Assembly
Assembly is the annual showcase of participatory events, workshops, and presentations by PSU’s Art + Social Practice MFA cohort.
Assembly is a free four-day set of presentations, discussions, interventions, and activities that address topics related to art and social practice. Participants shape the collective experience by contributing to dialogue, group projects, and publications.
2016 Schedule
Thursday, May 12
2:00–3:00 PM
Lauren Moran and IPRC
IPRC
4:00–5:30 PM
Darren O’Donnell
IPRC
5:30–6:30 PM
Dinner
6:30–8:00 PM
Community Discussion: The Ethics of Photography
Yaelle Amir with Steve Davis, Emily Fitzgerald, Jim Lommasson, and Beth Nakamura
Newspace Center for Photography
8:30-9:30 PM
Derek Hamm
LIKEWISE
9:30–10:30 PM
Facilitated by Ariana Jacob
LIKEWISE
Friday, May 13
10:00-12:00 PMStudent Research with Free LunchRoz Crews with Globalization First-Year Experience Freshman Inquiry StudentsPSU Broadway Residence Hall
1:00–2:00 PM
Emma Colburn in collaboration with Project Grow artists
Project Grow
3:00–5:00 PM
Portland Museum of Art & Sports Opening
Anke Schüttler and Lauren Moran
Adam Carlin
PSU Campus Rec Center
5:00–7:00 PM
Dinner
7:00-8:00 PM
Arianna Warner, Kimber Teatro, Aubrey Hight, Tanya Magdalena, Trevor Ward, and Lindsay Carter
Lucky Labrador Beer Hall
9:00–11:00 PM
Getting to Know You(Tube): Influence’s Influences
Curated by Roz Crews with presentations from Roya Amirsoleymani, Harrell Fletcher, and Lisa Jarrett
LIKEWISE
Saturday, May 14
10:00-11:00 AM
The Walking School Presents The Know Parade
Adam Carlin and The Walking School
North end of the Park Blocks
SW Park Ave & SW Salmon St
11:00-12:00 PM
Renee Sills and Kimberly Sutherland in collaboration with the PSU Site Dance Class and Tere Mathern
The Portland Open Space Sequence
Beginning at The Source Fountain
12:00–1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00–3:00 PM
Emily Fitzgerald, Seniors from the Hollywood Senior Center, and Youth from Beaumont Middle School
Hollywood Senior Center
4:00–6:00 PM
The Global Table: Tasting Party
Amanda Leigh Evans and Krysta Williams in collaboration with Farida Hadid, Blanca Hernandez, and Paula Hernandez
Zenger Farm
6:00-7:00 PM
Dinner (Portland Mercado suggested)
7:00-9:00 PM
Collaborative Learning for Physical Prowess (on the dance floor): How to Dance Like a Boss
Jens Hauge and Renee Sills with guest presenters Leif J. Lee, Tonisha Toler, and Padraic O’Meara
Performance Works Northwest
9:00–Midnight
Jens Hauge and Renee Sills
Performance Works Northwest
Sunday, May 15
10:00–11:00 AM
Anya Wild and Natalya Kolosowsky
Overlook Park
11:00–12:00 PM
Yara El-Sherbini and Davina Drummond
Overlook Park
12:00–1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00–3:00 PM
Kimberly Sutherland and Paul West
4535 NE Garfield Ave
4:00–5:00 PM
Amanda Leigh Evans with Daniel DuFord, Namita Gupta Wiggers, Nicole Gugliotti, Lisa Jarrett, and Denise Mullen
Yale Union Kitchen
5:00–7:00 PM
Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Yara El-Sherbini and Davina Drummond
LIKEWISE
8:30–9:30 PM
Ariana Jacob
LIKEWISE
Presenters
Independent Publishing Resource Center
Yaelle Amir
Steve Davis
Jim Lommasson
Beth Nakamura
Newspace Center for Photography
LIKEWISE
Globalization First-Year Experience Freshman Inquiry Students
Kimber Teatro
Aubrey Hight
Tanya Magdalena
Trevor Ward
Lindsay Carter
Getting To Know You(Tube)
Seniors from the Hollywood Senior Center
Youth from Beaumont Middle School
Farida Hadid
Blanca Hernandez
Paula Hernandez
Leif J. Lee
Tonisha Toler
Padraic O’Meara
Peruse past programs in the Assembly Archive:
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Assembly 2023
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Assembly 2022
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Assembly TV 2021
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Assembly 2020
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Assembly 2019
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Assembly 2018
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Assembly 2017
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Assembly 2016
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Assembly 2015
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Assembly 2014
