Introducing PICA's Spring 2022 Lineup!
As the seasons are shifting and things are warming up, we here at PICA are thrilled to share our upcoming programs, opportunities, and events with you! We have quite a lineup coming your way, including the return of Creative Exchange Lab; NOTHINGBEING, a virtual symposium organized by Takahiro Yamamoto; 100 Keyboards by ASUNA; Precipice Fund grants for artists; and State of Being, our "come as you are" dopamine inspired Spring Fundraiser. Plus! Save the date for Enchiridion: aisle, spline, resort a solo exhibition by sidony o'neal in Summer 2022! Read on to learn more.
Photo credits left to right: Leon Finley, credit Kristen Kosmas | bart fitzgerald, credit Trenelle Doyle | Moonyeka, credit Hannah Delon | Adee Roberson, courtesy of the artist | Anh Vo, credit Kyle b. co. | Fox Whitney, courtesy of the artist
Creative Exchange Lab is back!
Please join us in welcoming the Spring Cohort of PICA’s Creative Exchange Lab (CXL). Launched in 2015, CXL brings together artists from across geographies, cultures, and forms to promote artistic exchange, dialogue, and the development of new interdisciplinary work. Our Spring 2022 CXL artists-in-residence are Leon Finley, bart fitzgerald, Moonyeka, Adee Roberson, Anh Vo, and Fox Whitney.
This program is particularly special in that it provides essential generative time for both independent and collective research and experimentation while also sparking collaborations, connections, and friendships. The residents will spend time together in Portland and at Caldera Arts from April 13 to May 1, with the residency culminating in a public program where you can learn more about the artists. Click on the button below to learn more about Creative Exchange Lab, and stay tuned for more information on the forthcoming event!
Creative Exchange Lab is generously supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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Photo by Takahiro Yamamoto
NOTHINGBEING A VIRTUAL SYMPOSIUM
Co-organized by PICA and Chocolate Factory Theater
Date: Saturday, April 16, 2022
Location: Virtual Symposium
Time: 11:00 am PST / 2:00 pm EST
Price: Free
Register: HERE
Accessibility: Real-time Typewell translation and closed captioning will be provided.
Based on the philosophical and creative research for the upcoming live performance NOTHINGBEING, this two-hour symposium features the performance’s primary collaborators David Thomson, Anna Martine Whitehead, Samita Sinha, and Takahiro Yamamoto. After a short introduction by Yamamoto, there will be three recorded performance presentations: Thomson’s current and ongoing practice, an excerpt from Whitehead’s current project “FORCE! An opera in three acts,” and Yamamoto’s new collaborative project with filmmaker Roland Dahwen. The symposium will conclude with a live roundtable conversation with all the collaborators about the core questions and process of making this project. A Q&A with the public follows.
Photo credit Minoru Sato
100 KEYBOARDS
Live performance by ASUNA
Co-Organized with Aki Onda
Date: April 22 and 23, 2022 | 6:00 pm each night
Location: PICA, 15 NE Hancock Street, Portland, OR
Covid-19: Masks Required + Proof of Vaccination
Price: $5 Arts for All/Students, $10 General Sliding Scale, $20 General Sliding Scale, $25 True Cost, $50 Buy One, Give One
Tickets: GET HERE
Accessibility: The audience is free and encouraged to move about the space to enjoy the sound phenomena. PICA’s main warehouse space is on the ground floor and is accessible to those with mobility aids. If you have questions about accessibility, you can contact us at boxoffice@pica.org or call 503-224-PICA.
100 Keyboards is a live music performance/installation featuring, as the title implies, over 100 keyboards. This performance focuses on the phenomenon of “interference sound," the complex distribution of sound pressure and other parameters as sound waves of the same frequency but with a different direction of transmission overlap. As each keyboard plays a sustained note of a certain pitch, and as the number of notes increases, a “moiré of sound” is created. The auditory experience is akin to weaving an individual “textile pattern" (the original meaning of “moiré") and a sound equivalent to the visual “moiré effect.”
As you change the direction of your ears while listening, or move to a different location, the complex, interfering sounds and resonances in space will produce a different aural pattern composed of buzzes, loops, and beats, unique to each location. Most of the keyboards being played are inexpensive products or made as toys, so the pitch/tuning of each key may be slightly off and fluctuate slightly in pitch when played for a length of time. This slight misalignment creates the complex resonance. —ASUNA
MONDAY SALON: EUNICE TAPIA, NATALIYA ZAKHARIYA, AND AMANDA LEIGH EVANS | PHOTO: THE LIVING SCHOOL OF ART
Precipice Fund Round 10
APPLICATIONS OPEN TUESDAY, MARCH 15
Deadline: Friday, April 29, 2022, 11:59 pm PDT
Administered by Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA) as part of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts’ Regional Regranting Program, Precipice Fund provides critical support to unincorporated visual art collectives, alternative spaces, and collaborative projects in Portland, Oregon and surrounding areas. With grants of up to $5,000 each, we encourage applications from first-time grant writers, artists from underrepresented communities, and projects that reflect the region’s diversity of cultures, aesthetics, and creative practices. Click on the button below for more information about eligibility, virtual information sessions, and the application process.
State of Being is Saturday, April 30
SAVE THE DATE!
PICA’s 2022 Spring Fundraiser, State of Being, is a chance to get out and BE together. This outdoor/indoor event is a time to let loose, express yourself, and raise funds in the name of contemporary art.
State of Being is the excuse you’ve been waiting to don your finest dopamine duds! Power clash, layer, and experiment, but most importantly, BE YOU, COME AS YOU ARE, AND SUPPORT PICA. This is not your typical fundraiser—this is an active exchange. Parties are back, and we are all here to bring it. More info is coming soon!
Want to get involved!? Email development@pica.org to learn about volunteer, sponsor, and donation opportunities!
COMING SUMMER 2022:
Enchiridion: aisle, spline, resort
E:ASR is the first major U.S. solo exhibition by Portland-based artist sidony o'neal. Stay tuned for more info!