2011 at year end - Portland Institute for Contemporary Art

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6 �� RESOURCE ROOM 6 305 �� 40 40 �� DATA/COM 304 40 304 �� 303 40 �� 2 10 A601 10 A601 OPEN OFFICE 302 A601 �� 41 41 1 41 310 a letter from the executive director 6 A601 CONF 310 pica is a gateway to the most daring visions of today. the artists we support each year become the feature stories in next year’s sunday Times, and the dialogue we initiate shapes the course of contemporary art regionally, nationally, and internationally. the present is always exciting for pica. right now, that means a new artistic director, a new home, and planning for our next year, the tenth year of the tBa festival. To seize this moment, I ask you for your support. Your donation directly supports PICA as we continue to present the defining artistic voices of our time. �� OFFICE 309 While we bid farewell to Guest artistic director cathy edwards and thank her for three fantastic festivals, we now welcome angela mattox as our resident artistic director. angela moved to portland after eight years at yerba Buena center for the arts in san francisco, where she revitalized their presenting program as performing arts curator. there she worked with an eye focused on experimental practice, cross-cultural exchange, and interdisciplinary work. her strong curatorial vision, passion for the explorations of artists, and her commitment to bridging new communities make angela a great fit for portland and pica. after nearly a decade in Wieden+Kennedy’s headquarters, pica will make our new home in the iconic orange and turquoise building at 415 sW 10th. neither a black box performance space nor a white box gallery, pica’s new office will be an incubator for those who create and a platform for those who discuss the art that defines our time. this space will provide a focal point to our shifting activities, but still support our itinerant programming, as we reach out into the community to build new audiences and find the right forum for each project. pica is the home of true believers: a staff and Board that routinely accomplishes the impossible, artists who refuse to be defined by tradition or custom, and supporters who know that their commitment can change the world. pica is your voice, insisting that art is not just relevant, but vital to understanding who we are, where we come from, and where we are heading. your support funds artist residencies and commissions, it allows us to host student groups and subsidize free programs, and it enables us to reach into communities where art is not merely decorative, but transformational. in supporting pica you affirm your commitment to what you believe today and ensure that the promise of tomorrow is fulfilled. Please consider making a gift today. there is no more important time for pica than now! victoria frey, executive director thanK you for your support. You can also donate online at www.pica.org or by phone at 503.242.1419. More ways to support PiCa: -Give a gift of stock or securities. -Donate your old vehicle. -Give a PICA membership to a loved one. -Check with your employer to see if they will match your gift. For more details, contact Andrew Billing at 503.242.1419 x221. donate. Match. get the whole match back. Make a donation to PICA today, make a matching gift to the Oregon Cultural Trust by December 31st, and claim 100% of your match as a credit on your Oregon State income tax. Visit www.culturaltrust.org for details. OFFICE 308 11 3 �� 41 41 41 4 ��
Photo: wren Coe an invitation from the artistic director i write this note during a time of discovery and new beginnings—from establishing a new home in portland and getting to know the extraordinary pica family, to envisioning a bold new future for the organization. the tBa festival was the perfect introduction to pica in its most robust, frenetic, and celebratory manifestation. i was deeply inspired by the fierce commitment and passion of the staff and by the generosity of the people who volunteered to create an extraordinary convergence of potent ideas and human expression. from this experience, i’m filled with new ideas and a pervasive sense of optimism for our work. next year, tBa:12 marks the 10th anniversary of this unique platform and i’ve been reflecting on its history and impact. i’m interested in the accumulation of memories and legacies, the experiences that stick with us, and the artistic moments that we just can’t shake after all these years. to build long-term relationships between artists and audiences, i’d like to invite back some past tBa artists who are developing compelling new work. yet, even while this process of reflection honors memory and the past, i will firmly position next year’s programs to shed light on the world we live in and push us to anticipate the future. i believe strongly in pica’s mandate to be on the leading edge in supporting a new generation of artists who are taking risks in their work, and reflecting our present moment onto new futures. there are already a few projects that we’re working to bring to tBa:12. the artists are extraordinary and the concepts they’re exploring mirror epic themes in society today: democracy, freedom of speech, and activism, as well as more intimate concerns surrounding the home and the poetics of the everyday. these are broad, global themes, and i’m passionate about bridging our local community to an international conversation, situating pica in a crucial cultural dialogue. But like this conversation, pica expands far beyond the festival platform. pica is an organization driven by a belief in the vital force of experimentation and imagination to make change and reflect what it means to be a human in today’s times. it’s a concept that connects creativity and community. our intention is to develop programs that will exist beyond their culmination in tBa. how can pica be a generative force throughout the year, a fulcrum for art and ideas outside of the festival framework? i’m excited to explore programs that prioritize the creative process, one-on-one interactions with artists, and delve deeper into their ideas and practices. the work isn’t complete without your response to it, without your engagement. as i think of artists to invite to portland, i consider how this work will resonate here and now in this community. Will it be meaningful? Will it provoke us to think or act? Will it linger with us? i’m thinking about how we can create intimate and meaningful opportunities to bring you closer to the work and the artists behind it. throughout the coming months, i encourage you to talk to me about your experiences with pica and the last decade of the festival, to spend time in our space and help to shape our new home, and to meet artists who are developing new work that we will present. come and join artists, thinkers, provocateurs, and fellow audience members to engage with art, ideas, food, and drink. i look forward to getting to know you and this extraordinary community as together we welcome in a new moment for pica. angela mattox, artistic director It is so important to have institutions like PICA that are flexible, nimble, and responsive to the needs of both artist and audience, and who are willing to take chances, and put the work of emerging, local artists in the context of national and international, visual and performing arts conversations. To us, PICA is people. –anna Gray & ryan Wilson paulsen, tBa:11 on siGht artists
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