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Addressing Gun Violence Through Art
January 23, 2025

Addressing Gun Violence Through Art and Community Activism

Part 1 and 2 workshops will be held at the South Chapel on the Graduate Campus and include:

  • Part 1: Dialogue and Visioning 3-6pm
    • January 23 or
    • February 6
  • (Optional Studio Sessions): Creative Time in the Art Therapy Studio (4445 SW Barbur Blvd)
    • Thursdays (3-6pm) January 30, February 13, 20, 27, March 6
    • Saturdays (12-3pm) January 25, February 8, 22
  • Part 2: Reflection and Presentation 3-6pm - A link to register for Part 2 will be sent upon registration for Part 1
    • March 13 or
    • March 20

Other Events

The new Art Therapy studio space at the Community Counseling Center combines natural light, picturesque window views of the forest, and a sp
February 13

Art Therapy Open Studio

L&C Open Studio is a weekly studio session providing individuals a place to come to create and find community. These sessions are held in-person at the Lewis & Clark Community Counseling Center. Attend for the full 3 hours or drop in as long as you can. Select dates offer a virtual zoom option as well.

February 13

Ethnic Studies and Gender Studies Teach-In

Join us for an urgent conversation about how Ethnic Studies and Gender Studies can help us understand our current moment, build community, develop resilience, and share joy, amidst widespread challenges. Come meet the faculty and other students, and learn about the minors in Ethnic Studies and Gender Studies! All are welcome. Food & drinks provided!

A picture of a small pond with branches on the shore, green grass on the waters edge, and trees in the background.
February 15

Native Planting and Ivy Removal at Dirksen Nature Park

Join Tualatin Riverkeepers for habitat restoration work at Dirksen Nature Park! We will be removing invasive ivy that has overtaken an area next to the Fowler Woods Trail and will be planting native plants. This will be the second event at an area that has recently started to undergo restoration at the park!

We will be meeting at the shelter next to the large grass field in the middle of the park. Please dress appropriately for the weather and bring a water bottle. If you drink coffee, also bring your own cup if possible!

Free parking is available. This park is near the 76 and 45 bus lines.

Snacks, coffee, tools, safety gear, and instruction are provided!

Register HERE

If you are a Lewis & Clark Student who needs help getting there, please email leadserve@lclark.edu and you will be provided FREE transportation to the event.

February 17

61st Annual Arthur L. Throckmorton Lecture: Kate Brown

“Tiny Gardens Everywhere: A History of Food Sovereignty for the 21st Century”

Five-thousand Parisian farmers grew vegetables for two million Parisians at the turn of the 19th century. German citizens won the right to garden in the midst of famines in 1919-1920. Black residents of Washington, DC paid down on their homes during the Great Depression by maintaining vegetable gardens on their urban lots. While Soviet collective farms failed, Soviets farmed urban peripheries to produce most of the food people ate. These stories have been missed in plain sight because they clash with ideas of urban development and imagined divisions between urban and rural, nature and culture. Yet these histories reveal how a vegetable-powered wealth not only underwrote urbanization and industrialization, but became the means by which working people created urban food systems that could be a solution today.

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February 18

NW5C: Strategies for Successful Careers as Community-Engaged Scholars and Practitioners

Join the Northwest 5 Consortium for a 90-minute, interactive workshop filled with practical strategies for a successful community-engaged
career. Together, we’ll explore publishing about your community work with brainstorming tools and explore
potential journals and conferences. Then, we’ll examine what’s needed for successful promotion as a
community-engaged academic staff person or tenure-track faculty member. Bring your questions or concerns and
come away with specific ideas to strengthen your excellence in engagement.

Center for Social Change in Puerto Rico during the Immersion trip
February 18

Center for Social Change Open House

Escape the cold and dreary weather by joining us at our cozy Open House on the third floor of Fowler, right next to IME! Warm up with your favorite hot drinks (think hot cocoa, apple cider, and tea), delicious doughnuts, great music, and a fun mix of games—everything from Cards Against Humanity to a little Uno to get you moving! But the best part? It’s your chance to meet our team and learn how we can help you actively engage with the community, both inside and outside LC, while enhancing your academic and professional journey. If you’re considering applying to work with us, come meet our staff and learn more about the rewarding experience of being part of our centre. Have ideas for social change? We’d love to hear them—we’re here to support you and help you stay connected!

In addition, if you sign up for the Open House through GivePulse (See link below) you earn a prize!
*You must download the app and create an account with your school email

Register Here!

The new Art Therapy studio space at the Community Counseling Center combines natural light, picturesque window views of the forest, and a sp
February 20

Art Therapy Open Studio

L&C Open Studio is a weekly studio session providing individuals a place to come to create and find community. These sessions are held in-person at the Lewis & Clark Community Counseling Center. Attend for the full 3 hours or drop in as long as you can. Select dates offer a virtual zoom option as well.

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Lewis & Clark's (Anti)Valentine's Concert is an annual tradition of sharing music for all lovers and haters!

This (Anti)Valentine’s Concert Is Sure to Mend Any Broken Heart

The (Anti)Valentine’s Concert, an annual Lewis & Clark tradition, will feature the musical groups Cappella Nova, Kith & Kin, Community Chorale, Voces Auream, as well as several talented soloists. Come see this fun, lighthearted production on Wednesday, February 12, at 7:30 p.m. in Evans Auditorium.

From AI to Experiential Learning: Sign up for Free Belong Courses

As part of L&C’s membership with the Council of Independent College’s Belong: Inclusive Learning Community, faculty and staff are invited to enroll by February 15 for a series of free self-paced courses on cutting-edge topics. 

Celebrating Black History Month with books

Watzek Library is featuring a selection of books about Black experiences, past and present, through February. All books on the display may be checked out!

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Watzek First Friday: String Trio

Watzek First Friday

Watzek First Fridays expand to more Arts Fridays in February! LC Chamber Music String Trio kicks off the First Fridays for the year. 

2025, Art History Major, Art History Minor, Art Minor, Art Studio Major, art, arts, ArtsLC
Transgressors at the Chachalu Tribal Museum and Cultural Center

Native Artist Scholar Visit to Chachalu

You are invited to join our 2024-25 Native Artist/Scholar in Residence, Anthony Hudson, for a day at the Chachalu Tribal Museum and Cultural Center. 
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Those high ceilings! Those acoustics! Said performer Tiani Ertel BA '25, I've learned that, truly, a big part of the magic of I...

The Arts Come Alive at Watzek Library

Music, theatre, and dance might not be the first things you think of when you hear “library,” but Lewis & Clark’s Aubrey R. Watzek Library is much more than a place for quiet study. On the first Friday of every month, Arts@LC takes over the Watzek atrium to showcase student participation in the performing arts. The final events of the fall semester featured actors from the Main Stage theatre production Into the Woods and dancers from theatre’s contact improv class.

Come to Narrative Medicine Skills Training!

With support from the Mellon Foundation, Northwest Narrative Medicine Collaborative (NWNMC) is developing Narrative Medicine Skills Training.

Narrative Medicine Skills Training introduces the narrative medicine principles of attention, representation, and affiliation and develops participant skills of listening and witnessing. We will reflect on how listening and witnessing can be applied to stories of health, illness and healing in diverse healthcare settings to improve care and support healing.

Training is open to students, health professionals, faculty, staff and community members– anyone curious about the practice of narrative medicine. 


Narrative Medicine Skills Training

Saturday, February, 22
8:45-3:30

in-person and on-campus
Smith Hall
Lewis & Clark College 

Register Here

Addressing Gun Violence Through Art and Community Activism

Addressing Gun Violence Through Art and Community Activism

Vision Quilt, in partnership with Art for Social Change (ASC), invites you to a powerful interactive workshop series: Addressing Gun Violence: Creating Visionaries, Storytellers, and Community Activists (AGV). This program empowers participants to explore solutions to gun violence through art, education, and visionary thinking, culminating in the creation of unique Vision Quilt art panels.

2025, arts, ArtsLC, Theatre Major, Theatre Minor, theatre
Lewis & Clark Fir Acres Theatre Spring 2025 Auditions for Macbeth

AUDITIONS for Macbeth Spring 2025

Lewis & Clark’s Department of theatre invites all students (regardless of major) to audition for the Spring 2025 MainStage production of Macbeth on January 22nd and 23rd from 7-10pm with Callbacks on January 24th - 6-10pm. See full details below!

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Spring 2025 Auditions

Audition for Spring 2025 Theatre Productions!

Lewis & Clark’s Theatre Department is pleased to announce the audition schedule for Spring 2025 Productions! All Students (regardless of major!) are welcome!

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Tiffany Mills Dance Residency Auditions- Spring 2025

AUDITIONS for Tiffany Mills Dance Residency Spring 2025

Lewis & Clark’s Department of theatre invites students to audition for the Tiffany Mills Dance Company Residency on January 22nd from 6:30-8:30pm in the Fir Acres Theatre Black Box. See details below.

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Arts@LC 2024 Fall Newsletter

Arts@LC’s Fall 2024 Newsletter is out! Read on for more information (and pretty photos!) from the fall to see how Arts@LC “connects and amplifies the fine arts at Lewis & Clark: Music, Theatre, Dance, Art and Creative Writing.” 

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An art project made of tea bags

From Trash to Treasure: Creating Art From Waste

Cara Tomlinson’s Art and Ecology class uses waste materials from around Portland to create beautiful and meaningful works of art. This course offers a fresh approach to creative practice, merging art and ecology to help students respond to the climate crisis, explore the agency of materials, and build connections to place.

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Seeking Nominees for I.D.E.A. Catalyst Awards

The Inclusion and Multicultural Engagement (IME) office presents The I.D.E.A. Catalyst Awards. See here to learn more and to nominate.

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Art at the Center

Art at the Center

The Lewis & Clark Art Therapy program has released a self-reflective, 22-minute documentary film exploring the program’s expansion into the Lewis & Clark Community Counseling Center and discussing the benefits that the new space has to offer to both graduate students and community members alike.

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Dance X Highlights Student Creativity

Two semesters in the making, Dance X runs from December 5 to 7. The performances offer students the opportunity to have their original choreography fully staged for large audiences.

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First Friday- Contact Improv Dance

Watzek First Friday- Contact Improv Dance

On the first Friday of every month, Arts@LC presents a short performance at the Watzek Library atrium. 

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2024 Nielson Grant Recipients Focus on Social Justice & Community Wellbeing

Learn more about the 2024 Nielson Innovation Grant recipients and the ways in which they enacted change for social justice & community wellbeing.

United Against Islamophobia and Antisemitism

Workshop for Staff and Faculty Brings Antisemitism and Islamophobia Experts to Campus

With sponsorship from the Chamberlin Social Justice Endowment, the Office of Equity and Inclusion (OEI) and the Center for Spiritual Life, scholars Hussein Ibish and David Schraub bring their expertise to Lewis & Clark on December 3, 2024.

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Photo: Lewis & Clark Fir Acres Theatre presents Tiffany Mills Dance Company

Tiffany Mills Dance Residency

Saturday, April 5th at 7:30pm
Sunday, April 6th at 7:30pm 

2025, ArtsLC, performing arts, theatre
Macbeth by William Shakespeare will be coming to Lewis & Clark's Fir Acres theatre on March 7- 15, 2024

Macbeth by William Shakespeare

March 7th, 8th, 13th, 14th, 15th at 7:30pm
March 9th, 2:00pm 

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On Being a Porous Boundary

On Being a Porous Boundary

On Being a Porous Boundary is copresented by Lewis & Clark College and A-B Projects at the Ronna and Eric Hoffman Gallery of Contemporary Art from November 19, 2024–February 18, 2025.

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A college student shows elementary children works of art on a wall.

Opening Young Eyes to the World of Fine Art

Lewis & Clark enters the second year of its engagement with the Portland Art Museum’s paid college internship program, an opportunity for students to facilitate interactive K-12 group visits in the galleries.

ArtsLC, performing arts, theatre
Into the Woods features an unconventional forest. Audience members will be able to write a wish on a colored piece of paper, which will t...

Prepare to Step ‘Into the Woods’

L&C’s theatre and music departments team up to present Into the Woods, an award-winning musical that reimagines fairy-tale characters on intertwining quests. The show opens November 1, with performances running on select days through November 9.

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Turning Nightmares Into Art

Bobby McHugh BA ’07 is a producer of Dream Creep, a horror short that explores the blurred lines between reality and dreams. It’s one of just a handful of films selected for the national Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour.

Help Shape Our Future: Diversity and Equity Campus Climate Survey

The Office of Equity and Inclusion invites the entire L&C community to participate in the HEDS Diversity and Equity Campus Climate Survey that was sent out on November 4. We want to hear from you! Your confidential responses will provide the framework needed to see where we can continue to support and improve in DEIJ work on campus.

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OEI Fall Newsletter

Happy Fall to All! We invite you to read on in this newsletter to catch up on our recent accomplishments and to learn more about exciting news for the upcoming fall months. We are so excited to support students, faculty and staff on campus as we continue to work every day to exemplify our commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive campus environment. We wish everyone the best of luck as we approach midterms.

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First Friday Into the woods

Watzek First Friday- Into the Woods

At 3pm on the first Friday of every month, Arts@LC presents a short performance at the Watzek Library atrium.