Events + Exhibitions Calendar
Wednesday, September 1
I Heart Art: Portland | Mixer Match
Speed Networking, Round One
September 1, 6 pm
Design Within Reach Portland Studio
1200 NW Everett St.
Q: What happens at the intersection of speed-dating and sales networking?
A: Speed Networking—a whirlwind night of rapid-fire elevator pitches and electrified business connections!
Sixty handmade artists will have a mere two minutes to pitch their product to each of 20 local and regional buyers in an atmosphere a-buzz with energy and excitement. Professional advisors and crafty superstars will be on hand to give tips about line sheets, portfolios, pitching to blogs and more.
Supported by Deschutes Brewery and the PNCA/Cyan PDX Cultural Residency Program.
Ticket info: Applications for will be accepted starting August 9.
Event times:
6:00 pm –
9:00 pm
Design Within Reach Portland Studio, 1200 NW Everett St.
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Starting Thursday, September 2
Exhibition | Nina Katchadourian: Sorted Books
in conjunction with TBA:10 Festival
September 2-October 23
Feldman Gallery + Project Space
1241 NW Johnson St.
Since 1993, Nina Katchadourian’s Sorted Books project has taken place in locations ranging from private homes to specialized public collections. After sifting through a library of books, Katchadourian selects particular titles and groups these books into clusters so that the titles can be read in sequence.
Taken as a whole, the clusters examine each particular collection’s focus, idiosyncrasies, and inconsistencies—a portrait of that library’s holdings. In addition to photographs from past sortings, Katchadourian will create a new piece in collaboration with Portland residents who will use the artist’s methods to sort their own books.
Ticket info: Free and open to the public.
Event runs:
Thu, Sep 2 –
Sat, Oct 23
Feldman Gallery + Project Space, 1241 NW Johnson St.
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Thursday, September 9
Convocation | Jane Beebe
September 9, 12:30 pm
Swigert Commons, PNCA Main Campus Building
1241 NW Johnson St.
The 2010 Convocation address, one of four Cornerstone lectures, will be given by Jane Beebe, Owner and Director of PDX Contemporary Art.
In 1996, gallery owner Jane Beebe opened PDX Contemporary Art in Portland’s developing Pearl district. The previous nine years Beebe worked at Jamison/Thomas Gallery.
By the fall of 2005, PDX and the represented artists had grown and it was time to move into a much larger space. In 2006, PDX opened a beautiful new space in its current location at 925 NW Flanders St.
PDX continues to show work that, as Beebe says, “has a slight conceptual edge. It is personal work which is both intellectually and visually satisfying.”
Ticket info: Free and open to the public.
Event times:
12:30 pm –
1:30 pm
Swigert Commons, PNCA Main Campus Building
MFA Applied Craft & Design Lecture: Jonathan Barnbrook
September 9, 6:30 pm
MFA in Applied Craft and Design Studios at
The Bison Building
421 NE 10th Ave.
Jonathan Barnbrook is a British designer known for his graphic work and the development of several typefaces released through Virus Fonts. Often political in nature, his approach to using “design as a weapon for social change” has drawn praise and criticism over the last several decades. He has worked with publications like Adbusters and has done graphic work for artist Damien Hirst and musician David Bowie.
A pre-lecture reception open to the public will be held from 5:30-6:30 pm.
Presenting sponsor: ZGF Architects LLP
Supported by: PNCA Communication Design Department, AIGA Portland, and Crack Press.
The MFA in Applied Craft and Design is jointly offered through Pacific Northwest College of Art and Oregon College of Art and Craft.
Ticket info: Free and open to the public.
Event times:
6:30 pm –
8:00 pm
The Bison Building, 421 NE 10th Ave.
Friday, September 10
TBA Noontime Chats | TBA in a Nutshell
in conjunction with TBA:10 Festival
September 10, 12:30 pm
Swigert Commons, PNCA Main Campus Building
1241 NW Johnson St.
PICA’s artistic staff Cathy Edwards, Kristan Kennedy and Erin Boberg Doughton share their thoughts on the artists, ideas and themes of TBA:10.
The TBA Noontime Chats are a series of casual discussions with artists, creative thinkers, and TBA audiences.
Ticket info: Free for Flex, Immersion and Patron Pass holders, PICA members, PNCA community; $5 general admission at the door.
Event times:
12:30 pm –
2:00 pm
Swigert Commons, PNCA Main Campus Building
Saturday, September 11
TBA Noontime Chats | The New Classical
in conjunction with TBA:10 Festival
September 11, 12:30 pm
Swigert Commons, PNCA Main Campus Building
1241 NW Johnson St.
Beth Morrison, producer of contemporary classical music projects, talks about aesthetics, trends and a creative renaissance rooted in classical music. Join Morrison as she discusses the intersections between contemporary opera, music-theater, new music and classical music, as well as phenomena such as post-classical and indie-classical music, and the generation of artists — from Nico Muhly to Missy Mazzoli — who are taking the stage.
The TBA Noontime Chats are a series of casual discussions with artists, creative thinkers, and TBA audiences.
Ticket info: Free for Flex, Immersion and Patron Pass holders, PICA members, PNCA community; $5 general admission at the door.
Event times:
12:30 pm –
2:00 pm
Swigert Commons, PNCA Main Campus Building
Sunday, September 12
TBA Noontime Chats | Telling Stories: Art & Commerce
in conjunction with TBA:10 Festival
September 12, 12:30 pm
Swigert Commons, PNCA Main Campus Building
1241 NW Johnson St.
Master storyteller Mike Daisey mines corporate culture to create performances like 21 Dog Years and The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs. In this chat, Daisey discusses art, aesthetics, and the complex relationship between artists and creative businesses.
The TBA Noontime Chats are a series of casual discussions with artists, creative thinkers, and TBA audiences.
Ticket info: Free for Flex, Immersion and Patron Pass holders, PICA members, PNCA community; $5 general admission at the door.
Event times:
12:30 pm –
2:00 pm
Swigert Commons, PNCA Main Campus Building
Monday, September 13
TBA Noontime Chats | Embodied Words
in conjunction with TBA:10 Festival
September 13, 12:30 pm
Swigert Commons, PNCA Main Campus Building
1241 NW Johnson St.
Conor Lovett is known for bringing Samuel Beckett’s prose to life through emotionally honest and stylistically spare performance. PSU Professor John Vignaux Smyth and Conor Lovett discuss Beckett’s writing and contributions to theatre.
The TBA Noontime Chats are a series of casual discussions with artists, creative thinkers, and TBA audiences.
Ticket info: Free for Flex, Immersion and Patron Pass holders, PICA members, PNCA community; $5 general admission at the door.
Event times:
12:30 pm –
2:00 pm
Swigert Commons, PNCA Main Campus Building
Tuesday, September 14
TBA Noontime Chats | Dance & Sculpture
in conjunction with TBA:10 Festival
September 14, 12:30 pm
Swigert Commons, PNCA Main Campus Building
1241 NW Johnson St.
As artists push formal boundaries, distinctions between disciplines blur and new forms evolve. TBA artists Maria Hassabi, Danielle Kelly & Noelle Stiles, and Jonathan Turner of Yemenwed discuss how dance and sculpture are integrated in their work.
The TBA Noontime Chats are a series of casual discussions with artists, creative thinkers, and TBA audiences.
Ticket info: Free for Flex, Immersion and Patron Pass holders, PICA members, PNCA community; $5 general admission at the door.
Event times:
12:30 pm –
2:00 pm
Swigert Commons, PNCA Main Campus Building
Wednesday, September 15
TBA Noontime Chats | It's Too Personal
in conjunction with TBA:10 Festival
September 15, 12:30 pm
Swigert Commons, PNCA Main Campus Building
1241 NW Johnson St.
Are we to be known through our work or for our work? Storm Tharp and Jessica Jackson Hutchins discuss mining the personal and the familial for inspiration and content with PICA’s Visual Art Program Director, Kristan Kennedy.
The TBA Noontime Chats are a series of casual discussions with artists, creative thinkers, and TBA audiences.
Ticket info: Free for Flex, Immersion and Patron Pass holders, PICA members, PNCA community; $5 general admission at the door.
Ticket info: Free for Flex, Immersion and Patron Pass holders, PICA members, PNCA community; $5 general admission at the door.
Event times:
12:30 pm –
2:00 pm
Swigert Commons, PNCA Main Campus Building
Thursday, September 16
TBA Noontime Chats | Hyper Reality
in conjunction with TBA:10 Festival
September 16, 12:30 pm
Swigert Commons, PNCA Main Campus Building
1241 NW Johnson St.
Ronnie Bass and Gandalf Gavan discuss, metaphysics, art, pop music, embodiment of character and the prospect of leaving this world for another with Ethan Siegel Theoretical Astrophysicist and Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics at Lewis & Clark and PICA’s Visual Art Program Director, Kristan Kennedy.
The TBA Noontime Chats are a series of casual discussions with artists, creative thinkers, and TBA audiences.
Ticket info: Free for Flex, Immersion and Patron Pass holders, PICA members, PNCA community; $5 general admission at the door.
Event times:
12:30 pm –
2:00 pm
Swigert Commons, PNCA Main Campus Building
MFA Visual Studies Lecture: Bob Nickas
September 16, 6:30 pm
The Lab at Museum of Contemporary Craft
724 NW Davis St.
Since moving to New York in 1984, curator, critic and writer Bob Nickas has developed a reputation for being a truly independent voice in his field, working against the prevailing narratives of contemporary art without compromise. Nickas has curated over 80 exhibitions and from 2003 to 2006 served as curatorial advisor for P.S.1. In 1994, he co-founded the highly influential, now-defunct Index Magazine with artist Peter Halley. He is the author of three books.
Presenting sponsor: ZGF Architects LLP
Ticket info: Free and open to the public.
Event times:
6:30 pm –
8:00 pm
The Lab at Museum of Contemporary Craft, 724 NW Davis St.
Friday, September 17
TBA Noontime Chats | The Telephone Game
in conjunction with TBA:10 Festival
September 17, 12:30 pm
Swigert Commons, PNCA Main Campus Building
1241 NW Johnson St.
Nature Theatre of Oklahoma developed the text for No Dice and Romeo and Juliet by collecting oral narratives rather than starting with a written script. Directors Pavol Liska and Kelly Copper share their generative process including interviews, games, and recorded phone conversations.
The TBA Noontime Chats are a series of casual discussions with artists, creative thinkers, and TBA audiences.
Ticket info: Free for Flex, Immersion and Patron Pass holders, PICA members, PNCA community; $5 general admission at the door.
Event times:
12:30 pm –
2:00 pm
Swigert Commons, PNCA Main Campus Building
Saturday, September 18
TBA Noontime Chats | On the Boards TV
in conjunction with TBA:10 Festival
September 18, 12:30 pm
Swigert Commons, PNCA Main Campus Building
1241 NW Johnson St.
Lane Czaplinski and Sarah Wilke, artistic and managing directors of On the Boards, lead a dynamic conversation with TBA artists and presenters about distribution of performance through the Internet and the questions raised by OntheBoards.tv.
The TBA Noontime Chats are a series of casual discussions with artists, creative thinkers, and TBA audiences.
Ticket info: Free for Flex, Immersion and Patron Pass holders, PICA members, PNCA community; $5 general admission at the door.
Event times:
12:30 pm –
2:00 pm
Swigert Commons, PNCA Main Campus Building
Sunday, September 19
TBA Noontime Chats | Across the Ocean
in conjunction with TBA:10 Festival
September 19, 12:30 pm
Swigert Commons, PNCA Main Campus Building
1241 NW Johnson St.
Contemporary Pacific NW and Japanese artists have developed their own forms of cultural and artistic exchange. An international dialog between Matsue Okazaki, Yukio Suzuki and Zan Yamashita of the Offsite Dance Project (Japan) and Mizu Desierto of The Headwaters (Portland.)
The TBA Noontime Chats are a series of casual discussions with artists, creative thinkers, and TBA audiences.
Ticket info: Free for Flex, Immersion and Patron Pass holders, PICA members, PNCA community; $5 general admission at the door.
Event times:
12:30 pm –
2:00 pm
Swigert Commons, PNCA Main Campus Building
Thursday, September 23
MFA Applied Craft & Design Lecture: Andy Brayman
September 23, 6:30 pm
MFA in Applied Craft and Design Studios at
The Bison Building
421 NE 10th Ave.
Andy Brayman is the founder of Kansas City-based ceramics studio The Matter Factory. His studio has produced both fine art pieces and commercial work through an endeavor known as “Easy Ceramic Details.” Recently, he has been employing the use of a “tornado machine” that pulverizes brick and cinder block fragments in a simple centrifuge using only spinning air in a metal cone. Brayman received his BFA from University of Kansas and his MFA from Alfred University.
Presenting sponsor: ZGF Architects LLP
The MFA in Applied Craft and Design is jointly offered through Pacific Northwest College of Art and Oregon College of Art and Craft.
Ticket info: Free and open to the public.
Event times:
6:30 pm –
8:00 pm
The Bison Building, 421 NE 10th Ave.
Saturday, September 25
Craft Conversation | Collateral Matters
September 25, 2 pm
Museum of Contemporary Craft
724 NW Davis St.
Please convene in the second floor exhibition gallery.
Guest curators Kate Bingaman-Burt and Clifton Burt share their process, installation design, and how Collateral Matters connects the Museum’s history to the history of graphic design in this interactive exhibition. From sifting through files and sorting papers to designing an installation that brings an archive into public view, the curators call attention to printed matters as cultural history during the pre-desktop publishing era.
Ticket info: Free for Museum members and PNCA community; $3 general public.
Event times:
2:00 pm –
3:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Craft, 724 NW Davis St.
Artist Collaborations Night
September 25, 6 pm
The Lab at Museum of Contemporary Craft
724 NW Davis St.
The Guild Council of the Museum of Contemporary Craft invites local guild artists, Portland Etsy Team members, PNCA students and Crafty Wonderland participants to collaborate on a piece of art together, in conjunction with upcoming exhibition Laurie Herrick: Weaving Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (on view starting March 2011).
More information coming soon.
Ticket info: Free and open to the public.
Event times:
6:00 pm –
8:00 pm
The Lab at Museum of Contemporary Craft, 724 NW Davis St.
Starting Monday, September 27
International Writers Project
September 27–October 2
Swigert Commons, PNCA Main Campus Building
1241 NW Johnson St.
This is the second year that PNCA hosts six writers through the International Writing Program, which, since its founding in 1967 at the University of Iowa, has brought together more than 1,000 rising and established literary stars from 120 countries to develop a community of writing to enhance international understanding.
The writers’ week at PNCA includes both immersion in the campus curriculum along with collaborative public programming. The experience provides writers from around the world with a sense of American innovation and openness, and exposes U.S. readers, writers, and artists to international perspectives on the art and process of writing.
Ticket info: Free and open to the public.
Event runs:
Mon, Sep 27 –
Wed, Oct 20
Swigert Commons, PNCA Main Campus Building
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Continuing Events
The following exhibits have already started and are still on display at the PNCA:
• Ai Weiwei: Dropping the Urn
Ceramic Works 5000 BCE - 2010 CE
From: Thu, Jul 15
To: Sat, Oct 30
• Exhibition | Morph/Shift
Perspectives on Non-Objective, Abstract, Experimental Painting
From: Mon, Aug 30
To: Sun, Sep 26
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