Please join us in celebrating the grand opening of the new home for the Jordan Schnitzer School of Art + Art History + Design at Portland State University.
Experience this exciting new chapter in the arts at PSU, explore the spaces, and celebrate the students, faculty, artists, designers, and community members who make this school thrive as we kick off the academic year in our new home.
- 4:00pm–4:45pm – Opening Remarks
- 4:45pm – Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
- 5:00pm–8:00pm – Building-wide Open House Celebration with activities, making, performances, printing, music, exhibitions, and more.
Come for the ribbon cutting. Stay for the party. Explore the whole building.
We’ll have building maps and a full program ready when you arrive, along with lots of excited volunteers to show you around, point you to the fun, and answer your building questions. Everyone is invited!
Schedule of Events
Opening Remarks at 4 pm
Ribbon Cutting at 4:45 pm
Green Loop Between Shattuck Hall and the new Art Building
The Whole Building Comes Alive from 5 to 8 pm!
Floor 1 | Party + Printing + Food
DJ Tina Snow Le! TOMBOY! Rowdy Airbrush! Secret Room Press Riso Photobooth! Outlet Breakfast Button Bar! Lucky Garden! Art + Social Practice! Rodeo! Cobra Dogs! Rosa’s Churros! Drinks + MORE!
Floor 2 | Games + Experimentation
Clown Bingo! Art History Hangout! No-Peek Portraits! Grand Opening Yearbook! Timeless Tech! Comma Corner! Friendtorship! Knit With Algae! Electric Cave Paintings! Launch Alumni Studios! POPCORN!
Floor 3 | Print + Fashion + Textiles
Human Photocopier! Refashion Challenge! Workshops @ PSU! Textile demonstrations! Pull a print! Make something!
KEEP GOING UP THOSE STAIRS!
Floor 4 | Photo + Performance + Film
Mini Photobook Fair! Darkroom photograms! Photobooth! DJ Susan Saranwrap! Painting + Drawing Dance Party! Art Chopped! Handmade Film Night! Combat Recent Technology! Portrait of a Building!