Oregon City murals

The State of Public Art in Oregon City

January 31, 2024

By Cathy Rowe, TRAG Co-Vice-President Cathy Rowe will be giving a presentation about the current state of Oregon City’s Public Art Collection to the Oregon City Arts Commission on Thursday, February 15 at the Oregon City City Hall at 7 pm. Cathy will be discussing the murals, sculptures, and other public art items at the…

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Friends on a Shelf Mural Ribbon Cutting

August 1, 2022

By Lynda Orzen, OCFOTA Coordinator The community mural Friends on a Shelf is now official! We had the grand ribbon cutting ceremony on July 23. Thank you to our Chamber of Commerce for letting us borrow their scissors! There was a small group of our friends that attended the ceremony. Lynda said a few words…

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TRAG nominated for outstanding partnership with the Downtown Oregon City Association

June 15, 2022

By Trieste Andrews, The Board of Directors for the Downtown Oregon City Association has nominated TRAG for outstanding partnership. A draft of the nomination written by Liz Hannum the Director of DOCA is attached. The nomination is for 2021-22.  It focuses on our work in reinstituting the mural code and the Restoration mural of the…

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“Friends on a Shelf” Mural at the Friends of the OC Library Used Bookstore Finished

June 9, 2022

By Lucas Nickerson, TRAG’s very own muralist  “A muralist? Me? Not really.”, I told Lynda when she approached me with the idea of creating a piece to adorn the entrance of her bookstore. I’ve been wrong too often. After the dust has settled, and the varnish dried, I can finally be at ease with some…

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Confederated Tribal Mural Starts June 1st. Come Party with Us on June 11th!

June 1, 2022

By Trieste Andrews A mural depicting the tribal story of how Coyote and Meadowlark created the Falls in Oregon City began Wednesday June 1st . The new mural will be located at White Rabbit Black Ink on 503 Main Street on the corner of 99 and Main. The 75’ x 19’ mural will welcome visitors…

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Trolley Car Mural – Fully Restored!

October 17, 2021

And the mural restoration of the Trolley car at Don Pepe’s Restaurant at 705 Main Street is finished! Through rain, wind, sun and heat, Cathy Rowe, lead muralist and TRAG member, toiled on from September 13th to October 11th and the final results are breathtaking. What was once a dilapidated cracked and indistinguishable mural originated…

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Restoration of the Trolley Car Mural at 705 Main Street Has Begun!

September 30, 2021

On September 20th, TRAG’s own Cathy Rowe began work on the Trolley Car Restoration. The Mural is located at 705 Main Street under Don Pepe’s restaurant. A kick of event took place on September 25th for the public. Tables and chairs were set up across the street at Edward Jones and the Bridgewater Beer and…

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Who said watching paint dry was boring!

September 14, 2021

Join Oregon City on Saturday, September 25 from 11 am till 4 pm. Murals are once again allowed in Oregon City. The first project to take place is the restoration of the historic mural “First Trolley” at 705 Main Street above the Don Pepe’s restaurant. The project will take place from September 20th to October…

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Murals Are Back!

August 28, 2021

—Trieste Andrews

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Murals are back in Oregon City!

August 6, 2021

You can now apply for a permit to paint a mural on your building!We’re very excited that the City Commission has seen how important murals are to the vibrancy and activity in downtown spaces. This week they approved the NEW mural code! You can start applying for those permits now!  It’s taken several years to…

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