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Sylvania Art Beat Schedule
Photos and story by James Hill
Sylvania Campus 12000 SW 49TH
Weeklong art beat events
PCC Sylvania Art Students’ Annual Exhibition
8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. daily – North View Gallery Ct 214
Stop by the North View Gallery to see the exciting new work of 2009-2010 PCC-Sylvania art students. Jury-based awards will be presented at the Gallery Reception on Monday, May 10, at 3:00.
PCC Sylvania Art Students’ Mural Project
Courtside wall of CC Building
Throughout the week, PCC art students will be creating a mural. Stop by to see how it progresses!
Mother Student Art Exhibit
may 8-may 16 – maiN floor of liBrary
Come and view the creations of PCC student mothers. Sponsored by the Women’s Resource Center, this exhibit supports and honors this group of students.
International Food Fair
11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. daily – CeNter Courtyard
International food vendors provide a delicious accompaniment to the festivities. Enjoy your meal as you listen to live music, pause between classes or simply relax. You’ll have these great tastes to choose from: Thai Mama, Frybread Man and Kathmandu Caf?.
Monday, May 10
Sylvania Campus Art Beat Reception
10:00-11:30 a.m. – performiNG arts CeNter foyer
After listening to the music of our own PCC Quartet, Chris Chairsell (PCC Vice-President of Academic and Student Affairs) and Linda Gerber (PCC Sylvania President) welcome in this year’s Art Beat. Following these remarks, award-winning students will be recognized. Refreshments provided by the Traditions, Rituals and Fun Committee.
Oregon Universal Zulu Nation—Hip Hop/Dance/Graffiti
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. – performiNG arts CeNter Courtyard
All elements Hip Hop jam! DJs, Graffiti artists, MCs, Bboys and Bgirls make up the four main elements of Hip Hop culture. Come share the experience with the Oregon Universal Zulu Nation as they bring it all together with the fifth element: Knowledge.
Bruce Conkle—Multi-Disciplinary Art Discussion
1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
According to Bruce Conkle’s website, the artist “loves snowmen, coconuts, fairy tales, crystals, burls and meteorites.” Conkle’s multi-tiered installations utilize art and humor to address contemporary attitudes toward nature and environmental concerns.
Student Reading—Literary Event
2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. – performiNG arts CeNter foyer
This always-popular Art Beat event showcases PCC Sylvania creative writers reading from their poetry, fiction and essays.
Student Art Show Reception and Awards
3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. – North View Gallery
Come and see what PCC Sylvania students have created! This annual event highlights and rewards the remarkable work of PCC students. Refreshments served.
Tuesday, May 11
Daniel Duford—Multi-Disciplinary Art Discussion
10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Prolific arts writer, sculptor, installation artist and author of graphic novels Daniel Duford plumbs a variety of media to explore the mythology of power in American popular culture.
Faculty Reading—Literary Event
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. – little theatre
Enjoy as PCC Faculty read from their works. Including poetry, fiction and non-fiction, these readings are sure to intrigue and inspire.
Ryan Pierce—Painting Discussion and Demonstration
11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. – Ct 230
Ryan Pierce’s compositionally complex narrative paintings depict a future where only the vestiges of human activity remain. Pierce will be discussing his work and offering a demonstration on his vibrantly hued acrylic painting process.
DIY Lounge—Hands-on Creation
11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. – CeNter Courtyard
She’s back! Jenn Nietzel returns to PCC for hands-on crafting. Learn to DIY with photos to create lovely “vintage” cards. This is a cool technique that you can do with your photos and ink jet printer!
Opa Groupa—Music Performance
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. – performiNG arts CeNter foyer
Opa Groupa is the newest Balkan, Klezmer and Gypsy band to invade the Northwest. With their unique fusion of traditional and contemporary styles, they play dance and party music from afar.
Mary Stupp-Greer—Artist Discussion and Reception
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. – liBrary loBBy
Artist Mary Stupp-Greer will be joining us today for a reception and discussing the new installation of her work in the Sylvania Library.
Zeb Andrews—Pinhole Photography Discussion
1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
Andrews shows images of his colorful and intriguing photographs and discusses his processes and his love for the simplicity and durability of the pinhole camera.
Jon Raymond—Literature Reading and Discussion
2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. – little theatre
Jon Raymond is the author of The Half-Life, a novel, and Livability, a collection of stories, and winner of the 2009 Oregon Book Award. Two of his stories were made into the films, Old Joy and Wendy and Lucy. Enjoy as he reads from his works and discusses his creative process.
Lorenzo Triburgo—Photography Discussion
3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. – little theatre
Lori “Lorenzo” Triburgo is a transgendered artist who works in digital photography and mixed media. His photography exhibits have been shown widely in Portland, New York and Los Angeles.
Wednesday, May 12
Phillip Charette—Music and Art Discussion
9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. – little theatre
An Alaska Native Yup’ik artist specializing in sculpture, Yup’ik spirit masks and musical instruments, Charette discusses his creations and underlying philosophy. Through a hands-on exploratory approach, his art expresses elements of traditional Yup’ik spirituality, cosmology and power.
Tango Pacifico—Art Music Performance
10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. – performiNG arts CeNter
Portland-based quintet Tango Pacifico presents a rare and unique program of the music of Argentinean tango master Astor Piazzolla. The music of Astor Piazzolla is rarely performed outside of Argentina with the intended instrumentation or with such a high level of stylistic expertise.
Carson Ellis—Art Beat 2010 Featured Artist
11:00 p.m.-12:00 p.m.
This year’s featured Art Beat artist Carson Ellis is known for her distinctive album and web site illustrations for Portland band The Decemberists as well as her many book illustrations, including The Mysterious Benedict Society, by Trenton Lee Stewart, and The Composer is Dead, by Lemony Snicket. Carson Ellis is one of the most distinctive artist/illustrators working today.
The Kung Pao Chickens—Musical Performance
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. – CeNter Courtyard
The Kung Pao Chickens play hot jazz and gypsy swing. From Duke to Django, dance music and ballads from the 1920s, ’30s & ’40s, this fun and solidly professional combo is great for dancing and listening.
Matthew Dickman—Poetry Reading and Discussion
1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. – little theatre
Winner of the 2009 Oregon Book Award for his work The All-American Poem, Dickman reads from his poetry and discusses his creative process.
Sara Mirk—’Zine Discussion
2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. – CeNter
Writer, cartoonist and ’zine creator Sara Mirk holds a hands-on discussion and demonstration of the process of crafting a ’zine.
Student Films—Film Presentation
3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. – little theatre
Drama, comedy, documentary and more: PCC student filmmakers exhibit their creations. Come and enjoy this screening of original works.
Thursday, May 13
Graphic Design Panel—Discussion and Conversation
9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. – Ct 109
PCC graphic design alumni visit the campus to discuss life after their graphic design education: real-world challenges and entry-level graphics.
Student Composers—Music Performance
10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. – CeNter
Join us for a listening session featuring an assortment of new musical works submitted to the 2010 PCC Art Beat Student Composition Competition.
Robin and John Gumaelius—Sculpting and Ceramics Discussion and Demonstration
11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. – BeGiNNiNG iN Ct 119 aNd CoNtiNuiNG iN Ct 133
Robin and John Gumaelius will lecture about their fantastical and magical mixed media sculptural work. Their whimsical figures are made of hand built earthenware and painted, welded steel. Come watch this amazing creative team discuss and demonstrate their unique, collaborative process!
Sundowners–Performance and Theatre Discussion
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. – performiNG arts CeNter
Sundowners is a 10 minute play written, directed, acted and designed entirely by students. Sundowners follows a care worker in an Alzheimer’s facility and two people in his care. The performance will be followed by a talk-back/dialogue about the play’s issues and about the remarkable process of creating an entirely student-driven production.
Sneakin’ Out—Music Performance
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. – CeNter foyer
David Gerow (mandolin), Don Henson (percussion) and Mike “Cheddar” Schmitt (bass) form this trio that music reviewer John Jane describes as a “concoction of classical, jazz, good ol’ rock n’ roll and humour.” Sneakin’ Out will have you dancing and smiling!
Don Rood—Graphic Design Speaker
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.
With clients that include Stanford University, Rejuvenation and Pacific Power, Rood’s design work has had a strong presence in the Pacific Northwest for many years. Join us as Rood discusses the various elements of art, marketing and communications that are a part of a career in graphic design.
Tears of Joy Theater—Puppet Show
1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. – performiNG arts CeNter
Stellaluna, the enchanting story of a baby fruit bat who falls into a bird’s nest, is adapted from the beloved book by Janell Cannon. Poor Stellaluna tries to adapt to her new home but finds herself the odd one out, hanging by her feet and disgusted by those bugs Mother Bird brings home to dinner. What a relief when she finally discovers she is a bat!
Keith Achepohl—Printmaking Discussion and Demonstration
2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. – Ct 125
Keith Achepohl will share his works and processes as well as demonstrate his techniques. Achepohl is known primarily for his watercolors and prints. Much of his work is informed by extensive travels in the Mediterranean region.
ClubPCC—Music Performance
3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. – CC riVer City Cafe
An intermediate performance space for artists, musicians, poets and dancers, PCC Vocal Music hosts ClubPCC in the River City Cafe. Come and enjoy the music and artistry of PCC students and faculty, including Julianne Johnson.
Friday, May 14
Laura Ross-Paul—Painting Discussion and Demonstration
10:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m. – little theatre & 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. – Ct 230
Celebrated Northwest painter Laura Ross-Paul discusses her lushly atmospheric paintings and offers a technical demonstration on her process following the talk. Working with a live model, Ross-Paul will show her method of building up oil pigments and wax to create poignant, emotionally-charged figurative works.
Rite of Spring—Music Performance
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. – performiNG arts CeNter foyer
Rite Of Spring has been a mainstay of Northwest acoustic music for thirty-six years. Their wide variety of instrumentation, powerful vocal harmonies and genuine enjoyment for their craft have consistently attracted audiences of all ages.
Adrian Jost—Music Discussion
1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. – little theatre
The bandoneon, the principal instrument of tango music, is known to many as the “devil’s box” for its difficulty. Jost will discuss the curious origins of this instrument,
About James Hill
James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at Portland Community College. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »