Of the many adventures that I had at Open Engagement, I enjoyed an evening at the Portland Art Museum. Their annual program, “Shine A Light,” came together in conjunction with PSU’s Social Practice MFA, in an effort to “ask visitors to reconsider what is possible in a museum.” It featured a number of MFA artist’s&

While doing research for coyote walks, I sometimes notice that maps of certain parks and nature areas are not available online. It is easy to take a photograph of the map while hiking and upload it with a caption so it is searchable. I encourage everyone to do it. Here are a few.

Long Walks in the Museum, April 13-14, 917-300-9521

LAH Coyote Walk complete. Early morning photo of my brother Dillon crossing a green bridge in Queens, NY. - @rdegive- #webstagram
photo Ramsay de Give

I just saw this on the street in Portland.

I worked with the Center for Urban Pedagogy and students at International Community High School in Mott Haven in the Bronx to make a series of videos about the Participatory Budgeting process in NYC. Check out our work here!

I was happy to be involved arranging a guest visit at Portland State University with Bobbe Besold from Santa Fe, NM who is doing some lovely work on walking, community engagement and the environment with collaborators Valerie Martínez and Dominique Mazeaud in Rivers Run Through Us

My wife Tassy and I are collaborating on an experiment called Houseplant Reassignment Agency at the Fieldwork space, 1101 SW Jefferson in Portland, through the end of the month. Call us up if you are interested in adoption, boarding or donation!