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  • Artist in Residence @ OSU Little Bird Lab

    I am honored to be an artist in residence at the OSU Little Bird Lab! What an exciting opportunity to learn more about birds, climate change, and how scientists get ideas and practice their practice. How many top-notch research facilities have invited artists to join them in their work? Check out the OSU Little Bird…

  • Upcoming OAEA Workshop!

    Michelle Swinehart and I will be presenting on October 12th at the Oregon Art Education Association. Our workshop focuses on mining your curiosity and our collaboration teaching Ideation! Here is the description! How do ideas shape art? This experiential workshop is based on Ideation, a first year CORE art course at PSU designed to introduce…

  • Read about our Pine Meadow Ranch Open Studio!

    What a wonderful article about our Open Studio that took place on September 19th! This event recap is provided by Arts Assistant Moriah Arnold. Read the full article and see more pictures here.

  • Sign Up for Open Studio!

    Come to OPEN STUDIOS on September 18 to ask what Jamie is laughing about! I just LOVE this image from Pine Meadow Ranch. Thanks for catching this moment Loma Smith! Photo @Loma Smith Photography

  • PMRAA Open Studio!

    Join us this Thursday, September 19th, from 4-6 p.m., for an Open Studio at Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts and Agriculture. Biologist Dr. Jamie Cornelius, artists Michelle Swinehart and M. Michelle Illuminato, and author Diane Wilson will be sharing their creative journeys and cross-disciplinary insights. This free event is a chance to connect with…

  • A Garden is An Event!

    Join Rory Sparks and me for a STONE themed dinner art event on September 28th!

  • Michelle Illuminato: Social Practice Meets Scientific Inquiry Meets Collab!

    New article from the Pine Meadow Ranch for Art + Agriculture website. Click to read article.

  • Berkshire Hills Residency for Creative Research

    In July, I attended the Berkshire Hills Residency for Creative Research in Williamstown, Massachusetts, a 1-week residency focused on peer-training and exchange to support advocacy for female artists, academic leaders, and active citizens. During this time, the group of four artists had inspiring excursions to MASS MoCA, Clark Museum, Williams Museum, and Jacob’s Pillow as…

  • Did you catch this awesome article?

    In June, Rachel Saslow from Willamette Week wrote, “Dawn of the Undead Mall, as the Wrecking Ball Looms, Lloyd Center Is Nurturing a DIY World.” It is a long article on the Lloyd Center Mall and touches on the work the MFA Art + Social Practice students and I created there in spring and for…

  • Perfect Action!

      Join Kye Kauffman Grant and M. Michelle Illuminato for a guided mall walk to kick-off Assembly Weekend! We will share glimpses of the sky, delight in poetic perspectives and follow balloons, all while engaging in the perfect action, community mall walking. (Find out more why we call this a ‘perfect action’ during the walk…

  • New Lost & Found Poster!

    Wonder how the Lost & Found Factory works? Wonder no further. Thanks to Alec Van Staveren we've got a poster that explains!

    13 Radical Whispers Poster!

    Thanks for visiting! Here you can download your copy of the 13 Radical Whispers poster!