Portland State Magazine Fall 2021

FALL 2021 // 15 McKinney reached out to Street Roots, a weekly street newspaper, about publishing the comics, they offered to create full-color booklets. Portland’s Independent Publishing Resource Center stepped in to support the artists, the production and the creative process.The enthusiastic response inspired McKinney to dream bigger. She hopes to raise $38,000 to create another 10 comics and then publish both sets as a book. Learn more and donate at pdx.edu/homelessness/StudentStories . The booklets will be available from Street Roots vendors in February. McKinney also plans to display the original artwork on campus. “So many students do not realize that the experience of homelessness and housing instability is very much around them,” she said. “There are people next to us or sitting on the Zoom call who have experienced it—and may be experiencing it right now.” —S TEFANIE KNOWLTON LOUISE BOURGEOIS: WHAT IS THE SHAPE OF THIS PROBLEM THROUGH DEC. 4 PDX.EDU/MUSEUM-OF-ART/EXHIBITIONS From the collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and his Family Foundation, this exhibition explores the work of French-American artist Louise Bourgeois. DEINUM PRIZE SHOWCASE EXHIBITION THROUGH DEC. 10 PDX.EDU/EVENTS/DEINUM-PRIZE- SHOWCASE Master Artist Michael Bernard Stevenson Jr. MFA ’20, winner of the 2020 Andries Deinum Prize for Visionaries and Provocateurs, explores the importance of relationships and mutual support in building strong, resilient communities. ARLENE SCHNITZER VISUAL ARTS PRIZE EXHIBITION AND RECEPTION NOV. 2-DEC. 4 PDX.EDU/EVENTS/SCHNITZER-PRIZE Join the School of Art + Design in celebrating the work of this year’s winners of the prestigious Arlene Schnitzer Visual Arts Prize with an exhibition at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at PSU and a reception on Nov. 18 . STEINWAY PIANO SERIES NOV. 4-5 PDX.EDU/MUSIC-THEATER/STEINWAY- PIANO-SERIES Acclaimed pianist William Chapman Nyaho joins the School of Music and Theater as the Steinway Piano Series guest artist, with a public recital, a lecture and a masterclass, presenting music from African traditions and composers. TOMAS COTIK VIOLIN AND PIANO CONCERTS FEB. 19, 2022, 7 P.M. PDX.EDU/MUSIC-THEATER/BEETHOVEN252 In honor of Beethoven’s 252nd birthday, join faculty members Tomas Cotik, on violin, and Julia Hwakyu Lee, on piano, as they take to the Lincoln Recital Hall stage to perform two of the master’s violin sonatas. Artist Christina Tran works from notes prepared by the research team as she brings the story of student Daniela Ortiz to life. The back-and-forth collaboration between the artist, student and research team is called “ethnographic cartooning.” EVENTS Instructor Kacy McKinney (center right) with research team members (left to right) Kimberléa Ruffu ’21, Aven Handley- Merk ’21 and student Shaun Hardy. CHRISTINA TRAN