Color Outside the Lines partnered with the Portland-based artist Salomée Souag to create a mural located outside the restaurant Hey Love in Southeast Portland. Titled “Togetherness,” the mural is the sixth public art piece to be installed in Portland as a part of the Belonging Series, and is the largest of the fourteen murals scattered throughout the city.

Salomée shared these words about the piece:  

“A mural that speaks to togetherness, bodies in movement sharing and balanced on each other expressing the spirit of community, care, and love. These bodies are also sharing their food and water to translate the message of unity even further. When we choose to care outside of ourselves and our world, we open ourselves up to shared knowledge, resources, and guidance. We can break barriers and boundaries society has set up for us, the false dream of everyone fending for themselves and climbing their way to an empty top. We can achieve so much more surrounded by true community. Together we rise. Together we fight back. Together we overcome.”

The creation of “Togetherness” was made possible by support from Regional Arts & Culture Council, NAYA Family Center, and Wonderfolk (previously Global Works Community Fund).