{"id":10244,"date":"2024-05-10T13:44:40","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T20:44:40","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-10-09T10:23:32","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T17:23:32","slug":"community-update-may-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/blog\/community-update-may-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Community update \u2013 May 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

To our community,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This spring brought historic recognition for the Portland Art Museum locally, nationally, and internationally. Most notable is our leadership at the Venice Biennale \u2013 the most prestigious art events in the world and commonly referred to as the Olympics of art. The Portland Art Museum and SITE Santa Fe were selected as co-commissioners by the U.S. State Department to present interdisciplinary artist Jeffrey Gibson. Gibson\u2019s solo exhibition the space in which to place me was curated by Kathleen Ash-Milby, PAM Curator of Native American Art and Abigail Winograd, independent curator. This historic occasion marks the first time a Native American artist has represented the U.S. with a solo exhibition at the Biennale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kathleen and several members of the PAM team, including myself, traveled to Venice to facilitate this important opening on April 20. The Museum has already begun to bring the sights and sounds back to Portland, and we are pleased to be leading a trip to Venice for Oregon and New Mexico educators in June that will result in classroom resources so the exhibition can be shared with students across the state. The New York Times<\/em>, BBC<\/em>, and other outlets have published multiple stories about Gibson and the Biennale, and have noted Kathleen\u2019s work as well as celebrated the Portland Art Museum\u2019s role. We could not be more proud to represent our city and our country. I encourage you to watch this incredible video<\/strong><\/a> featuring a jingle dance performance at the Biennale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The New York Times also recently featured the Portland Art Museum and our annual Power Up! program, which invites LGBTQ youth to create art and make personal connections, and our campus transformation project was covered in The Art Newspaper International<\/em>. Meanwhile, this spring the Museum continued its long-standing partnership with Portland Public Schools hosting the HeART of Portland: A Portland Schools K-12 Arts Showcase. I invite you to learn more below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sincerely, 

Brian Ferriso, Portland Art Museum Director<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Program highlights & news<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Gallery
Installation view of the space in which to place me (Jeffrey\nGibson\u2019s exhibition for the United States Pavilion, 60th\nInternational Art Exhibition \u2013 La Biennale di Venezia), April 20 \u2013 November 24, 2024. Wall works from left to right: GIVE MY LIFE SOMETHING\nEXTRA (2024); THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE PEACEABLY TO ASSEMBLE, 2024. Birds from left to right: if there is no struggle there is no\nprogress (2024); we are the witnesses (2024). Photograph by Timothy Schenck.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Venice Biennale<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Portland Art Museum and SITE Santa Fe, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of State\u2019s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, present Jeffrey Gibson as the representative for the United States at the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia. Gibson is a member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and of Cherokee descent. The United States Pavilion exhibition is titled \u201cthe space in which to place me,\u201d and remains on view through November 24. A selection of coverage is offered below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n