This spring, KSMoCA welcomes visiting artist Xavier Pierce for an artist talk and exhibition. Mr. Pierce is an interdisciplinary artist who often paints and references his early interest in architecture. A graduate of PSU, he is also a first grade teacher at Dr. MLK Jr. School. This event is created with the participation of graduate students in the PSU Art and Social Practice MFA Program, students in ART 328, and collaborators onsite at the elementary school.
About KSMoCA
The Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Museum of Contemporary Art (KSMoCA), is a contemporary art museum and social practice art project inside and in partnership with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School, a Pre K - 5th grade public school in NE Portland, OR. 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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