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Sparkling Momemts of Joy and Connection through Creativity
Spotlight on Kera Magerill
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Creative Meditation: Music, Doodling, and Poetry Join us for a series of workshops that will engage your creativity and calm your mind and body — all from the comfort of your own home! Adult | Walters Online | Kera Magerill Sponsored by Washington County Disability, Aging, and Veteran Services 13506 Fri 1/29 – 2/12 10-11:30 am Free (registration required) Register online or call: 503-681-5397 For information about our exciting new mindfulness class offering starting in January and led by Magerill, see page 20. As an Older Adult Behavioral Health Specialist with Washington County, Kera Magerill has a talent for sparking moments of joyful creativity and community connection. This last February, Magerill led audience members at the Walters Cultural Arts Center in a rousing session titled “To Sing the Blues to Beat the Blues,” complete with musicmaking, thoughtful writing prompts, and lots of laughter. This winter, Magerill returned to the Walters to offer a “creative caregiving” workshop with techniques and support for caregivers of loved ones living with dementia. Now in 2021, she is kicking off the year with a restorative opportunity for arts-based mindfulness and self-care for everyone in stressful times. She shared more about her goals for serving the community through creativity, and the influences that drive her work in the following conversation with Cultural Arts staff.
What can students expect to take away from your upcoming mindfulness class?
The past year has been a challenge for all of us. We hope to give folks an opportunity to engage with their community and experience a few moments of calm and joy while we weather the winter during the pandemic. We are excited to offer this art and meditation series with the Walters and hope to continue our partnership using art as a vehicle for community connection and healing.
Incorporating the arts may not be the first thing people think of when they take on the role of caregiving. What advice do you have for finding what works?
Caregiving requires a lot of improvisation and creativity, so the crossover into arts engagement is a natural fit. Art is a place where there are no wrong answers and art allows people to express themselves in different ways and to create freely without judgment. For caregivers of loved ones with memory loss, I would recommend remembering a simple rule of improv: “Yes, and.” Instead of trying to correct someone or “testing” their memory, just go with the flow and accept whatever the person’s reality is in that moment.
“Art is a place where there are no wrong answers. Art allows people to express themselves in different ways and to create freely without judgment.” — Kera Magerill
How does creativity impact the aging brain?
There is so much research that supports the benefits of creativity and arts engagement for all types of people. Dancing can help support new neural pathways, singing a familiar song can unlock memory function and maintain language skills, and expression through visual art can help improve mood. There are so many ways that we can tap into our creativity, especially in late life. Unfortunately, most have been told at some point that they are not musical or they are not creative, so as adults, we stray away from our naturally creative selves. Watch how younger children freely express and explore without worrying whether or not we are doing it “right.” Later life is the perfect opportunity to regain that sense of play.
What helped shape your passion for developing programming for seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities?
I have always really enjoyed working with older adults and especially with families and individuals with memory loss. I think it really solidified for me when I studied music therapy at Colorado State University. I kept asking for older adult and memory care placements during my practicum placements, and I’ve just never done anything else. My grandmother died of Alzheimer’s disease earlier this year, and I feel very grateful that my professional experience allowed me to understand what was happening to her and better help my family to care for her in the last few years of her life.
What led to finding your current role? You have a fascinating career path!
I studied music therapy at Colorado State University and knew that I loved working with older adults intersecting health and the arts. I have worked in a variety of care settings with people with memory loss, which led to a role as a Program Coordinator with the Alzheimer’s Association Colorado We provide programs and services to maintain and enhance the quality of life to assure that basic needs are met for Washington County seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities. Most of our programs serve those ages 60 and over, while our veterans’ program and benefits enrollment center serves all ages. We provide support for family caregivers, assist with Medicare, connect individuals with limited income and resources to key benefits, and provide short-term intervention to help isolated seniors navigate and access services. Chapter. There, I helped bring the SPARK program to Colorado, which brought arts and cultural programming to families caring for loved ones with dementia. I moved to Oregon two years ago and currently serve as an Older Adult Behavioral Health Specialist with Washington County.
Can you share with us a special moment of connection working with the Hillsboro community?
I have loved working with the Hillsboro community. We worked with the Hillsboro Senior Center last year to hold a community comedy show featuring recently trained older adult comedians—it was amazing to hear the stories and funny moments shared from the lives of older adults in the community. Also, we are so lucky to have such wonderful opportunities to engage in arts and culture in Hillsboro. Earlier this year, we held our first “Beat the Blues” program in partnership with the Walters, where we explored the therapeutic value of Blues music.
Are there additional services available from Washington County that you would like to highlight?
Washington County provides a lot of services and support to older adults in our community. We offer respite care options, support groups and educational programs for family caregivers, information and referral to important services in the community, help accessing technology support, money management, and support for those who need in-home care to age in place, and help accessing other Older American Act benefits. If you would like more information about Washington County Disability, Aging, and Veteran Services, please call at 1-855-ORE-ADRC (673-2372) or visit
www.Co.Washington.OR.US/HHS/DAVS. We also serve those who need in-home assistance in order for them to stay in their homes, as well as helping people make decisions about long-term care. We provide free advice and assistance for Washington County veterans and their family members in order to obtain all of the benefits and services they
are entitled to under the law. Note: Should statewide restrictions restrict WCDACS office availability to the public, they will continue to do business via phone and email. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm.
Get to Know Your Public Art
Did you know that public art is more than just pretty to look at? Americans for the Arts notes that public art impacts a community’s economy, creates a sense of attachment and identity, builds social cohesion and cultural understanding, and can influence public health. This means that public art is an integral part of building a strong, vibrant community. Memorable public places attract us to downtown, enliven our neighborhoods, enhance our experiences in parks, inform us about the history and peoples of our place, and celebrate our ethnic and cultural diversity. Public art is a visible expression of Hillsboro’s values. Our investment in creating meaningful public spaces comes from the desire to strengthen connections between our citizens and our city, along with the connections between the neighborhoods of Hillsboro. Public art is a part of Hillsboro’s mental map and is an essential element of creating a community that future generations are proud to call home. Cultural Arts Manager, Michele McCall-Wallace, says, “Public art celebrates who and where we are, and adds to Hillsboro’s identity and our quality of life. In becoming familiar destinations, our everyday encounters with public art enhance our experiences, expand our memories, and grow our connection with our neighborhoods and community.” Hillsboro currently has over 80 pieces of public art. While some of these include paintings and drawings in City buildings, many are outside and easily accessible. With current limits reducing opportunities for experiencing art inside, the City’s public art collection provides an excellent opportunity to safely enjoy art with the whole family. Over the past year, the Hillsboro Public Art Program has been building opportunities for residents and visitors to find locations and easily learn more about the collection. Public Art Archive In early 2020, Hillsboro’s public art collection joined the WESTAF (Western States Arts Federation) Public Art Archive. This is a free online and mobile database where visitors can learn about public art throughout the world. Accessing Hillsboro’s public art collection through this database is simple. If you are looking for something specific, you can search by location, type of art, or artist. If you are curious about the collection and want to browse, you can also select images that look interesting to learn more. Each art piece has a dedicated page that provides detailed information about the artwork. The site includes a Google Maps feature to assist in finding art locations, while the mobile version shows you when you are near a piece of public art during your travels. By joining WESTAF’s Public Art Archive, the City of Hillsboro’s public art collection is now more accessible to our community and to other cultural tourists well beyond our city limits. To access Hillsboro’s artwork, go to:
PublicArtArchive.org/Hillsboro-Public-Art
Clockwise from top left: Seeds of Orenco by rhiza A+D; Local youth playing the mosaic Kids’ Games by Linda Haworth at the Civic Center Plaza; staff from the Jackson Bottom Wetlands Nature Center pose with Stewards’ Gateway by Tim Gabriel, located at the north gate of the wetlands; #HillsborArtSelfie at Elemental Sequence, a sculpture by Dann Nardi at AmberGlen park; and a screenshot of the Public Art Archive online database.
Public Art Fun Facts Did you know that a member of the Burger family was once “kidnapped”? What about the reason for the green apple at Orenco Woods Nature Park? These are just a few examples of the intriguing facts you’ll learn though the Hillsboro’s new Public Art Fun Facts video series. In an effort to share the history behind the various public art pieces in Hillsboro’s collection, the series was launched this year by Cultural Arts staff to introduce some of the fantastic artwork around Hillsboro and encourage the community to get outside and experience the art themselves. Each video focuses on a specific piece in the collection, with fun insider facts shared about the artwork in a way that can be engaging for any age. We hope you find these videos as interesting as we do! By creating this series, we aim to inspire the community to connect with their public art around town. To follow the Public Art Fun Facts video series, follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/HillsboroArts or subscribe to the HillsboroCulturalArts on Youtube. Public Art Scavenger Hunt & Hillsboro Art Selfies In September 2020, Hillsboro Cultural Arts challenged the community to utilize the Public Art Archive to go on a fall scavenger hunt and discover public art they had not experienced yet. Over the years, we have also noticed some fantastic selfies taken with various pieces in the public art collection, so we introduced the hashtag “#HillsboroArtSelfie” on Facebook and Instagram as a way to encourage people to share their experiences with the artwork. We have seen a growing collection of wonderful selfies from this hashtag and look forward to seeing more in the future. Why not take part? As the weather begins to clear again, it is the perfect opportunity to visit some of the artwork you have not experienced yet. “Hillsboro’s public art is free, available to everyone, and a great way to connect through visits and sharing your thoughts and discoveries with others,” says McCall-Wallace. “Capturing a photo of yourself with the artwork and uploading a #HillsboroArtSelfie is a great way to share your experience with others too!” We look forward to seeing how you enjoy the Hillsboro public art collection next!
“Public art celebrates who and where we are, and adds to Hillsboro’s identity and our quality of life.” – Michele McCall-Wallace, Cultural Arts Manager
Hillsboro’s Joe Aloia
“The master has tried and failed more times than the student has tried,” is advice Joe Aloia thinks upon often. Considering Aloia’s multi-faceted career as a Hillsborobased, professional musician and educator, songwriter, and principal bassist with several local organizations, it is safe to say Aloia is indeed a master of music with the heart of a learner. In a conversation with Cultural Arts staff, Aloia shares what drives his aspirations of teaching, his influential musical experiences, and how he has adapted to creating music during the unprecedented time of COVID.
Q: You have an extensive musical background with a variety of roles. Could you tell us about how your journey started as a musician?
I was young when I knew I was interested in music. I think 7 or 8 years old, and my best friend said, “... let’s start a band...” and I said, “Let’s start a band!” A lot of it is history after that: making a drum kit in my garage from buckets and pans, playing trumpet and guitar in school, and listening to every record I could get my hands on. I remember spending my allowance from chores each week at the local cd and record store.
Q: You studied at the University of Oregon, earning your Master of Music in Jazz Studies. You seem to have a passion for education, having taught at the Walters Cultural Arts Center, MIR Music, and Pacific University. What drives that desire?
When I was in middle or high school, my parents would arrange for family friends (mostly from my sister’s Girl Scout troop) to come to our house so I could teach them guitar. I never thought much of it at the time, but in college, when I got a teaching job, I was so excited and found it to be incredibly fun.
Q: What drew you to establishing roots in Hillsboro?
I was lucky enough to get a job at MIR Music (in Downtown Hillsboro) after college, and I have been so blessed and honored to call this home ever since. I have moved to other parts of the state, but Hillsboro always brings me back.
Q: Describe your connection to the Hillsboro community and what you value about living in our city.
My connection to the community is one of reverence. I am often reminded of the amazing people and places here—from rock stars to Noble Woods. I value the way people talk to each other. I value the way the businesses are connected to their neighborhoods. I am impressed that Hillsboroans are here to provide for each other and genuinely motivated to help.
Q: Your career spans a lengthy list of exciting performances, including a gig with Hillsboro’s own Ron Hurst of Steppenwolf. Could you share that experience with us?
Ha! I am proud to say I have done a few gigs with Ron now. He is an incredible musician! Talented, sensitive, and dangerous with a drumstick. As well as personally, he is a guiding light for me and so many people. He has the most fantastic sense of musicality; he really hears everything. My time on the bandstand with him has been playing songs we both love— great jazz and rock tunes. He also hired me as his drum tech to work a Steppenwolf concert on their 2017 tour. I was honored to walk among the stars and to have a quick jam with the band before the show.
Q: What does your life as an artist look like now? Has it changed or been impacted by COVID-19? If so, are there any silver linings due to the required changes?
This has been a time of change and investment in the future. My work is nearly entirely online now, and I’ve gotten good at recording, mixing, editing, and transcribing my music myself. I have also arranged some music for Century High School. I have performed some of my most demanding pieces as a soloist and learned a few new things about how to grow. Before COVID, I was constantly on the move, with concerts, rehearsals, and classes. It has been a hidden pleasure to stop and work on these important and digital ways of forging my art. Now, I feel a little like when I started playing music as a kid because I have time and I love it—and that is the biggest reason to do it.
Q: What projects do you have in the works currently, and how can people support the arts and artists in Hillsboro?
I have been doing classical neighborhood harp and bass concerts with my fiancé, Kelly. I am writing and performing music with a local artist for an all original concert in 2021 or 2022. I am working on my singing, and I have a jazz quartet gearing up for some shows. People can support the arts right now by following YouTube or Instagram, any social media, or artist interface accounts. I know it doesn’t seem like much, but it goes a long way to get the word out to others. Learn an instrument, take lessons, listen, and enjoy music anyway you love!
To find out more, please visit JoeAloia.com, where you can listen to Aloia’s latest original songs, learn about private music instruction, subscribe to his music channel, and even leave a review.
Joe Aloia jams in an outdoor garden at a local senior living community for a fall performance in October.
Community Outreach through the Power of Live Music
As part of the “Through the Window” fall performances, local musicians and the Hillsboro Parks & Recreation’s Cultural Arts division joined with valued community partners to bring outdoor, safely distanced musical experiences to Hillsboro residents and seniors experiencing food and housing insecurity. Joe Aloia recently played for audiences at a local senior living residence with the goal of serving and connecting our community through live music. “Thank you for all you’re doing. This is the way we’re all going to get through this (pandemic),” commented an Anonymous Community Member.
By now if you are choosing to read an arts magazine, you’ve heard of the challenges that 2020 has presented to cultural organizations. Organizations whose central mission is to gather large groups of people for theater, song, or art exhibits have encountered both philosophical and logistical questions of what to do when we cannot meet. As we traveled together through the continuing challenges that 2020 brought to the entire community, the City of Hillsboro Cultural Arts division was faced with the question of how to support arts and cultural groups (beyond funding) in navigating this new environment of primarily virtual programming. In the late summer, we convened a group of leaders from local non-profit arts and cultural organizations virtually to share their experiences with each other, knowing that many of them were facing similar questions about moving their programs online or making them physically distant if in person. Some local leaders knew each other well, while others hadn’t met many of their colleagues and were less familiar with the work of other local organizations. Additionally, while some groups were already adapting and comfortable in the world of Zoom meetings, others had less comfort in the virtual meeting room. As these cultural leaders began sharing, they talked about the challenge of all-virtual fundraising, a myriad of technical questions about producing online programs, and a real concern for how to keep their artist members (musicians, singers, and actors) and audience members engaged and connected when in-person rehearsals and events were not possible. One participant in the group noted, “We all have more in common than not in common.” Some groups like STAGES Performing Arts Youth Academy and Influence Music Hall offered examples of adaptations to their traditional programs that have allowed them to still meet inperson—with a limited number of people—for outdoor theater classes and Open Mic Nights. Others shared their new virtual programs, such as Bag&Baggage Production’s Sequestered Soliloquies and The Immigrant Story’s new podcast, Many Roads to Here. Many groups are using this time of reduced public programs to update their strategic plans, create new websites or YouTube channels, or to reexamine their operations and community outreach. At the conclusion of the first meeting, the group decided to meet monthly as the Hillsboro Cultural Arts Network, or Hillsboro CAN for short. Some of the first questions discussed were about the platforms (YouTube, Facebook Live, etc.) and software needed for live streaming. Our largest cultural nonprofit, Bag&Baggage, shared information on what they were successfully using for their virtual programming and offered to connect one-on-one with groups who wanted more advice. Appreciating the assistance from Bag&Baggage, Sankar Raman of The Immigrant Story noted, “That’s what it’s all about—people helping one another.” The Hillsboro CAN group also had a robust discussion of handling copyright and licensing issues for online productions, which is different from the usual permissions groups must attain for an in-person show. Some organizations are seeking out permissions for current materials, while others are focusing on original material or older material that is in the public domain.
Left: STAGES Performing Arts Youth Academy’s outdoor rehearsal, featuring students clockwise from the bearded man: Jason Weed, Jessica Tidd, Jacob Fung, Claire Tufts, Karissa Garrison, Ethan Hehn, and Lizzie Williams. Right: Hillsboro CAN Zoom meeting.
“That’s what it’s all about—people helping one another.” – Sankar Raman of The Immigrant Story on the purpose of the Hillsboro CAN group
Members of the group have provided support to each other by helping to promote each other’s events in their email and social media communications, and ideas for future collaborations in programs have arisen as well. The Hillsboro Historical Society invited The Immigrant Story to talk with them about how they might add diverse voices to their “Stories on the Street” project for Downtown Hillsboro. In some cases, offers to assist one another have crossed genre lines leading to interesting new collaborations. Barbara Mason of Golden Road Studios, (a collection of visual artists’ studios) who has been producing high quality arts education videos for teachers, offered help to the Oregon Chorale with the production of video editing to bring distanced voices together. Hillsboro Community Arts Program Supervisor Melissa Moore said, “It’s been inspiring to see these leaders reaching out to lift each other up.” Groups have also discussed how they might help each other through this time financially, whether through co-fundraising efforts or flash sales, encouraging the public to support a given organization. Hillsboro Cultural Arts Program Manager Michele McCallWallace concluded, “I am inspired by the positivity of this group and impressed by their creative responses to the pandemic. It makes me very hopeful about the future of our cultural community in Hillsboro.”
Top to bottom: Oregon Chorale’s virtual performance, “Christmas with the Chorale”; The Immigrant Story’s “Many Roads to Here” podcast; and Bag&Baggage Productions “Sequestered Soliloquies.”
Membership in Hillsboro CAN is limited to leaders of Hillsboro-based non-profit arts or cultural organizations. If you think your group meets that criteria and would like to join, please contact Community Arts Program Supervisor Melissa Moore at 503-615-3497 or Melissa.Moore@Hillsboro-Oregon.gov.
LOVE on a FENCE Community Art Project
This page, clockwise from top left: Kristin Kelly of Forward Stride holds up her artwork; Miniature LOVE signs hanging from the Hillsboro Wishing Tree in October (photo by Kipperlyn Sinclair); Liz Logan and Robin Steiner exchange art supplies (photo by Aaron Andersen); Volunteer coloring their LOVE artwork (photo by Aaron Andersen); Kristy Reddick of Community Action creating LOVE artwork (photo by Aaron Andersen); Mayor Steve Callaway & Joan Callaway holding their LOVE artwork; LOVE sign hanging on fence at Ladd Acres Elementary School; Tina Berblinger takes a look at the LOVE artwork. Facing page: Cindy Consenzo holds a miniature LOVE artwork.
Building Community and Creating Connection During a Pandemic
When the world was shut down due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the importance of community became so much more evident. Finding ways to connect safely in a meaningful way is vital as we move forward in a world where we need to continue to stay safely separated. Cindy Cosenzo has been in the business of building community connection for the past seventeen years through her consulting business, AgeCelebration, which helps businesses and organizations to grow through training, programming, and partnerships which create community and foster human connection. Cosenzo was inspired to start this business during a “profound, spontaneous flash of insight that changed (her) world view” back in 2003 while she was auditing a class on adaptive fitness. In that instant, she realized there is a lack of understanding that we all are aging, and “the moment we recognize that we, and every person around us, will grow older and become vulnerable and fragile, we will see in each other our shared humanity, our natural connection to each other, and we will simply treat each other differently.” With this new world view on the vital importance human connection plays in every person’s life, Cosenzo left her career in computer animation, and started AgeCelebration. Working for businesses large and small, she created community programming and special events to help businesses connect with their clients in meaningful ways, while also providing workshops and trainings. One such program was the I Love Hillsboro+ program that she built with the Hillsboro Community Senior Center, introducing (or at times reintroducing) local seniors to small businesses and storefronts in our community. This program has helped to connect people to their environment and build relationships with the business owners in our community. Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, Cosenzo was running 22 community programs between her contract work with clients and free programming that she funds out of her other work, including the popular Walk with Friends program offered free for the past six years as a way to build community fitness and connection. When everything shut down in March, as happened with businesses across the nation, Cosenzo’s consulting business came to a standstill and she’s not had a paid gig since. Realizing just how important connection would be during this time, she began to focus on how she could continue to support local businesses and foster community at a time when people were required to stay apart. According to Cosenzo, “During the early days of the pandemic, my heart was breaking for all of the brick and mortar businesses that had no one coming out due to the shutdown. I started brainstorming programming to allow community members to support local businesses in small ways.” Cosenzo focused her attention on supporting local small businesses, but also on how that support could have the most impact. Although it all unfolded organically as the realities of the pandemic continued to be revealed, in the end she selected seven local businesses and asked the community to purchase one small item online from the business. Rather than have the product go to the purchaser though, the item would go out into the community to help another person—a toy purchased at Piccolo Mondo Toys in Downtown Hillsboro would go out to a local child in an education packet through Title 1 schools, or a scarf purchase from Amrapali Boutique would be given to a Meals on Wheels volunteer. These small amounts of individual support collectively made a big impact, with over $26,000 spent amongst the seven businesses and a huge amount of products going out into the community. While busily focused on supporting small businesses, she was approached by Kera Magerill of Washington County Disability, Aging, and Veteran Services to create an art project which would connect residents of local long term care homes with the community at a time when in-person visiting was not allowed. According to Cosenzo, “While I’m not specifically an arts person, I love anything that brings people together.” Cosenzo enlisted the support of local artist Christine Martell and partnered with the staff and clients of Safe Place for Youth, an organization supporting homeless and at risk youth. Teens from Safe Place came onsite to work outdoors at individual tables, outside a bay window where residents could watch the process, and created artwork to be displayed on the fences outside 10 residents’ apartments.
While watching the teens at work, Cosenzo realized the impact that art can have upon a person’s stress level. “When students arrived, they were excited, nervous, and had other things on their minds, but when they went to their work station and started to create, everyone calmed down and had this beautiful energy,” she says. “That energy continued as the teens were able to connect and interact through the window with the residents.” This revelation planted the seed for Cosenzo’s next (and current) project, LOVE on the FENCE. In her work with AgeCelebration, Cosenzo has tried to put forward a central message: “We each get to decide in every moment how we are going to respond. There are many triggers that can make us respond in a way that leads to more pain for ourselves or for each other.” As her thoughts returned to the dynamics and positive atmosphere of the outdoor art project at the assisted living community, LOVE on the FENCE was born with the message that “love is always on the fence and in every moment we get to decide how we are going to respond.” In creating this community art project, Cosenzo worked with local artist Elizabeth Higgins, who designed the word “LOVE” in a way that could easily be printed on durable signs to post on fencing. To boost community connections, Cosenzo approached eight area nonprofits to provide volunteers to complete the artwork in vibrant colors, and in return the nonprofit would be highlighted on AgeCelebration’s Facebook and Instagram accounts to help drive donations to the organizations. She was also able to secure the generous support of eight different sponsors for each fence, who paid for the project costs. The volunteer artists gathered to create art outside on individual tables spaced out for safety. Though her aim was to create something to lift the spirits of the larger community, Cosenzo quickly realized that the art project also created an opportunity for these volunteers to connect and safely see each other after being apart for months. The finished artwork was displayed on eight different school fences around Hillsboro with support from the Hillsboro School District (see sidebar for locations). In some locations, themes from the nonprofit artists can be seen—such as a horse theme in the art by volunteers for Forward Stride or the influence of the Pacific Islands in the artwork by Le’o ‘o e ‘OFA. The LOVE on the FENCE artwork will be on display around Hillsboro until April to brighten the days of the neighbors who walk through the area, or the community members who drive by and stop for a selfie. Everyone is also invited to download the LOVE artwork at bit.ly/LoveOnTheFenceArt, add their own unique color flair, and post a photo on social media with @AgeCelebration and #LoveontheFenceHillsboro for everyone in the community to enjoy. To learn more about LOVE on the FENCE, or the other projects that Cosenzo has coming up this year, follow AgeCelebration at Facebook.com/AgeCelebration or Instagram.com/AgeCelebration. Hare Field 1151 NE Grant Street, Hillsboro Artwork by Bag & Baggage Productions (BagnBaggage.com) Sponsored by Impact Physical Therapy of Hillsboro (ImpactPTHillsboro.com) Hillsboro Family Resource Center 451 SE Walnut Street, Hillsboro Artwork by Forward Stride (ForwardStride.org) Sponsored by Grant Murphy State Farm Insurance (GrantMurphy1.com) Ladd Acres Elementary School 2425 SE Cornelius Pass Road, Hillsboro Artwork by Oregon Chorale (OregonChorale.org) Sponsored by Reedville Café (ReedvilleCafe.com) Liberty High School 7445 NE Wagon Drive, Hillsboro Artwork by Le’o ‘o e ‘OFA (leooeofa.org) Sponsored by Absolute Painting & Power Washing (AbsolutePainters.com) Miller Education Center West 440 SE Oak Street, Hillsboro Artwork by Community Action (CAOWash.org) Sponsored by New Seasons Market at Orenco Station (NewSeasonsMarket.com/our-stores/OrencoStation) Peter Boscow Conference Center 676 NE 3rd Avenue, Hillsboro Artwork by Hillsboro Hops Fund (HillsboroCommunityFoundation.org/Hillsboro-Hops.html) Sponsored by Edwards Realty Trust (EdwardsRealtyTrust.com) Poynter Middle School 1535 NE Grant Street, Hillsboro - fence facing Cornell Rd Artwork by Village Without Walls (VillageWithoutWalls.org) Sponsored by Phyllis Podolske/Weichert Realtors (JustAskPhyllis.com) R.A. Brown Middle School 1505 SE Cornelius Pass Road, Hillsboro Artwork by Hillsboro Schools Foundation (HSFOnline.org) Sponsored by an anonymous community member
Mayor Steve Callaway & Joan Callaway work on their LOVE artwork.
