
Visiting Artist Lecture Series
We are thrilled to announce PNCA’s 2023-24 Visiting Artist Lecture Series!
PNCA’s Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies and Center for Contemporary Art & Culture welcomes prominent artists, scholars, designers, curators, and critics from around the country and beyond, to engage with the Portland arts community.

Steven Xue BFA’19: Meet the designer behind some of the biggest brand campaigns
Steven Xue BFA‘19 is a powerhouse graphic designer who has carved out a niche for himself working with brands like Nike and Adobe.

Paola De La Cruz BFA’20 nurtures community and encourages joy with art
Through murals, a canopy project, and digital-art commissions, Paola De La Cruz BFA’20 finds success as an artist while incorporating messages about joy, healing, and coming of age.
View the student orientations schedules here
Highlights

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.
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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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Currently accepting applications for Fall 2023
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Special Programs

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.