At the request of the State of Oregon, the Oregon Community Foundation (OCF), which annually distributes more than $200 million statewide in grants and scholarships, is the current temporary administrator of the building. Currently, OCF is preparing for a community-led process that will eventually transfer permanent ownership of the one-story building to a Black-run 501(c)3 nonprofit willing to authentically honor the Black community’s cultural ties to the facility. The selected organization will be chosen by community members and stakeholders participating in OCF’s upcoming visioning conversations.
At the request of the State of Oregon, the Oregon Community Foundation (OCF), which annually distributes more than $200 million statewide in grants and scholarships, is the current temporary administrator of the building. Currently, OCF is preparing for a community-led process that will eventually transfer permanent ownership of the one-story building to a Black-run 501(c)3 nonprofit willing to authentically honor the Black community’s cultural ties to the facility. The selected organization will be chosen by community members and stakeholders participating in OCF’s upcoming visioning conversations.
For just over a decade, the Albina Arts Center was a vibrant cultural hub for both its neighborhood and the city at large. Now, even local leaders and Portland natives are surprised to learn of the significance of the aging building at 8 Northeast Killingsworth Street.