Calendar of Events
Exhibition, education, and outreach programs have been made possible by a grant from The Ford Family Foundation.
This exhibition is supported by the Oregon Cultural Trust.
*Accessibility initiatives have been made possible by a grant from the Richard & Helen Phillips Charitable Fund to the JSMA Community Access Fund.
Past Events:
Opening Reception:
Weaving Data
Thursday, January 26, 5:00-7:00 pm
Join us for the opening reception for the exhibition Weaving Data, curated by Theo Downes-Le Guin and Nancy Downes-Le Guin. This exhibition explores the intersection of weaving, technology, gender, race, and class norms and features nine national and international artists.
This program is free and open to the public. ASL interpreting will be provided.
Exhibition Tour with the Curators
Saturday, February 4, 1:00-2:00 pm
The JSMA at PSU is pleased to present a public tour of Weaving Data guided by exhibition curators Theo Downes Le-Guin and Nancy Downes Le-Guin. Join us in learning about the art on display and behind-the-scenes knowledge of the exhibition's curation!
This program is free and open to the public. ASL interpreting will be provided.
Ahree Lee Workshop:
Pattern & Code
Thursday, February 9, 5:00-6:30 pm
New media and textile artist Ahree Lee will share her most recent body of work, which explores the interconnections between weaving and computing and the often-overlooked but essential role of women in the development of coding. Additionally, she will lead participants in a weaving activity to experience the interconnections between fiber-related arts and computing through hands-on making.
This program is free and open to the public. ASL interpreting will be provided.
Ahree Lee Workshop:
Pattern & Code
Saturday, February 11, 1:00-2:30 pm
New media and textile artist Ahree Lee will share her most recent body of work, which explores the interconnections between weaving and computing and the often-overlooked but essential role of women in the development of coding. Additionally, she will lead participants in a weaving activity to experience the interconnections between fiber-related arts and computing through hands-on making.
This program is free and open to the public. ASL interpreting will be provided.
Exhibition Tour with the Curators
Saturday, March 4, 1:00-2:00 pm
The JSMA at PSU is pleased to present a public tour of Weaving Data guided by exhibition curators Theo Downes Le-Guin and Nancy Downes Le-Guin. Join us in learning about the art on display and behind-the-scenes knowledge of the exhibition's curation!
This program is free and open to the public. ASL interpreting will be provided.
Atlantica: Speculative Fiction and Black Opulence | April Bey
Thursday, March 9, 5:00-6:00 pm
Having developed Atlantica over the course of years as a critical endeavor into Afrofuturist texts and speculative fiction, Bey’s new body of work continues to broaden her unique vision for an ecosystem of mutual aid and acts of reparation. The artist’s expansive world-building—as an intentional decolonial practice—champions Black subjects as the sole representations of opulence, self-care and pleasure, telegraphed through the harmonization of diverse mediums and materials, including sequins, eco fur, and wax fabric.
This program is free and open to the public. ASL interpreting will be provided.
Story Time + Art Activity
Saturday, March 11, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Join us for a story and art activity led by Portland-based artist, Latoya Lovely. As part of our programming for Weaving Data, Lovely will read weaving-related stories to kids and their guardians in the galleries followed by an art activity.
This program is geared towards pre-K through early elementary students. Children must be accompanied by a guardian throughout the event.
This program is free and open to the public. ASL interpreting will be provided.
Story Time + Art Activity
Saturday, March 25, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Join us for a story and art activity led by Portland-based artist, Latoya Lovely. As part of our programming for Weaving Data, Lovely will read weaving-related stories to kids and their guardians in the galleries followed by an art activity. This program is geared towards pre-K through early elementary students. Children must be accompanied by a guardian throughout the event.
This program is free and open to the public. ASL interpreting will be provided.
Weaving Data Exhibition Tour
Saturday, April 1, 1:00-2:00 pm
Come by the museum for a tour of our new exhibition, Weaving Data. Led by JSMA staff, the tour will touch on highlights of the exhibition.
This program is free and open to the public. ASL interpreting will be provided.
Anti-Authoritarianism in Art and Design: Vo Vo and Andrew Santa Lucia
Thursday, April 13, 5:00 - 6:30 pm
Please join us for a dynamic conversation between Vo Vo and Professor Andrew Santa Lucia (School of Architecture at PSU) about the relationship between anti-authoritarianism, anti-fascism, anarchism, art and design. This event will take place in the galleries of JSMA near Vo Vo’s multimedia installation Still Fighting: Textile Workers of Lawrence, Strike of 1912 to present (2022), which was created for the exhibition Weaving Data that is currently on view. We invite you to engage more closely with Vo’s artwork and the overall exhibition through this interdisciplinary dialogue. Brandon Truett, Luce Foundation Curator of Academic Programs at the JSMA at PSU, will moderate the discussion.
This program is free and open to the public. ASL interpreting will be provided.
Shelley Socolofsky Gallery Talk | Dust to Matter : rettaM ot tsuD
Tuesday, April 18, 12:00-1:00 pm
Join Weaving Data featured artist Shelley Socolofsky for a material conversation on slow looking, slow making, and the healing properties of weaving and touch. With an art practice grounded in storytelling, myth remaking, and ritual, Socolofsky’s gallery talk invites a deeper interrogation of the binary system shared between weaving and computing.
This program is free and open to the public. ASL interpreting will be provided.
TAG WE'RE IT: Voices on Craft, Chemistry & Computing
Thursday, April 20, 5:30 - 7:00 pm
How are craft, chemistry and computing connected? Join us for Tag, We're It as literary scholar Marie Lo, chemist Tami Lasseter Clare and computer scientist Ameeta Agrawal take inspiration from the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art's Weaving Data exhibit and weave together stories of their work. After the talks and Q&A, you'll have a chance to visit the exhibit.
Light snacks and sweet treats will be served.
Portland State University's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Tag, We're It series brings together researchers from different disciplines to share their unique perspectives on a topic.
This program is free and open to the public.
Story Time + Art Activity
Saturday, April 22, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Join us for a story and art activity led by Portland-based artist, Latoya Lovely. As part of our programming for Weaving Data, Lovely will read weaving-related stories to kids and their guardians in the galleries followed by an art activity. This program is geared towards pre-K through early elementary students. Children must be accompanied by a guardian throughout the event.
This program is free and open to the public. ASL interpreting will be provided.
Paper Weaving Workshop
Thursday, April 27, 5:00 - 6:30 pm
Join us for a paper weaving workshop with Arlene Schnitzer Visual Arts Prize recipient Johanna Houska (BFA Art Practice, ‘22). The method introduced will utilize various non-traditional weaving materials and draws on inspiration from 2-D artists to develop intricate woven work through color, shape, and pattern. Participants will learn to develop quick methods for paper-weaving and choose various materials to develop their designs to take home.
This program is free and open to the public. ASL interpreting will be provided.