You can RSVP to our Community Sketch Session to collaborate on artwork, vote online on the design options, and/or just RSVP to our block party to paint, participate and celebrate. See our Volunteer section if you want to help with preparation and planning leading up to the event, or to commit to specific day-of volunteer roles.

Street murals are large-scale artworks painted directly onto the pavement by community members. Portland has a long history of neighborhood street paintings — the first one, Share-It Square, was painted in 1996, and there are now dozens found across the city. These installations are permitted through the Portland Bureau of Transportation and painted with special non-slip, weather-resistant paint for safety.

PBOT offers guidelines and resources on street murals specific to the city of Portland.

City Repair Project hosts free online workshops on how to paint street murals and offers resources like this helpful guide on how to plan and install community street murals.

Street paintings are a form of placemaking, where neighbors come together to creatively transform and take ownership of the space where they live. 

Our neighborhood — also known as Hazelwood, District 1, outer East Portland, East County, Mid County, or just "the numbers" — is the most diverse district in Portland, home to more families with children than any other part of the city, and has the lowest median income of any district. It's a community that has historically received fewer city resources and public art investments than inner Portland, and one where residents face real safety concerns — from issues like crime and gun violence to some of the highest rates of traffic deaths in the city. 

We see this project as a way to positively shape the place we live in by activating the vibrancy, creativity, and interconnection of the community that lives here.