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Alumnus George Johanson Generously Creates New Scholarship
A generous gift from alumnus and longtime faculty member George Johanson establishes the Phyllis and George Johanson Endowed Scholarship
Welcome Dr. Christopher Maples, Interim President!
We're delighted to welcome Dr. Christopher Maples as Interim President beginning August 12, 2019. The Board of Governors made the announcement of his appointment today.
Oregon Business Features Nandini Ranganathan's Ambitious Disinformation Project
Addressing "one of the most pressing problems of our time, the dissemination of misinformation over social media," Ranganathan launches the Disinformation Project
Feedback Loop: Emily Ginsburg's new solo exhibition
Emily Ginsburg, artist and Chair of Media Arts at PNCA, opens an expansive solo exhibition at PCC's North View Gallery
State of Wonder features Garrick Imatani's collaborative project, Witness
On OPB's State of Wonder, host April Baer features artist and PNCA Foundation Chair Garrick Imatani and "Witness," a project made in collaboration with the Confederates Tribes of Grand Ronde and centers on the Tomanowos meteorite.
Martin French wins 2019 Patrick Nagel Award for Excellence from the Society of Illustrators
Congratulations to Design Arts Chair Martin French who has recently had a number of posters selected for international biennials as well as being selected for the 2019 Patrick Nagel Award for Excellence from the Society of Illustrators Los Angeles.
MK Guth Interviewed on Art Focus
Artist and Director of PNCA's Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies, MK Guth, speaks about her upcoming exhibitions and the state of the visual arts ecosystem in Portland
One Afternoon in Your Next Reincarnation, the 2019 Low-Residency MFA in Visual Studies Thesis Exhibition
Curated by Srijon Chowdhury, the exhibition features bodies of work by students in the 2019 graduating class of the Low-Residency MFA in Visual Studies program.
Trung Bao: One of the World’s Premier New-School Beatboxers
One of our own makes the Willamette Week's Best of 2019! Graphic Design student Trung Bao is named Best Competitive Beatboxer.
Yoshihiro Kitai is Artist-in-Residence at Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts
Alumnus and longtime Printmaking faculty member Yoshihiro Kitai is the next Artist-in-Residence at Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts in Pendleton.
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