Research

A contemporary art museum and social practice project inside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School. KSMoCA reimagines the way museums, public schools, and universities can affect people, culture, and perspectives by creating radical intersections for sharing resources across organizations.

Facilitated by the PSU Art + Social Practice MFA program, Columbia River Creative Initiatives is a series of artist run programs and classes held at the Columbia River Correctional Institution, a minimum security prison in Northeast Portland, Oregon.

Medieval Portland gathers resources that are now in the Portland, Oregon region for research and learning about medieval Europe and the Middle East. Much of the work was created by students in the Medieval Portland Capstone taught by Anne McClanan, Professor of Art History at PSU.

Friendtorship brings PSU Art + Design students together with students from Centennial Park High School to collaborate on creative projects, build strong relationships, and have fun. The program, co-directed by Professor Lis Charman, aims to increase access to design and arts learning for underserved and at-risk high school students.

Graphic Means: A History of Graphic Design Production, a film directed and produced by A+D faculty Briar Levit, tells the story of the transition from manual to digital means of production in the discipline of graphic design.

Julie Perini’s documentary film, The Gentleman Bank Robber, draws a portrait of the extraordinary life of revolutionary rita bo brown.

Outlet, the studio of designer and illustrator Kate Bingaman-Burt, is part illustration studio, part workshop and pop-up event space, and part zine library.