KSMoCA
King School Museum of Contemporary ArtKSMoCA
KSMoCA Presents features interviews with collaborating visiting artists and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School students, faculty, and staff. Participating students meet once a week to learn the fundamentals of developing and recording a podcast, complete with professional recording gear and a field trip to KBOO, the local community radio station. This 10-week curriculum developed as a sustainable/scalable model for expansion. Season one was recorded in 2018-19 with guest podcast recording professional, Saint James.
About KSMoCA:The Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Museum of Contemporary Art (KSMoCA), is a contemporary art museum and social practice art project inside and in partnership with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School, a Pre K - 5th grade public school in NE Portland, OR. Founded in 2014 by Portland State University professors Lisa Jarrett and Harrell Fletcher, KSMoCA connects public school students with internationally renowned contemporary artists through collaborative workshops, exhibitions, artists lectures and site-specific commissions. Students learn through experience about museum practice and careers in the arts by participating as curators, preparators, artists, gallerists, writers, and docents.
KSMoCA reimagines the way museums, public schools, and universities can affect people, culture, and perspectives by creating radical intersections for sharing resources across organizations. Programs are developed collaboratively with the Dr MLK Jr School community, PSU students, and a team of supporting artists.