Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies
MFA VS '14 Alum Rachel Wolf Interviewed on Oregon Artswatch
Rachel Wolf VS '14 talks with Oregon Artswatch's David Bates about her recent exhibition at the Chehalem Cultural Center and the magic of cameraless photography
Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing Program Kicks Off Inaugural Residency!!
The Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies at Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) is thrilled to launch the Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing with its first residential intensive. From July 28th to August 3rd, PNCA offers talks, discussions, and readings by acclaimed writers as part of the Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing program. Everything is free and open to the public. Faculty and guests include da Carter, Alejandro de Acosta, Monica Drake, Emily Kendal Frey, Daniela Naomi Molnar, Vi Khi Nao, Jay Ponteri, Brandon Shimoda, Rachel Jamison Webster, among others.
MFA AC+D Alumni, Brittany Rudolf (AC+D '19), embarking on Signal Fire Trip
Recent AC+D Graduate, Brittany Rudolf, will soon be embarking on a month-long Wide Open Studios trip with Signal Fire to expand her studio practice into the great outdoors!
VS '16 Alums and Gallery Owners Interviewed in Portland Mercury
VS '16 alums BriAnna Rosen and E.M. Fuller, owners of Fuller Rosen Gallery, are featured in Portland Mercury's Queer Issue
Low-Residency MFA in Visual Studies Lecture: Jessica Jackson Hutchins
The Low-Residency MFA in Visual Studies welcomes artist Jessica Jackson Hutchins. Jessica Jackson Hutchins will be speaking about her artwork and research. This lecture is part of the Low- Residency MFA in Visual Studies Summer Intensive Wednesday night lecture series.
Unveiling the 2019 Edition of Radicle Magazine!
Please join the MFA in Collaborative Design + MA in Design Systems for a celebration of the publication of the 2019 edition of Radicle Magazine!
2019 MFA Exhibition
The Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies is proud to present the 2019 MFA Thesis/Capstone Exhibition featuring 26 graduates from the MFA in Collaborative Design, Print Media and Visual Studies programs
Alumni Spotlight: LA Times Features MFA VS Alumni Ray Anthony Barrett
Our alumni take many creative paths. At the LA debut of the Frieze art fair, Barrett's culinary pop-up Cinqué was featured on Paramount's backlot
MFA AC+D Professional Development Retreat!!
This May the First Year MFA Candidates are headed to Rockaway Beach, OR for a weekend retreat focused on professional development and sustaining a life-long creative practice!
Critical Studies student Ellena Basada selected for Fulbright Award!!
Class of '19 Critical Studies MA Candidate, Ellena Basada, has been selected for a Fulbright award to Germany!
MFA AC+D Alumni, Mel McKinley, at Red Lodge Clay Center!
We’re so excited to announce Mel McKinley (MFA AC+D '18), as a recent Artist-in-Residence at Red Lodge Clay Center in Red Lodge, MT!
Short film 'A Normal Girl' produced by CS Chair Shawna Lipton at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival
The documentary short film A Normal Girl produced by Critical Studies Chair, Shawna Lipton, is a Finalist in The American Pavilion Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival
CD/DS Faculty Member Jooyoung Oh on Design Research
Jooyoung Oh, Design Researcher and faculty member teaching our Research + Insights course, shares her handpicked reading list centered on thinking about why and how we engage in design research processes. More of Jooyoung's work can be viewed on her website: http://jyoh.info
2019 MFA First Year Exhibition
PNCA’s Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies is pleased to present an exhibition featuring 37 candidates from the MFA in Collaborative Design, Print Media and Visual Studies and Low-residency Visual Studies programs. This exhibition highlights the exciting progress and development these artists and designers have made as they approach the end of their first year in graduate school.
LRVS Visiting Artist Sky Hopinka organizes Yale Union Powwow
The Low-Residency MFA in Visual Studies program's summer 2019 Visiting Artist Sky Hopinka, is organizing a Powwow at Yale Union on April 13, 2019!
Summer 2019 Visiting Artist Sky Hopinka, organizes Yale Union Powwow on April 13
CD/DS Faculty member Nina Narelle at Design Museum Mornings
MFA in Collaborative Design and MA in Design Systems faculty member Nina Narelle and fellow co-founder of Future Work Design, Katie Ausberger, present "From Diversity to Equity, By Design” at Design Museum Mornings
Call for Proposals: Art and Environmental Justice
Call for Proposals: Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies 2019 Graduate Symposium on Art and Environmental Justice
AC+D Alumni, Bukola Koiki, shortlisted by ACC for 2019 Emerging Voices Award!
We're so excited for Bukola Koiki (AC+D '15), who was recently shortlisted by the American Craft Council for the 2019 Emerging Voices Award!
Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing Hosts Reading with Monica Drake, Stephanie Land, Kelly Sundberg
Please join host Monica Drake from PNCA for an offsite AWP reading with bestselling authors Stephanie Land and Kelly Sundberg at Corporeal Center, March 29, 7pm. Presented on behalf of the Low Residency MFA in Creative Writing and the BFA in Creative Writing.
PNCA’s Critical Studies and Creative Writing Programs Sponsor AWP Conference in Portland, March 28-30
PNCA’s MA in Critical Studies, BFA and Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing programs are Patron Sponsors of this year’s Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) annual conference being held at the Oregon Convention Center from Thursday, March 28 to Saturday, March 30th.
MFA in Print Media traveling to annual SGC International Printmaking Conference
The MFA in Print Media is looking forward to sending a group of students and faculty to SGCI, the largest national printmaking conference, held this year in Dallas, Texas. This year, the focus will be on the capacity of printmaking to act as an agent of transformation in its practices within the field, contributions to other art media, and larger cultural roles.
CD/DS Faculty Member Joy Alise Davis's writing published in Design Portland!
MFA in Collaborative Design and MA in Design Systems faculty member Joy Alise Davis writes 'We Don't Need Racial Equity Allies; We Need Active Accomplices' in Design Portland!
MFA Print Media Hosts Endless Letterpress: Film Screening and Letterpress Demo
The MFA in Print Media is thrilled to host a film screening of Endless Letterpress, a film by Pablo Pivetta and Nicolas Rodriguez Fuchs. March 18 at 5:30pm in PNCA's Mediatheque. The film will be accompanied by a Q&A with the directors as well as a hands-on letterpress demo with PNCA faculty member Rory Sparks.
MFA AC+D Lecture Series: Matt Olson
Join the MFA AC+D program March 6th, at 6:30pm to hear artist Matt Olson speak about his work!
MFA AC+D Hosts SUPERDESIGN: Italian Radical Design 1965-1975 Film Screening with Designer Matt Olson
Join MFA AC+D for a screening of SuperDesign, a film highlighting key members of the Italian Radical Design Movement! The film will be introduced by internationally renowned designer, Matt Olson, with a Q & A directly following the film featuring Andee Hess, Aleksandra Pollner, Matt Olson, and Evan Snyderman.
MFA VS Alumni, Katie Piatt to perform at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
MFA VS '15 alum Katie Piatt recently announced that they'll be presenting their participatory performance piece/one-person show Male Fragility: A Night of Rant and Reason at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas in May 2019.
CS Hosts Stand-Up Comedy and Open Mic Hosted with Mohanad Elshieky
Tuesday Feb. 19, 2019 from 6:30-8:30 pm in the Mediatheque
Mohanad Elshieky is a stand up comedian based in Portland, Oregon. Originally from Libya, Mohanad brings a unique perspective to the comedy scene, not afraid to say what on his mind, he discusses politics, racial issues and has an opinion on everything