cay horiuchi is a non-binary Cultural Laborer, DJ, Strategist, and Copywriter based in Portland, Oregon. Their work is based on identity and community, influenced by matsuri, phenomenology, Tropicália, and underground dance music. The foundation of their work ethic is based on five principles: curiosity, empathy, creativity, hope, and agility. In everything they do, they let the why behind topics of humanity, society, and the environment operate as a compass to guide their projects.
cay is a founding member of UwU, a multidisciplinary artist collective organizing immersive experiential audiovisual events for T/GNC and QTBIPOC community members to dance in safety, committed to uplifting our communities through art, action, and advocacy.
From 2013 to 2017, they co-directed C.A.R.E.S., a collaborative grassroots consent education project with a focus on the dancefloor. It was during the time Tarana Burke’s Me Too movement caught on momentum. Through groundbreaking approaches and peaceful practices unheard of at the time, C.A.R.E.S. helped set a new standard in consent culture in the music and arts industries for the decade to come. Its project partners include TUF, Decibel Festival, Symbiosis, DanceSafe, and Occasion Vibration. The project has been featured on Create Digital Music Berlin, NPR, and Vice.
Contact: cayhoriuchi@gmail.com
ART GRANTS
PICA Precipice Fund, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Spring 2022
Regional Arts and Culture Council Make|Learn|Build Grant, Spring 2022
City of Portland Healing and Grieving Art Grant, Summer 2021
MusicPortland LEAP Artist Grant, Summer 2021
SELECTED WORKS
2024
Studio♡Share with UwU: Ikebana Workshop: Creative Direction, Curation, Community Organizing
Studio♡Share with UwU: Dry Flower Workshop: Creative Direction, Curation, Community Organizing
Studio♡Share with UwU: Friendship Bracelets: Creative Direction, Curation, Community Organizing
2023
Regional Arts and Culture Council Arts3c Grant, Fall: Panelist
PICA Precipice Fund Celebration, Portland, OR: DJ
Liminal Bodies, Time-Released, PICA, Portland, OR: Music Direction
UwU & Friends with Introspekt, Portland, OR: Creative Direction, Visual Art Installation, DJ
Honcho Campout, Artemas, PA: DJ
Daisychain 5 Year Anniversary, Chicago, IL: DJ
The Ever Afters Campout, Saratoga Springs, CA: DJ
UwU & Friends Spring Equinox with DJ WAWA, Portland, OR: Creative Direction, Visual Art Installation, DJ
2022
The Precipice Fund, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Fall: Panelist
Regional Arts and Culture Council Arts3c Grant, Fall: Panelist
UwU & Friends with ADAB at PICA T:BA Festival, Portland: Creative Direction, Curation, DJ
UwU & Friends with Kiernan Laveaux, Portland, OR: Creative Direction, Curation
2021
UwUnoco Flo, Portland, OR: Creative Direction, Curation, DJ
2020
UwU & Friends: Cozy Solstice, Twitch: Creative Direction, Curation, DJ
SNACK BLOC, Portland, OR: DJ
UwU Presents Electric Rat Festival at S1, Portland, OR: Creative Direction, Curation, DJ
Spontaneous Affinity: Year 2 Zine: Guest Mix, Interview
2019
Broccoli Mag: In Bloom, Portland, OR: DJ
Daisychain Chicago: Guest Mix, Interview
Gays Hate Techno, Saratoga Springs, CA: DJ
2018
Bridge Club, Portland, OR: Visual Art Installation
2017
C.A.R.E.S. Consent Workshop at Symbiosis Festival, OR
2016
C.A.R.E.S. Consent Workshop at TUF LUV, Seattle, WA
2015
My Womanhood, StudioNia, Portland, OR: Sculpture
C.A.R.E.S. at Decibel Festival, Seattle, WA
2014
C.A.R.E.S. Consent workshop at Esthetic Evolution, Boise, ID
2012
little things, Allied Works Architecture, Portland, OR: Visual Art Installation
MFA Thesis Exhibition, PNCA, Portland, OR: Visual Art Installation
STATIC, PNCA, Portland, OR: Visual Art Installation
Light Structures, curated by Laura Hughes at False Front Portland, OR: Visual Art Installation
EDUCATION
2012 MFA in Visual Studies, PNCA Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR
2009 BFA in Drawing and Printmaking, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL