by Converge 45, which brought people together to examine the conditions and impacts of public monuments in Portland.
For more on the symposium, including the full agenda and information about keynote speaker Hamza Walker, click the link below. That page will also be updated after the event with videos of the keynote address and panel discussions after the symposium’s conclusion.