“The annual festival is a highlight of Portland’s cultural calendar, blending history, culture, arts and activism into a living and highly creative memorial.”
– Oregon Arts Watch / Bob Hicks
In these times of collective amnesia and erasure, remembering is resistance.
On the 78th anniversary of the flood that destroyed the city of Vanport, join us for exhibits, tours, performances, and conversations lifting up the stories that shape the world we live in and imagining a future where we all belong.
For questions, sponsorship, partnerships and volunteering opportunities,
get in touch with the festival organizer Laura Lo Forti at laura@vanportmosaic.org.
STORY HARVEST
Did you or a family member live in Vanport?
Your memories matter. We invite you to contribute to the Vanport Mosaic Living Archive. For over a decade, we’ve been collaborating with the Vanport former residents and descendants to preserve and amplify this essential chapter of Oregon’s history. Together, we’ve built the largest existing archive of Vanport oral histories, with over 100 stories already recorded.
Throughout the Festival the Vanport Mosaic team will digitize your scrapbooks, photos, and artifacts about Vanport, and conduct interviews.
Contact our Program manager Greta Smith at greta@vanportmosaic.org
(Photo by Julie Keefe: Ms. Betty Jones at the annual Vanport Reunion.)