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2024 Graduate Symposium: Trans Geographies

The Pacific Northwest College of Art presents "Trans* Geographies", an exploration of the intersections between gender identity, spatiality, and cultural landscapes.

Thursday, November 7th - Saturday, November 9th, Free + Open to the Public

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September First Thursday at PNCA + North Park Blocks

The Center for Contemporary Art & Culture at Pacific Northwest College of Art is excited to invite the public to the September First Thursday Art Walk in the North Park Blocks for exhibition openings, live music, refreshments and more!

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2024 Low-Residency MFA in Visual Studies Open Studios

Come connect with our students in PNCA’s Low-Residency MFA in Visual Studies program at the 2024 Summer MFA Open Studios event!

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Highlights

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Graduate Symposium 2023: Art and Social Consciousness

PNCA’s Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies and Center for Contemporary Art & Culture are thrilled to announce the 2023 Graduate Symposium!

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UNLIMITED 2023 Alumni Salon Show

Welcome to UNLIMITED 2023, PNCA’s 6th annual alumni salon show. This open call show includes work by PNCA alumni artists and designers across a range of media and film.

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Erosion / Burial / Uplift / Repeat, Porcelain sculptures on top of fabric pillars. Plants are ajacent to the pillars, sounded by sand.

2023 LRVS Thesis Exhibition

Pacific Northwest College of Art proudly presents the 2023 LRVS Thesis Exhibition.

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2023 MFA Thesis Exhibition

Pacific Northwest College of Art proudly presents the 2023 MFA Thesis Exhibition.

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2023 BFA Thesis Exhibition

Pacific Northwest College of Art proudly presents the 2023 BFA Thesis Exhibition.

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Undergraduate Viewbook

Eleven undergraduate programs, endless possibilities.

View our undergraduate viewbook online and learn all about PNCA and our programs.

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Graduate Viewbook

Experimental. Interdisciplinary. Collaborative.

View the graduate viewbook online and learn about the MFA/MA programs of the Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies.

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A Creative Mind

A Creative Mind, voices from the PNCA community

Presenting multiple perspectives on topics explored within a creative practice.

Student Work

Degree Programs

Special Programs

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Special Programs offer a range of expanded learning opportunities for students and the community.

These include projects, workshops, and intensives in applied art and design in the realms of environmental science, technology, science and tech pedagogy, and industrial design. Programs also include a variety of international studies opportunities, an artist residency, and a professional print publishing studio.

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