PNCA + FIVE Idea Studios

PNCA+FIVE Idea Studio: Susan S Szenasy

Friday, May 23 | 10:30 am
Gerding Theater
at the Armory
128 NW 11th Avenue
Free and open to the public

Pacific Northwest College of Art is pleased to present a PNCA+FIVE Idea Studio, featuring Susan S. Szenasy, Editor-in-Chief of Metropolis magazine. The conversation, Green with Envy: How Innovative is PDX in the Quest for a Sustainable City, explores internationally recognized sustainable communities, examining the capacity to successfully merge art, commerce, higher education and urban planning.

As Editor-in-Chief since 1986, Ms. Szenasy is internationally recognized as an authority on sustainability and design. Ms. Szenasy is in Portland as a distinguished guest of PNCA, where she will receive an honorary doctorate and deliver the 2008 commencement address.

• Press Release: PNCA+FIVE Idea Studio with Susan S Szenasy

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PNCA+Five Idea Studio: Billy Bragg

Saturday, June 7 | 7 pm [doors at 6]
PNCA Swigert Commons
Ticketed Event

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PNCA is pleased to announce a very special PNCA+FIVE Idea Studio featuring an intimate evening of conversation and music by esteemed artist and activist Billy Bragg.

Billy Bragg will participate in a conversation with writer Barry Sanders on creative practice followed by a performance as part of a larger tour in support of the release of his 11th album, entitled Mr Love and Justice. PNCA thanks board member Thomas Shipley for his generous support of this event.

Billy Bragg, dubbed a national treasure by The Times in his native Britain, has been performing and recording music for over 25 years. During that time, he has traveled the world, recorded hit singles, composed top ten albums, penned political anthems, sung at rallies, kept alive traditional English folk songs and put his own spin on Americas folk catalog.

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PNCA+FIVE Idea Studios are an ongoing and portable series of conversations, lectures and performances on the inner workings of creative practice. The series features internationally acclaimed practitioners from a range of fields and cultures as part of a broader PNCA+FIVE effort to highlight the importance of creativity in fostering innovation and civic imagination.

• Press Release: PNCA Launches FIVE Idea Studios

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Room and Board for PNCA+FIVE Idea Studios guest speakers has been provided by The Heathman Hotel