How would Marie Antoinette have taken a selfie? Students have grown up assuming everyone can take a photo of themselves and put it on social media. In this residency we will put a historical perspective on how, in just ten years, smartphone photography and apps have radically changed the way we see portraiture. We will start the residency by looking at the way self-portraits were used in the renaissance by Rembrandt and continue with the way artists have always used them to express themselves and show who they are. After viewing and learning about self-portraits and the way they reflect history and society, students will use what they learned to create self portraits in a new ways. The possibilities for this project are wide-ranging. It can easily be used for a history or language arts class to recreate how a particular character or famous person might have "taken a selfie".

Please note that this program is only available within 15 miles of inner SW Portland. This program requires the use of iPads. If the school/organization scheduling this program does not have its own iPads, the timing of this program will be contingent on the availability of iPads from our Mobile Creativity Lab. The teaching artist will be responsible for coordinating the dates of the loan. The school/organization will also be required to sign a rental agreement for the equipment.

This program can be adapted for Comprehensive Distance Learning, the elements will be determined during planning.