At PSU, we “let knowledge serve the city”, but how? To what end? Who benefits? Come to this hybrid panel event to hear stories from Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Museum of Contemporary Art (KSMoCA).
KSMoCA is a contemporary art museum and social practice art project inside and in partnership with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School, pre-kindergarten through fifth grade public school in NE Portland. Founded in 2014 by Portland State University professors Lisa Jarrett and Harrell Fletcher, KSMoCA connects public school students with internationally renowned contemporary artists through collaborative workshops, exhibitions, artists lectures, and site-specific commissions. Students learn through experience about museum practice and careers in the arts by participating as curators, preparators, artists, gallerists, writers, and docents.
KSMoCA reimagines the way museums, public schools, and universities can affect people, culture, and perspectives by creating radical intersections for sharing resources across organizations. Programs are developed collaboratively with the Dr MLK Jr School community, PSU students, and a team of supporting artists.
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Facilitators:
Laura Glazer
Portland State University
Laura Glazer is a student in the Art and Social Practice Master of Fine Arts program at Portland State University. She graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in photography and lives in Portland, Oregon. An avid letter writer, she is a member of the Portland Correspondence Coop and creates artwork at the intersections of photography, design, publishing, and curation.
Kiara Hill
Portland State University
Kiara Hill Ph.D, is a Visiting Assistant Professor who teaches courses in Art History, and the Art + Social Practice MFA Program in the School of Art + Design at Portland State University. They teach the PSU KSMoCA course and work alongside Program Director, Laura Glazer.
PPS Panelists:
Michelle Peake
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School
Michelle Peake is a school counselor at Dr. MLK Jr. Elementary School where she has worked for nine years. She facilitates the Queer Student Association and is a KSMoCA project partner.
Nancy Rios-Araujo
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School
Nancy Rios-Araujo is a KSMoCA project partner and is School Admind Assistant 2 and Project Coordinator at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School where she has worked for 23 years.