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Arts & Culture

Arts & Culture

Arte y Cerebros en Chile (Art and Brains in Chile) will take place in the coastal city of Valparaiso, where students will experience Chile’s neuroscience scene, alongside cultural education and artistic projects. Courtesy of Northwest NOGGIN: Neuroscience outreach group (“growing in networks”)

PSU study abroad programs

Many short-term study abroad programs, led by faculty members across various academic fields, are available to Portland State students in the summer of 2024. Four of these programs are detailed…

Lillyanne Pham co-led a youth centered arts project culminating in a public mural titled Drink the Water, Remember the Source. The mural is in the playground area of Orchards of 82nd, a subsidized housing unit in Portland. Courtesy of Lillyanne Pham.

Artist Spotlight: Lillyanne Pham

Lillyanne Pham—an MFA student in Portland State’s School of Art + Design—is the 2023 recipient of the Andries Deinum Prize for Visionaries and Provocateurs. This $10,000 award will support Pham’s…

Students from all backgrounds came together in order to protest the inhumane treatment of the Palestinian people and call for a ceasefire. Credit: Alberto Alonso Pujazon Bogani/PSU Vanguard

On Taking Sides; Israel-Palestine

This article provides narratives from all sides—from Jews, Israelis and Palestinians. It is a collaborative effort by Portland State Vanguard to convey a fuller, more inclusive portrayal of the reality…

On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Native vendors united to create an inclusive space, as well as promote cultural resilience and economic sustainability for Indigenous artists and entrepreneurs. Alberto Alonso Pujazon Bogani/PSU Vanguard

Native perspectives on Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Indigenous Peoples’ Day—celebrated on Oct. 9—is “a day to celebrate who Indigenous people are,” said artist and business-owner Rebecca Kirk (Klamath and Leech Lake Ojibwe). “There was a time when…