As the year winds down, we students begin to plan to do all sorts of fun things on our summer break. Or heck, some of us might be starting now! Regardless, it’s always helpful to gather some good ideas of how you should spend your newfound freetime. Some of you may head home during break, so your time to explore without the constraints of academic … Continue reading Summer of Art: Galleries to Get Your Art Fix This Summer
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then the collection of historic family photos found beneath a stairwell in a Northeast Portland home speaks volumes. Continue reading ‘You just want to know these people’: PSU students archive historic Black family’s photo collection
The exhibit, on display through March 17, is a curated collection from the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School Museum of Contemporary Art (KSMoCA), a contemporary art museum inside the Northeast Portland pre-K-5 school Continue reading 5th grader teams up with PSU prof to show us her ‘Happy Place’ in new exhibit
This year’s Portland Winter Light Festival features two performances by Tomás Cotik, assistant professor of violin at Portland State: a video projection of Ombra Musicia II (“musician’s shadow”) at PSU’s Urban Plaza on Feb. 3-4 and a performance of his Trio for Violin, Light and Shadow at the Lincoln Recital Hall on Feb. 11. Portland State’s Ruben Gil-Herrera spoke with Cotik about these performances, his … Continue reading PSU violin professor Tomás Cotik performs at Portland Winter Light Festival: video and Q and A
When Randal Wyatt ‘21 sees a need, he tries to fill it. In the wake of George Floyd’s murder, Randal turned to his community in search of a way to give back. He took inspiration from what he learned while pursuing a degree in Social Science at Portland State to found Taking Ownership PDX. Randal describes Taking Ownership PDX as a community-based, reparations-based organization that … Continue reading We’re thankful for this PSU alum fighting gentrification in Portland
Three Portland State architecture students share their reflections on what they learned and what new perspectives they gained through the experience of working with Indigenous architect Kevin O’Brien. Continue reading PSU students reflect on working with Indigenous architect and what it was like to set fire to a week’s worth of work
Longtime activist Kathleen Saadat shared her wisdom and insights on finding joy and thriving as part of a day-long convening earlier this year. Continue reading Activist Kathleen Saadat shares 7 lessons on finding joy and thriving
