Author Archives: Katy

Shine A Light: Night at the Museum

Tonight I”ll be unveiling a new project, The Doris Ennis Collection, at Shine a Light, an event the PSU Social Practice MFA students are presenting along with the Portland Art Museum. The night’s events are $12 – there will be … Continue reading

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Friendship and Politics

Today I’ve been reading an interview between Ivan Illich and Jerry Brown that I found whilst exploirng my Delicious contacts page. It gives me a different lens through which to reflect upon the value The M.O.S.T. placed on feelings of … Continue reading

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Hans Ulrich Obrist, In Conversation with Raoul Vaneigem

Some summer reading.I made myself a poster based upon the following quote by Vaneigem. “We are moving toward the end of the exploitation of nature, of work, of trade, of predation, of separation from the self, of sacrifice, of guilt, … Continue reading

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Javier Rodrigo’s Art Group Sociograms

The Temporary Services/Half Letter Press blog recently highlighted the work of Javier Rodrigo, an educator and art researcher with an interest in artist groups and collective action. Rodrigo and his colleagues recently published a 12 page PDF of the pedagogical … Continue reading

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Stock Portland – Dinner tomorrow!

Our first STOCK dinner and artist grant event is this Sunday, July 26th. Please arrive between 6:00 & 6:30pm to be seated for dinner and begin taking part in selecting the winning artist’s proposal. RSVPs encouraged. The dinner menu comes … Continue reading

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Teachin'

I’m teaching a 3D design foundations course this summer.The students are keeping images of our projects and activities at: Summer SessionThe picture above is from an activity on our first day where students worked in small groups to build the … Continue reading

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