Manual / Issue 8 / Give and Take

Manual, a journal about art and its making. Give and Take. The eigth issue. Manual 8 (Give and Take) explores interaction, transaction, and social exchange and indebtedness. The earliest known use of the expression “give and take” can be traced to horse racing. It referred to races in which larger, stronger horses carried more weight, and smaller ones, less. Implied therein is an accounting for relative capacities. In such a race, the goal remains the same—crossing the finish line first—but introducing this variable highlights the relationship between the competing horses. A win is only meaningful if each horse can be considered in relation to the others. We . . . find ourselves in a historical moment that makes our interconnectedness both more visible and more complex. Boundaries—physical, geographical, ideological—have become more porous, and the institutions that have provided structure—while always deeply flawed—have shown themselves to be more vulnerable than some of us would have liked to believe. Old systems are breaking down, giving way. New ones will take hold. —Mary-Kim Arnold, from the introduction to Issue 8: Give and Takehttps://digitalcommons.risd.edu/risdmuseum_journals/1034/thumbnail.jp

Apasáalooke: Children of the Large-Beaked Bird: A KSMoCA collaboration between Wendy Red Star, Beatrice Red Star Fletcher, and students from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School

Apasáalooke: Children of the Large-Beaked Bird: A KSMoCA collaboration between Wendy Red Star, Beatrice Red Star Fletcher, and students from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School Apasáalooke: Children of the Large-Beaked Bird features artwork by Portland based artists Wendy Red Star and Beatrice Red Star Fletcher. The exhibit includes artwork by Red Star and Red Star Fletcher as a well artwork created in collaboration with Dr. MLK Jr. School students from grades K–5. The Dr. MLK Jr. School students participated in two workshops led by Red Star. This catalog was created as an accompaniment to the exhibition of that work at King School Museum of Contemporary Art (KSMoCA).https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/ksmoca/1010/thumbnail.jp

Art and Social Engagement

The two will present and discuss various examples of community-based art projects they have generated. Fletcher\u27s socially engaged art practice focuses on participatory site-specific projects that reference issues and histories of specific communities and places, and asks community members to actively contribute to the realization of each project. Red Star concentrates on subjects related to her experience of growing up on the Crow Reservation, examining the history and current culture of Native Americans. Among the recent projects she will discuss is her photographic series, My Home is Where My Tipi Sits (Crow Country) , which documents the everyday aspects of the reservation. About the Lecturers: Harrell Fletcher, Associate Professor of Art and Social Practice at Portland State University, and Wendy Red Star, Adjunct Professor of Art at Portland State Universit