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Visitors gathering at one of the galleries for the Low-Residency MFA in Visual Studies Open Studios

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!

PNCA Low Residency MFA Thesis Exhibition show, students gather in discussion in the atrium

2024 Low-Residency MFA Thesis Exhibition

The Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies at Pacific Northwest College of Art is thrilled to announce the 2024 Low-Residency MFA Thesis Exhibition!

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2024 LRVS Visiting Artist Lecture Series

Announcing the 2024 Summer Event Series at PNCA!  Hosted by PNCA's Low Residency MFA programs in Visual Studies and Creative Writing. Free + open to the public

2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition

On View May 9 - May 19

The Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies at Pacific Northwest College of Art is thrilled to announce the 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition!

PNCA, October First Thursday, In the North Park Blocks

October 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 October First Thursday Art Walk in the North Park Blocks for a series of exhibition openings, performances, live music, drop-in activities and refreshments!

Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies Lecture Series 2023-2024, hosted by PNCA

2023-24 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.

Lee Kelly Nf

Farewell to Lee Kelly

Oregon’s Sculptor, Lee Kelly BFA ‘59, passed away on March 28, 2022, at age 89.

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PNCA offers generous scholarships to transfer students

Pacific Northwest College of Art is offering an affordable and accessible option for transfer students who want to earn a BFA degree.

Jennifer Jen Cole

Welcome PNCA's New Dean

We are pleased to announce that Jennifer Cole has accepted our offer to become the next dean of the Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA), effective March 2022, and delighted that she will hold Willamette’s first named deanship, recognizing a generous new gift from Jordan D. Schnitzer.