April 07, 2011

Prof. Imatani Participates in PSU Art Conference May 13-15

Garrick Imatani, Assistant Professor of Art, is participating in the “Open Engagement’ conference at Portland State University from May 13 - 15, 2011.

Currently, Professor Imatani is on the planning committee for Open Engagement, an initiative of Portland State University’s Art and Social Practice MFA concentration. Directed by Jen Delos Reyes and planned in conjunction with Harrell Fletcher and the Art and Social Practice students, this year’s conference features internationally renowned artists Julie AultFritz Haeg, and Pablo Helguera. The work by these artists touch on subjects including democracy, group work, the boundary (or lack there of) between art and life, education, and transdisciplinarity. In addition, Open Engagement will play host to the Bureau for Open Culture, the Bruce High Quality Foundation University, and a summit on art and education. The summit features students and faculty from MFA programs focusing on public and social art, includingOTIS College of Art and Design, the University of California Santa Cruz, and theCalifornia College of the Arts.