Dardinelle Troen

Please join me on Sunday, MAY 3rd! Dardinelle Troen @ditroen and I @marnelucas are facilitating a community workshop for the @ourfairviewproject at the Astoria Armory with Jeff Daly. FREE. All ages, open to the public, ADA accessible. •12pm: Molly’s Room Ribbon cutting ceremony; a sensory space for those with neurological differences. •Film Screening - “Where’s Molly”, looped, ongoing. All participants will receive the documentary, “Where’s Molly” DVD to take home. •12pm-3pm: Workshops, Participation, and Sharing stations. Consisting of both structured rituals and open spaces for participants to create, reflect, and share. ‘Our Fairview… is a project by @bruceburris.art and @jillrbaker with Paul Meuse, to honor the legacies and stories of those Oregonians who lived or worked at the now defunct institution Fairview Training Center. This endeavor is supported by a grant via @the_ocf While these institutional living spaces are now closed, this recent history needs to be remembered. What do you remember about Fairview? Come join us and share your thoughts, record a story, make art, enjoy the new sensory space “Molly’s Room”. Together we honor, heal, and grow as a community!

The front page of “The Astorian” newspaper with a thorough and thoughtful article by Aislin Tweety on the launch of “Molly’s Room”, a dedicated sensory room at the Astoria Armory community space to provide respite for those with neurological differences. Astoria resident Jeff Daly’ made a documentary film “Where’s Molly” about his sister who lived at Fairview Training Center from age 3 until she was able to move to a group home as an adult. The ‘Entwined’ event on Sunday, May 3 is facilitated by Dardinelle Troen (Astoria) @ditroen and Marne Lucas (Portland) @marnelucas , who are inviting the public to share their experiences about Fairview or other institutional settings, in immersive, free, participatory arts workshops, an art exhibition, and informational activities. The event at @astoriaarmory is free, open to the public, drop in, all ages, and ADA accessible. The ‘Entwined’ event on May 3 is part of ‘Our Fairview...’ @ourfairviewproject a project by Corvallis based artists Bruce Burris @bruceburris.art and Jill Baker @jillrbaker with Paul Meuse, who have invited creatives and the public to honor and celebrate the legacy and memories of those who lived at the institutional home, Fairview Training Center from 1908-2000 in Salem OR. The institution has been closed for 25 years, and many Oregonians still hold memories of these places, having lived in them, had family members there, or worked in such institutions. This recent history needs to be remembered, and awareness of the stories and memories of those who spent time at Fairview is important. The aim is to promote dialogue on how we can honor our communities and better serve the needs of those with neurological differences in the future.

Thank you Hipfish Monthly for the write up about our upcoming event! ‘Entwined: Legacy and Memories’ 
Facilitated by Dardinelle Troen and Marne Lucas, as part of Our Fairview… Date: May 3, 2026 Sunday 
Time: 12-3 pm Events: Workshops, film screening, launch of Molly’s Room Location: Astoria Armory Community + Events Space 1636 Exchange St, Astoria, OR 97103 Tel. (503) 440-4605 Open to the public, all ages. Free. All materials provided. ADA accessible.
 ‘Entwined’ is an immersive community arts event designed to honor the residents and history of Fairview Training Center. This event will provide a dedicated space for individuals to connect with and process the legacy of the Fairview residents through creative expression and healing rituals. Weaving together art, writing, and ritual, to foster an environment for closure, healing, and empowerment. @marnelucas @ditroen

Living Studios of Cornerstone Associates was commissioned to create a plaque for the soon to be dedicated, “Molly’s Room” at the Astoria Armory. In honor of Molly Daly, who was sent to Fairview Training Center at the age of 3 and spent most of her life there, Molly’s Room will be a sensory break room for anyone who feels overwhelmed or anxious, and needs a calming environment to regulate and re-integrate. As Molly’s brother Jeff explains, “sometimes what people need most isn’t a solution or an answer… it’s a space. A space to breathe, to feel safe, and to heal.” Our Fairview is grateful to be collaborating with Jeff Daly, Marne Lucas, and Dardinelle Troen for ‘Entwined,’ Community Reflections on the Fairview Training Center”, a community gathering at the Astoria Armory on Sunday, May 3, when Molly’s Room will officially open as a sensory break room. Jeff Daly will offer a screening of his film, Where’s Molly: A True Story of Those Lost and Found, and Marne Lucas and Dardinelle Troen will lead creative workshops around remembrance and reflection. @vie_mort_doula @marnelucas @livingstudiosart @bruceburris.art @jillrbaker @astoriaarmory @ocf #creativeheightsinitiative #ourfairview #fairviewtrainingcenter #wheresmolly #mollysroom

Love how my town represents. #nokings #dumptrump @astoriabubblecollective

While the hungry ghost human inflammation rages on the rest of the planet is living in interdependent sanity. If we would only listen.

Throughout the exhibit our altar has offered an invitation to visitors to bring their grief forward and allow a stone to hold it and be symbolically cleansed and release into the water. Each week I find the bowl is full of stones. I ritually renew the water and wash the stones and ready the altar for another week. Interestingly I have noticed that I can actually feel the weight of the grief coming off the stones as I clean them. Even more interesting is that over the last six weeks the weight of grief that I have been feeling wash off each of the stones has also been increasing. Such a good reminder to make space for recognizing and finding ways to process our grief. Today is the last day we will have the altar up. Tomorrow I will return the stones to the ocean to be throughly cleansed of the collected grief. Thank you Mother Earth, ocean and lovely stones for holding it all for us.

Thanatopsis: A Meditation on Grief, Death and Transition — Shelley Chamberlin, Marne Lucas, and Dardinelle Troen ⭐️Closing this weekend!⭐️ Saturday, 2/14: Closing reception, 5-8 pm, Artist Talk at 6 pm An art exhibition that explores the end of life, the grief that accompanies death, and conceptually addresses impermanence and transformation beyond the physical form. Death is a taboo subject, yet we all eventually arrive there. The aim is to allow for the tangible feelings, the vastness of empty space, the sparse moments of sublime beauty in these difficult places, and honor the memory of those who have died. Death is a natural part of the cycle of life, and each individual’s work places aesthetic, emotional, and philosophical value on this inevitable transition. These three artists have found community in each other through their lived experiences with grief, loss, and transformation. They share the desire to illuminate and connect through their creativity, and find new direction in unexpected transformational paths. The audience can share their own experiences and stories in community, where together we heal. @marnelucas @aquietusendoflifedoula @shelleychamberlinart @ditroen @viemortdoula @pccparagonarts

✨THIS SATURDAY-Closing Reception w/Artist Talk ✨ This Saturday, February 14th from 5-8p, the Paragon Arts Gallery will have our closing reception for Thanatopsis: A Meditation on Grief, Death, and Transitions. Please join us for an artist talk from 6-7pm with the artists- Shelley Chamberlin, Marne Lucas, and Dardinelle Troen, followed by a Q+A session. Moderated by Jo Brickman. *Documentation photographs will be taken during workshops for the facilitators and artists’ websites.* Thanatopsis is a premiere three-person art exhibition that explores the end of life, the grief that accompanies death, and conceptually addresses impermanence and transformation beyond the physical form. Death is a taboo subject, yet we all eventually arrive there. The aim is to allow for the tangible feelings, the vastness of empty space, the sparse moments of sublime beauty in these difficult places, and honor the memory of those who have died. Death is a natural part of the cycle of life, and each individual’s work places aesthetic, emotional, and philosophical value on this inevitable transition. These three artists have found community in each other through their lived experiences with grief, loss, and transformation. They share the desire to illuminate and connect through their creativity, and find new direction in unexpected transformational paths. The audience can share their own experiences and stories in community, where together we heal.

He’s quoted as being more afraid of the staff than the inmates. No criminal record, valid green card. Curious to hear how anyone who still supports this inhumanity can spin this one…

Finally calling it out