Programs

In addition to our exhibitions, we facilitate regular programming with community partners and the Dr. MLK Jr. School community.

KSMOCA Presents… Podcast

KSMoCA Presents is a podcast produced and hosted in collaboration with KSMoCA students and features interviews with renowned visiting artists, students, and community members. See More >>

Visiting Artist Lecture Series

The KSMoCA Visiting Artist Lecture Series is a semi-regular lecture series open to members of the public and students at Dr. MLK Jr. School, taking place in the school library. Learn more >>

Sankofa Community Lecture Series

These lectures offer the opportunity to learn more about lesser-known careers in the art industry, from BIPOC cultural workers living and working in Portland, Oregon.

Student Curatorial Committee

The Student Curatorial Committee is a group of students from Dr. MLK Jr. School who conduct research about local and non-local artists to inform their work as curators of KSMoCA's MLK Jr Gallery. Learn more >>

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Harriet Tubman Center for Expanded Curatorial Practice

A program with KSMoCA Alumni at Harriett Tubman Middle School. Learn More >>

Past Programs

Artists-in-Residence (2020-2021)

During the 2020–21 school year, we started a virtual artist residency program tol continue our ongoing, immersive arts programming with K-5th grade students at Dr. MLK Jr. School. Learn More >>

Afro Contemporary Art Class (2019-2020)

The Afro Contemporary Art Class is a weekly program with young people of African descent to learn more about the histories and contemporary contexts that shape their lives, culture, and social contexts. Learn more »

Artist Mentorship Program (2017-2020)

The KSMoCA Artist Mentorship Program pairs volunteer regional artists and students at Dr. MLK Jr. School in a weekly 1-on-1 collaborative relationship for the duration of the school year. Learn more >>

Centers for Creative Research (2017-2020)

The Centers for Creative Research program connects institutional community partners with a Dr. MLK Jr. School classroom for the duration of the school year. Learn more >>

RECESS! Design Studio (2020)

RECESS! is a student-led graphic design program and studio located inside Dr. MLK Jr. School in NE Portland. Students in this program make designs for KSMoCA events and activities, as well as programs at the school. Learn more >>

MLK Jr. School Music Project (2019)

The MLK Jr. School Music Project develops creative, culturally-based music education activities at Dr. MLK Jr. School and is integrated into the school’s curriculum as part of PSU's Artist as Citizen Initiative. Learn more >>

Who gets to decide? Architecture Class (2019)

In a weekly after school program, Architect Akasha Lawrence Spence of Fifth Element to asked fourth and fifth grade students, her firms founding question: Who get's to decide? As the urban tissue of Portland changes rapidly before our eyes, the stakeholders of tomorrow got a chance to dissect these changes and create a world where they decide what stays, what goes, and what's introduced. See More >>

KSMoCA International Art Fair (2017-2018)

The KSMoCA International Art Fair is a 3-week summer program that culminates in a kid-scale art fair. The program that pairs each contemporary art gallery booth exhibitor with 3rd-7th grade Dr. MLK Jr students and PSU students, who participate as gallerists, artists, exhibitors, and curators in artistic and curatorial projects. This program took place for two summers (2017 and 2018). Maybe it will come back in the future! See More >>