We are currently in the process of planning Shine a Light: A Night at the Museum at the Portland Art Museum for the second year in a row. The event consisted of six hours of performances, installations, tours, workshops, and games by artists from Portland State University’s Art and Social Practice concentration MFA. The projects [...]

The low-residency Art and Social Practice MFA program is a unique combination of mentorship, community collaborations/partnerships and an annual conference on socially engaged art practice at PSU that brings together artists, curators, scholars and students from around the world. This program blends critical and professional engagement with social engagement on a global and local scale. [...]

Today marks the end of a week long intensive here are PSU with artist Mark Dion. The students spent the quarter leading up to his visit researching the concept of museum. This past week was full of long days, great food,  lively discussions, presentations from Mark, field trips to museums, and the planning of the [...]

This week marked the inaugural use of the Art and Social Practice MFA concentration off site classroom. This downtown storefront space is the home of our classes as well as a public space for lectures, discussions, workshops  and exhibitions that will engage the community. The space is also used as a hub for all students [...]

For the last year, Cyrus has been traveling around America in a Volkwagen Vanagon, seeking friends, family, small towns, and artist residencies.  So far he has interviewed a beekeeper in Chicago, been bird-watching in rural Connecticut, learned how to make chicken wings in Washington DC, and worked for a hat-maker outside of Charlotte.  In addition [...]

Check out this article about Portland Stock, a project that involves former student Katy Asher and current student Ariana Jacob. For more information on Stock and their upcoming dinner check out blog: www.portlandstock.blogspot.com Photo: Katy Asher

Former student Eric Steen, Elysia Contreras and current student Zach Springer are going to have a show at La Esquina in Kansas City April/May 2011.

Building Together (If I could do just one near perfect thing I’d be happy) March 15 – 28, 2010 Toronto Free Gallery (back space), 1277 Bloor Street West Curated by Amber Landgraff For more information contact: amber.landgraff@gmail.com Please join us for an artist talk with Zach Springer on Saturday, March 20 from 4 – 6 [...]

Public Pedagogy:  Mining the Museum University Studies Capstone Creative Industries Social Design Instructor                Jen Delos Reyes, Art and Social Practice Faculty Course Description: For this Creative Industries Public Pedagogy Capstone students will explore the concept of the museum as a site of public knowledge. Over the 10 week course students will examine the [...]

A History of Art and Social Practice: Making Things, Making Things Better, Making Things Worse Spring Quarter, 2010 Instructor: Jen Delos Reyes Wednesdays 900-1150 ART 410, section 003 TOP: Hst of Art in Social Prac. CRN 44405 COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course will trace a history of social practice in art and investigate as a group [...]