Past Events

PICA has bought exciting and innovative programs to Portland throughout the years. Below is a list of the most recent events.

Marc Fisher from Temporary Services

Portland State University MFA Monday Night Lecture Series

Mon . Jan 7 . 7:30 pm

All The Way From Chicago! Marc Fisher from Temporary Services Will Lecture About His Work!

Amy Franceschini

Portland State University MFA Monday Night Lecture Series

Mon . Jan 14 . 7:30 pm

All The Way From San Francisco! Amy Franceschini from Futurefarmers Will Lecture About Her Work!

Andrew Dickson

Portland State University MFA Monday Night Lecture Series

Mon . Jan 28 . 7:30 pm

Portland Local Legend! Andrew Dickson Will Lecture About His Work!

ALASKA

By Argentine Director Diana Szeinblum

Tues . Jan 29 . 8 pm

Obsessive, athletic movement, live original music, and a spare minimalist set collide in this raw, sexy, brainy, and mysterious piece of dance theatre.

ALASKA

By Argentine Director Diana Szeinblum

Wed . Jan 30 . 8 pm

Obsessive, athletic movement, live original music, and a spare minimalist set collide in this raw, sexy, brainy, and mysterious piece of dance theatre.

Kate Pocrass

Portland State University MFA Monday Night Lecture Series

Mon . Feb 4 . 7:30 pm

All The Way From San Francisco! Kate Pocrass Will Lecture About Her Work!

Emily Prince

Portland State University MFA Monday Night Lecture Series

Mon . Feb 11 . 7:30 pm

All The Way From San Francisco! Emily Prince Will Lecture About Her Work!

Matthew Coolidge

Portland State University MFA Monday Night Lecture Series

Mon . Feb 18 . 7:30 pm

All The Way From Culver City! Matthew Coolidge from Center for Land Use Interpretation Will Lecture About His Work!

Cartune Xprez

WNTR WRKS organized by Peter Burr

Sun . Feb 24 . 9 pm

Live at Holocene with performances by E*Rock, Hooliganship, Gay Deceivers & Nollifur.

Andrea Bowers

Portland State University MFA Monday Night Lecture Series

Mon . Feb 25 . 7:30 pm

All The Way From Los Angeles! Andrea Bowers Will Lecture About Her Work!

Julio Morales

Portland State University MFA Monday Night Lecture Series

Mon . Mar 3 . 7:30 pm

All The Way From San Francisco! Julio Morales Will Lecture About His Work!

Anissa Mack

Portland State University MFA Monday Night Lecture Series

Mon . Mar 10 . 7:30 pm

All the way from Brooklyn, New York. Anissa Mack lectures about her work.

Keegan McHargue

Portland State University MFA Monday Night Lecture Series

Mon . Mar 31 . 7:30 pm

All The Way From San Francisco! Keegan McHargue Will Lecture About His Work!

Storm Tharp

Portland State University MFA Monday Night Lecture Series

Mon . Apr 7 . 7:30 pm

All the way from Portland! Storm Tharp lectures about his work!

Marie Watt

Portland State University MFA Monday Night Lecture Series

Mon . Apr 14 . 7:30 pm

Portland Powerhouse! Marie Watt Will Lecture About Her Work!

Regine Basha

Portland State University MFA Monday Night Lecture Series

Mon . Apr 21 . 7:30 pm

All The Way From NYC! Regine Basha Will Lecture About Her Work!

TADA!

PICA's Annual Gala in Support of Artistic Programming

Sat . Apr 26 . 6 pm

Dinner by Simpatica, Live and Silent Auctions, Wall of Wine, and Live Entertainment: TADA! The Annual Gala makes its return Saturday, April 26, 2008.

YOUNG-HAE CHANG HEAVY INDUSTRIES

Portland State University MFA Monday Night Lecture Series

Mon . Apr 28 . 7:30 pm

All The Way From Seoul, Korea! YOUNG-HAE CHANG HEAVY INDUSTRIES Will Lecture About Their Work!

Rebecca Ripple

Portland State University MFA Monday Night Lecture Series

Mon . May 5 . 7:30 pm

All The Way From LA! Rebecca Ripple Will Lecture About Her Work!

Edgar Heap of Birds

Portland State University MFA Monday Night Lecture Series

Mon . May 12 . 7:30 pm

All The Way From OK! Edgar Heap of Birds Will Lecture About His Work!

Karen Yasinsky

Portland State University MFA Monday Night Lecture Series

Mon . May 19 . 7:30 pm

All The Way From Baltimore, MD! Karen Yasinsky Will Lecture About Her Work!

Amy Yoes

Portland State University MFA Monday Night Lecture Series

Mon . June 2 . 7:30 pm

All The Way From NYC! Amy Yoes Will Lecture About Her Work!

John Malpede

Portland State University MFA Monday Night Lecture Series

Mon . June 9 . 7:30 pm

All The Way From LA! John Malpede Will Lecture About His Work!

Pints for PICA

Get tipsy for a good cause.

Tues . June 24 . 5 pm

Get tipsy for a good cause.

PICA is a Teenager.

Sneak out and stay up all night.

Fri . July 18 . 8 pm

Featuring Velella Velella, Fleshtone, MEGA*CHURCH, and DJ Beyonda

Via the Runway

An exclusive evening of fashion.

Sat . Sept 27 . 6:30 pm

Join us for an exculsive evening of fashion where you can preview via C collections and, more importantly, shop your favorite styles.

Andrea Zittel

Portland State University MFA Monday Night Lecture Series

Mon . Oct 13 . 7:30 pm

Internationally acclaimed, Zittel develops hand-crafted furniture, homes and vehicles in response to human rhythms.

Under Polaris

by Cloud Eye Control, with a special opening set by Janet Pants

Sun . Oct 19 . 2:30 pm

Weaving seamlessly between performance, animation and theatre, Under Polaris is a multi-media quest through expansive arctic landscapes, mythical creatures and the ethereal Aurora Borealis.

Under Polaris

by Cloud Eye Control, with a special opening set by Janet Pants

Sun . Oct 19 . 6:30 pm

Weaving seamlessly between performance, animation and theatre, Under Polaris is a multi-media quest through expansive arctic landscapes, mythical creatures and the ethereal Aurora Borealis.

Under Polaris

by Cloud Eye Control, with a special opening set by Janet Pants

Sun . Oct 19 . 8:30 pm

Weaving seamlessly between performance, animation and theatre, Under Polaris is a multi-media quest through expansive arctic landscapes, mythical creatures and the ethereal Aurora Borealis.

Buster Simpson

Portland State University MFA Monday Night Lecture Series

Mon . Oct 20 . 7:30 pm

Simpson is widely known as an environmental artist, making outdoor sculpture and public art that involve its environment as well as its viewers.

Matt McCormick

Portland State University MFA Monday Night Lecture Series

Mon . Oct 27 . 7:30 pm

McCormick is a 34-year-old artist and filmmaker, and founder of Peripheral Produce, whose work blurs the lines between documentary and experimental filmmaking.

Darren O'Donnell

Portland State University MFA Monday Night Lecture Series

Mon . Nov 3 . 7:30 pm

O'Donnell is a Canadian novelist, essayist, performance artist, playwright, director and actor. PICA audiences may remember his TBA:07 project Haircuts by Children.

Courtney Fink

Portland State University MFA Monday Night Lecture Series

Mon . Nov 10 . 7:30 pm

An arts administrator, writer, curator, artist, sometimes publisher, Fink is the executive director of San Francisco's Southern Exposure, a long-running arts non-profit.

Stephanie Smith

Portland State University MFA Monday Night Lecture Series

Mon . Nov 17 . 7:30 pm

Stephanie Smith is director of collections and exhibitions and curator of contemporary art at the Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago.

Matthew Higgs

Portland State University MFA Monday Night Lecture Series

Mon . Nov 24 . 7:30 pm

Higgs is a British artist, curator, writer and publisher, currently based in New York where he directs White Columns, New York's oldest alternative art space.

Cartune Xprez

2008 DVD Release Party

Sat . Nov 29 . 9 pm

Performances by HOOLIGANSHIP, MEGA*CHURCH, and EXPLODE INTO COLORS

Hamza Walker

Portland State University MFA Monday Night Lecture Series

Mon . Dec 1 . 7:30 pm

Walker is director of education and associate curator for the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago.

UNWRAPPED: A Benefit for PICA

Meow Meow with Thomas M. Lauderdale

Sat . Dec 6 . 7 pm

Slip into a flurry of feather boas and take in the tinkling of piano keys at UNWRAPPED, PICA’s annual kickoff to the holiday season.

UNWRAPPED: Silent Auction Preview

A benefit for PICA starring Meow Meow

Sat . Dec 6 . 7 pm

Get some holiday shopping done and bid on one-of-a-kind items at our Silent Auction. You'll be filled with holiday cheer knowing that all proceeds benefit PICA's artistic programming.

Prints for PICA

The sixth annual printmaking marathon and art sale.

Sat . Dec 13 . 6 pm

AFTERGLOW: A Prints for PICA Aftersale on Now!

Lucky Dragons

Portland State University MFA Monday Night Lecture Series

Mon . Jan 5 . 7:30 pm

Included the 2008 Whitney Biennial, Lucky Dragons work in a variety of media, including a weekly collaborative drawing society, and a small press and internet community.

Althea Thauberger

Portland State University MFA Monday Night Lecture Series

Mon . Feb 23 . 7:30 pm

An emerging media artist based in Vancouver, BC, her recent work often involves collaboration with its subjects and invites both sympathetic and critical reflection.

Modou Dieng

Portland State University MFA Monday Night Lecture Series

Mon . Mar 2 . 7:30 pm

Born in Saint-louis-Senegal, West Africa, Dieng now lives in Portland, OR, where he was recently granted the position of assistant professor at PNCA.

2008 Event Calendar

Save the Date!

Tues . Jan 1 . - Wed . Dec 31 .

Complete listing of confirmed PICA events by month.

TBA:08

Time-Based Art is Happening 09:04:08 - 09:14:08

Thurs . Sept 4 . - Sun . Sept 14 .

PICA's sixth annual convergence of contemporary performance, dance, music, new media and visual arts projects in Portland, Oregon.

TBA:08 ON SIGHT

Select projects still on site.

Thurs . Sept 4 . - Sun . Oct 26 .

The New Absurdists is a gathering of over a dozen artist projects ranging from solo artist presentations, collaborative experiments, and several exhibitions

PMMNLS: 2008-2009

Portland State University MFA Monday Night Lecture Series

Mon . Oct 13 . - Mon . May 18 .

PSU's Art Dept. offers free public lectures every Monday night of the school year.

The Butterfly Effect

A Visionary Gesture by Leslie B. Durst

Tues . Oct 21 . - Sat . Oct 25 .

An exhibition of 120 works by ten Portland—both past and current—based artists.

SNOW: An interactive, site specific installation

Featuring Cynthia Lathi, Patrick Long, Midori Hirose + Adam Sorensen

Thurs . Dec 4 . - Sat . Jan 3 .

An interactive, site specific installation that explores the ephemeral nature of snow in an urban winter wonderland; co-comissioned by North and PICA.