Events & Classes > Collins Gallery > In Context: Work From Advanced Sculpture Students at Portland State University
In Context: Work From Advanced Sculpture Students at Portland State University
Location, time
- Collins Gallery
- 3rd Floor, Central Library
- 801 S.W. 10th Avenue
- Portland, OR
- June 29–August 10, 2009
- Monday: 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
- Tuesday & Wednesday: 10 a.m.–8 p.m.
- Thursday–Saturday: 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
- Sunday: noon–5 p.m.
About the exhibit
Everything has a context. Circumstance, time frame, and the location of a particular space or site inform how a work of art is viewed, as well as its meaning. The issue of context is particularly important as it relates to dialogue within contemporary art.
The mixed-media sculptures in this exhibition were created by a selection of advanced sculpture students at Portland State University. The students featured were all members of a class that specifically explored the topic of context as it relates to contemporary sculpture. As a starting point for this exhibition, students were invited to respond to the unique physical and contextual features of the Collins Gallery, as well as the nature of the greater space it is within — a library. The work presented in this exhibition is the culmination of this project.
- Exhibition participants:
- Lisa Hricsina
- Angela Jones
- Kirk Larkins
- Robert McKirdie
- Rorry Niles
- Kristen Roland
- Matthew Shevchenko
- River Wylde
Curated by Erik Geschke, assistant professor of art, Portland State University.
- More information about PSU's art programs:
- Department of Art
- School of Fine & Performing Arts
Related events
Lecture
- Wednesday, July 1, 4–6 p.m.
- Lectures by the artists in the U.S. Bank Room.
Opening Reception
- Wednesday, July 1, 6–7:30 p.m.
- Meet the artists; refreshments will be served.