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WORKSHOP: A KSMoCA collaboration between Arnold J. Kemp and students from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School
Arnold J. Kemp
WORKSHOP: A KSMoCA collaboration between Arnold J. Kemp and students from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School
WORKSHOP features artwork by Chicago based artist Arnold J. Kemp. The exhibit includes artwork by Kemp as a well artwork created in collaboration with 3rd grade Dr. MLK Jr. School students. The Dr. MLK Jr. School students participated in two workshops led by Kemp. This catalog was created as an accompaniment to the exhibition of that work at King School Museum of Contemporary Art (KSMoCA).
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Abrazos/Hugs/拥抱: A KSMoCA Collaboration between Mónica Mayer and students from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School
Mónica Mayer
Abrazos/Hugs/拥抱: A KSMoCA Collaboration between Mónica Mayer and students from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School
Abrazos/Hugs/拥抱 features artwork by Mexico based artist Mónica Mayer. The exhibit includes artwork by Mayer as a well artwork created in collaboration with MLK Jr. School students from grades K–8. The MLK Jr. School students participated in a workshop led by Mónica to reimagine hugs. This catalog was created as an accompaniment to the exhibition of that work at King School Museum of Contemporary Art (KSMoCA).
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Apasáalooke: Children of the Large-Beaked Bird: A KSMoCA collaboration between Wendy Red Star, Beatrice Red Star Fletcher, and students from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School
Wendy Red Star and Beatrice Red Star Fletcher
Apasáalooke: Children of the Large-Beaked Bird: A KSMoCA collaboration between Wendy Red Star, Beatrice Red Star Fletcher, and students from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School
Apasáalooke: Children of the Large-Beaked Bird features artwork by Portland based artists Wendy Red Star and Beatrice Red Star Fletcher. The exhibit includes artwork by Red Star and Red Star Fletcher as a well artwork created in collaboration with Dr. MLK Jr. School students from grades K–5. The Dr. MLK Jr. School students participated in two workshops led by Red Star. This catalog was created as an accompaniment to the exhibition of that work at King School Museum of Contemporary Art (KSMoCA).
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Freedom Ride: A KSMoCA collaboration between Hank Willis Thomas, For Freedoms, and students from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School and Harriet Tubman Middle School
Hank Willis Thomas
Freedom Ride: A KSMoCA collaboration between Hank Willis Thomas, For Freedoms, and students from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School and Harriet Tubman Middle School
Freedom Ride is a Hank Willis Thomas collaboration with kids on exhibitions at KSMoCA and Portland Art Museum. The exhibition at KSMoCA includes artworks by Hank Willis Thomas, For Freedoms, and students at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School and features two bodies of work—political advocacy button slogans and the For Freedoms Digital Quilt. Freedom Ride ran concurrently with Hank Willis Thomas: All Things Being Equal... at Portland Art Museum where elementary students and participants from Harriet Tubman Middle School Center for Expanded Curatorial Practice worked with Hank Willis Thomas and PAM curators and staff. This publication documents the students' many contributions to these exhibitions both as coauthors of Freedom Ride at KSMoCA and as participants in All Things Being Equal... at PAM.
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Not Self Portraits: A collaboration between Laylah Ali and students from Martin Luther King Jr. School
Not Self Portraits features artwork by Massachusetts-based artist Laylah Ali. The exhibit includes artwork by Ali as well as artwork created in collaboration with MLK Jr. School students in Ms. Johnson (5th grade) and Ms. McCarthy’s (4th grade) classes. The MLK Jr. School students participated in a workshop led by Ali and assisted by Portland State University students to create the portraits. This catalog was created as an accompaniment to the exhibition of that work at King School Museum of Contemporary Art
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Sunday Paintings: A KSMoCA collaboration between Byron Kim and students from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School
Byron Kim
Sunday Paintings: A KSMoCA collaboration between Byron Kim and students from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School
Sunday Paintings features artwork by New York-based artist Byron Kim. The exhibit includes artwork by Kim as a well as artwork created in collaboration with MLK Jr. School students from grades K–8. The MLK Jr. School students participated in a workshop led by Byron to create their own Sunday Paintings (on a Thursday). This catalog was created as an accompaniment to the exhibition of that work at King School Museum of Contemporary Art (KSMoCA).
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Ralph Pugay: Excursions: A KSMoCA collaboration between Ralph Pugay and students from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School
Ralph Pugay
Ralph Pugay: Excursions: A KSMoCA collaboration between Ralph Pugay and students from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School
This book presents two projects by Ralph Pugay. First, Excursions (2017), an exhibition of solo and collaborative works presented at KSMoCA, and second, A Long Line of Non-Partial Jurors (2018), a public art project commissioned by the Regional Arts and Culture Council and created in collaboration with KSMoCA.
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Inheritance: A KSMoCA collaboration between Samantha Wall and students from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School
Samantha Wall
Inheritance: A KSMoCA collaboration between Samantha Wall and students from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School
Inheritance features artwork by Portland-based artist Samantha Wall. The exhibit includes artwork by Wall as a well artwork created in collaboration with Dr. MLK Jr. School students in Ms. Jones' (5th grade) class. The Dr. MLK Jr. School students participated in a workshop led by Wall to create the portraits of people they care for. This catalog was created as an accompaniment to the exhibition of that work at King School Museum of Contemporary Art (KSMoCA).
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The First Four Years of King School Museum of Contemporary Art
The First Four Years of King School Museum of Contemporary Art
Edited by Amanda Leigh Evans
This publication documents the first four years of the King School Museum of Contemporary Art (KSMoCA), a contemporary art museum located inside of a public grade school in NE Portland, Oregon. At KSMoCA students learn about how a museum functions as they work alongside world famous artists installing exhibitions, presenting lectures, constructing art fairs, and participating in workshops. Through this process of experiential arts education KSMoCA is redefining the ways that public institutions can share resources to benefit the larger community.
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Introduction to Galactic Alienology: A collaboration between Carson Ellis, Hank Meloy and students from Martin Luther King Jr. School
Carson Ellis and Hank Meloy
Introduction to Galactic Alienology: A collaboration between Carson Ellis, Hank Meloy and students from Martin Luther King Jr. School
Introduction to Galactic Alienology is a collaborative project by artist Carson Ellis and her son, Hank Meloy. The work was produced through a process of having Hank describe a set of imagined space aliens and Carson then illustrating them. This catalog was created as an accompaniment to an exhibition of that work at King School Museum of Contemporary Art (KSMoCA). The exhibit at KSMoCA included the original illustrations created by Carson and Hank, as well as drawings and texts from a workshop with MLK Jr. students led by Carson and assisted by Portland State University students. As part of the workshop Ms. Johnson’s 5th Grade class and Ms. Kahn’s 2nd/3rd blend class re-enacted Carson and Hank’s description/drawing collaborative process to produce their own set of imagined alien illustrations.
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On Moonless Nights: A collaboration Between Chitra Ganesh and students from Martin Luther King Jr. School
Chitra Ganesh
On Moonless Nights: A collaboration Between Chitra Ganesh and students from Martin Luther King Jr. School
On Moonless Nights features artwork by Brooklyn-based artist Chitra Ganesh. Her work is inspired by fairy tales, mythology, iconography, and comic books. The exhibit includes original pieces by Ganesh as a well artwork created by MLK Jr. School students in Ms. Johnson (5th grade) and Mr. Caldwell’s (4th grade) classes. The MLK Jr. students participated in a workshop led by Chitra and assisted by Portland State University students to create drawings of superheroes inspired by people in their everyday lives. This catalog was created as an accompaniment to the exhibition of that work at King School Museum of Contemporary Art (KSMoCA).
The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School Museum of Contemporary Art (KSMoCA), is a contemporary art museum and social practice art project inside and in partnership with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School, a Pre K - 5th grade public school in NE Portland, OR. Founded in 2014 by Portland State University professors Lisa Jarrett and Harrell Fletcher, KSMoCA connects public school students with internationally renowned contemporary artists through collaborative workshops, exhibitions, artists lectures and site-specific commissions. Students learn through experience about museum practice and careers in the arts by participating as curators, preparators, artists, gallerists, writers, and docents.
KSMoCA reimagines the way museums, public schools, and universities can affect people, culture, and perspectives by creating radical intersections for sharing resources across organizations. Programs are developed collaboratively with the Dr. MLK Jr. School community, PSU students, and a team of supporting artists.
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