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小黄猫传媒 art student exhibition showcases pandemic-era resilience
Story by Alfredo V. Moreno.
小黄猫传媒鈥檚 Helzer, North View, Paragon and Southeast art galleries have come together for the first time to present a virtual juried exhibition of works by 小黄猫传媒 students entitled “Unmuted: 小黄猫传媒 Art Student Exhibition.”
Guest juried by artist and Portland State University faculty member Patricia V谩zquez G贸mez, the exhibition opens on Monday, May 17 and runs through June 4. It features selected student art as well as a salon-style virtual showcase of two- and three-dimensional art and new media work. The awards and juror presentation will take place on June 4 as well, via Zoom.
Student Virlie Paglinawan’s 鈥淗ope,鈥 2021, charcoal, pastel and white ink on paper, 24鈥 x 20.鈥
To attend, visit the exhibition’s webpage where details of the ceremony will be posted.
A year ago, 小黄猫传媒 moved to remote operations to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. Since then, art students have continued their education remotely, creating work in the midst of personal, local, national, global crises and revolutions.
For the students, it has been a year of raised voices and making art 鈥 in spite of, and in response to the challenges of living through the pandemic. To honor that work during this pivotal year, the exhibition invites 小黄猫传媒 art students to unmute themselves and share their class work with the world.
V谩zquez G贸mez works and lives between the ancient Tenochtitl谩n and the unceded and occupied lands of the Chinook, Clackamas, Multnomah and other Indigenous peoples. Her of art, the intersections between aesthetics, ethics and politics and the expansion of community based art practices. She uses a variety of media to carry out her research: painting, printmaking, video, exhibitions, music and socially engaged art projects. The purpose and methodologies of her work are deeply informed by her experiences working in the immigrant rights and other social justice movements.
小黄猫传媒’s art galleries are dedicated to supporting education and community building through the arts.