Policing Justice
Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA) presents Policing Justice, an exhibition and related programming with local, national, and international artists.
Policing Justice Instillation View | Credit: Mario Gallucci
Dates:
Exhibition Dates: February 23 – May 19, 2024 |
Opening Weekend Events:
Opening Reception: Friday, February 23, 2024, 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. | |
Artist Panel Discussion: Saturday, February 24, 2024, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. |
Additional Programming:
Symposium: Friday, March 8 at PSU and Saturday, March 9 at PICA
Free
| Policing in Portland: A Community Conversation Keynote Address: Alex Vitale, Professor of Sociology, Brooklyn College, CUNY “Policing in Portland: A Community Conversation” | |
Film Series at the Clinton Street Theater
Free / Click on the links below for tickets.
Thursday, March 7, 7:00 p.m. | |
Thursday, March 21, 7:00 p.m. | |
Thursday, April 4, 7:00 p.m. | |
Thursday, April 18, 7:00 p.m. | |
Time/Date TBD |
Workshop: March 23, 2024, 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. at PICA
$0 – $200 / Click on the button below for tickets.
Artist Power and Practices | |
Mapping the Pipeline Education Series: April 6, 2024, 12:30 – 4:00 p.m. at PICA
Free
Mapping the Pipeline Education Series The Statistics Behind Mapping the Pipeline: 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Student Engagement at Jefferson High: 1:45 - 2:45 p.m. Those We Remember: 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. | |
Podcast Launch & Listening Session: April 27, 2024, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. at PICA Annex
Free
Fight The Power, Do No Harm: The Story of the Black Cross Healthcare Collective | |
The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives: We Keep Us Safe: May 7, 2024, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. at PICA
Free
The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives: We Keep Us Safe Moderator: Adam Becenti Panelists: Chenoa Landry, Alicia Spotted Eagle, and Polimana Joshevama | |
Mapping the Pipeline Education Series: Part 2: May 11, 2024, 12:30 – 4:00 p.m. at PICA
Free
Mapping the Pipeline Education Series: Part 2 James Broughton aka Queaz Otti: 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Tacuma Jackson: 1:45 - 2:45 p.m. Greg Brown Junior and Selena Ramirez: 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. | |
Partner Programs:
Presented in partnership with University of Oregon Department of Art, Department of the History of Art and Architecture, and Oregon Humanities Center:
U of O Lectures will be in Lawrence Hall, Room 115, 1190 Franklin Boulevard, Eugene, OR 97403, and will also be live-streamed and archived on YouTube.
Thursday, February 15 at 4:00 p.m. | |||
Wednesday, February 21 at 4:00 p.m. | |||
| Monday, February 26 at 4:00 p.m. |
Presented in partnership with Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) and University of Oregon Department of the History of Art and Architecture:
PNCA lecutres will be at PNCA's Mediatheque at 511 NW Broadway, Portland, OR 97209
Thursday, February 22 at 5:00 p.m. | |||
Tuesday, February 27 at 6:00 p.m. |
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Policing Justice Instillation View, work by Alfredo Jaar | Credit: Mario Gallucci
About Policing Justice:
Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA) announces a major forthcoming exhibition Policing Justice. Guest curated by Nina Amstutz, Associate Professor of the History of Art and Architecture at the University of Oregon, and Cleo Davis, local social construct artist, designer, educator, historian, and community leader, this exhibition examines policing practices in Portland, Oregon, and their relationship to longer local and national histories of oppression through the lens of artists who call Portland their home and those who have witnessed and documented police brutality across the globe.
The extended George Floyd protests in 2020, which lasted longer in Portland than in any other city in America and were met with over 6000+ documented instances of police use of force, serve as a point of departure to explore Portland’s history of policing in relation to racial, environmental, spatial, and juvenile justice.
Local artists and activist groups reflect on these situated histories through a series of commissioned installations, including work by Don’t Shoot Portland, Master Artist Michael Bernard Stevenson Jr. in collaboration with Blue, and Cleo Davis and Kayin Talton Davis in collaboration with Robert Clarke and Kimberly Moreland. Complementing these regional collaborations, a selection of works on loan by Alfredo Jaar, Sandy Rodriguez, and Carrie Mae Weems will situate what happened in Portland in a national context. Policing Justice will also showcase a two-part video installation by the British research and arts organization Forensic Architecture, which includes an investigation into the Portland Police Bureau’s use of tear gas against protesters in 2020, and a new work produced for this exhibition, investigating the 2022 the murder of antifascist activist June Knightly, produced in collaboration with a number of June’s friends and fellow activists. The exhibition will be accompanied by an active programming schedule, including a symposium, film series, workshops, and panel discussions, which center on locally impacted communities.
Artists:
Black Aesthetic Studio (Cleo Davis, Kayin Talton Davis, Robert Alexander Clarke, and Kimberly Moreland)
Don’t Shoot Portland (Tai Carpenter and Teressa Raiford)
Master Artist Michael Bernard Stevenson Jr. and Blue
*Check out a behind-the-scenes video of Sandy Rodriguez's work in this exhibition.
Access
The exhibition Policing Justice contains installations with loud sounds and flashing lights, some of which might be uncomfortable or unfamiliar to some visitors and attendees. Free earplugs will be available at the gallery entrance. You may exit and re-enter at any time at no cost.
COVID-19
Anyone experiencing or exhibiting any symptoms of COVID-19—or who has been in contact with others who are—is asked to stay home to avoid the risk of exposing others. Masks are encouraged while indoors.
SUPPORT
PICA thanks the Art Dealers Association of American Foundation (ADAA) and the University of Oregon College of Design’s Tinker Hatfield Award for Innovation for supporting this exhibition.