May 2012
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You're invited to Open Engagement!
The Open Engagement: Art & Social Practice conference is happening this weekend, May 18-20th it’s free and open to the public! Open Engagement is an international conference that sets out to explore various perspectives on art and social practice and expand the dialogue around socially engaged art making. Through conversations, presentations, workshops, interviews, open reflections,...
Looking forward to this lecture tonight!
PSU ART AND SOCIAL PRACTICE MFA LECTURE SERIES
Mary Jane Jacob will present a lecture about her work!
The public is invited (it’s free, tell your friends) Monday May 14th, 7:30 pm Sharp! Shattuck Hall Annex at the corner of SW Broadway and Hall on the PSU campus
In her curatorial practice MARY JANE JACOB seeks to advance the parameters of artists’ public practices and...
Urban Edibles Lecture tonight - Free!
PSU ART AND SOCIAL PRACTICE MFA LECTURE SERIES
Urban Edibles will present a lecture about their work!
The public is invited (it’s free, tell your friends) Monday May 7th, 7:30 pm Sharp! Shattuck Hall Annex at the corner of SW Broadway and Hall on the PSU campus
Urban Edibles is a non-profit based out of Portland, Oregon. The organization provides resources for those...
April 2012
13 posts
“When you call yourself an Indian or a Muslim or a Christian or a European, or...”
– The quote above is by Krishnamurti. I was amazed by how reading just a few simple lines could so simply summarize how I’ve been feeling and what I’ve been thinking about almost my whole life. I have a feeling I’m going to be digging into a lot more writing from him after I finish...
“It’s easy to rediscover part of yourself, but through art you can be shown...”
– Bill Evans
“I think the time has come for a re-evaluation of the kind of contributions...”
– Maureen Connor
Hammer Yearbook →
The Hammer Yearbook, produced by artists Harrell Fletcher and Adam Moser, investigates the inner workings of a museum– the visitors that come through it, the artists that provide the motivation to come in the first place, and the staff that make it possible–through the lens of a school yearbook. With regular visits to the museum, UCLA students will be creating the texts and documentation for the...
Jason Sturgill for #TEDxPDX
tedxportland:
Artwork made in partnership with Lee’s Better Letters, Moso Graphics, Schonman Sign, Sign Wizards and Em Space. Complete creative control was given to four local sign shops to interpret the theme “Uncharted Territory” in an attempt at transparency in artistic production and to highlight local business. - Lee Littlewood of Lee’s Better Letters: acrylic paint on board -...
Small Business as Artistic Medium
I’ve been poring over this site the last couple weeks. Lots of great stuff inside. Since my work has been investigating the potential role of small business as an artistic collaborator, the title of this article grabbed me and had me giving virtual high fives to the author over the like minded thoughts seen below:
We chose a small business model for very specific and strategic reasons....
“What kinds of improvements could be made in our everyday realities if sufficient...”
– WochenKlausur: When Art Becomes Social Change :: by Heather Davis | .dpi: StudioXX Electronic Review
Design 99 lecture tomorrow!
PSU ART AND SOCIAL PRACTICE MFA LECTURE SERIES
Design 99 will lecture about their work!
The public is invited (it’s free, tell your friends) Monday April 9th, 7:30 pm Sharp! Shattuck Hall Annex at the corner of SW Broadway and Hall on the PSU campus
Gina Reichert and Mitch Cope founded Design 99 in 2007 to investigate new models of contemporary art and architectural...
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Nina Katchadourian lecture tonight, free!
PSU ART AND SOCIAL PRACTICE MFA LECTURE SERIES
Nina Katchadourian will lecture about her work!
The public is invited (it’s free, tell your friends) Monday April 2nd, 7:30 pm Sharp! Shattuck Hall Annex at the corner of SW Broadway and Hall on the PSU campus
Nina Katchadourian was born in Stanford, California and grew up spending every summer on a small island in the Finnish...
March 2012
30 posts
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WatchWould love to get a coffee with Nato Thompson some day. So many feelings of zeitgeist while watching this great talk on social practice.
kadist:
Nato Thompson’s talk entitled “Socially Engaged Art Outside the Bounds of an Artistic Discipline” from the programming in conjunction with the Living as Form exhibition.
Call For Submissions to The Social... →
The Social Practice Workbook—Call for submissions Deadline—March 30 The Social Practice Workbook is currently seeking submissions for a publication of ideas for working within the fields of social practice and education. We are particularly interested in project-based lesson plans, exercises, prompts, and hands-on assignments. The publication will be launched in May at Portland State...
“The subtext is to create a desired occupation out of materials and opportunities...”
– Christine Hill
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Calligraphy Professor Lloyd Reynold's "Perennial...
Get the idea of what is to be learned (the “formative image”).
Concentrate (serene open awareness - try softer, not harder).
Get the feel.
Practice, practice, practice.
Take it easy (Easy does it.).
Get the swing of it.
Be in good form.
Get lost in the work.
Let IT do it.
Work for the work’s sake.
Don’t sell out.
Do it the right way.
Keep to your calling.
Teach. (Share your...
Curious about what I've been up to the last 3...
PSU ART AND SOCIAL PRACTICE MFA LECTURE SERIES
The Art and Social Practice MFA candidates
will lecture about their work!
The public is invited (it’s free, tell your friends) Monday March 12th, 6-10pm Field Work, at the corner of SW Jefferson and 11th
The PSU Art and Social Practice MFA candidates will each lecture for twenty minutes about the work and research they have...
“IS SOCIAL PRACTICE, AS A TERM OR LABEL, MORE VALUABLE IN EXTENDING THE REACH AND...”
– Sue Bell Yank on Art and Social Practice | Broken City Lab
WatchSubmit to People’s Portlandia! Deadline approaching!
http://peoplesportlandia.com
PSU ART AND SOCIAL PRACTICE MFA LECTURE SERIES
The Art and Social Practice MFA candidates
will lecture about their work!
The public is invited (it’s free, tell your friends) Monday March 5th, 6-9pm Field Work, at the corner of SW Jefferson and 11th (not at Shattuck Hall Annex)
The PSU Art and Social Practice MFA candidates will each lecture for twenty minutes about the...
