Events - Rock Creek Campus
Located at 17705 NW Springville Rd., the Rock Creek Campus is a spacious, 256-acre campus in the high-tech corridor near Hillsboro
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Monday, May 12
PCC Art Faculty Mark Andres and Christopher Knight
9am-1pm, RC 3 Mall
The Rock Creek Mall becomes a huge artist's studio as PCC Art faculty Mark Andres and Christopher Knight collaborate on developing two large multiple-paneled paintings, starting from blank canvas, working from artists' models and other source materials, over the course of two days.
Joseph Mann - "Art and Photography"
1pm-2pm, RC 3 Room 102
Did you know that Picasso and Matisse used photography in their painting? We have all seen how painting from photographs can turn out badly. Artist and educator Joseph Mann discusses the successful usage of photographic images in painting and drawing as well as some of the pitfalls, with examples from various modern Masters.
Tuesday, May 13
Laura Ross-Paul - "Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel Ceiling: An Artist's View"
10am-11am, RC 3 Room 102
Artists offer a unique perspective on understanding Art History. Join noted Northwest painter Laura Ross-Paul as she discusses the symbology of Michelangelo' Sistine Chapel Ceiling as a window into the creative process and the artist's ideas of the human and the divine.
Fools In Paradise - Music Performance
11:30am-12:30pm, RC 3 Mall Small Stage
Enjoy the joyful energy and original lyrics as Fools in Paradise performs traditional Zimbabwean kalimba songs and marimba music from east and west Africa.
Judy Hill - Artist Talk
1pm-2pm, RC 3 Room 102
Judy Hill's exquisite ceramic and glass sculptures of standing female figures are found in many museum and public collections throughout the world, including the Portland Art Museum. In this slide talk, Hill discusses her working process and the unique properties of her materials as they inform both object and content. Hill is represented by the Grover Thurston Gallery of Seattle, and also teaches Glass Casting at the Rock Creek campus.
Light Fingered Five - Theatre Improv
1pm-2pm, RC 3 The Forum
The Light-Fingered Five perform theatrical game structures like those on the TV Show Whose Line Is It Anyway. The group creates comic situations, often involving audience suggestions or participation. Their motto is "No script-no problem."
Wednesday, May 14
PCC Art Faculty Mark Andres and Christopher Knight
9am-1pm, RC 3 Mall
The Rock Creek Mall becomes a huge artist's studio as PCC Art faculty Mark Andres and Christopher Knight collaborate on developing two large multiple-paneled paintings, starting from blank canvas, working from artists' models and other source materials, over the course of two days.
Student and Faculty Literary Reading
10am-12pm, RC 3 Room 102
Our campus literary magazine, the Rock Creek Review, hosts an open-mic reading in conjunction with the ever-popular annual student and faculty prose and poetry reading.
Olga Sanchez - Theatre Demonstration and Workshop
11am-1pm, RC 3 The Forum
"Dialogue of the Body:" Based on the exercises of André Serban, Mary Overlie, Augusto Boal and Patrick Tucker, this physical workshop will broaden the actor's interpretive skills of text. Working with monologues and dialogues, participants explore experimental approaches to interpreting text outside of the realm of meaning or intention, and then apply these approaches to narrative interpretation and character development.
George Johanson - "Cave Paintings: An Artist's View"
1pm-2pm, RC 3 Room 102
2006's ArtBeat featured artist, painter, and printmaker George Johanson discusses his recent trip to Lascaux, France, to view some of the earliest known paintings of the human record (35,000 BCE). Johanson shows images of these works and shares his insights into what these mysterious images tell us about the nature of painting and the nature of homo sapiens as visual thinkers.
Gallery Reception
5pm-6pm, RC 3 Helzer Gallery
The Helzer Art Gallery hosts a juried exhibition of student work: painting, sculpture, drawing and ceramics. Join us for cupcakes and punch! Awards will be announced at 5:30.
PCC Faculty Poetry Reading
7pm-8:15pm, RC 2 Room 122
Enjoy hearing PCC instructors Mark Andres, Alison Apotheker, Kathy Casto, Liz Knight, Melisa Manolas, and George Staley read from their recent works. Poetry, fiction and more, along with refreshments.
Thursday, May 15
Baba Wague - Artist Talk and Ceramics Demonstration
11am-1pm, RC 3 Room 126
Internationally acclaimed Ceramic Artist and Author/Illustrator Baba Wague Diakite presents a slide lecture, "Everyone is an Artist," on his work and his Malian culture. He will also demonstrate his surface design techniques on tiles and platters,
- www.pps.k12.or.us/schools-c/pages/clinton/baba.html
- www.pulliamdeffenbaugh.com/Artist-Detail.cfm?ArtistsID=177
Grupo Condor - Music Performance
11:30am-12:30pm, RC 3 Mall Small Stage
Grupo Condor's music is a multi-cultural blend of European, American and African influences. From the traditional Andean favorites to their original compositions, their arrangements are lively and enticing.
Connie Kiener - Artist Talk
1pm-2pm, RC 3 Room 102
Northwest artist Connie Kiener discusses her work in ceramic and majolica, as well as her most recent public art commission for Portland's Contemporary Craft Museum: a 20 foot bas relief mural in ceramic and glass depicting various artists' materials and tools. Connie Kiener's work in ceramics and majolica are exhibited at Laura Russo Gallery.
Northwest Film - Film Presentation
2pm-3:30pm, RC 7 Room 109
Culling its bounty from the region, the Northwest Film and Video Festival's touring collection is a survey of the best recent works from local, independent artists. Now in its thirty-fourth year, it offers Northwest artists recognition, critical appraisal and enthusiastically engaged audiences.
Friday, May 16
Featured Artist Harry Widman - Artist Talk
1:15pm-2:15pm, RC 3 The Forum
Harry Widman's creative influence as an artist and art educator has been widely felt by a generation in the Pacific Northwest. In an illustrated lecture, Widman talks about his creations-forms initially derived from nature, including the human figure, which are transformed through formal art processes into visionary images.
Tualatin Valley Community Band - Music Performance
7:30pm-9pm, RC 3 The Forum
A 70 piece concert band, The Tualatin Valley Community Band performs concert music under the direction of Steve Heuser.