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We had an amazing experience at the @pdx_zines sym We had an amazing experience at the @pdx_zines symposium! Thank you to the organizers and visitors and @psugd for making it so dang welcoming and exciting. And to @levelyellowproblemchild for gathering projects by A+SP students and faculty into a stellar booth. (See our Story for pics of what was available at our booth!)
First slide: Luz Blumenfeld with their grandmother First slide: Luz Blumenfeld with their grandmother, Yolanda Ronquillo Second slide: Laura Glazer with Melodie Adams Third slide: Lillyanne Phạm with ridhi d’cruz and Jackie Santa Lucia Forth slide: Marina Lopez with Sonia Erika Fifth slide: Mo Geiger with Dr. Jennifer Kling Sixth slide: Olivia DelGandio with Roz Crews Seventh slide: Shelbie Loomis with Benita Alioth Designs by: Gilian Rappaport The Social Forms of Art (SoFA) Journal is a publication dedicated to supporting, documenting and contextualizing social forms of art and its related fields and disciplines. Each issue of the Journal takes an eclectic look at the ways in which artists are engaging with communities, institutions and the public. The Journal supports and discusses projects that offer critique, commentary and context for a field that is active and expanding.
Looking for some summer time social practice readi Looking for some summer time social practice reading material? Our Social Forms of Art Journal archive is available through the link in our bio. Featured quotes from our Spring 2022 Issue. First slide: Diana Marcela Cuartas with Yolanda Chois and Michelle Szejner Second slide: Becca Kauffman with Crosswalk Collective LA Third slide: Rebecca Copper and Marti Clemmons with Cindy Cumfer, Katharine English, Gilah Tenenbaum, and Pat Young Forth slide: Caryn Aasness with Charlie Brewer Fifth slide: Gilian Rappaport with Nellie Scott Sixth slide: Justin Maxon and H. “Herukhuti” Sharif Williams PhD with Wydeen Ringgold Seventh slide: Kiara Walls with Kenny Walls #socialpractice #artandsocialpractice #psu #sofajournal #socialformsofart #interviews #digitalpublication
☀️A BIG CONGRATULATIONS to our 2022 graduates! ☀️A BIG CONGRATULATIONS to our 2022 graduates! 👏🏼🙌🏼@shelbieloomis @momobirdie @rebeccalcopper @justinmeadmaxon @illia.yakovenko and to @lisanicolejarrett for her first year of being a co-director of the program! 🤍 The tradition continues of 1st and 2nd year classmates creating personalized sashes for the third year students and third years adding pieces to the co-directors sashes. 🤍
Thank you to everyone who joined us this past week Thank you to everyone who joined us this past weekend for Assembly 2022! A BIG CONGRATULATIONS to 3rd year students who presented their graduate lectures and to all MFA students for facilitating a fun and engaging Art + Social Practice Conference!! Events were streamed live via zoom and YouTube Live! Visit our YouTube channel to relive the weekend on your own time! Link in our bio!
Join us for the Spring 2022 Issue of the SoFA Jour Join us for the Spring 2022 Issue of the SoFA Journal Release Party TODAY in person at @ksmoca or virtually via Zoom or YouTube Live. Event starts at 10am Pacific. Link in bio as a part of Assembly 2022! 📚 Cover Art Direction: Gilian Rappaport @gilnotjill Cover Art Production: Laura Glazer @helloprettycity Editors: Emma Duehr Mitchell @emmasprojectarchive Becca Kauffman @signalsfortraffic Caryn Aasness @levelyellowproblemchild
Day 1 of Assembly WRAPPED! ✨ Events facilitated Day 1 of Assembly WRAPPED! ✨ Events facilitated by @liv__bliss @levelyellowproblemchild @dogsighs__ @illia.yakovenko @signalsfortraffic/ @jennifervanilla @momobirdie Special thanks to @ksmoca & @mlk_school_pdx & @michaelstevensonjr & @emmasprojectarchive your participation and collaboration! All events were live streamed through YouTube - link in bio for the reruns!
Day 1 of Assembly 2022 started off with a great ac Day 1 of Assembly 2022 started off with a great activity by Olivia DelGandio @liv__bliss and fourth graders Valerie, Norma, and Angelica on "How to Make Friends: Advice from Some Fourth Graders" Adults and fourth graders made friends by asking questions and coming up with questions to share with others groups. Thanks for helping us make friends! #assembly2022 #artandsocialpractice #ksmoca
Sunday, June 5th - Assembly Event Schedule ! View Sunday, June 5th - Assembly Event Schedule ! View the whole program - link in bio Design and production team : @dogsighs__ @levelyellowproblemchild @liv__bliss
Saturday, June 4th - Assembly Event Schedule ! Vi Saturday, June 4th - Assembly Event Schedule ! View the whole program - link in bio Design and production team : @dogsighs__ @levelyellowproblemchild @liv__bliss
Friday, June 3rd Assembly Event Schedule ! View t Friday, June 3rd Assembly Event Schedule ! View the whole program - link in bio Design and production team : @dogsighs__ @levelyellowproblemchild @liv__bliss
Introducing our Assembly 2022 Event Program / Year Introducing our Assembly 2022 Event Program / Yearbook! Direct link to the full PDF linked in our bio. These will be available in print at @ksmoca! Design and production team : @dogsighs__ @levelyellowproblemchild @liv__bliss
Here is our custom Map of KSMoCA with upcoming eve Here is our custom Map of KSMoCA with upcoming event descriptions! Direct link to the PDF is linked in our bio! This will be available in print at @ksmoca this weekend! Design and production team : @dogsighs__ @levelyellowproblemchild @liv__bliss
🧘🏽🏃🏽‍♀️🤸🏼‍♂️NEXT WEE 🧘🏽🏃🏽‍♀️🤸🏼‍♂️NEXT WEEKEND! 🤸🏽‍♀️🏃🏼‍♀️🕺🏼Friday, June 3rd - Sunday, June 5th! Join us live at @ksmoca OR virtually via zoom or Youtube Live! Full Assembly 2022 schedule with event descriptions in our bio now! RSVP to receive updates directly to your email. We cant wait to share space with all of you ☀️✨
A conversation on "Phantoms" with Roz Crews ( @roz A conversation on "Phantoms" with Roz Crews ( @rozcrews ) and Harrell Fletcher ( @harrell_fletcher ) In the series of zoom discussions that students and alumni of the PSU Art and Social Pracice MFA program have with Harrell Fletcher on topics he has written about that relate to the field of socially engaged art. This discussion is on the topic of "Phantoms" — Any inaccurate ideas, fears, mental obstacles, etc., that prevent an artist (or anyone else) from producing a project or being open to learning something, etc. What can be a real obstacle for one person or one situation, might not be an obstacle for another person or situation, so frequent individual evaluation is necessary to make sure phantoms are not getting in the way of an artist’s development and success. #socialpractice #artandsocialpractice #sociallyengagedart #harrellfletcher #rozcrews #psu #conversation #termsandtopics #phantoms
✨✨Save the dates!! ✨✨ Assembly 2022 Fri ✨✨Save the dates!! ✨✨ Assembly 2022 Friday, June 3rd – Sunday June 5th, 2022 Join us at King School Museum of Contemporary Art (@ksmoca) OR virtually via Zoom! To receive project, event, and schedule updates – RSVP - link in bio! Since 2014, the Portland State University Art + Social Practice MFA students have co-authored an annual multi-day gathering of participatory events, discussions, and presentations highlighting our collaborative work and inspirations. To create this gathering, students make and cultivate projects through existing relationships, curiosity, and chance encounters. In the past this has led us to many places around the city including a community center, city hall, a school, a panadería, a river, a senior center, and more. This year Assembly is in collaboration with the Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Museum of Contemporary Art (KSMoCA). The event is an extension of our return to in-person engagement with the school’s students and community. This will also be our first “hybrid” Assembly event with in-person and virtual access to the programming. We will share new work that has emerged in this context, as well as new conversations within existing projects and collaborations at this site. The PSU 2022 Art + Social Practice MFA graduating class will also present public talks about their work as part of the program! #ksmoca #psu #psuassembly #assembly #art #psuarts #psuart #june3 #june4 #june5
Last week’s Conversation Series, Ashley Stull M Last week’s Conversation Series, Ashley Stull Meyers shared her generative journey in failing to fit into dominant curation culture. We learned how she uses conversation and material resources to help BIPOC and Queer artists do what they want to do. She showed us how she’s uplifting living artists in local urgent conversations too. Ashley Stull Meyers’ Highlighted Quotes: “I always want to know why you're making the things you're making, and then we'll think about an appropriate container for it, and that may or may not be a gallery exhibition.” “I often have no idea what my exhibitions are gonna look like until they're happening because I have no idea what's going on with artists in their studios. I try to resource them both through conversation and material resources. To make a thing that they wanna make and have a conversation that they wanna have.” “White walled gallery space is weird like what a strange, made up environment.” “No one's better at making interesting things boring than academics.” More about @ashleyontheinternet : http://www.astullmeyers.com/
Inspired by recycling and pottery shards, Laura, L Inspired by recycling and pottery shards, Laura, Luz, and MO led a workshop in Amanda’s Beginning Ceramics class at Whitman College during the trip to Walla Walla. Photos by Laura Glazer and Amanda Leigh Evans @helloprettycity @momobirdie @dogsighs__ @amandaleighevans
This week for Conversation Series we learned about This week for Conversation Series we learned about the history of @ksmoca from Nancy Rios, Dr MLK Jr Elementary School’s Secretary and Project Manager. Nancy has worked with us from the beginning and has worked at the school for 20 years. She remembers all the bumps, redirects, and successes. "I have two positions. 1 is half-time school secretary and the other is half-time project manager. School Secretary: I take care of the attendance, classroom assignments, class lists etc. Anything connected to students and parents I deal with as I have access to the softwares to do registration and more things. Project Manager: There are a variety of things. I handle newsletters, school communication, social media pages, latino parent coffee chats, website, organize school events, create flyers, KSMOCA, and order school supplies. Basically anything the school needs support in or projects that need to be done. I also help handle the off-site covid home screeners.  What I do in this position varies and is filled by the needs of the school." -Nancy Rios
Have you heard of the Walla Walla Foundry? The lar Have you heard of the Walla Walla Foundry? The largest foundry in the US used for the purpose of art making. We are grateful and lucky to have gotten a private tour from program coordinator, Hannah Bartman, and followed by an incredible conversation about Monuments: what are they and what do they do? Big double thank you to @amandaleighevans & @tiakramer for coordinating! #wallawalla #wallawallafoundry #foundry #bronze #socialpractice #monuments
Yesterday students presented their work at Whitman Yesterday students presented their work at Whitman College for the Walla Walla community! Thank you to all who came to learn more about a series of socially engaged art projects. Special thank you to @amandaleighevans for the invitation and @tiakramer and Amanda for organizing and facilitating an amazing trip! Learn more about our current students via our website - link in bio. @shelbieloomis @jennifervanilla @cereza699 @momobirdie @helloprettycity @levelyellowproblemchild @dogsighs__ @gilnotjill @oliviadelgandio #whitman #whitmancollege #artandsocialpractice
We are embarking on our annual program trip!! 2022 We are embarking on our annual program trip!! 2022 Destination: Walla Walla, Washington 📍
This week we had Adrian Rosser as our Conversation This week we had Adrian Rosser as our Conversation Series guest, who is 11 years old and plays the violin. “You Should've kept your toys. If you didn't then you should buy new ones. Sit down and play with them because it might unlock memories from the past." Adrian gave the following prompts for play to students: 1) Everyone in the same place (the yellow house) who likes to run: go outside and play tag. Luz: find leaves - each leaf is worth 2 points 2) Justin: climb a tree 3) Mo: pet a sheep if you can 4) LP: go outside and draw whatever you find that is interesting 5) Caryn: Imagine a mystical land in your head and write a poem about it 6) Lisa: Skip outside around your house 7: Kiara: Rate the street names as your drive home from the grocery store
@shelbieloomis’ GUS (Great Uncle Skip) came and @shelbieloomis’ GUS (Great Uncle Skip) came and talked to us today in our Conversation Series Program. Here is a quote from today's conversation: “Life is very long. You have the opportunity to be many things, see many things, go many places and reinvent yourself over and over again. I encourage you to take advantage of that. It makes your life much more three dimensional.” - @skipgregory
Winter 2022 Issue of SoFA Journal – available no Winter 2022 Issue of SoFA Journal – available now – Link in bio! Slide 1: Laura Glazer with Jessica Cline Slide 2: Lillyanne Phạm with Karena Salmond Slide 3: Luz Blumenfeld with Roya Amirsoleyamni Slide 4: Marina Lopez with Jose Marcos Lopez Slide 5: Mo Geiger with Abigail DeVille Slide 6: Olivia DelGandio with Barbara Caulfield Slide 7: Shelbie Loomis with Chris Emery .... Editors: @jennifervanilla @emmasprojectarchive Copy Editor: @levelyellowproblemchild Web Publishing: @emmasprojectarchive Cover Design: @gilnotjill Cover Production: @helloprettycity Contributors: @gilnotjill with Carla Kaya Perez-Gallardo @jennifervanilla with Fernando Perez @justinmeadmaxon with Leon Patterson and H. “Herukhuti” Sharif Williams PhD @kiarajwalls with Harrell Fletcher @rebeccalcopper with Marti Clemmons, Gilah Tenenbaum, and Katharine English @levelyellowproblemchild with Wesley Chung @oliviadelgandio with Barbara Caulfield @helloprettycity with Jessica Cline @dogsighs__ with Roya Amirsoleyamni @lillyannepham with Karena Salmond @marinamarialopez with Jose Marcos Lopez @shelbieloomis with Chris Emery @momobirdie with Abigail DeVille @cereza699 with Luna Flores Advisors: @lisanicolejarrett @harrell_fletcher
Winter 2022 Issue of SoFA Journal – available no Winter 2022 Issue of SoFA Journal – available now – Link in bio! Slide 1: Becca Kauffman with Fernando Perez Slide 2: Rebecca Copper with Marti Clemmons, Gilah Tenenbaum, and Katharine English Slide 3: Caryn Aasness with Wesley Chung Slide 4: Diana Marcela Cuartas with Luna Flores Slide 5: Gilian Rappaport with Carla Kaya Perez-Gallardo Slide 6: Justin Maxon with Leon Patterson and H. “Herukhuti” Sharif Williams PhD Slide 7: Kiara Walls with Harrell Fletcher .... Editors: @jennifervanilla @emmasprojectarchive Copy Editor: @levelyellowproblemchild Web Publishing: @emmasprojectarchive Cover Design: @gilnotjill Cover Production: @helloprettycity Contributors: @gilnotjill with Carla Kaya Perez-Gallardo @jennifervanilla with Fernando Perez @justinmeadmaxon with Leon Patterson and H. “Herukhuti” Sharif Williams PhD @kiarajwalls with Harrell Fletcher @rebeccalcopper with Marti Clemmons, Gilah Tenenbaum, and Katharine English @levelyellowproblemchild with Wesley Chung @oliviadelgandio with Barbara Caulfield @helloprettycity with Jessica Cline @dogsighs__ with Roya Amirsoleyamni @lillyannepham with Karena Salmond @marinamarialopez with Jose Marcos Lopez @shelbieloomis with Chris Emery @momobirdie with Abigail DeVille @cereza699 with Luna Flores Advisors: @lisanicolejarrett @harrell_fletcher
The Winter 2022 Issue of the SoFA Journal is live! The Winter 2022 Issue of the SoFA Journal is live! Explore and read through the series of interviews from current students within the Art and Social Practice Program. Link in bio! Editors: @jennifervanilla @emmasprojectarchive Copy Editor: @levelyellowproblemchild Web Publishing: @emmasprojectarchive Cover Design: @gilnotjill Cover Production: @helloprettycity Contributors: @gilnotjill with Carla Kaya Perez-Gallardo @jennifervanilla with Fernando Perez @justinmeadmaxon with Leon Patterson and H. “Herukhuti” Sharif Williams PhD @kiarajwalls with Harrell Fletcher @rebeccalcopper with Marti Clemmons, Gilah Tenenbaum, and Katharine English @levelyellowproblemchild with Wesley Chung @oliviadelgandio with Barbara Caulfield @helloprettycity with Jessica Cline @dogsighs__ with Roya Amirsoleyamni @lillyannepham with Karena Salmond @marinamarialopez with Jose Marcos Lopez @shelbieloomis with Chris Emery @momobirdie with Abigail DeVille @cereza699 with Luna Flores Advisors: @lisanicolejarrett @harrell_fletcher
DEADLINE: MARCH 31! The Andries Deinum Prize for V DEADLINE: MARCH 31! The Andries Deinum Prize for Visionaries and Provocateurs is awarded annually to recognize and celebrate the exceptional creative potential of an undergraduate or graduate student (or students in collaboration) enrolled in PSU College of the Arts. The 2022 prize amount is $10,000. The deadline to apply is March 31, 2022 at 5:00pm APPLY https://www.pdx.edu/arts/andries-deinum-prize PAST RECIPIENTS https://www.pdx.edu/arts/andries-deinum-prize-visionaries-provocateurs
This is your que to revisit some SoFA interviews/a This is your que to revisit some SoFA interviews/articles in preparation of our Winter 2022 release! Many of the student interviews have an ongoing narrative or dialogue that grows from past issues. I find it super interesting to see the project progress through the form of interviews! Link in bio! The Social Forms of Art (SoFA) Journal is a publication dedicated to supporting, documenting and contextualising social forms of art and its related fields and disciplines. Each issue of the Journal takes an eclectic look at the ways in which artists are engaging with communities, institutions and the public. The Journal supports and discusses projects that offer critique, commentary and context for a field that is active and expanding. Created within the Portland State University Art & Social Practice Masters In Fine Arts. Program, SoFA Journal is now fully online. Conversations on Everything is an expanding collection of interviews produced as part of SoFA Journal. Through the potent format of casual interviews as artistic research, insight is harvested from artists, curators, people of other fields and everyday humans. These conversations study social forms of art as a field that lives between and within both art and life. #sofa #sofajournal #sociallyengagedart #psu #portlandstateuniversity #writing #creativewriting
"That's what happens when you do it in public" wit "That's what happens when you do it in public" with Laura Glazer ( @helloprettycity ) and Harrell Fletcher ( @harrell_fletcher In the series of zoom discussions that students and alumni of the PSU Art and Social Pracice MFA program have with Harrell Fletcher on topics he has written about that relate to the field of socially engaged art. This discussion is on the topic of "That's what happens when you do it in public" — when a project or experience is transformed by welcoming and including a public audience and/or participation. #socialpractice #artandsocialpractice #sociallyengagedart #harrellfletcher #lauraglazer #psu #conversation #termsandtopics
Repost from @artandsocialpracticearchive On disp Repost from @artandsocialpracticearchive On display this term in the first floor of the PSU Library, be sure to check it out in person and stay tuned for more info about the exhibit and documentation throughout the month. Loose Body: A Survey of Ephemera from the Art and Social Practice Archive. Opening January 3rd, and on display through March 19. Curated by Marti Clemmons, BB Andersson, and Lo Moran with assistance from Sierrah Bettin, thanks so much to BB Andersson for the beautiful poster and exhibition pamphlet design. image description: black line images on a hot pink crinkled texture background. an abstract outline of a figure interacts and is overlaid with circular patches of textures with the information listed above included in a jagged black shape to the right.
Saturday! 2pm pacific! on Instagram Live! A new ep Saturday! 2pm pacific! on Instagram Live! A new episode of Book Looking with special guest, artist Harrell Fletcher. (He’s also the founder and director of the MFA program.) Please join us as we look at The Pond by John Gossage and published by @aperturefnd. @helloprettycity @harrell_fletcher Book Looking is a series of chats (and a newsletter!) between me, classmates, and other book-ish guests exploring publishing as artistic practice, books as art objects, and reading artist’s books. Read and subscribe to the newsletter here: https://booklooking.substack.com/
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