Assembly

Assembly is the annual showcase of participatory events, workshops, and presentations by PSU’s Art + Social Practice MFA cohort.

Social Practice Assembly 2026
Thursday, June 4 – Sunday, June 7

Under this year’s banner, Assembly 2026: No Context, our cohort steps into the role of Portland-metro Artists-in-Residence—bringing dynamic art projects and public performances directly into the spaces of everyday life.

Don’t miss the featured exhibitions and lectures from our graduating students: Nina Vichayapai, Clara Harlow, Lou Blumberg, and Simeen Anjun. Come experience Portland—and your day-to-day routine—through an entirely new lens.

2026 Full Schedule

Thursday June 4

Friday June 5

Saturday June 6

  • 11:00-12:00pm School Bus! by Lou Blumberg @Montgomery St Plaza (601-699 SW Montgomery St)

  • 12:30-1:30pm: Going Steady: A Rhythm Round Up @240 N Broadway 

  • 2:30-3:30pm: Circulation by Nina Vichayapai @Albina Library (205 NE Russell St)

  • 4:00-5:00pm: Public (Hard) Relations by Alex Deets + Haruka Ostley @Albina Library (205 NE Russell St)

Sunday June 7

  • 1:00pm-2:00pm – Swim Circle by Clara Harlow @ Matt Dishman Community Center (77 NE Knott St)

Assembly 2026: No Context is co-authored by artists Lou Blumberg, Simeen Anjum, Clara Harlow, Nina Vichayapai, Adela Cardona Puerta, Gwen Hoeffgen, Dom Toliver, Sarah Luu, Peery Sloan, Sarah Blesener, Haruka Ostley, Rose Lewis, Alex Deets, Midori Yamanaka, Laura Glazer, Dr. Kiara Hill, and Lisa Jarrett. 

Free and open to the public. Come in person to any or all of the weekend’s events. Check @psuartandsocialpractice for Instagram updates. Various locations: KSMoCA at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School (4906 NE 6th Avenue); Tabor Space (5441 SE Belmont St); Albina Library (216 NE Knott St); Matt Dishman Community Center (77 NE Knott St), and more.

Peruse past programs in the Assembly Archive: