Category: Art & Design
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Local Activities That Won’t Break the Bank
As you return to campus after summer break, many of you are looking for places to hang out or grab a bite to eat that won’t deplete your bank account. Luckily, PSU’s urban campus gives you access to tons of tasty, fun and affordable options (and free and low-cost ways to get to them). Whether…
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May the (musical) force be with you: A postcard from Skywalker Sound
For 40 students in Portland State’s acclaimed Chamber Choir, Memorial Day weekend brought the thrill of a lifetime. The award-winning ensemble boarded a plane bound for San Francisco to spend six days recording at the legendary Skywalker Sound, on George Lucas’s Skywalker Ranch.
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Joaquin Golez Makes Accessible Art Brimming with Queer Hope
Joaquin Golez (MFA ’24) is an illustrator whose work captures the eroticism of hope for queer and transgender people existing in a hostile world. He takes inspiration from manga, tattoos, queer culture and social justice movements to create art that is detailed, vibrant and provocative. Ruben Gil-Herrera from Inside Portland State sat down with Golez…
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Muralist Kyra Watkins Celebrates Jason Washington’s Life Through Portraiture
Kyra Watkins, a Portland-based public and digital artist hailing from Cincinnati, Ohio, served as PSU’s Artist in Residence during the 2023-2024 academic year, during which she created the new Jason Washington Mural now on display in Smith Memorial Student Union. Watkins’ background is primarily in portraiture and figurative work, as well as in large-scale public…
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Conversing and Collaging with Contemporary Artist Jay Lynn Gomez
In late February, the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at PSU (JSMA at PSU) invited nationally recognized, contemporary visual artist Jay Lynn Gomez to campus to facilitate a student art-making workshop and participate in the museum’s first “Art in Conversation” event, featuring PSU students and faculty in conversation with contemporary visual artists.