EXHIBIT
Maxville & Vanport:
Hidden Histories of Everyday Life  

Curated by: Kelly Bosworth (OSU), Gwendolyn Trice (Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center), Laura Lo Forti (Vanport Mosaic)

When: February 27 - April 11, 2026

Where: Patricia Valian Reser Center for the Creative Arts (PRAx) at OSU
470 SW 15th St, Corvallis, OR 97331
Arts Corridor, and Mezzanine Gallery 

Viewing Hours: 
Monday - Friday, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
Closed Sundays 
During scheduled events at PRAx

Parking: Don't have a campus parking pass but want to visit visual arts exhibitions at PRAx? Ask the Box Office for a pay code upon arrival.

Maxville & Vanport: Hidden Histories of Everyday Life draws from existing descendant-led community archive projects and new research to amplify the experiences of everyday life in these two multiracial, worker housing communities—on their own terms and in conversation with each other. By focusing on the faces, the stories, and the land, this exhibition seeks to collapse the distance of time and humanize the ordinary people who lived and worked in Maxville and in Vanport.