Join us on Friday, September 27th for a series of events in coordination with our 50th anniversary celebration.

Join patron Jordan Schnitzer for an exclusive tour of the exhibition The Art of Food: From the Collections of  Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation, then stay for a Public Square organized by the Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) on the topic of food insecurity for college students. Finally, learn about local produce and products in a Pop-Up Community Market in front of the museum on Terrell Mall. Enjoy an afternoon of free programming and activities celebrating the topic of food and its central importance in our lives.

The Art of Food: An Exhibition Tour led by Jordan D. Schnitzer
11:00am-11:45am
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU

Starting off our programming for the day is a tour of the exhibition The Art of Food, featuring more than 100 works in a variety of media from the renowned collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and his Family Foundation. Learn from Mr. Schnitzer himself how some of the most prominent artists of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries have considered this universal subject, and how various works of art found their way into his collection. This is a wonderful opportunity to spend time with a prominent art collector and learn the stories behind this fascinating exhibition.

Common Reading Series: Public Square on Food Insecurity for College Students
12:00pm-1:15pm
In-person at Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU
Livestream via WSU Global Campus YouTube

Join us for a Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) Public Square on the topic of food insecurity for college students. CCE’s Public Square program aims to connect WSU students, employees and community members through discussion on important issues that impact us all. Using the exhibition The Art of Food: From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation and WSU’s 2024-25 Common Reading book, How the Other Half Eats: The Untold Story of Food and Inequality in America as a point of departure, the moderated discussion by experts and researchers in the field will focus on food insecurity for college students throughout the state of Washington and beyond.

All CCE Public Square events are free and open to the public. Everyone is welcome to share their thoughts on the discussion topic in a respectful way, as time allows.

Public Square: Discussion on Food Insecurity for College Students is organized by the WSU Center for Civic Engagement in collaboration with the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU and the WSU Common Reading Program. The September 27, 2024 Public Square is part of the 2024-25 Common Reading Series co-curated by the WSU Schnitzer Museum and the WSU Common Reading Program.

Pop-Up Community Market
1:15pm-3:00pm
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU and Terrell Mall

Linger after the Public Square for a Pop-Up Community Market highlighting different ways food brings us together as a community, showcasing local produce and products as well as addressing food insecurity needs for the student population. Fresh produce and food will be free for students to take home from various vendors. Campus and local organizations and growers will be available to chat about their work in the field, including the Community Action Center’s Mobile Farm Stand, the Cougar Food Pantry, and Fork in the Road food truck.

Funding for these programs is provided by a grant from Jordan Schnitzer and The Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation, the David G. Pollart Center for Arts and Humanities, and friends of the museum.

Related CAHNRS Programs
Thursday, 9/26 and Saturday, 9/28

If you are interested in food insecurity-related topics, or you love local produce, please check out the following programs planned by the College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences: Regenerative Agriculture Research Showcase (9/26, 2:00-4:00pm, CUB 1500); “Common Ground” Film Screening and Panel Discussion (9/26, 6:00-9:00pm, CUB Auditorium); and the Fall Harvest Festival at WSU Eggert Family Organic Farm (9/28, time TBA).

Location

The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU is located in the Crimson Cube (on Wilson Road across from Martin Stadium and the CUB) on the WSU Pullman campus. For more information please visit museum.wsu.edu/about.

Image caption: Katherine Ace, Crop Circles 2, 2008