Public Art Conference Archive—2003
Tour: Oregon Convention Center and East Bank Esplanade
Tour Leaders:
Eloise Damrosch, Public Art Director, Regional Arts & Culture Council
Peggy Kendellen, Public Art Manager, Regional Arts & Culture Council
Tour Description
Tour participants had a lovelywalk along Portland’s newly reclaimed Eastbank Esplanade, some of which actually floats in the river. Included in the experience were four sculptures along the way by RIGGA, an artist/architect collective whose members were present to talk about their work.
Afterwards, the tour headed up to the Oregon Convention Center, which was recently expanded and houses over $2 million in public art including:
- Sculptures by Buster Simpson, who was present to discuss his work, Kristin Jones and Andrew Ginzel, Ming Fay, Michael Dente, and artisans in Asian Sister Cities
- Sound piece by Robert Coburn
- Paintings by Lucinda Parker, Bill Hoppe, Tom Fawkes, Louis Bunce, Rae Mahaffey, Rick Bartow, Isaka Shamsud-Din, and Carl Morris
- Restroom tiles by Gordan Bryan, Liz Mapelli, Dana Lynn Louis, Ronna Neuenschwander, Connie Kiener, and Sherrie Wolf
- Glass sconces by Walter White and Brent Markee
- Metal plaques by Dennis Cunningham, Terence O’Donnell, John Laursen, Lillian Pitt, Gale Tremblay, and Ken Macintosh
To read detailed descriptions of all of the public art work seen on this tour, including project budgets and locations, read the the public art fact sheets in the public art section of the Regional Arts & Culture Council's website, www.racc.org.
