Pacific Northwest College of Art

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Pacific Northwest College of Art
Bike Rack Parking at PNCA
Bike parking at PNCA
Established 1910
Type Private
Endowment $15.0 million[1]
President Thomas Manley
Provost Greg Ware
Academic staff 91 full and part-time
Students 521
Location Portland, Oregon, United States
45°31′44″N 122°41′02″W / 45.5289°N 122.6839°W / 45.5289; -122.6839Coordinates: 45°31′44″N 122°41′02″W / 45.5289°N 122.6839°W / 45.5289; -122.6839
Campus Urban
Nickname PNCA
Mascot Sloth (unofficial)
Affiliations AICAD, AAC&U, ACE, NAICU, CHEA, ARC NW, OICA, FATE
Website pnca.edu
Pacific Northwest College of Art

The Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) is a private fine art and design college in Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon. Established in 1910, the art school grants bachelor of fine arts degrees and master of fine arts degrees (MFA) and has an enrollment of about 550 students. The college has ten Bachelor of Fine Arts majors: Communication Design, Contemporary Animated Arts, General Fine Arts, Illustration, Intermedia, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Video and Sound; and five Master's programs: a mentor-based MFA in Visual Studies, a Low-Residency MFA in Visual Studies, an MA in Critical Theory and Creative Research, an MFA in Applied Craft and Design, and an MFA in Collaborative Design.[2] PNCA also provides continuing education in art and design to the local community. PNCA actively participates in Portland's cultural life through a vibrant public program of exhibitions, lectures, and internationally recognized visual artists, designers, and creative thinkers.[3]

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[edit] History

PNCA was founded in 1909 as the "The Museum Art School," part of the Portland Art Museum. In 1980 the college changed its name to reflect its independence from the museum. In April 1994, the school formally split from the art museum to become the Pacific Northwest College of Art, a fully independent institution. In 1998, the college moved to its present campus in Portland's Pearl District.

[edit] Campus and facilities

The 511 Federal Building in Portland, OR.
The 511 Federal Building in Portland, OR is a former federal post office and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Feldman Gallery at PNCA during the "FDIC Insured" show.
The Feldman Gallery at PNCA during the "FDIC Insured" show.

PNCA is primarily located in a cluster of warehouse buildings in northwest Portland, in the Pearl District. The primary campus building at 1241 NW Johnson Street and ancillary teaching facilities in nearby buildings total over 100,000 square feet (9,300 m2).

[edit] 511 Building

In March, 2008, PNCA announced the U.S. Department of Education and the General Services Administration approved PNCA's application to make the 511 Federal Building a permanent part of the school's campus.[4] Located on the North Park Blocks, the building is slated to be renovated for use by the college by 2014.

[edit] Museum of Contemporary Craft

Committed to the advancement of craft since 1937, Museum of Contemporary Craft in partnership with Pacific Northwest College of Art is one of Oregon's oldest cultural institutions. Located at 724 NW Davis Street on the North Park Blocks in Portland's Pearl District, the Museum is nationally acclaimed for its curatorial program. [5] In January 2009, the board of the Museum of Contemporary Craft and PNCA's board of Governors agreed to a partnership between the two organizations.[6]

[edit] Exhibition spaces

The campus galleries, exhibiting work by student and professional artists, include: Philip Feldman Gallery + Project Space, Higgins Gallery, Manuel Izquierdo Sculpture Gallery, BFA Gallery, MFA Gallery, Gallery 214, Corner Gallery (Printmaking/Photography), the Swigert Commons, InFlux Gallery, the Charles Voorhies Fine Art Library gallery spaces. Additionally Museum of Contemporary Craft and The Lodge Gallery @ Allied Works Architecture host regular exhibitions.

[edit] Academics

[edit] Programs and degrees

  • BFA in the following majors: Communication Design, Contemporary Animated Arts, General Fine Arts, Illustration, Intermedia, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Video and Sound
  • MFA in Visual Studies
  • MA in Critical Theory and Creative Research
  • Low-Residency MFA in Visual Studies
  • MFA in Collaborative Design
  • MFA in Applied Craft + Design (joined degree) with OCAC (Oregon College of Art and Craft)
  • BFA/BA with Reed College
  • Continuing Education Program
  • Certificate Program: Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Illustration

[edit] Global Studios

Global Studios offers off-campus educational opportunities within the United States and abroad. It includes short-term International Instructor-led Programs, International Summer Programs and International Internships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Tokyo, Japan; Dakar, Senegal; Beijing and Shanghai, China; Parma, Italy; London, England; and Pont-Aven, France. The semester-long programs include International Semester Exchange, Service Learning, AICAD Mobility Program, and New York Studio Program. International Semester Exchanges take place in France, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Australia, and Malaysia.

[edit] Faculty

PNCA employs 28 full-time faculty (nine tenured), 63 part-time faculty, and a large number of continuing education faculty. All faculty are working artists and designers, many showing both nationally and internationally. Founding chair of the MFA in Visual Studies program MK Guth was curated into the 2008 Whitney Biennial,[7]. Current MFA in Visual Studies Chair Arnold J. Kemp has been curated into New American Paintings by Anne Ellegood, Senior Curator, Hammer Museum and received favorable reviews for exhibitions in Portland and New York[8]. Thesis instructor, Laura Hughes, is featured in the 10th NW Biennial.

[edit] C4D

PNCA supports a fully functioning professional design firm, operated by the students and their mentors, the or C4D. This firm, operated in a separate satellite commercial space, works to execute professional design projects for its clients. The client provides funding for production costs and the students receive a portfolio filled with actual design work and a working client list.

[edit] Students

There are currently 450 full-time students enrolled in PNCA's BFA program and 71 graduate students. The continuing education program serves more than 1,450 students part-time per year. 80 students currently reside in the PNCA housing, Goose Hollow.

[edit] Leadership

PNCA is led by Thomas Manley, an expert in Asian studies and an art collector. Manley has brought about advances in contemporary art education including his innovative Global Studios courses. Manley, a 22-year veteran of the Claremont Colleges, primarily Pitzer College, has expanded the college both physically and academically. He negotiated with the federal government to secure the historic 511 Federal Building that allowed the campus facility to double in size.

[edit] Accreditation

[edit] Affiliations

[edit] References

  1. ^ As of June 30, 2009. "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2009 Endowment Market Value and Percentage Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2008 to FY 2009" (PDF). 2009 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments. National Association of College and University Business Officers. http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/research/2009_NCSE_Public_Tables_Endowment_Market_Values.pdf. Retrieved February 5, 2010. 
  2. ^ [1]
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  4. ^ The 511 NW Broadway Building brings to PNCA and the State of Oregon a distinctive resource
  5. ^ "Craft is a Verb". American Craft. December/January 2012. http://americancraftmag.org/article.php?id=12760. Retrieved 2011-02-13. 
  6. ^ "The Pacific Northwest College of Art takes over the Museum of Contemporary Craft". The Oregonian. January 21, 2009. http://blog.oregonlive.com/visualarts/2009/01/the_pacific_northwest_college.html. Retrieved 2009-01-30. 
  7. ^ "New Yorkers Connect with MK Guth". The Oregonian. http://blog.oregonlive.com/visualarts/2008/03/new_yorkers_connect_with_mk_gu.html. 
  8. ^ "ART IN REVIEW; Arnold J. Kemp". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/09/arts/art-in-review-arnold-j-kemp.html. 
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