Reference Points

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  Cuando no hay fronteras entre el arte y la enseñanza

  Patricia Vázquez Gómez, José Miguel González Casanova, and Harrel Fletcher

  Versión en español

  This book is part of the Reference Points series published through Portland State University Art and Social Practice MFA Program. The series is an evolving pedagogical framework in which graduate students formulate and research a significant topic or practitioner(s) related to socially engaged art. Because the series is designed to shift and respond to the concerns of the program's current students and faculty, mode, structure, and content are open-ended.

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  When There Are No Borders Between Art and Teaching

  Patricia Vázquez Gómez, José Miguel González Casanova, and Harrell Fletcher

  English version.

  This book is part of the Reference Points series published through Portland State University Art and Social Practice MFA Program. The series is an evolving pedagogical framework in which graduate students formulate and research a significant topic or practitioner(s) related to socially engaged art. Because the series is designed to shift and respond to the concerns of the program's current students and faculty, mode, structure, and content are open-ended.

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  A Soft Spot in a Hard Place

  Thomas Gokey, Zachary Gough, Max Haiven, and Cassie Thornton

  A Soft Spot in a Hard Place, edited by Zachary Gough with Thomas Gokey, Max Haiven, and Cassie Thornton, is a small collection of texts and conversations that contributes to the project of understanding how creativity, art, and the imagination might help us refigure our relationship to money, debt, capitalism, and our economic lives as a whole.

  This book is part of the Reference Points series published through Portland State University Art and Social Practice MFA Program. The series is an evolving pedagogical framework in which graduate students formulate and research a significant topic or practitioner(s) related to socially engaged art. Because the series is designed to shift and respond to the concerns of the program's current students and faculty, mode, structure, and content are open-ended.

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  Art & Education

  Luis Camnitzer, Pablo Helguera, and Betty Marín

  This book is part of the Reference Points series published through Portland State University Art and Social Practice MFA Program. The series is an evolving pedagogical framework in which graduate students formulate and research a significant topic or practitioner(s) related to socially engaged art. Because the series is designed to shift and respond to the concerns of the program's current students and faculty, mode, structure and content are open-ended.

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  Wendy Ewald edited by Nolan Calisch

  Wendy Ewald and Nolan Calisch

  "Wendy Ewald, edited by Nolan Calisch, offers a survey of the past and present work of photographer and conceptual artist Wendy Ewald, including insight into her collaborative process and inspiration, and a collection of thoughtful reflections from a collaborator, a colleague, and a contemporary artist who have been touched by her work.

  This book is part of the Reference Points series published through Portland State University Art and Social Practice MFA Program. The series is an evolving pedagogical framework in which graduate students formulate and research a significant topic or practitioner(s) related to socially engaged art. Because the series is designed to shift and respond to the concerns of the program's current students and faculty, mode, structure, and content are open-ended."

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  Ben Kinmont & Mark Menjivar

  Mark Menjivar and Ben Kinmont

  This book is part of the Reference Points series published through Portland State University Art and Social Practice MFA Program. The series is an evolving pedagogical framework in which graduate students formulate and research a significant topic or practitioner(s) related to socially engaged art. Because the series is designed to shift and respond to the concerns of the program's current students and faculty, mode, structure, and content are open-ended.

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  Talk to the Gun

  Pedro Reyes and Portland State University Art and Social Practice

  "Talk to the Gun is a collaboration between Pedro Reyes and students in the PSU Art and Social Practice MFA program exploring issues around gun control and violence. The book was used as a tool to stir conversation during a meme-athon, an interactive workshop addressing these issues at Assembly, and a social practice get-together.

  This book is part of the Reference Points series published through Portland State University Art and Social Practice MFA Program. The series is an evolving pedagogical framework in which graduate students formulate and research a significant topic or practitioner(s) related to socially engaged art. Because the series is designed to shift and respond to the concerns of the program's current students and faculty, mode, structure, and content are open-ended."

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  Center for Urban Pedagogy with Molly Sherman

  Center for Urban Pedagogy and Molly Sherman

  Center for Urban Pedagogy with Molly Sherman looks at the work of CUP, a nonprofit that creates collaborative art and design projects to increase civic engagement. The book includes an interview with Christine Gaspar, the Executive Director of CUP, and an essay by Daniel D'Oca, an urban planner at Interboro Partners. It also features case studies of the following CUP projects: Vendor Power, Bodega Down Bronx, What is Affordable Housing?, Field Guide to Federalism, and Old School, New School.

  This book is part of the Reference Points series published through Portland State University Art and Social Practice MFA Program. The series is an evolving pedagogical framework in which graduate students formulate and research a significant topic or practitioner(s) related to socially engaged art. Because the series is designed to shift and respond to the concerns of the program's current students and faculty, mode, structure, and content are open-ended.

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  Harrell Fletcher with Adam Moser

  Harrell Fletcher and Adam Moser

  Harrell Fletcher with Adam Moser includes a conversation between the two and a series of project case studies: Learning About the world At the Grocery store, Interviews with children, the Knowledge walking tours, and Hammer yearbook, a collaborative project between Moser and Fletcher.

  This book is part of the Reference Points series published through Portland State University Art and Social Practice MFA Program. The series is an evolving pedagogical framework in which graduate students formulate and research a significant topic or practitioner(s) related to socially engaged art. Because the series is designed to shift and respond to the concerns of the program's current students and faculty, mode, structure, and content are open-ended.

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  John Malpede with Dillon de Give

  John Malpede and Dillon de Give

  John Malpede with Dillon de Give profiles Malpede's individual works as well as the long term activities of the Los Angeles Poverty Department, a theater group partly composed of homeless and transient residents of LA's Skid Row. The book is a formatted exchange between an established and an emerging artist.

  This book is part of the Reference Points series published through Portland State University Art and Social Practice MFA Program. The series is an evolving pedagogical framework in which graduate students formulate and research a significant topic or practitioner(s) related to socially engaged art. Because the series is designed to shift and respond to the concerns of the program's current students and faculty, mode, structure, and content are open-ended.

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  Art and Social Practice Workbook

  Travis Neel and Erin Charpentier

  The Art & Social Practice Workbook is a collaborative and interactive project. It is comprised of assignments, handouts, evaluation tools, and other resources to be used as needed in your programs, classes, institutions, and life.

  This book is part of the Reference Points series published through Portland State University Art and Social Practice MFA Program. The series is an evolving pedagogical framework in which graduate students formulate and research a significant topic or practitioner(s) related to socially engaged art. Because the series is designed to shift and respond to the concerns of the program's current students and faculty, mode, structure and content are open-ended.

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  Temporary Services with Carmen Papalia

  Temporary Services and Carmen Papalia

  Temporary Services with Carmen Papalia explores the topic of accessibility as it relates to public space, the Art institution, and visual culture through an interview, an essay, and case studies.

  This book is part of the Reference Points series published through Portland State University Art and Social Practice MFA Program. The series is an evolving pedagogical framework in which graduate students formulate and research a significant topic or practitioner(s) related to socially engaged art. Because the series is designed to shift and respond to the concerns of the program's current students and faculty, mode, structure, and content are open-ended.