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Jaymeer and friends | FEATURED Artist
A new memorial mural, “J Brown Remembrance In Paint,” is located on the back of All Service Moving at 66 S.E. Morrison St. PSAA partnered with Jaymeer, a longtime Portland-based muralist and Burnside Skatepark’s art director, community manager, and nonprofit board member, to organize a team of internationally regarded aerosol artists from all over the West Coast to paint the massive mural.
The production honors the late Jason “J.” Brown (1970-2011), former owner of New American Casuals (NAC), a pioneering Portland streetwear shop and gathering place on the Central Eastside in the early 2000s. Fittingly, the memorial wall is just blocks away from where NAC was located.
The mural memorializes Brown and his advocacy work that helped push the City of Portland to loosen its restrictive mural laws many years ago. The production features quotes from Brown and related imagery from the original NAC mural that sparked a fiery debate about freedom of expression in Portland and the city’s sign and mural codes.
“Jason Brown was a good friend to many Portlanders. I think Jason would be proud to see so much art in the Industrial Central Eastside, close to where his business was located and where his heart was,” said Jaymeer. “Twenty years later, I still am advocating and waiting for the day that Portland has a City-sponsored and supported Legal Free Wall for art, perhaps in a park or next to a skatepark. We need accessible walls that diverse people from all walks of life can use to express themselves.”
Learn more about this project and the fascinating history of street art and mural codes in Portland, going back 75 years on the PSAA website.
VISIT THE WORK
J Brown Remembrance in Paint
66 S.E. Morrison St.
Portland, OR, 97214
About Portland Street Art Alliance
Portland Street Art Alliance is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that provides access to resources, networking platforms, and professional development opportunities for Pacific Northwest street artists. Founded in 2012, PSAA has managed over 100 private and publicly-funded street art projects around town. The team collaborates with hundreds of artists in the region. PSAA’s mission is to actively transform the public art landscape by developing more inclusive place-based programs and increasing access to art for everyone in the city.
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