Arts
KSMoCA Presents podcast features interviews with visiting artists and community members at Martin Luther King Jr School. KSMoCA, King School Museum of Contemporary Art, is a contemporary art museum inside of Martin Luther King Jr School in Portland, OR. Founded in 2014 by artists Lisa Jarrett and Harrell Fletcher, the project creates an unusual pairing between public school students and internationally renowned artists and their work. Season 1 guests are Ralph Pugay, Samantha Wall, Byron Kim, Yolanda Coleman, Shei'Meka Owens, and Harrell Fletcher. Participating 5th Grade students Horte, Io, Michael, and Janet meet once a week to learn the fundamentals of developing and recording a podcast, complete with professional recording gear and a field trip to KBOO, the local community radio station. The curriculum is developed as a sustainable/scalable model with guest podcast recording professional, Saint James. www.ksmoca.com