image via Andrea Zittel’s A-Z an institute of investigative living
It is perhaps enough that PMMNLS brings international, national, and regional artists to PSU to talk about their work every Monday night of the school year. But even better, the talks are open to all and completely free. Three cheers for the educational institutions doing public programming for the community! With PNCA hosting its IDEA STUDIO lecture series (as well as local initiatives like PDXplore), University of Oregon’s architecture and design programming in its freshy new White Stag building, AND the programming Stephanie Snyder has been doing at Reed College’s Cooley Gallery, we are a lucky culture-loving public indeed.
A pretty brilliant partnership among arts and educational institutions (Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, Reed College, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Lewis & Clark College, and PSU’s Department of International Studies) The Portland State University MFA Monday Night Lecture Series (PMMNLS) brings top-notch visual arts lectures to the heart of downtown (just off the streetcar line!).
Portland State University Shattuck Hall Annex (1914 SW Park Ave) at the corner of SW Broadway and Hall on the PSU campus almost every Monday night from October 13 - May 18 at 7:30 PM.
And here, from the press release via PICA, the schedule:
OCTOBER13 : Andrea Zittel
Internationally acclaimed Andrea Zittel develops hand-crafted furniture, homes and vehicles for contemporary consumers, in response to human rhythms and the creative need of people to match their surroundings to the changing appearance of life. Recently Zittel’s institute, known as A-Z Enterprise, has been acting as host to The High Desert Test Sites, a series of experimental art sites located along a stretch of desert communities in Southern California, which will provide alternative space for experimental works by both emerging and established artists in connection with the California Biennial in November, 2008.
20 : Buster Simpson
Buster Simpson is widely known as an environmental artist, making outdoor sculpture and public art that involve its environment as well as its viewers. Simpson has worked on major infrastructure projects, site master planning, signature sculptures, museum installations, and community projects. Some of these include a light rail bridge collaborative over the Salt River in Phoenix and art master plans for urban centers and watersheds that integrate community, ecology, and art.
27 : Matt McCormick
Matt McCormick is a 34-year-old artist and filmmaker, residing in Portland, OR, whose work blurs the lines between documentary and experimental filmmaking. McCormick has made several award winning short films in recent years, including contributions to the Sundance, San Fancisco, Ann Arbor, and New York Underground film festivals. Some films of note include Towlines, American Nutria, and The Subconscious Art of Graffiti Removal. McCormick is the founder of the video label Peripheral Produce and the Portland Documentary and eXperimental Film Festival. He also records music under the name “Very Stereo.”
The rest of the year’s lineup is as follows:
NOVEMBER
03 : Darren O’Donnell
10 : Courtney Fink
17 : Stephanie Smith
24 : Matthew Higgs
DECEMBER
01 : Hamza Walker
JANUARY 2009
05 : Lucky Dragons
12 : Daniel Bozhkov
26 : Michael Brophy
FEBRUARY 2009
02 : Edgar Arceneaux
09 : Julie Ault
16 : Mark Beasley
23 : Althea Thauberger
MARCH 2009
02 : Modou Dieng
09 : J.Morgan Puett
30 : MK Guth
APRIL 2009
06 : Michael Rakowitz
13 : Larry Sultan
20 : Neighborhood Public Radio
27 : Doug Blandy
MAY 2009
04 : Mark Dion
11 : Frances Stark
18 : Mierle Laderman Ukeles
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