Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies

Every October VS students head out to Sisters, Oregon for the Caldera Artist Residency where they spend a week engaging in art making, research, and visual and written investigations.

The MFA in Visual Studies program is excited to welcome Catherine Chalmers to present a public lecture on her work and research as part of the Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies Lecture Series.

MFA Applied Craft + Design Alumni, Taylor Kibby (AC+D '18) was recently featured in VoyageLA Magazine!!

The MFA in Applied Craft + Design program is excited to welcome award-winning designer Sruli Recht to speak about his work!

The MFA in Collaborative Design + MA in Design Systems students are looking forward to attending the annual Bend Design Conference!

Wednesday, November 6:30pm in the Mediatheque

The MA in Critical Studies program in collaboration with the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art is excited to welcome Emi Koyama to present a public lecture on her work and research!

Now on view in the PNCA 157 Gallery: Better Than Nothing, the work of Krista Anara Cibis in her exhibition, “Better Than Nothing” features works developed during her year long artist residence at Textile Hive.

Check out this recent interview on Standing Room Only featuring fiber artist-and comedian-Lauren Sinner (AC+D '16)!!

The Center for Contemporary Art & Culture and the MFA Visual Studies program are excited to host the US book launches of Lucy Cotter, ed. Reclaiming Artistic Research (2019).

MFA VS alumnus Taka Yamamoto debuted his new performance in Seattle and received a new commission from the Portland Art Museum, supported by Oregon Community Foundation Creative Heights Grant

The MFA in Print Media, Visual Studies and the PSU School of Art + Design Contemporary Art Practice MFA in Studio Programs are excited to welcome Arnold J. Kemp for a public lecture on his work and research as part of the Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies Lecture Series.

The MA in Critical Studies program is excited to welcome Dr. Sami Schalk to present a public lecture on her work and research as part of the Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies Lecture Series.

We are excited to announce the Fall 2019 Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies Lecture Series! Now occurring on select Wednesday evenings throughout the semester, the Graduate Studies Lecture Series sparks meaningful dialogue across the graduate programs, PNCA, and the larger creative communities.

Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies Director and Visual Studies Chair, MK Guth, opens her solo exhibition at Cristin Tierney Gallery in NYC on September 13, 2019. Menu presents several new sculptures by MK Guth. Each work takes the shape of a book with instructions for various performances and actions, all oriented around shared experiences and ritual.

Congratulations to all of the artists in the 2019 Portland Biennial at Disjecta! The roster is packed with Visual Studies and PNCA alums, mentors, friends and faculty among the 18 selected artists.

We are now accepting graduate applications for Fall 2020! Applications are available online and the priority deadline is February 1, 2020 for all of our programs.

Huge congratulations are in order for MFA VS student, Daniela Repas (VS '20), who was awarded the Princess Grace Award Graduate Film Scholarship

Dr. Sami Schalk will be a visiting scholar in the Critical Studies program for the upcoming Fall 2019 semester

Congratulations to Sara Huston, the new Program Head of the MFA Applied Craft + Design Program!!!!

The Low-Residency MFA in Visual Studies welcomes Clifford Owens on July 17, 2019 in PNCA's Mediatheque. Clifford Owens will be speaking about his artwork and research. This lecture is part of the Low- Residency MFA in Visual Studies Summer Intensive Wednesday night lecture series.

The MFA Applied Craft + Design program is pleased to host the 2018 GLEAN Residency Exhibition, opening August 3, 2018 from 6-9pm!

MFA in Visual Studies candidate Payton Barronian is featured in OUT Magazine with his new video, presenting, that queers iconic film monologues!

Matthew Letzelter, chair of the MFA in Print Media program, was invited to teach at Anderson Ranch Arts Center this summer. Matthew will lead a workshop, New Approaches to Lithography, focusing on the intersections of analog and digital processes.

The Low-Residency MFA in Visual Studies welcomes Sky Hopinka on July 3, 2019 at 6pm in PNCA's Mediatheque. Sky Hopinka will be speaking about his artwork and research. This lecture is part of the Low- Residency MFA in Visual Studies Summer Intensive Wednesday night lecture series.

MFA AC+D Candidate, Kara Cassidy Hall (AC+D '20), is spending time this summer as an artist-in-resident at East Creek Art, a center for ceramics education!

Macarena Gómez-Barris to keynote PNCA's 2019 Graduate Symposium!

Her lecture is Friday, November 22, from 6:30-8:00 pm in the Mediatheque.