Celebrating our 10th Alembic Resident Artist cohort, in residence since June 2023, Performance Works NorthWest presents dance and performance by JmeJames Antonick + Patsy Morris, Katherine Longstreth, and Emma Lutz-HIggins.
Each March The Sou’wester is given over to 30+ artists and art collectives for a week of residency work culminating in a free, public exhibition of 30+ performances, installations, and studio tours.
Courtesy of Artist Sandy Rodriguez
Reimagining Safety (2023): Thursday, March 7, 7:00 p.m.
Short: Is Portland Dying? (2024)
Q&A with directors Matthew Solomon and Cory Elia, moderated by Alex Vitale
Arresting Power: Resisting Police Violence in Portland, Oregon (2015): Thursday, March 21, 7:00 p.m.
Short: State of Oregon (2017)
Alien Boy: The Life and Death of James Chasse (2013):
Thursday, April 4, 7:00 p.m.
Short: Just a Dog (2016)
Do Not Resist (2016): Thursday, April 18, 7:00 p.m.
Shorts: Conditioned Response (2017)
Workshop:
Artist Power and Practices: Saturday, March 23, 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. Hosted by Don’t Shoot Portland and M. Martinez Photo, Artist Power and Practices, brings together five different creators to facilitate a community conversation around the power artists hold and examine the ethics around creating. The event invites visual storytellers to discuss ethical practices while collaborating and connecting with other Portland creatives.
Interwoven layers of dance, music, and spectacular dome film tell vivid stories
of longing and belonging in the modern world.
4 shows: Wed, Feb 14 | 7:30PM; Thurs, Feb 15 | 7:30PM; Sun, Feb 18 | 6:30PM & 8:00PM
Performed in the Kendall Planetarium at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI)
1945 SE Water Ave Suite 200, Portland, OR 97214
ProLab Dance invites you on an imaginative journey through different states of being human. Set inside of Kendall Planetarium’s 52 foot tall dome, this cross-disciplinary collaboration is a dynamic fusion of art, science, industry and emerging technologies. From working together to build something bigger than ourselves down to the microscopic elements that come together to make us who we are, when we were Ocean plunges the audience into luscious 360 degree
films that expand what we can and can’t see in the living world around us. The planetarium will come alive with live dancers and musicians performing with the dome films, creating a truly immersive and multi-sensory evening of art, beauty, and community. Directed by Laura Cannon with dance by ProLab Dance, music by Jennifer Wright, Lynne Piper, and Chopper, and dome films by Fernanda D’Agostino and Hungry Mantis.
Portland audiences lucky enough to catch a ticket to “Break to Build”, ProLab Dance’s highly acclaimed, sold-out dance/music/film performance takeover of the Zidell Shipyards in July 2023, will know that the unexpected is always what’s on the menu with ProLab. Blending experimental approaches to movement and sound with storytelling that overflows with surprise and delight, when we were Ocean envelops the audience in an intimate, wondrous environment with artists woven throughout the space, making magic just an arm’s length away. A handful of adventurous audience members will even get to experience a live, mobile VR encounter as part of the performance!
Dates & Times: Wed, Feb 14 | 7:30PM; Thurs, Feb 15 | 7:30PM; Sun, Feb 18 | 6:30PM & 8:00PM
Doors open 15 minutes prior to the show.
Tickets: VIP Front Row Seating $100; $40 Adults, $37 Seniors, $35 Youth; OMSI members receive 15% off
more info:
https://prolabdance.com/when-we-were-ocean
Download images here:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/xvzrwbf9q81btoksoeegk/h?rlkey=0kb53ib9gsqvdnepkqvhjb3iy&dl=0
A talk with author and artist Akwaeke Emezi, multidisciplinary artist and writer whose work—rooted in Black spirit, embodiment, legacy, and memory—spans multiple genres, experiences, and geographies. Akwaeke has garnered overwhelming critical acclaim and instant New York Times bestseller status.
Image: Detail of Oil Painting by S.Boulot
Join instructor Bonnie Paisley at Paisley Studios for the first in a new series of workshops devoted to COLOR. This one day workshop will take us through the color wheel and beyond. Not a traditional color theory class per se, you will be given a lot time for hands on play and have unprecedented access to the instructors vast collection of pigments in oil, acrylic, and watercolor paints. Color, and the way we react to it, is personal—forged by our memories and our personalities. Fascinating tidbits of historical information will be given, as well as examples of how contemporary artists use color, and basic guidelines for painting with oil, acrylic, and watercolor.
A chance for students of any skill level to really practice SEEING color, experimenting with how different colors interact, playing with paint, and making friends with some new colors in the new year. All materials are provided for this class. This is part one of a 3 part workshop series, take them à la carte or sign up for all three! Note: If you have a child (usually age 9+) that is particularly interested in color and working with paint, please consider taking this workshop as a parent/child duo! January 28th, 2024 fromvSunday 10am-3pm
Special Lunch Time Visitor: Pigment hunter, color alchemist, and artist Carolyn Sweeney of Strata Ink will be popping in for a show and tell
The program evokes the sky, exploring the illusory nature of life and the transcendental nature of death through Keiko Devaux’s Hōrai and newly commissioned works by local composers.
Hung Liu (American, born China 1948-2021), Unofficial Portraits: The Martyr (detail), edition 23/30, 2001, lithograph and collage, 30 x 30 inches, Published by Shark's Ink., Lyons, Colorado, Collection of Jordan D. Schnitzer, Image: Strode Photographic, © Hung Liu Estate/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York
Are you interested in capturing your family’s story in writing? Join us for writing workshops this quarter that will guide participants in writing personal stories about family relationships, first and second-generation experiences, and immigration. No previous writing experience is necessary.
This workshop will be led by Write Around Portland, an agency workshop built around a model of freewriting and accessibility. Space is limited.
This program is free and open to the public. Requests for ASL interpretation may be made via email at jsma@pdx.edu or phone at (503) 725-6238. In order to ensure that ASL interpretation can be provided in time for this event, please make your requests two weeks in advance.
RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/write-your-story-write-around-portland-tickets-686861871347?aff=odcleoeventsincollection
A Question of Hu: The Narrative Art of Hung Liu from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation is curated by Christian Viveros-Fauné, in conjunction with Converge 45 Biennial Program, Social Forms: Art As Global Citizenship.
*Accessibility initiatives have been made possible by a grant from the Richard & Helen Phillips Charitable Fund.
Methods Body is the latest project from John Niekrasz and Luke Wyland whose other duos include the heavily lauded projects AU and Why I Must Be Careful. In Methods Body, the duo creates subliminal melodies and uncanny grooves from sounds recorded in old-growth forests and remote deserts.
Join the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at PSU at the PSU Farmers Market for their popular Storytime outside free program with Portland-based artist Latoya Lovely this summer!
Exhibition Tour with Staff for A Question of Hu: The Narrative Art of Hung Liu
This symposium, featuring artists vanessa german and Nina Elder as distinguished keynote speakers, promises to be an immersive exploration of the intersection of art, activism, and social consciousness. Set against the backdrop of their artwork and facilitation practices that challenge societal norms and provoke critical dialogue, this event invites attendees on a transformative journey through the realms of visual expression, social and ecological advocacy. German, celebrated for her dynamic mixed-media sculptures and community-engaged artistry, will ignite discussions on the power of creativity to effect meaningful change in historically marginalized communities. Complementing her perspective, Elder’s thought-provoking and multidisciplinary practice will illuminate the urgent need for artistic intervention to cultivate an authentic, curious, and empathetic state of living through times of extreme transition. Together, German and Elder will inspire a diverse audience of artists, designers, makers, educators, and community members to engage with creativity as a catalyst for social justice and environmental mindfulness, fostering a collective commitment to a more inclusive and sustainable future.
FREE + OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
All events will take place at PNCA, 511 NW Broadway, Portland
For full schedule of events, please visit https://pnca.willamette.edu/academics/graduate/grad-symposium
October 28/29 & November 4/5
Hours: 12 pm to 4 pm
"Walking a Turtle" will have its Portland, OR debut next month. The virtual reality experience will be presented at the Lloyd Center on two consecutive weekends, October 28/29 and November 4/5, from noon to 4 PM.
If you're in need of some slowness, want to lengthen your attention span, re-enact a meme from 19th century Paris, or just protest against the attention economy, come walk with a tortoise We'll be setup on the first level in room 931, west of the skating rink and across from Silver Castle. This will be a free VR event.
In "Walking a Turtle", players go on a walk led by a tortoise. Part game, part quantified-self wellness tracker, "Walking" is a farcical tool for resisting the attention economy. Players must endure an obstacle course with an unwavering, fixed gaze in order to be coached into a state of presence.
"Walking a Turtle" references cultural critic Walter Benjamin's musings on the flâneur as agents resisting modernity: "Around 1840 it was briefly fashionable to take turtles for a walk in the arcades. The flâneurs liked to have the turtles set the pace for them. If they had their way, progress would have been obliged to accommodate itself to this pace."
Credits:
A project by Jeremy & Alice Rotsztain
Music and sound design by Patricia Wolf @patriciawolf_music
3D design by Ian Anderson @iananderson.xyz
Palestinian researcher, author and teacher Wafa Ghnaim will be presenting a history of storytelling in Palestinian embroidery, including a cross-stitching master class and stitching circle where participants can learn, practice, and discuss the art to connect with their heritage and preserve the craft for future generations.
Join the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at PSU at the PSU Farmers Market for their popular Storytime outside free program with Portland-based artist Latoya Lovely.
Yawa is the solo project of Amenta Abioto. Using her voice, kalimba, synthesizer, drum machine and guitar she weaves looping, atmospheric textures. Her music invokes theatrical surprise and the sounds of the African diaspora.
Meet the new alliance artists, celebrate, and engage with work and people in time-based art and anyone interested in it!
Multidisciplinary artist, vocalist, and writer Shala Miller performs a series of three 5-minute performances.
Adriene Cruz will share samples of her threaded rituals and offer participants a hands-on opportunity to make your own amulet with fragrant plants and cotton fabric to take home and remember.
Image: Hung Liu (American, born China 1948-2021), Unofficial Portraits: The Maiden, edition, 23/30, 2001, lithograph and collage, 30 x 30 inches, Published by Shark's Ink., Lyons, Colorado, Collection of Jordan D. Schnitzer, Image: Strode Photographic, © Hung Liu Estate/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York
Are you interested in capturing your family’s story in writing? Join us for writing workshops this quarter that will guide participants in writing personal stories about family relationships, first and second generation experiences, and immigration. No previous writing experience necessary. This workshop will be led by Jessica Yen.
This program is free and open to the public. Requests for ASL interpretation may be made via email at jsma@pdx.edu or phone at (503) 725-6238. In order to ensure that ASL interpretation can be provided in time for this event, please make your requests two weeks in advance.
RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/write-your-story-jessica-yen-tickets-687557080737?aff=odcleoeventsincollection
Jessica Yen is a third generation Chinese-American whose work explores the intersection of memory, family, culture, language, identity, and history. She is a 2022 Oregon Literary Fellow in Creative Nonfiction, two-time VONA alum, and graduate of the Independent Publishing Resource Center’s program in Creative Writing.
She grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she spoke English at home and learned Chinese in a bilingual Mandarin immersion program. After majoring in Chinese Literature at UC Berkeley, she won a Fulbright Fellowship to conduct research in China from 2005-2006. While there, she traveled through 13 provinces in 12 months and fell in love with the country, its language and culture, and with writing about China. Since then, her writing has continued to explore the intersections between China, America, and Chinese-America.
A Question of Hu: The Narrative Art of Hung Liu from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation is curated by Christian Viveros-Fauné, in conjunction with Converge 45 Biennial Program, Social Forms: Art As Global Citizenship.
*Accessibility initiatives have been made possible by a grant from the Richard & Helen Phillips Charitable Fund.
In this workshop, participants will dive into the vibrant world of algae pigments and learn to incorporate them into artwork using silkscreen printing techniques.
Exhibition Tour with Staff for A Question of Hu: The Narrative Art of Hung Liu
Internationally renowned filmmaker and costume designer Fuchsia Lin will be leading this community-focused event that offers something for everyone: a fun and exciting mask-making workshop.
Conversations with Creation is a 3 dimensional exploration of how materials and place impact meaning. Work by Amanda Triplett, Barb Burwell, Rose Covert and Beth Wilson
Hung Liu (American, born China 1948-2021), Unofficial Portraits: The Martyr (detail), edition 23/30, 2001, lithograph and collage, 30 x 30 inches, Published by Shark's Ink., Lyons, Colorado, Collection of Jordan D. Schnitzer, Image: Strode Photographic, © Hung Liu Estate/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York
Are you interested in capturing your family’s story in writing? Join us for writing workshops this quarter that will guide participants in writing personal stories about family relationships, first and second-generation experiences, and immigration. No previous writing experience is necessary.
This workshop will be led by Write Around Portland, an agency workshop built around a model of freewriting and accessibility. Space is limited.
This program is free and open to the public.
RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/write-your-story-write-around-portland-tickets-686861871347?aff=odcleoeventsincollection
A Question of Hu: The Narrative Art of Hung Liu from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation is curated by Christian Viveros-Fauné, in conjunction with Converge 45 Biennial Program, Social Forms: Art As Global Citizenship.
*Accessibility initiatives have been made possible by a grant from the Richard & Helen Phillips Charitable Fund.
Howard’s work examines how a place is related to its sonic environment, relating the “space” within the music to its surroundings.
Expressing their vision for the city they call home, project participants are activating the plaza with a 600-square-foot installation in collaboration with architect Miles Woofter from Woofter Bolch Architecture. It will feature a large-scale topographic model of the city where the house sculptures will be displayed.
Join the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at PSU at the PSU Farmers Market for their popular Storytime outside free program with Portland-based artist Latoya Lovely this summer!
Opening night: September 8th, 2023: 7-11 pm
This exhibit will run through the month of September, every Saturday & Sunday, 2 pm - 6 pm.
3Nvention combines the visions of Jen Berry, Simran Gleason, and Julie Forbes to push boundaries and create new worlds of color.
Exhibition Tour with Staff for A Question of Hu: The Narrative Art of Hung Liu
