Lora-Ellen McKinney Hosts Captivating and Interactive Art Event at the Liberty Bank Building

My body tells a story

Of where it has been

Of what it has done

Excerpt from Lora-Ellen McKinney’s “A Maid’s Journey”

By Jordan Somers

Community residents and artists came together at Seattle’s historic Liberty Bank Building to attend the collaborative and immersive “P3: The Painting & Poetry Project 2022” event, orchestrated by poet, award-winning author and Seattle native, Lora-Ellen McKinney.

“I wanted to be in that space because there’s lots of history there, and it’s a work of art. My father, Dr. Samuel Barry McKinney, was also one of the founders of Liberty bank when it was in existence.” The years-in-the-making event featured a diverse collection of “painters,” representing a vast spectrum of skills and talents, including storytellers, sculptors, quilters and rappers - all of whom collaborated in accordance and expression with assigned poems written by McKinney.