Project: Montgomery Plaza
Montgomery Plaza is one of the busiest pedestrian crossroads on campus. It is a place people pass through every day, but rarely stop. This fall, the Planning & Sustainability Office partnered with student artists Justice Ketcher, Mae Petit, and Sammy Won, PBOT, and the nonprofit City Repair to turn the plaza into a place worth pausing in.
True to the spirit of placemaking, the mural was painted by the community itself. Students, faculty, staff, and neighbors came together for a volunteer Paint Day in September 2026 to help bring the design to life, one flower at a time.
The project reflects PSU's commitment to activating our urban plazas and breezeways as places where people want to stay, show up, and belong.
About the Mural: INTERWOVEN
Interwoven’ is a 176x27 foot mural located in Portland State University’s Montgomery Street Plaza. Designed by PSU students Justice Ketcher, Mae Pettit, and Sammy Won, the mural weaves the plaza together into a space that encourages passersby to stay and linger.
Reflecting on our shared experience of being welcomed as transfer students to PSU, the blooming, multicolored flowers woven throughout the mural represent how a university like PSU can offer opportunities for students to bloom into unique individuals. Like flowers, individuals who hold the power to reflect back into the world all the beauty they carry within.