Art and Social Engagement

Abstract

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