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Master of Fine Arts in
Contemporary Art Practices at
Portland State University

The 2022 Edition of Your Favorite Co-Authored Art & Social Practice Conference!

Organized by the Portland State University Art & Social Practice MFA Program for 10 years and counting.


Friday, June 3rd – Sunday June 5th, 2022

Join us in person at:

KSMoCA / Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School

4906 NE 6th Ave 97211 Portland, OR

OR virtually via:

all virtual programming will have real-time captioning


Join Zoom Meeting: https://pdx.zoom.us/j/9449207164
Meeting ID: 944 920 7164
Password: assembly
OR
YouTube Live:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8tK6tLOx4gP0qsOItRwl-w



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.

About KSMoCA
The Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Museum of Contemporary Art (KSMoCA), is a contemporary art museum and social practice art project inside, and in partnership with, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School, a Pre K-5th grade public school in NE Portland, Oregon. Founded in 2014 by Portland State University professors Lisa Jarrett and Harrell Fletcher, KSMoCA connects public school students with internationally renowned contemporary artists through collaborative workshops, exhibitions, artists lectures and site-specific commissions. Students learn through experience about museum practice and careers in the arts by participating as curators, preparators, artists, gallerists, writers, and docents.

KSMoCA reimagines the way museums, public schools, and universities can affect people, culture, and perspectives by creating radical intersections for sharing resources across organizations. Programs are developed collaboratively with the Dr MLK Jr School community, PSU students, and a team of supporting artists.

To receive project, event, the zoom link, and schedule updates – RSVP HERE!

Download our Assembly 2022 Program and Map of KSMoCA


ASSEMBLY SCHEDULE

Friday, June 3rd

TimeProgramPeopleWhereType
12:00pm – 12:50pmHow to Make Friends: Advice From Some Fourth GradersOlivia DelGandio & Ms. Bre’s ClassLibrary at Dr. MLK Jr Elem School + ZoomParticipatory
1:00PM – 1:50PM Art Forgery ClubCaryn Aasness & StudentsLibrary at Dr. MLK Jr Elem School + ZoomWorkshop/Play
2:00PM – 2:50PMIAC: The StoneDiana Marcela Cuartas & Illia YakovenkoThe Halls of KSMoCAShow Opening
3:00PM – 3:50PMThe 5th Grade Safety Patrol High Vizibility Crosswalk SpectacutlarBecca Kauffmann & Mo Geiger and MLK Jr School Crosswalk CrewDr. MLK: the rainbow crosswalk by the soccer court at NE Grand Ave and Humboldt StPublic Performance
4:00PM – 4:50PMArtist Talk with Moe and LuzLuz Blumenfeld & MoeLibrary at Dr. MLK Jr Elem School + ZoomConversation

Saturday, June 4th

TimeProgramPeopleWhereType
10:00AM – 10:50AMPersona Muy Importante – VIP TourDiana Marcela CuartasTouring all around the Museum – there is a table in the hallway/ entryTour / Visita guiada VIP
11:00AM – 11:50AMThe Art We ValueShelbie LoomisLibrary at Dr. MLK Jr Elem School + ZoomGraduate Lecture
12:00PM – 12:50PMLUNCH
1:00PM – 1:50PM 🏀 N-E-I-G-H-B-O-R 🏀 Lillyanne Pham and LoDr. MLK Outside Basketball CourtBasketball Game
2:00PM – 2:50PMField Guide to a Crisis and Chester: Staring Down the White GazeJustin MaxonVirtualGraduate Lecture
3:00PM – 3:50PMInvitation to RestMarina Lopez + Clara TakarabeVirtualTime to rest
4:00PM – 4:50PMI Want Everyone to Know with Ms. Melodie AdamsLaura Glazer & Ms. Melodie AdamsLibrary at Dr. MLK Jr Elem School + ZoomInterview and Presentation
5:00PM – 5:50PMBook LaunchLaura Glazer & Ms. Melodie AdamsLibrary at Dr. MLK Jr Elem School + ZoomBook Signing/Ceremony

Sunday, June 5th

TimeProgramPeopleWhereType
10:00AM – 10:50AMSoFA Journal Release PartyPSU Art and Social Practice ProgramLibrary at Dr. MLK Jr Elem School + ZoomJournal Release
11:00AM – 11:50AMSelf Care Zine WorkshopKiara Walls and Lillyanne PhamMLK Parking LotWorkshop
12:00PM – 12:50PMLens-based Practices & Socially Engaged ArtRebecca Copper Library at Dr. MLK Jr Elem School + ZoomGraduate Lecture
1:00PM – 1:50PM LUNCH
2:00PM – 2:50PMCollective DoingMo GeigerLibrary at Dr. MLK Jr Elem School + ZoomGraduate Lecture
3:00PM – 3:50PMThe Gatherade Stand 01Giliian Rappaport and students from Ms. Johnson’s 5th Grade ClassLibrary at Dr. MLK Jr Elem School + ZoomInteractive Installation
4:00PM – 4:50PMClosing EventPSU Art and Social Practice ProgramTBAParty/Celebration

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