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Nov 27

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Just in time for a family and food break! Join me, first year student @peery.sloan , tomorrow to practice paying attention and taking space in public areas.

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Nov 26

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What is the reason for your travel outside of your country? How much luggage are you carrying? Does your current passport photo convey your inner longing to return to your homeland? We will assist you in answering all these questions for your upcoming visa interviews. Here are some clips from our interview practice. (Public Agency of Travel Planning for the Overwhelmed by Simeen Anjum)

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Nov 26

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We love our wet weather here in Portland and fully lean into our snow monkey tendencies. Class at a pool? Yes please

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Nov 25

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Hi!
First year student, Peery Sloan @peery.sloan , here hoping to enhance the holiday week to be even more memorable.
This car wash today was wonderful. I used to be terrified of them as a kid and jump into my sister’s lap but now I’m mesmerized. Could we make a manual car wash? Not the cheerleader fundraiser-type but human costumes of the wipers, squishers, spinning tassled washers - what’s being washed away by these dancing, costumed humans? If you’re interested, let’s talk. Yes, I digressed…

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Nov 22

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Come meet us! 🌈
We’re hosting two Virtual Q+A Sessions for the MFA in Art and Social Practice at Portland State University.

The December 2 session will focus on the school and overall graduate experience, while the December 10 session will look more specifically at the MFA Art and Social Practice program.

In both sessions, you’ll have a chance to ask questions directly to Lisa Jarrett and Midori Yamanaka — ask us anything!

📅 Tuesday, Dec. 2 — 4:15pm–5:15pm
Hosted by the Schnitzer School of Art + Art History + Design

📅 Wednesday, Dec. 10 — 4:15pm–5:15pm
Hosted by the Graduate School with a presentation by Lisa & Midori

✔️ Tap the link in our bio or scan the QR code to sign up.
We look forward to meeting you! ✨

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Nov 21

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Congratulations to our program director, Lisa Jarrett! 🎉

Our cohort visited the newly reopened Portland Art Museum, where Lisa’s work is featured in the Thelma Johnson Streat Black Art & Experience Gallery.

PAM’s new Thelma Johnson Streat Gallery marks a significant milestone in naming and institutional recognition.

It was inspiring to hear Lisa talk about her work and to see this new direction at the museum. Her installation will be on view for the next year.

We’re so proud of you, Lisa! ✨

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Nov 20

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Applying for a visa is tricky business but you’re in the best hands with our travel agent! We are helping our clients fill out their ‘Permission to Leave’ visa application form - an imaginary process requiring travelers to request permission from the government to be allowed to travel outside their country for any reason.

Public Agency of Travel Planning for the Overwhelmed by Artist Simeen Anjum
(Currently on view at AB Gallery, 2000 SW 5th Ave until Nov 22)

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Nov 18

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Also this is me (Deets) presenting today in class on the theme of ‘Institutional Critique,’ we have to include an activity in our presentation-this is my activity. Feel free to to start your own fictional museum, invite artists to participate, let them democratically decide what goes in the museum then ruthlessly use your power as a curator to uphold the desires of the art market! Documentation by @sarahblesener

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Nov 18

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Hello from Deets! Last week was my week to share on instagram and I didn’t. Whoops! Rookie mistake. I’m a first year in the program (rookie!) and I’m sharing some greatest hits from my first term. 1.Haruka is in my cohort, this is her falling victim to the clothing pin game we played on our retreat. 2. The pumpkins that would later be used for a squash squat contest at Dishman where @all_corndogs_go_to_heaven is the resident artist (@loadingwaitt won!) 3. Adela and small Adela presenting their work in class 4. Collaborative pizza project 5. Artwork by a King School student during @ksmoca mentorship time 6. King Student giving me a tour of the permanent @ksmoca collection 7. @peery.sloan helping with workshop facilitated by @ychoi_artist who is the KSMoCA artist in residence this term. Time has flown by!

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Nov 13

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Now Open in AB Gallery!
Visit Simeen Anjum’s Public Agency pf Travel Planning for the Overwhelmed. Open through Nov 22.

Upcoming Performance by @peery.sloan Tue Nov 19 5:15pm followed by a conversation.

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Nov 9

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We’re part of the Zine Symposium at PSU’s Smith Memorial Student Union! ✨
It started yesterday and goes until 5pm today — tons of zines, artists, and good vibes!
Come say hi! 👋

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Nov 6

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This term’s guest artist at KSMoCA is Yoonhee Choi, and we’ve just entered the second phase of her workshop!

She shared how we can tell stories through colors—just like musicians express with notes and instruments, and writers with letters and sentences.

✨ What kind of story would you like to tell?
Which colors connect to your emotion or experience?

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Nov 6

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This term, a lot of us have been thinking about the roll of playfulness not just in our art but as a why to make a difference. A sort “jestering” new collective realities into being. As a tool to bring down barriers for people to talk to each other, that otherwise wouldn’t.

What is the role of play in your life and work?

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Nov 5

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Opening next week! Public Agency of Travel Planning is popping up in Portland! The show includes also a range of Office hours and Workshops. Come visit!

When: Nov 10-21st
Where: AB Gallery, Portland State University (2000 SW 5th Ave)
Gallery Hours: 9-5 M-F
Door Access: Buzz the doorbell or use a PSU ID for access.

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Oct 28

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What is an archive? We hit the library today to check out the Art + Social Practice Archive and find out what we could do to help preserve it. Thanks Marti, for all the info and letting us check out the work from past students in the program.✌️

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Oct 28

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First visit to our A+SP archive with the new cohort :]

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Oct 24

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This week our cohort assisted @ksmoca ‘s artist in residence, Yoonhee Choi, and students of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School, in a colorful paper-making workshop! This is the first part of many workshops that will take place throughout the term. We’re excited to see the kids and Yoonhee’s collaborative work at the end of the term!

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Oct 17

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Are you interested in the Art and Social Practice MFA at Portland State University?
Our application information for Fall 2026 is now available — applications open in January 2026!

Recognized by Artsy as one of the Top 15 Art Programs in the U.S., our three-year program combines individual practice, collaboration, community partnerships, and experiential learning with diverse faculty. We emphasize critical and professional practice, alternative pedagogy, and transdisciplinary exploration—creating an immersive and dynamic environment.

Based primarily in Portland, the program also offers flexibility for students working on residencies or site-specific projects elsewhere.

🗓️ Application deadline: January 24, 2026, 11:59 PM PST

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Oct 12

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So, school started this fall with five new first-year students!
It’s been two weeks since the new school year began.

The biggest change this year is the new class schedule. We used to have afternoon classes from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., but now they run from 1:30 to 4:10 p.m. Yes, it’s shorter and more focused.

Is it too short? Or maybe it’s better—we get to leave before it gets really dark in the winter! Let’s see how it goes. 🌙

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Sep 28

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🌊✨ Program Retreat — Day 2 ✨🌊
Our main day together, filled with connection, creativity, and adventure!

🥑 Kicked off with an amazing avo toast breakfast
🏘️ Explored the neighborhood
🤝 Built our community agreement
🎤 Inspiring session with our program director, Lisa Jarrett
🎲 Fun games & pizza making
🌌 Wrapped up with a spooky, mysterious, beautiful, and adventurous night walk on the beach — discovering tide pools along the way

Grateful for this community 💙

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Sep 27

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✨ This year’s program retreat has officially kicked off — welcoming our new first-year students!
Excited to spend the weekend learning, sharing, and building community together. 🌊🌲

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Sep 26

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Aug 19

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We love to travel but it’s not cool when you go to another land and steal those people’s houses! israel is a made up country and it needs to stop the killing and starvation of the millions of people in Palestine.

Join the global strike against the Settler-Colonial State of israel!

From the River to the Sea Palestine Shall be free ❤️

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Jul 8

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Public Agency of Travel Planning for the Overwhelmed is now opening in Philadelphia! We are setting up a temporary office at @writersroomdrexel for a special 3 day residency. Join us for mock visa interviews, community sourced travel advice, passport making workshop and other essentials of traveling.

Tell your friends in Philly who are dreaming of an escape — Better Call Simeen 📞

6-7:30 PM, July 22-24th
229 N 34th St, Philadelphia PA 19104

#visaservices #internationaltravel #borders #bettercallsimeen #publicagencyoftravelplanningfortheoverwhelmed #ilovetravelling🌎✈️ #philadelphia

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Jun 26

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Yes, you heard that right! We are moving out of the Portland Building and currently looking for new venues for a Pop Up Office!
We are looking for spaces, galleries, offices and any place that’s willing to partner with us to serve the travel enthusiasts of our time!

Send a DM to @loadingwaitt if you have any ideas and proposals!

Public Agency of Travel Planning for the Overwhelmed is a socially engaged art project by Simeen Anjum that navigates the ever shifting bureaucracy around traveling and borders.

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Jun 13

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The Spring 2025 issue of SOFA Journal (Social Forms of Art) is out now!
Click the link in bio to read more. Clara Harlow in conversation with Jorge Lucero, Simeen Anjum with Kristan Kennedy, Nina Vichayapai with Elisheba Johnson, and Lou Blumberg with Lo Moran.

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Jun 13

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The Spring 2025 issue of SOFA Journal (Social Forms of Art) is out now!
Click the link in bio to read more. Dom Toliver in conversation with Xavier Pierce, Sarah Luu with Lewis Alexander Geist, Gwen Hoeffgen with Roberta Hunte, Adela Cardona with Chariti Montez, and Midori Yamanaka with R.Y.

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Jun 2

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“Give Me Shelter” is a community storytelling project about the lived realities of “home” in Portland. Addressing the ongoing housing crisis, we ask: How can we reimagine public spaces to feel more like home, and uphold dignity and care? How can communities come together to build safety, belonging, and “home”?
This project consists of an interactive art installation, public video installation featuring films from @otfpdx , and a public conversation around “home”.
We are also featuring papers, poetry books, and resources from @streetroots
Hope to see you there!!!

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May 31

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Struggling to access a sense of play under the relentless expectations and horrors of capitalism? Scrap your to-do list and clock out with us at Happiest Hour! Experience the board room game where everyone knows your name this Friday, June 6th at 3:45 pm at the Portland Building.

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May 31

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We hope this post finds you well! We just want to circle back on the board room game, Happiest Hour. It’s come to our attention this event is happening at the Portland Building next Friday, June 6th at 3:45 pm. While this event isn’t mandatory per se, your attendance is encouraged and we believe it could be quite effective in building camaraderie amongst colleagues. We are one big family after all! Looking forward, Happiest Hour Committee

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May 31

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Diaspora Kitchen: An exploration on how migration, identity and memory live in what we eat and how. Bring a recipe that reminds you of home- any dish, any origin.

You can find us at the Park Blocks at the lawn facing Shattuck Hall and the Viking Pavillion (which is noted to be 800 SW Hall on maps). See you there! <3 -Sarah Luu

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May 30

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If you’ve been wondering how to evolve and grow in your way in this earth and uncertain times, come write and paint with us with prompts designed by Elders from the Watershed Community that have been through it all.

Reflect on the power of loving from Julia’s prompts and the importance of different perception with Bernadine’s.

An event co-created by the Watershed Community, @domenict_ @gwenhoeffgen and @adelafajury for this years Assembly: a three day event of participatory art free to the public x @pdxartsculture