Who We Are

The Oregon Institute for Creative Research, a 501(c)(3), is a platform for developing new models of critique; an experimental school and research institute devoted to work on major contemporary questions of pressing concern and global import in terms of junctures and intersections (Ethics, Æsthetics, Ecology, Education); a safe haven and refuge for scholars, artists, journalists, and activists from around the world forced to flee for their lives because of the work they carry out or, in some instances, simply because of who they are; a project incubator for actuating optimal futures in the face of massive global change, political polarization, and environmental catastrophe; and, increasingly and by necessity, a direct-action organizer capable of addressing urgent contemporary challenges.  Towards this end, we foster the work of thinkers and makers devoted to tackling problems and challenges in new and innovative ways.  Each year, a select and highly diverse cohort of scholars and researchers are chosen to work with OICR faculty and research associates on projects possessing direct relevance and applicability for rethinking major sites of contemporary contestation in the 21st century.  Sponsoring cutting-edge initiatives melding theory and practice, the Institute seeks to advance the reunification of all branches of human knowledge with the ultimate goal of the resacralization of the world.  For more information, see <https://oicr-e4.org>.