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.
New Board Leadership
New leadership and new members together bring depth and breadth of experience as well as deep cultural knowledge of the region's arts ecosystem.
Alumna Malia Jensen featured in Sculpture
Award-winning alumna Malia Jensen talks about her life and practice in the July/August issue of Sculpture
Skye Moret collaborates on Climate Justice for a Living Ocean
Skye Moret, a scientist, designer, and faculty member in the MFA in Collaborative Design and MA in Design Systems programs is currently working on the Ocean Archive, a visionary project that will bring together stakeholders operating at the intersection of scientific inquiry, artistic intelligence, and environmental advocacy.
Make+Think+Code hosts Teardown 2019
Make+Think+Code, PNCA's creative technology lab, is partnering with Crowd Supply for the second year to host Teardown, a hardware hacking party.
2019 Hallie Ford Fellows Exhibition opens
We're happy to host this exhibition of works by the 2019 2019 Hallie Ford Fellows in our Center for Contemporary Art & Culture
Payton Barronian featured in Out Magazine
MFA in Visual Studies candidate Payton Barronian is featured in OUT Magazine with his new video, presenting, that queers iconic film monologues
Tabor Robak highlighted in NY Times review of New Order at MoMA
NY Times highlights work by alumnus Tabor Robak in review of New Order: Art and Technology in the Twenty-First Century exhibition at MoMA, curated by Michelle Kuo
Low-Res MFA in Visual Studies brings international artists and curators to Portland
Visiting faculty in the Low-Residency MFA in Visual Studies program, including internationally recognized artists and curators offer free public lectures beginning June 19
Student works on view at Blue Sky Gallery
Photography majors Hannah Hazen, Jessica Mitchell, Scott King, and Kia Tiakamori-Tihada have work on view at Blue Sky Gallery through Fall of 2019.
Sharita Towne named Hallie Ford Fellow in the Visual Arts
Congratulations to faculty member Sharita Towne who has been selected as one of the Hallie Ford Fellows in the Visual Arts for 2019!
City Commissioner Chloe Eudaly to be Speaker at Commencement
The longtime bookseller, housing and disability rights activist speaks to the 2019 graduating class
Alumnus Clevenger selected for exhibition in Oregon Governor's Office
Oregon Arts Commission makes selections for this honor.
Artist Talk: Sharita Towne at Portland Art Museum
Recent recipient of a Creative Capital award, Towne will give a talk in response to a work in the Museum's collection
Thank you for coming to our 2019 Gala: Reimagine
Thank you to all who came to our 2019 Gala: Reimagine!
MTC Executive Director Nandini Ranganathan Issues a Challenge
Ranganathan diagnoses the threats the viral spread of disinformation poses and offers a powerful solution
LA Times Features 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