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School of Art and Time

📍 Near SE 34th & SE Belmont, Portland, Oregon, United States

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Tuesday Night Dinners are happening! Work from Here is happening! Show + Tell is on hold! New day and time will be announced soon!

“School” = a place for learning

“Art” = creative solutions for living

“Time” = a construct

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“School”

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We are radically reclaiming/reimagining the concept of “school.” For us, school is a liberatory space where we learn with and from each other. Rooted in the traditions of critical pedagogy, free schools, and alternative art & design education, we create a learning environment that values curiosity, non-conformity, mutual respect, and collective growth.

Traditional schools are institutions where obedience is demanded, hierarchies are fixed, and participation is compulsory or forced, and as a community of folks who love learning we wanted to create a space to do so on our own terms. The School of Art and Time challenges conventional power structures, embraces diverse perspectives, and nurtures creativity. Here, learning is self-directed, inclusive, and driven by a shared commitment to thriving community.

“Art”

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For us, “art” is a collective practice that invites us to explore, express, expand and experiment with what’s possible. Art is a dynamic practice that belongs to everyone, not a product reserved for a select few. We want to expand what we see as art and who sees themselves as an artist.

In the globalized “art world” even visionary, beautiful, and radical ideas are often turned into consumable products as a means of generating wealth and status. Alternatively, we embrace art as an essential means of expression and rebellion, and believe in freely and openly sharing any creative solutions that emerge through the process.

“Time”

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Time is a construct and we can choose to engage with it creatively. Rather than being confined by the capitalist notion of time as a grid of abstract labor hours aimed at maximizing productivity, we can deconstruct and redefine it in ways that better serve us as individuals and as a community.

By exploring art and time together, we can push the boundaries of both; just as creativity allows us to reshape our understanding of time, reshaping our understanding of time opens new possibilities for creativity.

The School of Art and Time (often lovingly shortened to The School), is a physical space, and it’s also a community, an exploration, an experiment, and a concept that can be replicated in other neighborhood and cities. This might all sound a bit abstract, and that’s the intention. Instead of telling people what they should expect from The School, we want to invite folks to come and observe for themselves. Everyone will have different experiences of and relationships to The School, and this will likely shift over time for each of us as well. It’s a fluid space that continues to evolve as we do, both individually and collectively.

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