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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 CafŽ.

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,