Past
Los Angeles-based artist Jennifer West makes 16mm, 35mm, and 70mm films by manipulating the film celluloid to a level of performance. The film emulsion might be doused with perfume, alcohol, mascara, or pepper spray, skateboarded on, kissed, or dragged through tar pits. The concept-specific materials she employs for each film enhance and reinforce the experiential and performative nature of each work. She often makes her work with social groupings such as friends, students, artists, writers, even the babysitter. West's practice is characteristically influenced by urban mythology, folklore, and popular culture, and often addresses issues of the body, of gender, and of self-presentation. Her silent films have a strong synesthetic effect, in that she causes the viewers to taste or smell the "ingredients" that led to her particular visual expression. She is also known for her "Zines" - DIY photo booklets of production stills of the making of the films- that she gives away at her exhibitions.
Learn moreDuke Riley combines populist myths and contemporary social dilemmas in his installations, drawings, and performances.
Learn morePie Ranch works to connect people to the source of their food, and inspire them to bring greater health to the food system from seed to table.
Learn moreA class that incorporates contemporary dance technique, composition, and improvisation, as well as repertory material from the company’s acclaimed Home Made.
Learn morePICA’s outgoing Artistic Director Cathy Edwards reflects on her three-year tenure with the TBA Festival, in conversation with PICA’s soon-to-be-announced incoming Artistic Director.
Learn moreZoe Scofield offers a rigorous, deep, and intellectually challenging class including set exercises and structured improvisation inspired by Ashtanga Yoga, Gaga Gyrokenesis, and contemporary ballet.
Learn moreMatsue Okazaki of Offsite Dance Project and Malina Rodriguez of Dance Truck discuss their shared interest and experience in presenting dance in nontraditional locations.
Learn moreRachid Ouramdane explores global and political anxieties through the body in his conceptual dance works. In conversation with Cathy Edwards.
Learn moreYOUNG-HAE CHANG HEAVY INDUSTRIES and Kristan Kennedy in conversation about how artists and curators use their “voices” to talk about work, money, and the world.
Learn moreEnsemble theatre company Rude Mechs discuss their collaborative approach to creating multi-disciplinary performance with Fusebox Festival Director Ron Berry.
Learn moreMusicians Sarah Dougher and Claudia Meza share their “essential listening” list, contextualizing their own work within the larger history of American 20th century avant-garde.
Learn moreCathy Edwards talks with performer, writer, and director Taylor Mac about his theatrical concerns, his approach to social commentary, and his aesthetic of the fabulous.
Learn moreClasses taught by A.I.M emphasize four specific core values: exploration, musicality, abandonment, and intuition.
Learn moreArtists Ed Purver and Tim DuRoche discuss their project The Hidden Life of Bridges with Tony Lester, the Multnomah County Bridge staff who helped to create the project through RACC’s intersections residency program. Moderated by Peggy Kendellen of RACC.
Learn morePatrick Rock talks about male-ness, artist-ness, and fun-ness.
Learn morePerformer and choreographer Yukio Suzuki leads a Butoh-based workshop emphasizing the unique characteristics of each mover and communication with others through the body.
Learn moreHalsey Rodman will discuss his time-based sculptural paintings that exist as copies with no original.
Learn morePICA’s artistic staff Cathy Edwards, Kristan Kennedy, and Erin Boberg Doughton share their thoughts on the artists, ideas, and themes of TBA:11.
Learn moreThis September, PICA takes over Portland with an all-hours happening of contemporary performance and visual art.
Learn moreParis-based artist collective Claire Fontaine will speak about their TBA:11 installation, their practice, and the future of the strike.
Learn morePICA's Visual Art Curator provides a behind-the-scenes look at this year's visual art projects at the TBA Festival.
Learn moreRojas' folk-inspired installations address social concerns and the representations of women in our culture.
Learn moreChin's multi-disciplinary practice insinuates art into unlikely places explores how art can provoke social awareness and responsibility.
Learn moreThe Director of Education and Public Programs at the Portland Art Museum discusses building community and context for the arts.
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