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The Albina Arts Center in Portland has a new owner and steward. The Albina Arts Center Selection Committee and Oregon Community Foundation (OCF) made the announcement on Tuesday.

Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center Inc. and Rosemary Anderson High School (POIC + RAHS) will assume ownership Sept. 1, and form a partnership with PassinArt to serve as the lead artistic program partner. The collaboration will ensure artistic leadership and realize the community’s vision for centering and growing Black artistic talent, according to a news release.

POIC + RAHS is committed to the success of vulnerable youth and adults, providing education, mentoring, family outreach, employment training and placement in 13 sites across the Portland Metro area. They run more than 20 distinct initiatives and have overseen and managed several capital projects, including the launch of a commercial kitchen training site, a press release stated.

POIC + RAHS and PassinArt participated in a community-led grant process facilitated by Oregon Community Foundation, which began in early May and was preceded by a nearly year-long engagement to create a vision for the future of the center.

The Albina Arts Selection Committee – comprised of community, business and arts leaders from Portland’s Black community – evaluated applicants and submitted a recommendation to Oregon Community Foundation Board of Directors earlier this month.