9am - 4pm, Outside RC 7, East Side

Throughout the day observe the leading and firing of pottery using gas and wood as fuel. Midday the stoking of wood will begin creating spectacular smoke and flames, which leave their marks on the pottery inside. Tuesday at 1pm the kiln will be opened to reveal the unique surface created by the flames.

10am - 11am, RC 3 The Forum

This year's featured Art Beat artist Carson Ellis is known for her distinctive album and web site illustrations for Portland band, The Decemberists, as well as her many book illustrations, including The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart and The Composer is Dead by Lemony Snicket. Considered by many to be the heir to Edward Gorey, Carson Ellis is one of the most distinctive artist/illustrators working today.

• www.carsonellis.com

12 noon -1:15pm, RC 3 The Forum

CoHo Productions present selections from Conor McPherson's This Lime Tree Bower. Gorgeous language and compelling characters make this a must-see of the season! Following the performance, actors will lead a workshop on the development of the voice.

10am - 11am, RC 3 The Forum

Rathbun states, "How can I see the world again? In amongst the day to day stresses, the need for money, fear has made the world empty and invisible. How do I recover my place in the world? How can I recover my sight when I sit in my studio in an academic environment. My work has been energy that I have gained from sources, (i.e. books and experience) and poured out in physical form (i.e. space and material)."

"I built a boat. I built it with my hands. Building it was like a ritual. It was like making a magical spell as a preparation. I am going to sail it across Lake Michigan. I will be out in the middle by myself being supported by something I made. Hopefully I will be at a place that is both joyful and fearful at the same time. In any case I will have built something that will enable me to move another step forward."

• www.mikerathbun.com

10am - 2pm, 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 two days.

• madebychrisknight.com/

11am - 1pm, RC 3 Room 126

Design with Color: Airbrush and Painted Underglaze Techniques on Clay.

Learn to add color to your ceramic pieces at any firing range. This workshop will explore underglaze application on green and bisque pieces using simple airbrush techniques as well as discussing other inlay, and resist and stenciling.

1pm - 3pm, RC 3 Mall

Michael McGovern, printmaking instructor at PCC Rock Creek, will be creating multiple plate mono-prints using various intaglio techniques such as copper plate etching and collograph processes.

1pm - 2pm, Outside RC 7, East Side

Begun on Monday, come by at 1:00 today to see the creations resulting from this unique firing process.

7pm - 8:15pm, RC 2 Room 122

Enjoy an evening of poetry and prose created by Rock Creek English and Art faculty. Featuring Elisabeth Knight, Alison Apotheker, Mark Andres, John Zackel and more!

10am - 11am, RC 2 Room 121

Bowstern has been known to fish for shad on New York's Hudson River, shrimp in the Gulf of Mexico, and salmon in Kodiak, Alaska. She's also been known to change the color of her hair at a moment's notice. When she's not fishing, Bowstern is hard at work on her 'zine, Xtra Tuf.

11am - 12 noon, RC 3 The Forum

Opa Groupa is the newest Balkan, Klezmer and Gypsy band to invade the Northwest. With their unique fusion of traditional and contemporary styles, they play dance and party music from afar. Opa Groupa is made up of five members playing the flute, violin, electric guitar, double bass, and drum kit.

• www.myspace.com/opagroupa
• www.youtube.com/balkancrazed

7pm - 8pm, RC 3 The Forum

India comes to PCC with the sounds of sitarist Sandeep Koranne. Sandeep has extensive knowledge of Raga music, vocal as well as instrumental. He will be accompanied on the tabla by Sai Kiran.

10am - 2pm, 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 two days.

• madebychrisknight.com/

10:30am - 12 noon, RC 3 TLC Room 102

Rock Creek's literary magazine, the Rock Creek Review, hosts an open-mic reading in conjunction with the ever-popular student and faculty prose and poetry reading.

12:30pm - 1:30pm, RC 3 The Forum

All elements Hip Hop jam! DJs, Graffiti artists, MCs, Bboys and Bgirls make up the four main elements of Hip Hop culture. Come share the experience with the Oregon Universal Zulu Nation as they bring it all together with the fifth element: Knowledge.

The Universal Zulu Nation (UZN) is a pioneering force that has been in effect since the inception of Hip Hop itself in 1974, and UZN continues to represent and innovate the genre while striving for worldwide peace, equality and empowerment. UZN will be performing at all three PCC campuses and at Southeast Center.

• Myspace.com/uzn_oregon
• Oregon UZN on Facebook

2pm - 3pm, RC 7 Room 108

Printmaker Sarah Horowitz will discuss her May 2010 exhibition of etchings and drawings at Froelick Gallery and talk about her work as an international book artist.

2pm - 5pm, RC 3 Room 112

Local artist and furniture maker Josh Smith will run a workshop exposing some of woodworking's dirty secrets. By focusing on plywood construction and keeping the process loose and fun, participants will make forms suitable for sculpture and possibly furniture. Expect to learn a few techniques and gain a better understanding of materials available for you to employ in your artistic practices.

Josh Smith is a visual artist and furniture maker living and working in Portland, Oregon. Smith's work has been exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Craft, the Pacific Northwest College of Arts, Manuel Izquierdo Gallery, and Worksound. Currently he is working both as a designer/builder creating custom furniture and as an adjunct instructor at the Art Institute of Portland in the Industrial Design program as well as being one-half of the curatorial team Tilt Export.

• www.jjfab.com

10am - 11am, RC 3 225

An Alaska Native Yup'ik artist specializing in sculpture, Yup'ik spirit masks, and Native musical instruments, Charette discusses his creations and underlying philosophy about art. Through a hands-on investigative and exploratory approach, his art expresses elements of traditional Yup'ik spirituality, cosmology, and power. Charette's art is rooted in historic and traditional Yup'ik "ways of being" learned throughout his life. But he utilizes his own contemporary style, form, and perspectives in creating artwork. Spirits, Yup'ik cosmology, and spiritual beings are his primary subject matter.

Charette states, "As a mixed media artist I work with numerous materials which include clay, wood, driftwood, glass, metal, stone, glass beads, rawhide, porcelain, feathers, quills, shells, bones, paint, and found objects. A rare Yup'ik art form, pottery is a foundation for my work. Clay sculptures are low fired or raku fired in home made kilns. All teeth, bones, and spirits are hand made of high-fired porcelain. A flame worker, I make my own glass beads. Driftwood masks and sculptures are hand carved in a contemporary style. Traditional wood bending techniques are used in making spirit mask frames and Yup'ik drums. Native American style flutes are concert quality and made of hardwoods and low fired clays (including smoke fired, horse hair fired, and raku)."

"My artistic goals are achieved though constant exploration and discovery of new methodologies, utilizing new materials, and in exploring new art forms. Future artistic goals include monumental work, working directly with bronze, large fused glass, metal sculpture, prints, and precious metal work. Finally, I hope to push the boundaries of traditional art bringing attention to new possibilities in the mixed media art world. And, I hope to expose and educate people about the spiritual world of Yup'ik art."

• www.phillipcharette.com

11am - 12 noon, RC 3 Forum

Northwest glass artist and PCC Rock Creek faculty member Judy Hill will discuss her figurative work in glass and ceramic. She is represented by Grover Thurston Gallery in Seattle.

12:30pm - 1:30pm, RC 3 TLC Room 102

Centuries of Japanese tradition, literature and culture come together in the study and discipline of making and serving tea. The Tea Ceremony is the essence of Japanese aesthetics, where architecture, ceramics, flower arranging, calligraphy and painting come together in a formalized ritual dating back to the 16th century.
Experience the tranquility of the Japanese Tea Ceremony with instructor and artist Margie "Soya" Yap.

Margie is an artist who teaches the way of Tea. Margie has studied tea since 1984, and received her teaching credentials from Japan in 2004, where she received her Tea Name "Soya". Centuries of Japanese tradition, literature and culture come together in the study and discipline of making and serving tea. Experience the tranquility of the Japanese Tea Ceremony with Tea Master Margie "Soya" Yap.

3pm - 5pm, RC 3 Helzer Art Gallery

The Helzer Art Gallery hosts a juried exhibition of student work: painting, sculpture, drawing and ceramics. Join us for cupcakes and punch! Awards announced at 3:30.

• spot.pcc.edu/helzerartgallery/