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January 30, 2019
PNCA's MA in Critical Studies Chair, Shawna Lipton was recently featured on Oregon Arts Watch for her write-up of Chris Kraus' visit to the Critical Studies Program!!
Critical Conversations Lecture: Rashida Bumbray
Presented by Low-Residency Visual Studies Program:
Artist talk Wednesday, June 14th, 6pm, Shipley Collins Mediatheque
Presented by PNCA’s MFA in Print Media, as part of PNCA’s Edelman Lecture Series
Apr 26th, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
We are thrilled to announce Pacific Northwest College of Art's 2023 MFA Thesis Exhibition!On view across three locations in downtown Portland, Oregon May 4 ~ May 21, 2023Please join us for a First Thursday Opening Reception on May 4 from 5pm - 8pm!
PNCA Graduate students viewed Hito Steyerl's latest exhibition This is the Future at the Portland Art Museum with contemporary curator Sara Krajewski.
