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Time Based Art Festival 2021


  • Portland Institute for Contemporary Art 15 Northeast Hancock Street Portland, OR, 97212 United States (map)

PICA’s annual Time-Based Art Festival is a convergence of contemporary art, international artists, global audiences, and local in-person gatherings. It is a time for us to come together in celebration of experimental works and ideas and to push the boundaries of what it means to make—and who can participate in—contemporary art. Since 1995 Portland Institute for Contemporary Art has been working on and against this edge, championing artists from around the world. This year you can enjoy the festival with pay-what-you-can pricing and our new single-pass structure. Please join us in-person, online, in conversation, on your own time, and (sometimes) within a set schedule. Whether you are new to TBA or a longtime fan of the Festival, we are excited and grateful for the opportunity to share this year’s TBA with you.

TBA:21 Artist Lineup

  • The Javaad Alipoor Company

  • Holland Andrews

  • Heldáy de la Cruz

  • vanessa german

  • Anthony Hudson/Carla Rossi with Arias Hoyle & Steven Paul Judd

  • Mia Imani

  • Garrick Imatani & Travis Stewart

  • Emily Johnson/Catalyst with Raven Chacon, Drew Michael, and Holly Mititquq Nordlum

  • Raja Feather Kelly

  • Hannah Krafcik & Emily Jones

  • Jennie MaryTai Liu & Simon Liu with Andrew Gilbert

  • jumatatu m. poe & Jermone Donte Beacham      

  • rise x fall (rubén garcía marrufo, jaleesa johnston, maximiliano)        

  • Eileen Isagon Skyers

Partner Projects include Knowledge of Wounds, co-curated by S.J Norman and Joseph M. Pierce; No Face, No Case: Portraiture’s Breaking, curated by Stephanie Snyder, Cooley Gallery, Reed College; and Good Mourning: Rituals For Displacement (Mia Imani) and THE BLUE WALK (vanessa german) curated by Elisheba Johnson of Wa Na Wari (Seattle, WA)—plus, the Fall 2021 Creative Exchange Lab and a second edition of THE WHO CARES CLOCK.

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