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Today is the Lancaster ExtraGIVE! Gifts made to Pennsylvania College of Art & Design directly support students. We welcome learners of all kinds, providing a comprehensive range of educational opportunities including bachelor’s and associate degrees, certificates, and professional credentials, as well as enrichment and lifelong learning programs for all ages. We believe creativity enriches experiences and transforms communities, and we believe creatives design the future. We're excited to raise funds to support our community of artists and designers! ... To make a donation, please follow the link at the ExtraGive Website OR the link in our BIO! 🎨
#SAVETHEDATE : This Friday, Nov. 22 starting at midnight– the ExtraGive! Your gift through the ExtraGive helps make it possible for PCA&D to offer full and partial scholarships to budding artists in the region and help deserving students pursue professional careers in art and design. 🎨 Visit the ExtraGive website and be ready to make a difference! Stay tuned tomorrow as we share our story.
Tons of food, tons of fun, and tons to be thankful for. Thanks for joining us at Friendsgiving, PCA&D 🦃🍁!
It's that time of year again! This Thursday the 21st, 11:30 am to 12:30 pm in the LookOut, join us to see Graphic Design seniors compete to be the designer of the 2025 Senior Show & Celebration. Each senior will present their concept to a panel of judges from the local creative community. The winner will be announced at the end of the competition and will develop the collateral for the annual event 🦚.
Let's go back 10 years on this #FlashbackFriday to Friendsgiving 2014! 🚨 Reminder to all our current staff, faculty, and students 🚨 Our annual Friendsgiving will be held Tuesday, November 19 from 11:30 AM - 1 PM in the LookOut! We will have to-go boxes on hand for those who can't join for long or want to take extra to go 🦃.
It took hard work, many iterations of design, and some "underdog" good fortune, and now Pennsylvania College of Art & Design has a national champion team. This fall, Logan Byer '25, Graphic Design, Cam Maier '26, Animation & Game Art, and 2024 alumni Bahir Harris and Kendall Harris-Burton, both Graphic Design majors, placed at the top of the Paperboard Packaging Council's nationwide design contest. Their victory, in Atlanta, came against multiple teams from much larger colleges and universities. Led by Graphic Design Adjunct Tom Newmaster, the team brought their project -- sustainable paperboard packaging for potatoes -- to compete against teams from Rochester Institute of Technology and California State Polytechnic University. ... Learn more about the assignment and how our PCA&D students came out on top! : Link in BIO 🔗
Every student who comes through the doors of Pennsylvania College of Art & Design has a touchpoint with Student Services. Even if you're a commuter, or not living in student housing, you have the opportunity to be impacted by the activities, clubs, and both everyday and special-event outreach of this department. But have you ever wondered who does what, how to reach out with questions, or how you yourself can make an impact in this department (and yes, there's room for that, too!)? We reached out to members of the Student Services team to hear directly from team members not only about how they affect day-to-day life at PCA&D, but also about how their passion lies with making daily impact on the students of the College. ... Full Story in our BIO!
#ArtistTalk, Illustrator Chris Gash visits PCA&D for an Artist Talk this Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 1 PM in the Atrium. A conceptual illustrator working for editorial, book, corporate, and advertising clients, his work has been recognized by the Society of Illustrators, Communication Arts, American Illustration, 3x3, Creative Quarterly, and SILA. Gash's work also has been included in the New York Times' Best of Illustration 2014 and 2019. He is a founding faculty member of the Illustration and Animation program at Montclair State University, and he joined the University of the Arts faculty as Visiting Associate Professor in 2023. ... Will we see you there?
From Art Markets to Alumni Exhibitions and Reconnecting with Friends, what else could we have asked for this PCA&D Homecoming? We were so happy to see our halls filled with both current students and alumni this weekend! What do you say... same thing next year? Sounds like a date! 🦚
Don't forget to FALL back an hour with Daylight Savings Time tonight! Set those clocks back before you head to sleep 💤. ... Art by: Christela Sokra '27, AGA
🎃 Art School Halloween 🎃 A sneak peek at last night's Foundation Village Haunted Halls Candy Crawl! ... Video Credit: @kungpapi
We had a fang-tastic time with all of you last Friday at the Halloween Party 🦇! Vampyre Night Club was a success... a huge thank you to everyone who helped to plan, carry out, and attended. A special shout-out goes to CJ Crossett and Benjamin Farley of the Student Services team for overseeing the whole event production, the PCA&D IT Department, as well as members of the clubs who worked together to bring the bash to you: Cosplay Closet, the Flock, The Audio Media Production Club (AMP), OC Club, and the Squirrel Squad. ... Tech Leads were Asa Smith '26, LiveX, and Adelina Lazzarotti '26, LiveX; Cole Benner-Smith '28, LiveX, was the lead on Lighting; Robin Salsman '27, PHV, was Master of Ceremonies; Vivianne Gobin '27, LiveX, performed live; Robin Salsman, Owen Knauer '27, PHV, Will Wallis '28, AGA, Alexis Belusko '28, Illustration, and Helbow Cox '28, AGA, were our trophy makers; Cole Zajdel '25, Illustration, performed Tarot readings; chalkboard art was thanks to Helbow Cox, Will Wallis, and Abel Wooddell '25, Illustration; student workers Asa Smith, Jon Pham '27, Illustration, and Beck Schilling '25, Illustration, worked behind the scenes; and Beck Schilling designed the event poster. Happy Halloween, Peacocks! Maybe there'll be even more photos on the way 🧛... Photos Courtesy of: Shay Thomas '26
The College is excited to present "Echoes", an exhibition that celebrates the creativity and innovation of Pennsylvania College of Art & Design alumni. According to curator Aubrey Maurer '22, Fine Art, this event highlights the remarkable talent nurtured by our institution and underscores its profound influence on contemporary art practices. 📌 An opening reception will be held Friday, Nov. 1, from 5-8 PM in the 2nd-floor gallery of Lancaster City Welcome Center, 38 Penn Square, and the show runs at the Welcome Center through Nov. 17. ... Want to read more? Link in Bio! 🔗 Branding designed by Daisy Brooks '22, AGA
🕸️ Costumes from the past, memories to last! The annual PCA&D Halloween Party is TONIGHT from 5-8 PM. We'll see you there 🎃👻🧟🦇...
We're reading tarot cards for today's #FallFeature and it's telling us we have some very talented students at PCA&D! ... Work by: Mackenzie Dowell '24, Animation & Game Art
Bringing it back to 2010 this Wednesday! We can't wait to be reunited with all your smiling faces like this at Homecoming! Only 9 more days 💛💙❤️. ... 🔗 Link in our bio to register!
Peter Van Dyck says he never really feels like he’s finished with a piece — but his luminous work nevertheless captures still moments of time in which you can feel the light and the space that surrounded him while painting. Van Dyck, who visits campus Friday, Oct. 25 as a guest of the Fine Art Department, says he approaches all his subjects the same way, whether they be landscape, still-life, or interior. And they often capture the interplay and blend any dividing line between “here” and “over there”, between interior and exterior, or the way objects relate to one another. Van Dyck’s Artist Talk will be delivered at 12:45 PM Oct. 25 in The LookOut, and the entire campus community is welcome to attend! ... Read on to learn more about his work practices, his history, and what he’s working on now : Link in Bio! 🔗
We're ready for this Friday... are you? The annual Halloween Ball is set for Friday, Oct. 25, with costume contests, prizes, good food, great music, and more in the Atrium from 5-8 PM. This year's theme is Vampyre Night Club! It'll be a wickedly good time 👻.
When artist Victor Stabin visits PCA&D, he'll probably touch on a topic he says he spent lots of energy avoiding -- until he couldn't any longer. That topic? Writing. Now, it's just one of the ways Stabin has found to express himself creatively. Stabin, who's based in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, visits the College on Tuesday, Oct. 22, for a 10:15 AM presentation in the Hafer Room at Lancaster Theological Seminary. It's aimed at Foundation students, but the full College community is invited to attend! ... Full story linked in our bio 🔗
Happy Thursday, PCA&D! It's time for another #FallFeature 🎃. ... Work by: Ahmyah Little '26, Illustration 💬 Our DMs are still open if you have any art you'd like to have featured!
The Main Gallery at Pennsylvania College of Art & Design is excited to announce the return of artists Andrea N. Baldwin, Sangyoon Lee, and Heidi Henderson with Monologues of Being Seen, an exhibition opening Friday, October 18, with a reception from 5-8 PM! The group of artists visited PCA&D during the Spring 2024 semester, hosting a talk about the project and accompanying workshops involving movement and 3-D scanning. Students, staff, and faculty who participated in the scanning will be represented in the show in miniature, along with hundreds of other participants from the past decade. This multimedia, interactive exhibition prompts viewers to think about perception individually and collectively. ... Learn more about our newest Main Gallery Exhibition : 🔗 in bio!
Enjoy your Fall Break, PCA&D! See you on the 16th 🍁
It's time to show your PCA&D Pride! We have a new T-Shirt Shop wall up on campus... make sure to check out our two online stores and find an item and color that’s uniquely you. Choose from short and long-sleeve T-shirts, hoodies, polo shirts, beanies, and baseball caps! ... Do you have a design? All our T-shirts were designed by PCA&D students and staff. If you have an idea you think would make a great shirt, we’d love to see it! For more information: www.pcad.edu/spirit or click the link in our bio!
It's easy to forget that water we drink and use doesn't just appear from a faucet -- in much of Lancaster's case, it flows from the Conestoga River. Those storm drains located at many city corners do, too. Bringing awareness of that connection, and the need for communities to steward care of the river, is the goal of Lancaster River Connections. And this summer, three PCA&D student artists were selected to design and create murals that serve as reminders to passersby that how we treat the river that flows by Lancaster City has an ultimate impact on our neighborhoods, our environment, our businesses, and our selves. The team of Charlie Boyce, Krista Canoles, and Katie Hess earned internship credits for their work, which spans a variety of styles and themes, from the river's ecosystem to nods to adjacent businesses. The experience, they all say, reflects an interest in the environment they already had, and was a rewarding way to have an impact on the community their college calls home. Learn more about their projects, sponsors, and inspiration: 🔗 in Bio! ... ➡️ to see the finished works.