The UO School of Architecture and Allied Arts and the Ford Family foundation have added two new partners to a program that gives more Oregon artists access to visiting curators and art critics. The Oregon College of Art and Craft and the Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery at Reed College are now part of the Connective Conversations, Inside Oregon Art initiative. The series brings professional curators and critics from outside the Northwest to conduct one-on-one studio visits with established artists, deliver lectures, and join in community conversations. Read more in Around the O.