Pacific Northwest College of Art
For more than 100 years, the Pacific Northwest College of Art has served as a dynamic creative center for emerging artists, designers, and creators with an educational philosophy that emphasizes individualized curricula, independent inquiry, and cross-disciplinary exchange. PNCA students explore, experiment and reimagine the world. At the creative heart of Portland, PNCA is a center for artists, designers, and scholars, presenting a wide array of free public programs and exhibitions for our community
Organized events
Past
- Portland Small Press & Art Book Fair at PNCA ·
- Reclaim MLK Art Build with Don't Shoot PDX ·
- December 2025 First Thursday at PNCA + North Park Blocks! ·
- Design Lecture Series w/ Marisa Bohlmann ·
- Design Lecture Series w/ Natalia Garcia (Industry One Foundation) ·
- Visiting Artist Lecture: Cara Levine ·
- November 2025 First Thursday at PNCA + North Park Blocks! ·
- Dorothy Lemelson Lecture: Cameron A. Granger ·
- Design Lecture Series w/ Eleazar Ruiz (Odd Notion Studio) ·
- Warp Speed: Panel Discussion ·
- Visiting Artist Lecture: Laura Camila Medina ·
- Pictures tell the Story: Political Cartooning in Portland ·
- Warp Speed: Carolyn Hazel Drake Public Lecture ·
- Beyond Boundaries 2025: how color is place: a natural dye workshop ·
- Beyond Boundaries 2025: Salt + Water as a Medium with Meech Boakye ·
- Beyond Boundaries 2025: Writing workshop with Stephanie Adams-Santos ·
- PNCA 2025 Symposium: Beyond Boundaries: Visions of Ecological Futures ·
- Design Lecture Series w/ Amira Hegazy ·
- Warp Speed: Joshua Sin Public Lecture ·
- Visiting Artist Lecture: Peggy Chiang ·