Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Museum of Contemporary Art (KSMoCA)

Founded in 2014 by Portland State University professors and artists Lisa Jarrett and Harrell Fletcher, Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Museum of Contemporary Art (KSMoCA) connects public school students with internationally renowned artists through collaborative workshops, exhibitions, artists lectures and site-specific commissions. KSMoCA’s programs are developed in partnership with the Dr. MLK Jr. School community, PSU’s School of Art + Design faculty and graduate and undergraduate students, and contemporary artists.

Students learn through experience about museum practices by participating in KSMoCA as curators, preparators, artists, gallerists, writers, and docents. The project reimagines how museums, public schools, and universities can work together to shift culture and perspectives by creating radical intersections for sharing resources across organizations. KSMoCA is an artist-run, ongoing social practice project in the form of a museum. Programs include:

- Rotating solo exhibitions made in collaboration with renowned contemporary artists
- KSMoCA Mentorship Program
- Student Curatorial Committee
- Visiting Artist Lecture Series