MFA Applied Craft and Design Lectures: 6:30pm, MFA in Applied Craft and Design Studios at The Bison Building, 421 NE 10th Ave
MFA Visual Studies Lectures: 6:30pm, The Lab at Museum of Contemporary Craft, 724 NW Davis St – Unless otherwise noted
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MFA in Applied Craft and Design
Thursday, September 2: Steve Badanes
Founding member of design-build firm, Jersey Devil; Chair of the University of Washington College of Built Environments.
MFA in Visual Studies
Thursday, September 24: Ward Shelley
New York-based artist
MFA in Visual Studies
Thursday, October 8: Martin Kersels
Co-director of the art program at California Institute of the Arts, multi-media performance and visual artist
MFA in Visual Studies
Thursday, October 14: Alix Pearlstein
12:30pm, PNCA, 1241 NW Johnson St
New York-based multimedia artist
MFA in Visual Studies
Thursday, October 15: Kate Gilmore
12:30pm, PNCA, 1241 NW Johnson St
New York-based video artist
MFA in Applied Craft and Design
Thursday, October 22: Zahid Sardar
Author, designer, Design Editor of the San Francisco Chronicle
MFA in Applied Craft and Design
Thursday, October 29: Ellen Dissanayake
Scholar and author, faculty at University of Washington
MFA in Visual Studies
Friday, October 30: Caldera Residency Report with Caldera students, Alix Pearlstein and PNCA faculty member Stephen Slappe
12:30pm, PNCA, 1241 NW Johnson St
MFA in Applied Craft and Design
Thursday, November 12: Aly Khalifa
Product developer, founder of the creative collaborative Designbox
MFA in Visual Studies
Thursday, November 19: Nina Katchadourian
Brooklyn-based multimedia artist
MFA in Visual Studies
Wednesday, December 2: Sandow Birk
12:30pm, 1241 NW Johnson St
Los Angeles-based multimedia artist
MFA in Applied Craft and Design
Thursday, December 3: Po Shun Leong
Artist, former architect, sculptor, furniture maker
MFA in Visual Studies
Thursday, December 10: Laura Parnes
Brooklyn-based video/installation artist
MFA in Applied Craft and Design
Thursday, January 21: Arthur Hash
Jewelry designer and craftsman
MFA in Applied Craft and Design / MFA in Visual Studies
Thursday, January 28: Allison Smith
6:30pm, Bison Building, 421 NE 10th Ave
Oakland-based performative sculptor
MFA in Applied Craft and Design
Thursday, February 11: Shashi Caan
Interior and product designer, founder of The Shashi Caan Collective, former Director of Interior Design at Parsons School of Design.
MFA in Visual Studies
Thursday, February 18: Patty Chang
Performer, time-based sculptor
MFA in Visual Studies
Thursday, February 25: Mary Weatherford
Los Angeles-based painter
MFA in Visual Studies
Thursday, March 11: Daniel J. Martinez
Los Angeles-based multimedia artist
MFA in Applied Craft and Design
Thursday, March 18: Susan Brandeis
Fiber artist, Director of Graduate Programs for the Department of Art and Design at North Carolina State University
MFA in Visual Studies
Thursday, April 8: Renny Pritikin
Director of the Richard L. Nelson Gallery and the Fine Arts Collection at the University of California Davis, former Chief Curator for Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
MFA in Applied Craft and Design
Thursday, April 15: Natalie Chanin
Alabama-based artist and designer, proprietor of Alabama Chanin
About the MFA in Applied Craft and Design
Connecting design thinking to design doing, this unique MFA Program is grounded in hands-on making, entrepreneurial strategies, and social and environmental engagement. Read more.
The MFA in Applied Craft and Design is jointly offered through Pacific Northwest College of Art and Oregon College of Art and Craft.
About the MFA in Visual Studies
PNCA’s Master of Fine Arts in Visual Studies program is multi-disciplinary and mentor-based. The flexible character of this kind of program allows students to work within a singular discipline (traditional painting, for example) or to pursue a combined practice that bridges disciplines and media. Read more.
About PNCA
Since its founding in 1909, Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) has become a leader in innovative educational programming that connects students to a global perspective in the visual arts. With the recent addition of FIVE: the Ford Institute for Visual Education, the College is enhanced through visiting artists, representing the most accomplished artists, designers, and creative thinkers from around the world. Visit our Web site to learn more about PNCA’s BFA degree, MFA in Visual Studies or Continuing Education courses for all ages and skill levels.
