LECTURE
CraftPerspectives – Manuf®actured: From Readymade to AlreadyMade
Thursday, September 18, 6:30 PM | University of Oregon’s White Stag Building (70 NW Couch Street) | $5 (Free for members and students)

Visiting curators Steven Skov Holt and Mara Holt Skov present a slide lecture on Manuf®actured. Don’t miss this opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes account of how they developed the exhibition, how they collaborated with the artists and how their work over the last three years has materialized into the exhibition on view.

Co-presented by University of Oregon

DISCUSSION GROUP
Kaffeeklatsch – Unpacking the Collection
Tuesday, October 7, noon | The Lab at Museum of Contemporary Craft | Free

Celebrate Unpacking the Collection: Selections from the Museum of Contemporary Craft, the recently released book on the Museum’s permanent collection. Join author Namita Gupta Wiggers and graphic designer Katherine Bovee, as they discuss the process of producing the organization’s first publication in more than 20 years. Wiggers and Bovee will provide background on the decisions that went into the book’s creation, from its content and format to the use of fonts, paper and book binding. They will also discuss future plans for the volume and what it means for the organization. You bring lunch, we'll provide the coffee and conversation.

EVENING DISCUSSION
Craft Conversation: Dawn Odell and Namita Wiggers on Shards
Thursday, October 9, 6:30 PM | The Lab at Museum of Contemporary Craft | Free

Join us for a lively discussion about some of ceramics’ most controversial and topical issues. Dawn Odell, assistant professor of art history, Lewis & Clark College, and Namita Gupta Wiggers will facilitate a discussion of Shards: Garth Clark on Ceramic Art.

Please e-mail education@ Museum ofContemporaryCraft.org to receive a free copy of the excerpt to be discussed.

LECTURE
CraftPerspectives – Garth Clark
How Envy Killed the Crafts Movement: An Autopsy in Two Parts
Thursday, October 16, 6:30 PM | The Swigert Commons at PNCA (1241 NW Johnson Street) | Free

New York gallery owner, curator, writer and historian Garth Clark presents a provocative lecture and dialogue based on his new essay examining how aesthetics, economics and art-envy has “killed” the crafts movement. Clark will first present his paper and then engage in an extended conversation with the audience. One of craft’s most influential thinkers, Clark has edited and contributed to over 50 books and is author of over 200 essays and articles.

This lecture is presented as part of the OCAC Jamison Lecture Series.

Co-presented by:
Oregon College of Art and Craft
Pacific Northwest College of Art

DISCUSSION GROUP
Kaffeeklatsch – Keeping Portland Weird: DIY and the Resurgence of Craft
Tuessday, November 4, noon | The Lab at Museum of Contemporary Craft | Free

From craft fairs, etsy.com sellers and zinesters to the independent music scene, bike activists and “foodies,” Portland has a reputation as an epicenter for Do-It-Yourself (DIY) culture. Join Marketing Manager Marc Moscato, guests Susan Beal and Cathy Pitters (PDX Super Crafty) and Justin Hocking (executive director, Independent Publishing Resource Center) for a discussion on DIY, its connection to craft and the contemporary resurgence of all things independent.