1 substitution, 3 additions and one elaboration

Social Practice CV (This will replace the current CV requirement)

Create a 1 page CV for social practice art. This is not a standard resume and should include the following information: What things have you done that would help you in socially engaged work?  What life experiences do you have that you think would be an asset in this approach to art making?

Include – objectives, skills, assets, experiences, or anything else that has prepared you for being a social practice artist.

1.Video Tour of the Highlights in Your Neighborhood.

Create a short video (3 min maximum) of what you consider to be the highlights of your neighborhood. Video quality is not an issue, Cell phone/web cam videos are acceptable. Please upload your finished video to YouTube.com and send us the link in your application.

2. Ask a stranger the significance of the clothes they are wearing. Create a short video (3 min maximum) you having a stranger describe for you the significance of the clothes they are wearing. Video quality is not an issue, Cell phone/web cam videos are acceptable. Please upload your finished video to YouTube.com and send us the link in your application.

3. Demonstrate a talent. Create a short video (3 min maximum) where you demonstrate a talent. Video quality is not an issue, Cell phone/web cam videos are acceptable. Please upload your finished video to YouTube.com and send us the link in your application.

The PSU MFA Art and Social Practice concentration has been invited to be a part of an upcoming exhibition at apexart titled The Incidental Person.

Curated by Antony Hudek, the show runs from January 6 to February 20, 2010.

The show will feature new work by Art and Social Practice students and faculty as well as a series of events that will happen in the apexart space as well as outside of the gallery.

For more information on the The Incidental Person please read Hudek’s curatorial statement.

Opening reception: January 6, 6-8 pm

Image: Barbara Steveni and John Latham, Artist Placement Group (APG)

The MFA Art and Social Practice Concentration have an exciting upcoming project/residency in Paris.

For more information about Parties Prenantes at Bétonsalon please visit their website.

Arte de Conducta, La Havana, Cuba – Tania Bruguera 
Art and Social Practice, Portland, USA – Jennifer Delos Reyes & Harrell Fletcher 
Ecole des Arts Politiques, Sciences Po Paris – Bruno Latour & Valérie Pihet

with students and teachers from: 
Université Paris Diderot – Paris 7 
ENSA Paris-Val de Seine 
Ecole Publique de Paris, Bétonsalon 
ENSA Paris Cergy 
ENSBA Paris 
La Forme des Idées (ENBA Lyon & ENSA Nice)…

A proposal of Mélanie Bouteloup (Bétonsalon), Julien Lanchet & Sara Martinetti (students at Université Paris Diderot – Paris 7)

On Saturday, September 19 from 6 p.m.–midnight, the Portland Art Museum hosted Shine a Light: A Night at the Museum. 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 were centered on artist and audience participation. Visitors experienced the Museum’s spaces and collections in new ways.

The night was an overwhelming success with close to 2000 people in attendance.

Read the review of the event in The Oregonian: http://www.oregonlive.com/art/index.ssf/2009/09/shine_a_light_lights_up_the_po.html (9/21)

Additional Press:

• Portland Monthly: New multimedia section of the Web site featured in Culturephile blog
  http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/blogs/culturephile-portland-arts/art-museum-090209/ (9/2)
• The Oregonian: Online beer blog The Beer Here features art-inspired beer for Shine a Light: A Night at the Museum
  http://blog.oregonlive.com/thebeerhere/2009/09/paintings_and_beer_shine_a_kli.html (9/8)
• PORT: features Shine a Light: A Night at the Museum
  http://www.portlandart.net/archives/2009/09/a_night_at_the.html (9/16)
• The Oregonian: article previewing Shine a Light: A Night at the Museum
  http://www.oregonlive.com/art/index.ssf/2009/09/upcoming_shine_a_light_at_the.html (9/17)
• Portland Monthly: Shine a Light: A Night at the Museum featured in Culturephile blog
  http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/blogs/culturephile-portland-arts/art-shinealight/ (9/18)
• Portland Architecture: Design blog features Shine a Light: A Night at the Museum
  http://chatterbox.typepad.com/portlandarchitecture/2009/09/shine-a-light-at-the-portland-art-museum.html (9/18)
• PORT: features the NW Film Center Lens on China (9/21)
• KINK.FM: features Shine a Light: A Night at the Museum
  http://www.kink.fm/Portland-Art-Museum/4519744 (September)
• Draft Magazine: features Shine a Light: A Night at the Museum
  http://draftmag.com/events/detail/725 (September)
• Art Daily: features Shine a Light: A Night at the Museum
  http://www.artdaily.com/index.asp?int_new=32345&int_sec=2 (September)
• Portland State University: Department of Art features Shine a Light: A Night at the Museum
  http://www.pdx.edu/art/lectures (Fall 2009)