Internship Blog – Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA)
This summer I interned at PICA (Portland Institute for Contemporary Art) in Portland, Oregon. I met Roya Amirsoleymani, PICA’s Community Engagement Manager, early on in my graduate studies and worked with her on public programs during my summer internship, specifically in…
Revised Masters Research Concept
Problem Statement: Experimental contemporary art and artists in general are not associated with rural place nor do they seem well supported in rural America. There seems to be a general lack of connectivity between artists, lack of understanding and exposure…
Artwork Portfolio
I finally cataloged all my artwork on this ePortfolio. Sketchbooks, photography, and select works from art school. Now I have ALL of my work in one place! My artist & arts admin identities have officially been integrated…just as they are…
Reflecting on RAC: The 2015 Rural Arts & Culture Summit
It is hard to explain the spirit of over 360 people brought together from rural place, with rural stories, and with playfully imaginative ambitions for transformation and positive change. Such a gathering creates a palpable, contagious energy disseminated through excited…
Welcome
This site serves as a portfolio for my work as an artist, organizer, and arts manager. I am an advocate for the arts as a means for realization and action in service to contemporary issues.
Comparative Technologies Final Review
Stacey Ray_Comp Tech Final Review
The Sketchbook: Fearless of the Blank Page
This video was the final project for my Comparative Technologies course during spring term of 2015. I taught myself stop-motion animation, filming, and video editing with Adobe Premiere. I am also now the proud owner of a new HD video…
Comp Tech Project Proposal
Comp Tech Project Proposal_Videography & Animation_Stacey Ray Project Description Video material has become an important element of programming and marketing which are areas that I have worked within and are interested in pursuing. I want to learn how to tell…
Preliminary Research Proposal
Contemporary + Rural + Community Art as a catalyst for creative innovation in rural communities Preliminary Research Proposal_Contemporary+Rural+Community Too often we characterize rural places as “behind the times”, disconnected from metropolitan centers that are the “real” hubs for creativity, innovation…
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