College of the Arts

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Three televisions, stacked in a pyramid, displaying colorful artwork.
February 3rd 2022

Portland Winter Light Festival has roots deep within PSU’s College of the Arts

Visitors to the PSU campus during this year’s Portland Winter Light Festival,...
Two people do handstands, framing another person jumping
December 6th 2021

Dance Review: Putting the Body in BodyVox

Dance review: Putting the Body in BodyVox "Serious Cupcakes" is one of the...
Two horses grazing in a field with trees behind them with text overlaid that reads "The Witness"
November 24th 2021

Film Major Lee Dunn to Screen Film in Sonic Matter Festival in Zurich

Last summer, Lee Dunn captured a performance of Pauline Oliveros’ "The...
Architectural concept drawing for "Projective Ecologies of Postcapitalist Architecture," Xander Sligh
November 5th 2021

PSU Architecture students take home honors in AIA design competition

Four recent graduates from Portland State University School of Architecture...
Michihiro Kosuge
November 3rd 2021

Remembering Michihiro “Michi” Kosuge

On October 13, 2021, Michihiro “Michi” Kosuge passed away. Michi was...
Spencer Garland surrounded by his art
November 2nd 2021

Alumni Spotlight: Spencer Garland '19

Thanks to BRENDA ARTS, young people of color (POC) get to see the world through...
Pantheon Scooters
October 15th 2021

Film Faculty Rob Ribera Leads Film-Focused Trip to Italy for Education Abroad

Film faculty Rob Ribera will lead "Italian Cinema In Person," a film-focused...
Professor Ben Mendelsohn in the Park Blocks
October 7th 2021

PSU Film Students Attend Flaherty Seminar

Thanks to the generous support of donors Jim and Sandy Wygant, Film majors...
Professional film camera being used by student
October 4th 2021

2021-22 Koerner Scholarship Recipients

Portland State University School of Film extends its congratulations to the...
October 4th 2021

Film Faculty Ben Mendlesohn's "As If Sand Were Stone" Reviewed in Society + Space

Read the article “As If Sand Were Stone” reaches well beyond New York and Lagos, speaking to coastal urbanism more broadly – a condition of planetary prominence and one under increasing threat from sea level rise, storm surges and subsidence. There are lessons we can take with us....
"Ness" by Clive Knights
September 27th 2021

Collages and monotypes by Architecture professor Clive Knights on view

Clive Knights, professor in the School of Architecture, has a series of collages...
painters painting mural of a blue person with pink hair and purple flowers
September 16th 2021

Montgomery Street to become home to new mural by student artists

Montgomery Plaza is getting a new look thanks to the PSU COMMA artist collective,...