On this Saturday, we’d like to invite prospective PNCA undergrad students to join us to experience how PNCA will empower you to reimagine what art and design can do in the world.

Evening Sessions from the Daylong Book Release Readings 7:30 and 8pm

A display of Burning Deck publications from the past 60 years, including rare letterpress editions and magazines, along with a casual reading celebration, with many collaborators, friends, and former students of the Waldrops reading from favorite Burning Deck or Waldrop books

Food & Storytelling by Diana Khoi Nguyen, Ashley Toliver, & Amy Lam

Professor Shawna Lipton and Dr. Sarah Kruse host Barrow Street Press Reading

Please join host Monica Drake from PNCA for an offsite AWP reading with bestselling authors Stephanie Land and Kelly Sundberg at Corporeal Center, March 29, 7pm. Presented on behalf of the PNCA Low Residency MFA and the BFA programs.

Join the MFA AC+D program to hear Ezra Shales speak about the productive confusion at the intersection of design, craft, and art in everyday life.

Opening Borders, Tearing Down Walls With Alex Sager Thursday April 4 11am-12:30pm Room 413

An exhibition of work by MFA First Year students

Converge 45, The Center for Contemporary Art and Culture and the MFA in Visual Studies program are excited to welcome Liz Glynn for a lecture.

Global event series Fuckup Nights invites industry professionals to share stories of professional failure and recovery.

Join the MFA in Collaborative Design and MA in Design Systems for a DESIGN FUTURES talk with designer Simon Sotelo! Simon’s talk will be about “Designing the Invitation: Inclusion and Equity in Design.

In this engaging lecture, Dirty Looks founder Bradford Nordeen will discuss the intricacies of maintaining and unlocking forgotten historical narratives and legacies within the LGBTQ underground.

An evening lecture with Dana Ghazi; scholar and Arabic speaking mental health counsellor at Oregon Health and Science University for victims of trauma and torture

Please join us as we honor Allyn and Cheryl Ford and members of the Ford family in recognition of their steadfast commitment to support and advance the future of PNCA as stewards of Hallie Ford’s historic gift to the College, and with gratitude, thank Al Solheim for his 20 years of leadership on the PNCA Board of Governors.