Deadlines, deadlines.

Deadlines, deadlines.

The MDW Fair is landing again this fall, October 21-23 at the Geolofts. Formed in spring 2011 as a collaborative project between the Public Media Institute, Roots & Culture and threewalls, the MDW Fair was conceived as a showcase for independent art...
Critical Regionalism

Critical Regionalism

I received my first work from Regional Relationships, a project started by artists Sarah Ross and Ryan Griffis, in the mail a couple months ago: a small package containing a tube of paint made from acid mine drainage by artist Matthew Friday, diagrams of the...
Protest culture: Wisconsin and WAGE

Protest culture: Wisconsin and WAGE

Two things have been occupying my thoughts over the last couple weeks: the protests that have been happening in Wisconsin in response the end of collective bargaining for unions and Nato Thompson’s interview with the group Working Artists for a Greater Economy...
Social Practice Art’s identity crisis

Social Practice Art’s identity crisis

Attending Portland State University’s Open Engagement Conference last May, one of my favorite parts was jumping in on the conversations that BAS-ers Duncan Mackenzie, Brian Andrews, and Randall Szott were recording at the local bar around the corner. I went out...