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Part of Willamette University, PNCA offers BFA and MFA programs at our downtown Portland campus.

https://pnca.willamette.edu/
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Nicolo Gentile BFA’14 installed a provocative piece in Maja Park along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway as a featured artist of the Philadelphia Association for Public Art.

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Public art creates space for diverse voices in the political landscape
Nicolo Gentile BFA’14 uses art as commentary on the duality of control and freedom of expression in public places.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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PNCA’s Art of Sparkling partnership with Argyle Winery gives three students each year real-world experience working with an established fine-goods brand.

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Art of Sparkling celebrates 10 years of art and winemaking in Oregon
Ten years into a unique partnership between PNCA and Argyle Winery, students are benefitting from scholarships and exposure to the craft of winemaking.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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PNCA student Angelo Scott helped kick off this year’s Time-Based Art Festival with Omni Rail - a sonic performance that transformed everyday objects into a completely original soundscape. 🎶✨

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Three More Reflections from the 2025 Time-Based Art Festival
If this year’s Time-Based Art Festival (TBA) had a goal, it might’ve been to twist our perceptions of the everyday. Angelo Scott’s Omni Rail turned the Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) into an ...
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September 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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The grant is from the Frankenthaler Climate Initiative, the first nationwide program to support energy efficiency and clean energy use for the visual arts.

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Willamette receives grant for energy-efficient upgrades at PNCA
The grant is from the Frankenthaler Climate Initiative, the first nationwide program to support energy efficiency and clean energy use for the visual arts.
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September 15, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Excited to kick off an inspiring year with our new BFA students at ArtHouse - where creativity meets community in the heart of the Pearl District! 🎨✨

Welcome home!
August 27, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Our Pre-College program at PNCA is planning for fall! Register now for a fall Saturday class (or two)! Scholarships are available, and lunch is provided.

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July 30, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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See where creativity comes to life. 🎨

Take our virtual tour now!

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July 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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For Laura Quintero Anton BFA’25, art is a tool for justice. Her thesis project, El Camino Del Quetzal, tells the real-life story of a Guatemalan immigrant’s journey from crossing the Rio Grande to life in an ICE detention camp.

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Laura Quintero Anton BFA’25 | Willamette Stories & Campus Voices
With strong faculty mentorship and an artistic community at PNCA, Laura creates vivid work that honors her immigrant community.
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June 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Claire Came to PNCA for a Degree and Left With a Career

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Claire Frances Spaulding MFA/MA’25 | Willamette Stories & Campus Voices
Through conferences, interdisciplinary mentors, and the PNCA community, Claire is ready to begin her life as a professional artist.
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June 5, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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At PNCA, Claire pursued two graduate degrees, merged scholarship with studio work, and found a creative community that lifted her up and into the Portland arts scene.

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Claire Frances Spaulding MFA/MA’25 | Willamette Stories & Campus Voices
Through conferences, interdisciplinary mentors, and the PNCA community, Claire is ready to begin her life as a professional artist.
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May 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Laney Punarate BFA’24 draws on lessons from PNCA’s graphic design program to build a career working with some of the world’s biggest brands.

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Turning a passion for art into a career
Laney Punarate BFA’24 draws on lessons from PNCA’s graphic design program to build a career working with some of the world’s biggest brands.
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May 8, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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We are deeply saddened by the passing of David Eckard — sculptor, performance artist, beloved professor, and pillar of the PNCA community.

Join us in celebrating his life and legacy at PNCA (511 NW Broadway) on May 10, from 2–4 pm.

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April 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Registration is open for Pre-College Summer Intensives at PNCA! Learn more and register at pnca.willamette.edu/academics/pr.... Scholarships available!
FOUNDATION INTENSIVE - Scholarships available! Session One: July 7 to July 18, 2025 9 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday Register by June 22 Session Two: July 21 to August 1, 2025 9 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday Register by July 8 (NEW!) DESIGN + CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY INTENSIVE - Scholarships available! Session One: August 4 to August 15, 2025 9 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday Register by July 10
March 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Willamette was one of three in the Pacific Northwest and the only institution in Oregon to receive the distinction. #Fulbright

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Willamette University recognized as a top producer of Fulbright U.S. Scholars
Willamette was one of three in the Pacific Northwest and the only institution in Oregon to receive the distinction.
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March 13, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Spring is right around the corner, and we are excited to welcome admitted students to visit campus!

Saturday, April 12, 2025
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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February 25, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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A big congrats to one of our Part-time Faculty for Intermedia and MFA alum, Takahiro Yamamoto, who has been awarded a creative capital grant.

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Announcing the 2025 Creative Capital Awards | Creative Capital
Creative Capital is a nonprofit, grantmaking organization with the mission to fund artists in the creation of groundbreaking new work, to amplify the impact of their work, and to foster sustainable ar...
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February 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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KATU-TV Covered our 2025 Animation Jam and interviewed art students Mya Katz and Piper Haswell along with Instructor Marilyn Zornado.

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2025 Animation Jam
If you give creative art students 48 hours and a theme, you'd be amazed what they can design! Willamette University's Pacific Northwest College of Art's "2025
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February 7, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Willamette University Associate Professor and Chair of Creative Writing and General Fine Arts at PNCA Kristin Bradshaw has been named a Fulbright U.S. Scholar for 2024-2025.

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PNCA’s Kristin Bradshaw receives Fulbright Scholar Grant in Belgium
Bradshaw will create a body of work related to research in Belgium that will inform her interdisciplinary teaching across PNCA’s curriculum.
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February 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Documentation of the Willamette Week Give Guide, which was a great collaboration between our Center for Design class and @willametteweek.bsky.social
January 22, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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✨Dreaming✨ of 2025 being the year you finally invest in your creative practice by pursuing a BFA or MFA?
Our BFA Priority Deadline is February 1 and our Early Decision for the Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies is today!

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January 15, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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We are less than one month away from our undergraduate application deadline! 🚨 Apply by midnight on February 1st to be eligible for all of our top juried scholarships and top merit-based scholarships for Fall.

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January 13, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Sloths love #RISO prints!
December 19, 2024 at 7:56 PM
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A big thanks to @oregonian.bsky.social for covering our Makers Market this past weekend!

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Student artists get a taste of going pro at the PNCA’s Makers Market
Almost a hundred students sold prints, ceramics and more.
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December 12, 2024 at 12:17 AM
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Celebrate art, joy, and community on December 5th at Pacific Northwest College of Art for our First Thursday Art Walk!
December 5, 2024 at 7:03 PM
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Shop local this holiday season and join the Pacific Northwest College of Art for our annual Makers Market!

December 5th: 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
December 6th: 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
December 7th: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

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December 2, 2024 at 7:38 PM