Memorial Wake and Service for Kamden Vencill '08 this Saturday and Sunday, June 22nd and 23rd

PNCA is saddened to report the passing of BFA alumnus Kamden Vencill ’08. A memorial wake is this Saturday, June 22nd at 2pm, with the memorial service to follow on Sunday, June 23rd at 2pm.

The family will be having two events to honor Kamden:

1. Saturday, June 22nd at 2pm : A wake to honor Kamden and to lift a glass to his memories.

The address is 6302 N. Michigan Avenue, Portland, OR 97217.

The wake is going to be intimate potluck . Please bring your favorite beverage and come when you can. Friends and family will be sitting around the fire pit sharing stories and celebrating Kamden’s life.

2. Sunday, June 23rd at 2pm: A memorial at the family church.

The address is 2505 N. E. Halsey St., Portland, OR 97230.

There will be appetizers and a chance to talk after. Come to one or both. The family looks forward to meeting all that can come.

Memories of Kamden can be sent to Kamden’s father’s email so that he will have them at the memorial and the wake.

Victor Vencill: v.vencill@gmail.com

Gifts in memory of Kamden can be sent to PNCA via check or online.

1. Checks:

PNCA
1241 NW Johnson Street
Portland, OR 97209
Please write on the Memo line: “In Memory of Kamden Vencill ’08”

2. Online:

Please direct these gifts to the General Scholarship Fund and also note that they are in memory of Kamden Vencill ’08.

The family thanks you again for all your prayers and thought for our family through these time.

Communication Design Graduate Liz Meyer '10 featured in Communication Arts magazine!

http://www.commarts.com/fresh/liz-meyer.html

Liz is featured on the website in June and in the printed magazine in July! Congratulations!

Yo Amnuayphol '88 is taking his coffee cart to the streets, and he needs your help!

If you have enjoyed Yo’s coffee or curry during your time at PNCA, please consider helping him launch his next venture!

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/yo-espresso-mobile-project

Tom Cramer '82 featured on Oregon Art Beat!

http://www.opb.org/programs/artbeat/segments/view/1007

Congratulations, Tom!

Sarah Farahat '08 in Artforum!

http://artforum.com/inprint/id=34508

Congratulations, Sarah!

"Things I Did. Things I Should Have Done": 5 PNCA Alumni Talk About Life in the Creative Industries in the Pacific Northwest

Date: Thursday, October 11th
Location: Swigert Commons
Time: 3:00pm

Panelists:
Chris Bodven ’11, Graphic and Motion Designer at Roundhouse, Portland, OR and Seattle, WA
Erica Stacy ’10, Designer at Incubate Design, Portland, OR
Simone Benefield ’08, Creative Director and Design Manager at Platt Electric Supply, Portland, OR
Genna Osborne ’06, Freelance Project Manager
Brian Brezinski ’05, Motion Designer and Video Producer at Brezinski Motion Design Co, Portland, OR

http:www.center4design.com

Two PNCA Alumni Release New Books This Week!

Nationale is pleased to announce the release of NATIONALE 07, a catalog for Ty Ennis’ current exhibition, JKJKJK, and a new book by Aidan Koch ’09, The Blonde Woman.

The event is from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, September 21st.

http://nationale.us/

Tom Cramer '82 in this week's Willamette Week!

http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-19654-portland_fall_arts_g.html

PNCA at TBA:12!

The following PNCA alumni are participating in PICA’s Time-Based Arts festival this year:

Austin Adkins ’12, performer in Big Art Group

Carlos Gonzalez ’10, performer in Ten Tiny Dances

Morgan Ritter ’11, presenting Understanding Witches Now, two bodies of work in at PICA and Washington High School as part of End Things

Behind the Scenes/Staff:

Kent Richardson ’08, Head Preparator
Daniel Glendening ’11, Assistant Preparator
Joseph Webb ’12, Video Production

http://www.pica.org/tba/tba12/default.aspx

PNCA Alumni Reunion 2012 is Friday, October 19th!

Everything You Own, Including the Shirt Off My Back courtesy of Mary Mattingly ’02 and Robert Mann Gallery, New York, NY, 2009.

Afternoon Events:

12-Noon: Memory ’99 Dedication Ceremony
Location: NW Glisan and Hoyt at NW Park, directly west of the future Harold and Arlene Schnitzer Center for Art and Design at 511 NW Broadway.
Join us for the dedication ceremony and celebration of Memory ’99, a public sculpture from Lee Kelly ’59.
Free and open to the public

Made possible by a grant from the Visual Arts Program
of The Ford Family Foundation (Roseburg, Oregon)
to preserve public access to works of consequence
by Oregon’s most significant visual artists.

3:00pm: Tour of the PNCA Alumni Exhibition with Curator Victor Maldonado
Location: PNCA Commons at 1241 NW Johnson Street
Join us for a Curator’s Tour of TRUST: PNCA Alumni Exhibition 2012
Free and open to the public

Evening Events:

Please RSVP to Deanna at alumni@pnca.edu

5:00pm: Check-in and Wine Reception
Location: PNCA Commons
Check in for the Alumni Reuinion and view TRUST: PNCA Alumni Exhibition 2012
Free and open to the public

6:30pm: Homecoming Address: Mary Mattingly ’02
Location: PNCA Commons
PNCA is pleased to announce Mary Mattingly ‘02 as this year’s Homecoming speaker. Through her practice, Mattingly explores how humans interact with the environment, machines, and corporate and political entities. Her work reflects the themes of home, travel, and cartography.To learn more about Mary, go to: http://www.marymattingly.com
Free and open to the public.

8:00pm: Alumni Celebration Dinner
Location: PNCA Commons
PNCA alumni, guests, and friends of the College are invited to this celebratory dinner held in the PNCA Commons.
The cost for this event is $25 per person
RSVP Required. Please call Deanna at 503-821-8882 if you wish to pay by credit card.

SPECIAL PNCA ALUMNI BENEFIT

Tamara English ’04 is teaching a workshop entitled Insight and Inquiry on Saturday and Sunday, October 20th through 21st from 10am to 4pm on PNCA’s main campus.

https://cereg.pnca.edu/p/adult/s/173

All PNCA BFA, MFA, and CE alumni (and significant others of alumni) are eligible to receive a 50% discount on this class if they reserve by October 8th.

To participate, contact Patrick Forster at pforster@pnca.edu.