The Portland Art Museum Reveals Shine a Light: A Night at the Museum

When: Saturday, September 19, 2009, 6 p.m. - midnight
Admission: Free with Museum admission
Where: Inside and outside at the Portland Art Museum
1219 SW Park Avenue, Portland, Oregon
http://www.portlandartmuseum.org

For one night only, on Saturday, September 19 from 6 p.m.–midnight, the Portland Art Museum hosts Shine a Light: A Night at the Museum. The event consists of six hours of performances, installations, tours, workshops, and games by 15 artists drawn from Portland State University's Art and Social Practice Program, led by Harrell Fletcher. The Northwest Film Center joins in by breaking out of the Whitsell Auditorium to present vintage and contemporary works in some surprise locations. The projects are centered on artist and audience participation and visitors are encouraged to experience the Museum's spaces and collections in new ways.

Projects and events take place inside and outside of the Museum. Outdoors in the sculpture court, local bands will play throughout the day and visitors can watch an expert "dowser" uncover the colors and sounds of works of art, see a demonstration of printmaking at a mobile print factory and sample specially made beer brewed to complement individual museum objects for the event by Lompoc, Laurelwood and Lucky Lab. Inside, projects located throughout the Museum include "Learn to Count in Mon", a project to save endangered languages, a break-dancing display, musicians serenading select works of art, "Stranger Moments", a roving theatrical tour of the Museum employees' interactions in the galleries with strangers, video instillations from the Northwest Film Center and much more. The full Shine a Light schedule will be available at http://www.portlandartmuseum.org on August 27.

The PMMNLS will resume in October 2009. Check back in Septemember for the 2009-2010 lineup.

Almost every Monday night of the school year the PSU Department of Art brings in local, national and international artists to the PSU campus. For a complete list of past artists go to the PMMNLS page.

Coming soon: Watch videos online of your favorite past lectures.

Spring 2009
MK Guth
Michael Rakowitz                                                         
Larry Sultan
Neighborhood Public Radio
Doug Blandy
Mark Dion
Frances Stark
Mierle Laderman Ukeles

In Context: Work From Advanced Sculpure Students at Portland State University

Exhibition Dates: June 29 - August 10, 2009
Lectures by Exhibition Participants: Wednesday, July 1, 4-6 p.m.
Opening Reception: Wednesday, July 1, 6 - 7:30 pm              
Location: Collins Central Library

Participating Artists: Lisa Hricsina, Angela Jones, Kirk Larkins, Robert McKirdie, Rorry Niles, Kristen Roland, Matthew Shevchenko, River Wylde. Curated by Erik Geschke, Assistant Professor of Art.                            
Collins Gallery Central Library

Everything Will Be Okay - PSU Graphic Design Senior Show 2009 

September 3, 2009, 6 p.m. to  11 p.m.

The Cleaners at the Ace Hotel
1022 SW Stark Street
Portland, OR

One night only, Portland State's Graphic Design seniors show final portfolios and convey how "Everything Will Be Okay."

Participating Artists: Rory Phillips, Isabel Cattadoris, Krista Hanson, Jimmy Presler, Tanner Scott, Colleen Romike, Cliff Li, Tess Whitehead, Nora Travis, Sarah Collins, Kyndra Woodbury, Laura Roxana Negreanu, Jonathan Rosing, Nancy Gomez, Andrew Williams, Marissa Leitch, Belin Liu.

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