Printmaking

To be a well-rounded printmaker that can execute printed and book projects with regard to excellence in craft, composition, content and concept that are suitable for publication or Exhibition.

Maintain a confident and rigorous creative practice that is informed by their background in printmaking, book-making, publications, and the printed multiple.

Critically apply an interconnected, global perspective of the historical, environmental, social, and contemporary practices of printmaking and book-making in written and verbal communication that also informs their making practice.

Ability to work independently/self-sufficiently as well as collaboratively and in communal shops while engaging methods of proper techniques, skill sharing, respect, accountability, safety, and maintenance while being increasingly more non-toxic and waste-free.

Identify and pursue their professional goals, represent themselves and their artwork well and accurately to diverse audiences, and create and maintain a robust network of people within and without the artistic fields that will support their practice and, in turn, they can support.

Develop and utilize wide-ranging and unexpected research practices as an integral part of their artistic practice. To synthesize ideas and interests, be influenced by differing realms, understand that research comes in many forms including both embodied knowledge and academic learning, among many.

Foundation Year

A time to explore

In your Foundation Year, you’ll be immersed from day one in media and making of all kinds from drawing, design, and sculpture, to digital tools, video, and performance. It’s a year of discovery, a time to explore new ways of thinking and making, meet new friends, and get to know your new community.

Thesis

Preparing for graduation

Your senior year is an exciting time of tranistion from student to working artist or designer. The focus of your senior year is conceiving a thesis project of your own design and producing it with the support of faculty, your peers, and a mentor who works with you one-on-one.

Areas of Study

Freedom to focus

PNCA offers ten undergraduate majors, all of which offer you choices in your electives and liberal arts courses. This means that whatever your major, you have the freedom to focus many of your course choices around your particular area of interest. We've outlined the following Areas of Study to give you a sense of the scope of courses available at PNCA.

Liberal Arts

Fortify your intellectual foundation

Liberal Arts courses round out your education, helping you become a more thoughtful, well-rounded artist or designer. Explore widely or select your courses to focus on one of what we call Areas of Study.