About the Exhibit
Amidst current attacks on all things public, this show celebrates the sanctity of those spaces we share freely. Laura Glazer’s Repeat Admirer project shows the public library as a place that stimulates our senses and provides access to beauty while inspiring curiosity, informing the populace, and sharing knowledge. In Harold McNaron’s Sidewalking series, bits of urban life captured during ritual walks are distilled for memorial and spiritual practice. Harold and Laura send shouts out to the Situationists, Aboriginal ritual walkers and artist Ariana Jacob for being points of reference and departure for this exhibit.
Opening Night Reception
April 4th from 5:30-7:30 pm. Join us to meet the artists and view the exhibit.
Sidewalking with Harold
April 14th from 12:00-1:30 pm. Join Harold for a facilitated walking/moving mindfulness activity with Street Wisdom’s Sophie Pace. The walk will start at PulsePDX before exploring Sandy and adjoining neighborhoods as source material for knowledge, guidance, and fun!
Bio – Laura Glazer
Laura Glazer holds a Master of Fine Arts in Art and Social Practice from Portland State University and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York. She is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in Art and Social Practice at Portland State University and is the Program Manager and Design and Publishing Director for the Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Museum of Contemporary Art. Her art projects are participatory and collaborative and often involve collections, publications, and public spaces.
Bio – Harold McNaron
Harold McNaron utilizes photography and other media to play, puzzle and rearrange the realities of contemporary urban life. Inspired by those detail shot postcards in the museum gift shop, naturally-occurring abstractions and the ordered parallels of spreadsheets, McNaron’s current work explores themes of autonomy, health and home. He has exhibited in galleries, restaurants and public spaces in Georgia, New York, Washington DC and Oregon.