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February 2010

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Wednesday, February 3 

Curator Talk: Signs of Change

Wednesday, February 3, 12:30 pm

PNCA Main Campus Building, Swigert Commons, 1241 NW Johnson St.

The Feldman Gallery + Project Space welcomes Signs of Change curators Dara Greenwald and Josh MacPhee for a curator talk on Signs of Change, an exhibition featuring hundreds of posters, photographs, moving images, audio clips, and ephemera that bring to life over 40 years of activism, political protest, and campaigns for social justice.

Ticket info: Free and open to the public.

Lectures

Event times:
12:30 pm –
1:30 pm

PNCA Main Campus Building, Swigert Commons, 1241 NW Johnson St.

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The Gift and the Commons: Creativity and the Public Good

Featuring Author Lewis Hyde

Wednesday, February 3, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

PNCA Main Campus Building, Swigert Commons, 1241 NW Johnson St.

A poet, essayist, translator, and cultural critic, Lewis Hyde is most widely known for his book, The Gift, a groundbreaking study of creativity in a market-driven world, re-released in 2007 in celebration of its 25th anniversary. Hyde asks questions central to the lives of artists as well as teachers and others who serve the public good: How do we discover work that satisfies beyond financial compensation? What are our norms for reciprocity and how do gifts create bonds in communities? His current project extends these questions to the realm of the “cultural commons” — “that vast store of un-owned ideas, inventions, and works of art we have inherited from the past, and that we continue to create.” In his lecture, Hyde will discuss personal gifts, the creative spirit, and our shared cultural past and imagined future. A MacArthur Fellow, Hyde teaches during the fall semesters at Kenyon College, where he is the Richard L. Thomas Professor of Creative Writing. The lecture is co-presented by PNCA and Lewis and Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling Center for Community Engagement.

Ticket info: Free and open to the public.

Lectures

Event times:
6:30 pm –
8:00 pm

PNCA Main Campus Building, Swigert Commons, 1241 NW Johnson St.

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Starting Thursday, February 4 

PDXplore: Design in Progress

Part of the forum Crossing the Columbia: What Does it Mean?

February 4 – 26, 2010

PNCA Main Campus Building, Gallery 214 (second floor), 1241 NW Johnson St.

The Architecture Foundation of Oregon (AFO) and the independent PDXplore design collective have partnered to present Crossing the Columbia: What Does it Mean? The forum will provide opportunities to consider and discuss the Columbia River Crossing. Currently estimated to cost between $2.6 and $3.6 billion, this urban infrastructure project of national relevance demands a clear vision of its far-reaching economic, ecological, cultural and social impacts. Come experience a growing collage of maps, drawings, ideas and questions about the Columbia River Crossing. The exhibition will evolve throughout the month as members of PDXplore add information, and layers of visitor participation accumulate.

Ticket info: Free and open to the public.

Campus Events

Event runs:
Thu, Feb 4 –
Fri, Feb 26

PNCA Main Campus Building, Gallery 214 (second floor), 1241 NW Johnson St.

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Signs of Change: Social Movement Cultures 1960s to Now

February 4 – March 19, 2010

PNCA Main Campus Building, Feldman Gallery + Project Space, 1241 NW Johnson St.

Gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily

In Signs of Change: Social Movement Cultures 1960s to Now, hundreds of posters, photographs, moving images, audio clips, and ephemera bring to life over forty years of activism, political protest, and campaigns for social justice. Curated by Dara Greenwald and Josh MacPhee as part of Exit Art’s Curatorial Incubator Program, this important and timely exhibition surveys the creative work of dozens of international social movements.

Organized thematically, the exhibition presents the creative outpourings of social movements, such as those for Civil Rights and Black Power in the United States; democracy in China; anti-apartheid in Africa; squatting in Europe; environmental activism and women's rights internationally; and the global AIDS crisis, as well as uprisings and protests, such as those for indigenous control of lands; against airport construction in Japan; and student and worker revolution in France. The exhibition also explores the development of powerful counter-cultures that evolve beyond traditional politics and create distinct aesthetics, life-styles, and social organizations.

Although histories of political groups and counter-cultures have been written, and political and activist shows have been held, this exhibition is a groundbreaking attempt to chronicle the artistic and cultural production of these movements. Signs of Change offers a chance to see relatively unknown or rarely seen works, and is intended to not only provide a historical framework for contemporary activism, but also to serve as an inspiration for the present and the future

Signs of Change: Social Movement Cultures 1960s to Now is an exhibition produced by Exit Art, NY, and was the inaugural project of the Curatorial Incubator Program. The program expands Exit Art's commitment to young and emerging curators and scholars in contemporary art, by giving material, financial, and human resources to developing curatorial talent. Working with Exit Art directors and staff, fellows curate large-scale exhibition projects, learn fundraising, develop outreach and educational programs, and co-publish a catalogue. Signs of Change was presented at Exit Art from September 20 - December 6, 2008 and traveled to the Miller Gallery at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, and the Arts Center of the Capital Region (co-presented with the Department of the Arts at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY).

Ticket info: Free and open to the public. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.

Exhibitions

Event runs:
Thu, Feb 4 –
Fri, Mar 19

PNCA Main Campus Building, Feldman Gallery + Project Space, 1241 NW Johnson St.

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Thursday, February 11 

MFA in Applied Craft and Design Lecture: Shashi Caan

Thursday, February 11, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

MFA in Applied Craft and Design Studios @ The Bison Building, 421 NE 10th Ave. and Glisan Street

Shashi Caan is an internationally recognized interior and product designer and educator, founder of the The Shashi Caan Collective, and former Director of Interior Design at Parsons School of Design in New York City. The widely published and honored Collective strives to create 
a bridge between art and science, the esoteric and the pragmatic, and between practice and education.

Image courtesy of the artist.

Ticket info: Free and open to the public.

Lectures

Event times:
6:30 pm –
8:00 pm

MFA in Applied Craft and Design Studios @ The Bison Building, 421 NE 10th Ave. and Glisan Street

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Tuesday, February 16 

PNCA Benefit Art Auction

Tuesday, February, 16, 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm

The Nines Hotel, 525 SW Morrison St.

Pacific Northwest College of Art, with the support of auction house Bonhams & Butterfields, is pleased to hold its Benefit Art Auction, featuring a cocktail reception along with a professional auction of fine art including work by: Jay Backstrand, Louis Bunce, Philippe Halsman, George Johanson, Wolf Kahn, Mel Katz, Martin Kersels, and Thomas Struth, among many others.

Auction image: Philippe Halsman, Portrait (Marilyn Monroe), photograph, edition 162/250, 20 x 16, 1981, courtesy of Ivan Gold.

Ticket info: Tickets are $75. Call 503.821.8882 to purchase tickets or for more information.

All Events

Event times:
5:30 pm –
9:00 pm

The Nines Hotel, 525 SW Morrison St.

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Screening: “Stronger Than Before” and “Uku Hamba 'Ze/To Walk Naked

Tuesday, February 16, 7 pm

In Other Words Women’s Books and Resources, Eight NE Killingsworth St.

In conjunction with the exhibition Signs of Change: Social Movement Cultures 1960s to Now, PNCA and In Other Words Women’s Books and Resources present a series of films on women’s activism. “Stronger Than Before” (1983, 27:00 minutes, the Boston Women’s Video Collective, courtesy of the Boston Women’s Video Collective) documents the militant actions and creative activities of the Women’s Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice in Seneca, New York in 1983. Although the Boston Women’s Video Collective was formed specifically to document this encampment, they continued producing video projects after it closed.

After an exhausting fight to procure housing, a group of women in Soweto, South Africa built a settlement of makeshift shacks. When police tried to evict them with bulldozers and dogs, the women defiantly stripped naked in a peaceful protest against the destruction of their homes. This unconventional action gained massive media attention and caught the attention of filmmakers who documented the struggle in “Uku Hamba ‘Ze / To Walk Naked” (1995, 12:00 minutes, Jaqueline Maingard, Sheila Meintjes and Heather Thompson, courtesy of Third World Newsreel)

Ticket info: Free and open to the public.

All Events

Event times:
7:00 pm –
8:00 pm

In Other Words Women’s Books and Resources, Eight NE Killingsworth St.

Thursday, February 18 

MFA in Visual Studies Lecture: Patty Chang

Thursday, February 18, 6:30 – 8:00 pm

The Lab at Museum of Contemporary Craft, 724 NW Davis St.

Patty Chang lives and works in Brooklyn. She is both a performer and image-maker. Her performances, or time-based sculptures, are examinations of the female experience. Her work has been exhibited in international institutions and museums, such as The New 
Museum for Contemporary Art, The UCLA Armand Hammer Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Moderna Museet, 
Stockholm, Sweden, and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.

Ticket info: Free and open to the public.

Lectures

Event times:
6:30 pm –
8:00 pm

The Lab at Museum of Contemporary Craft, 724 NW Davis St.

Tuesday, February 23 

Screening: “Carry Greenham Home”

Tuesday, February 23, 7 pm

In Other Words Women's Books and Resources, Eight NE Killingsworth St.

In conjunction with the exhibition Signs of Change: Social Movement Cultures 1960s to Now, PNCA and In Other Words Women’s Books and Resources present a series of films on women’s activism. “Carry Greenham Home” (1984, 66:00 minutes, Beeban Kidron and Amanda Richardson, courtesy of Women Make Movies) is an on-the-ground look at the activities of the Greenham Common Women’s Encampment. The film focuses not just on the women’s anti-nuclear and anti-military actions, but also on the feminist practices on which their lives were based.

Ticket info: Free and open to the public.

All Events

Event times:
7:00 pm –
8:30 pm

In Other Words Women’s Books and Resources, Eight NE Killingsworth St.

Thursday, February 25 

MFA in Visual Studies Lecture: Mary Weatherford

Thursday, February 25, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

The Lab at Museum of Contemporary Craft, 724 NW Davis St.

Mary Weatherford lives and works in Los Angeles. She is a painter with a long career of exhibitions at spaces dedicated to artistic and cultural experimentation. Solo exhibitions include P.S. 1 Museum, New York, Orange County Museum of Art, Marc Jancou Gallery, Zurich, Debs & Co., New York, and Sister, Los Angeles.

Ticket info: Free and open to the public.

Lectures

Event times:
6:30 pm –
8:00 pm

The Lab at Museum of Contemporary Craft, 724 NW Davis St.

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Friday, February 26 

I Heart Art: Portland

Meet ’n’ Greet

I Heart Art: Portland

Hosted by Etsy.com, Portland Etsy Team, Pacific Northwest College of Art & Museum of Contemporary Craft

Friday, February 26, 6:30 pm

PNCA Main Campus Building, Swigert Commons, 1241 NW Johnson St.

Etsy, PNCA, Museum of Contemporary Craft and the Portland Etsy Team welcome Portland's vibrant community of makers, PNCA students, Portland craft guild members and the general public to connect during I Heart Art: Portland Meet 'n' Greet. The event is a great opportunity for Portland-based makers to network and learn more about this burgeoning partnership and future opportunities for professional development. Featuring light food and drink, music, button making, Gocco printing and more.

Hosted by Etsy, PNCA, Museum of Contemporary Craft and the Portland Etsy Street Team.

Ticket info: Free and open to the public.

Campus Events

Event times:
6:30 pm –
9:30 pm

PNCA Main Campus Building, Swigert Commons, 1241 NW Johnson St.

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From: Sat, Jan 16
To: Mon, Feb 15

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From: Tue, Jan 26
To: Sat, Jun 26

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From: Thu, Jan 7
To: Sat, Feb 27

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