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Celebrating recent PCA&D community accomplishments

The Art Gallery at North Museum’s current exhibition, Further & Again: Sustainability in Visual Culture, features work by three artists with PCA&D ties: PCA&D Fine Art adjunct Bonnie Mae Carrow and CCE instructor Sheri Hansen, and student Katherine Hess ’25, Fine Art. The show is on display through May 30. The Millport Artists Project, a reflection on year-long artist residencies at […]

Bee Knisely ’24, AGA, stretches their creative muscles in unexpected ways

When Bee Knisely ’24 was still a student at PCA&D, they were known for being invested in their fellow Animation & Game Art peers getting along. And now, in addition to working on creative side projects (more on that later), that gift is apparent in their job as a school Building Aide. “I walk […]

Celebrating recent PCA&D community accomplishments

Ashley Moog Bowlsbey ’12, Photography & Video Adjunct, recently had work featured in the Head On Photo Festival 2024, as an Exposure Finalist. The Australian exhibition, held at Paddington Reservoir Gardens, displayed Moog Bowlsbey’s piece Second Skin. Her recent work examines topics of body image and feminine beauty ideals, and she has exhibited both nationally and internationally. You […]

Callie Morton ’22 is PCA&D’s 2024-25 Alumni Artist in Residence

The opportunity for Callie Morton to become PCA&D’s 2024-25 Alumni Artist in Residence came when she least expected it – but step into her studio in Room 403 and you can see that she’s making the most of this opportunity. Large canvases, works in progress, are stacked against the wall while another large piece bearing […]

Mak Sherrid ’24 starting to make his mark in the costume industry

For Mak Sherrid, work isn’t just work. It’s a sense of childlike wonder, and a chance to use his creative skills in costuming to bring that wonder to a wide audience. Whether it’s his day job as Assistant Director of Costume at the award-winning Dutch Wonderland theme park, or his passion projects in cosplay, costume […]

Celebrating accomplishments in our PCA&D community

Salina Almanzar-Oree, Assistant Director, Center for Creative Exploration, is part of a group exhibition opening for Feb. 7 First Friday at the Regitz Gallery at The Ware Center, in Lancaster. Wanawake opens with a reception that evening from 5:30-8 pm. Visions of Modular Dreamscapes, an exhibition of work by Isiah Bates 22, Fine Art, opens today and runs through the […]

Tyler Le ’20 commissioned to design the College’s 2025 New Year greetings

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design’s new year’s greetings have, for the past few years, been designed by creatives who best know the College community inside and out: Our students, and our alumni. This year’s was no exception, and hundreds of the College’s supporters recently received cards designed by Tyler Le, a 2020 Illustration BFA […]

Recent accomplishments in the PCA&D community

Our thanks to Scott Arbital ’16 for returning to his alma mater last month for an Artist Talk with our student AIGA organization. Arbital, a Graphic Design BFA graduate of PCA&D, is Art Supervisor at FCBCURE and founder and Chief Creative Officer & EVP of Fulfillment at M. Scott Media. Brittany Blair ’18, Digital Media, has begun a […]

Recent accomplishments in our PCA&D community

The work of Assistant Professor William Mammarella (Chair, Foundation) is featured in a new exhibition, Landscapes, open through Oct. 10 at the Little Gallery on Bowling Green University’s Fireland campus. Mammarella has been part of PCA&D’s faculty since 1997, and is former chair of the Fine Art Department. The gallery states that Mammarella “views landscape not as scenery, but […]

Sage Aries Dougherty ’20 designs this year’s Print Crawl poster

During Lancaster’s recent First Friday, hundreds of participants in Lancaster’s annual Print Crawl event were tasked with bringing the vision of a PCA&D alumna to life. That’s because this year’s Print Crawl poster was designed by Sage Aries Dougherty ’20, an Illustration BFA graduate. The concept — centered around a ruffed grouse, Pennsylvania’s state bird, […]

August 2024 accomplishments in the PCA&D community

Becky Blosser (Chair, Fine Art) is a finalist in the annual Art of the State exhibition, which opens this month in Harrisburg at the State Museum of Pennsylvania. The juried exhibit includes 96 works of art selected from 2,200 entries submitted by more than 600 artists. Blosser submitted Hush, a drypoint work, to the exhibition. Amy Boone-McCreesh ’07, […]

Karim Gavins ’20 transforms Alumni Artist Residency experience into ‘Finding Karim’

Curiosity drove Karim Gavins ’20 to apply for PCA&D’s Alumni Artist Residency, and the result stretched not only their creative practice, but also the way in which their art impacts their everyday life: Giving new purpose to found materials. Using art as a means of maintaining health and exploring the relationship they have with the […]

Rachel Yinger ’14 paints a ‘Re Union’ of artwork and zines in the Hayden Gallery

Ten years after graduation from PCA&D, the work of Rachel Yinger again hangs in the hallways of her alma mater. ‘Re Union’, a retrospective of the last decade of her work, fills the Hayden Gallery through Sept. 20. Yinger is a familiar face on campus; she is the Pre-College & Adult Enrichment Program Coordinator […]

Celebrating July accomplishments at PCA&D

TheBurg, a weekly publication for which Trustee Vice Chair Megan Caruso ’08 serves as co-owner and creative director, recently received statewide honors. TheBurg was recognized as Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association (PNA)’s News Organization of the Year in the weekly publication category. Work by Rieko Chacey (Adjunct, Graphic Design) is being featured in three exhibition events: Three animations (Blooming, Ring de Kaleidoscope and Rise […]

Maliyah Gregg and Jasir Moody-Awo selected as Career Development Fellows

Maliyah Gregg and Jasir Moody-Awo, both members of the Class of 2024, have been selected as Pennsylvania College of Art & Design’s Career Development Fellows for the 2024-2025 academic year. They began their positions July 1. Established last academic year with inaugural Fellows Alex Eggleston and Jasmyn Stokes, the yearlong Career Development Fellowship centers around […]

PCA&D celebrates our community’s June accomplishments

Rebecca Adey (Admissions) recently opened a new exhibition at Millworks, Harrisburg — her first completely 3D sculptural plush mount show. The work includes eight imaginative, hybrid animal and bird mounts Adey designed and created. For this collection, she has repurposed vintage frames and/or mirrors to make each work special and one of a kind. The frames have […]

Building real-world skills using PCA&D’s Design Thinking BA, AA major

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design was honored to celebrate its first class of Design Thinking graduates at the May Commencement ceremonies. The dozen Associate of Arts degree recipients, each of whom also graduated with a concentration such as illustration, animation & game art, graphic design, fine art, or photography & video, and the six […]

Recent accomplishments within our PCA&D community

Works by five faculty members are featured in Your Next Destination, an upcoming exhibition in Harford (Md.) Community College’s Chesapeake Gallery. The exhibition, open June 10-Sept. 30. highlights all colleges that share partnerships with Harford Community College to show students where they could go and who they might learn from at those institutions. PCA&D has a 2+2 […]

Recent accomplishments in our PCA&D community

The work of PCA&D graduate Emily Adleblute ’13, Illustration, was recognized in an April LNP/LancasterOnline article about people getting their first tattoos when they’re older. Adleblute, who co-runs Black Altar Collective studio in downtown Lancaster, shared tips for older people who want to go for a tattoo. To see her work, visit @back.alley.emily on Instagram. Your Next Destination, an exhibition featuring the work of five […]

Alexia Eggleston and Jasmyn Stokes wrap up Career Development Fellowships with exhibitions

Wrapping up their year as Pennsylvania College of Art & Design’s first-ever Career Development Fellows, Alexia Eggleston ’23 and Jasmyn Stokes ’23 will exhibit work, opening April 19, in the Hayden and CORE galleries. The yearlong fellowship, both say, has been instrumental not only in furthering their artwork, but also their leadership and mentoring skills. […]

Recent accomplishments in our PCA&D community

Congratulations to the students whose work was accepted into Miniatures, an exhibition on display through February in the Learning Commons: Omar Almanzar ’25, Animation & Game Art; Krista Canoles ’25, Fine Art; Ceanna Davis ’24, Fine Art; Megan Einolf ’24, Fine Art; Alivia Haltam ’24, Fine Art; Thorne Havener ’24, Fine Art; Jamie Little ’25, Illustration; Kayla Smith ’24, Fine Art; McKenzie Smith ’26, Design Thinking; Kelby Weaver ’24, Illustration; and Nicole Wesoloski ’24, Fine Art. Amy Boone-McCreesh ’07, Fine […]

New mural by Mab Moon ’21 and Alex Maxwell ’24 brings awareness to The Institute

When the College moved some of its operations this fall into a space on North Prince Street near campus, there was nothing to distinguish it from the outside as a place of creativity, exploration, art-making — or, really, anything related to Pennsylvania College of Art & Design. The location, just a few blocks from PCA&D’s […]

Aubrey Maurer and Callie Morton, 2022 Fine Art grads, are the focus of Lancaster Museum of Art exhibition

Two members of PCA&D’s Class of 2022, Aubrey Maurer and Callie Morton, are the featured artists in Lancaster Museum of Art‘s upcoming exhibition opening Jan. 13. The museum, at 135 N. Lime St., will be showing Lancaster’s Latest, an exhibition that features the pair of Fine Art BFA graduates of the College. An opening reception […]

Building a game in two weeks with Animation & Game Art grad Daisy Brooks ’22

Part of the fun of being a game developer is when you can design, build, and tailor a game to what you love to do. That’s what a team led by Daisy Brooks ’22 did during a recent Cafe Dot Game Jam contest — and anyone can download and play the game for free (see […]

Recent accomplishments in the PCA&D community

Images and Echoes, an exhibition by Photography & Video students, is on display through Nov. 23 in the Photo Hallway Gallery. The show features work by Hannah Aust ’24, Jenna Cervone ’24, Leona Hatch ’24, Alexander Smith ’24, Jason Wagner ’24, and Cameren White ’24. There’s a new edition of the PCA&D-Zayed Photography Exchange Blog, the result of a cultural exchange between photography students at PCA&D, […]

Monday Mentors: Meet Ashley Moog Bowlsbey, Faculty Student Mentor and Photography & Digital Print Lab Technician

A 2012 Photography graduate of Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, Ashley Moog Bowlsbey continues to work as a practicing photographer while serving her alma mater in a new way. She fills a dual role, as a Faculty Studio Mentor and as the College’s Photography & Video Department Lab Technician (more on those below). It’s […]

Work by Kaitlyn McCulley ’21, Illustration, appears in new Magic: The Gathering set

Players of Magic: The Gathering, take note. Work by Kaitlyn McCulley ’21, Illustration, is featured in the newly released Alchemy: Eldrane set. It’s “a digital offshoot of the main, physical set Magic: The Gathering: Wilds of Eldrarne,” McCulley says, and “there were only 30 cards for Alchemy” by different contributing artists. McCulley, who also has […]

September accomplishments in our PCA&D community

Mennonite Church USA’s newsletter shared an article about Community Mennonite Church of Lancaster’s new mural, designed and executed by Salina Almanzar-Oree, Assistant Director of the Center for Creative Exploration. For the Beauty of the Earth, dedicated in August, was a collaborative effort with the congregation and is located at the corner of Grant and Concord streets in Lancaster city. […]

Governor’s Office taps ’23 grad Paige Alana Bowermaster for logo redesign

When Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s office needed a redesign of its Next Generation Commission logo, they wanted to turn to a designer who would have a personal affiliation with the subject. Paige Alana Bowermaster ’23, Graphic Design, got the call. Bowermaster says the experience drew on skills she’s not only developing in her […]

Student work selected for international SIGGRAPH conference

For the fifth consecutive year, work by Pennsylvania College of Art & Design students was accepted into the Faculty Submitted Student Work exhibit at the international SIGGRAPH conference. This professional event, held this year in Los Angeles and marking its 50th anniversary, gathers computer graphics and interactive professionals and educators from around the world. Senior […]

Recent accomplishments in our PCA&D community

Rebecca Adey, Assistant Director of Admissions, has five works on exhibit at Millworks, Harrisburg, through Sept. 10 (see above). The show opened in August for 3rd in the Burg. All of the works depict Sphinx cats: The three larger 2D portraits are made from mixed media, including paper cut to create the portraits and felt […]

Olivia Koziel ’23 in a class by herself at Notre Dame MFA program

Just months after wrapping up her career as a PCA&D Photography & Video major, and graduating in May, Olivia Koziel finds herself back in the classroom again. But this time, she’s truly in a class by herself. Koziel is starting her journey to an MFA in Studio Art at Notre Dame— a program that accepts […]

The varied career of Brittney Hippensteel ’14 burns brightly

Being tied to a desk wasn’t fulfilling Brittney Hippensteel’s creative drive early in her career. The 2014 Graphic Design graduate started dreaming up a business that would fill that creative need — “I wanted something I could make with my hands and be creative in another way outside of the computer,” she says — and […]

Delaina Jolley ’22 awarded Winterthur Artisan Market grant

When Winterthur’s Artisan Market opens its gates in Delaware July 15-16, one of its 100-plus featured artists will be Delaina Jolley, a PCA&D Illustration graduate. But Jolley won’t just be a participating artist: She was awarded an Artisan Market grant to participate, an honor that encourages emerging artists to take part in the event. “It […]

Los Angeles is the place to build a career for Nathaniel Gonzales ’21, Animation & Game Art

When Nathaniel Gonzales graduated in 2021 from Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, it felt like Los Angeles was the place to be: It was close to animation studios and conferences, a good location for an Animation & Game Art BFA graduate to set up shop professionally. “Before moving to LA, I spent a year […]

Parker Galen ’23, Fine Art, starting Emerging Artist Residency this fall

Parker Galen’s part-time job during college did much more than provide some money — it provided inspiration and materials for his senior thesis project, too. And now, those materials, combined with the skills he gained at PCA&D and his innate creative drive, have led to an Emerging Artist Residency at Millersville University. That job — […]

May accomplishments in our PCA&D community

Greetings from the Mirage, a public art installation by Matty Geez ’14, Illustration, has opened at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. The installation, through June 18, features more than a dozen of Geez’s towering soft sculptures. “My work is inherently soft and inviting with its use of color and material, but the sharpness through pricks makes it guarded […]

Bee Grissinger ’23, Fine Art, selected for full-year Emerging Artist Residency

Bee Grissinger may have graduated less than a month ago from Pennsylvania College of Art & Design with their BFA degree in Fine Art — but it’s been quite a few weeks. Grissinger is spending the summer working with Second State Press, a Philadelphia-based communal printmaking studio, in exchange for unlimited access to the studio […]

Fine Art Alumni Residency opens to all BFA grads for 2023-2024

Applications are now open for the 2023-2024 Fine Art Alumni Artist in Residence program at PCA&D. Applicants must be graduates of the BFA program at PCA&D and have a developing studio practice. All majors and artists working in any media are invited to apply. Priority will be given to applicants who can demonstrate that they […]

Class of 2023 Commencement to be held May 5

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design (PCA&D) is proud to celebrate its 41st Commencement on Friday, May 5, at 10 am at Barshinger Center for Musical Arts, 620 College Avenue, Lancaster. The in-person ceremony also will be livestreamed at pcad.edu/stream. This year, Steve Geist will receive the College’s Distinguished Alumni award and deliver the Commencement […]

Recent accomplishments in the PCA&D community

Congratulations to the 13 Fine Art and Photography & Video seniors who this month deliver Senior Presentations to the full College: Cassie Carver-Peters, Alexia Eggleston, Parker Galen, Emily Hornberger, Olivia Koziel, Emily Moyer, Cheyenne Nycz, Rachel O’Brien, Kelsie Reimer, Moselyn Sandy, Mark Shyshkovskyy, Faith Stiffey, and Sabrina Worthington. Tenderness, a project by Henry Gepfer (Adjunct Professor, Fine […]

AJ Nutter ’10 brings his filmmaking expertise to campus for Artist Talk

Being ready to “jump in and help,” AJ Nutter says, is one of the best skills that those who aspire to work in the film industry can cultivate. The 2010 graduate of PCA&D has just finished working as Director of Photography on Transient, a sci-fi/horror feature film dealing with loss, grief, death, and the […]

Designathon ’23 brings 15th annual event full circle

At last weekend’s 15th Designathon, the annual event came full circle. About two dozen students, seven faculty, and seven alumni worked for 12 hours to deliver new logos, brochures, marketing materials, and more to eight non-profit organizations. And not only were alumni represented in the faculty who assisted, they also this year were represented in […]

Justin Carney ’20 shares his journey with Photography & Video seniors in a virtual artist talk

When Justin Carney was thinking about grad school after PCA&D, he had some questions: Would it be worthwhile? Would it be a good fit for his ambitions for a career in photography? Because he was at a school like PCA&D and knew faculty well enough to use them as a sounding board, he’s ended up […]

Recent accomplishments in our PCA&D community

The work of former Fine Art Alumni Artist in Residence Jason Herr ’16 is part of Idle Times: Pop Disorder, a group exhibition through Feb. 4 at Current Space gallery, studio, and performance space in Baltimore. Learn more here. Aubrey Maurer ’22, Fine Art, is featured in a solo exhibition opening this month at the Sykes Gallery, Millersville University. Strictly Unconventional, sculptures exploring […]

Alumni profile: AGA graduate Jeremy Bensing works to build a career in animation

When Jeremy Bensing was introduced to animation as a career possibility, it was love at first sight. Since then the 2021 magna cum laude Animation & Game Art graduate has steadily worked to break into the field, continuing to keep in touch with mentors, and always in pursuit of refining and polishing his knowledge and […]

From Lancaster to LEGO, Steve Geist brings illustration skills to product development

Steve Geist loves creating something from nothing. That process of concept through multiple iterations to finished product or design has been tested time and again during Geist’s career, ever since he graduated from PCA&D in 2006 with his BFA in Illustration. It’s taken him through several career evolutions, from companies like classic LEGO to startup […]

Kaitlyn McCulley ’21 designs the College’s New Year’s greetings

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design’s 2023 New Year’s card, a lush rendition of the College peacock mascot with a tail of gleaming blue, green, and gold, wasn’t just designed by an artist destined to remain anonymous. Instead, it was created by one of the College’s own, illustrator Kaitlyn McCulley ’21. Working digitally with Photoshop, […]

Accomplishments in our PCA&D community

PCA&D Illustration alumni were name-checked in a recent LNP LancasterOnline article about Addvent, an arts collaboration that joins artists from the U.S. and Italy in a series of poster designs. Jay Aman ’22, Joanna Becker’21, Sage Dougherty ’20, and Tyler Le ’20, all are part of Addvent’s roster of 20 or so artists from the two countries, and Addvent’s Creative Director, Laura […]

Insider Inc.’s Tyler Le ’20, Illustration, is drawing up a dynamic career in editorial illustration

When Tyler Le graduated from PCA&D in 2020 with his BFA in Illustration, he says his ultimate goal was to make and create for a living. Right out of the gate, he landed a freelance illustration project for The New York Times. More freelance editorial opportunities followed. Now, nearly three years later, he’s working full-time […]

Recent accomplishments in the PCA&D community

Salina Almanzar-Oree and Natalie Lascek of the College’s Center for Creative Exploration (CCE) were recognized in the November issue of Susquehanna Style for their championing of creative initiatives in the Central Pennsylvania region. Lascek, CCE’s Director, and Almanzar-Oree, Program Coordinator, were honored not only for what CCE brings to the community, but also for their […]

Accomplishments in our PCA&D community

Klecksomancy, an installation by Foundation adjunct Tyler Kline, ran through October at Pink Noise Projects, Philadelphia, Klecksomancy is divination summoned through the use of inkblots. This exhibition is built upon playful installations, gameplay, and ambiguity endurance. The forms created for the show, Kline writes, “search for meaning that defines the Chthulucene, this new epoch we have entered, […]

Leah Limpert Walt ’18 named Fine Art Alumni Artist in Residence

Leah Limpert Walt ’18, Fine Art, embraces the fluidity of shape-shifting. A non-traditional student when she first arrived at Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, she used the myriad classes she took at other institutions to help inform and hone the vision she wanted to create as she pursued her BFA. Now, new experiences like […]

Adding good design to live events with Kevin Foss ’20

From Cardi B to Bon Jovi, Lizzo to Nickelback, Chris Brown, and Green Day, it’s been a busy and demanding couple of years of work and clients for Class of 2020’s Kevin Foss. Yet the magna cum laude Graphic Design graduate of Pennsylvania College of Art & Design probably wouldn’t have it any other way. […]

Recent accomplishments in the PCA&D community

The work of three 2021 Illustration graduates has been chosen to be part of the art collection at Penn State Health’s new Lancaster facility. Joanna Becker of Lancaster, Amelia Mellberg of Columbia, Pa., and Alex Zhao of Harrisburg, Pa., all had pieces selected from those submitted by nearly 300 artists to demonstrate the bridge between the arts and healing. Giclee prints […]

Faculty Grant Series: Profs. Warshawsky and Cochran explore SIGGRAPH conference

Attendance at the national SIGGRAPH conference gives attendees an inside look not only at trend-setting computer graphics and interactive techniques, but also at developments that are so early-stage that they haven’t even had a chance to yet become trends. The summer event, say Profs. Natasha Warshawsky (Chair, Animation & Game Art) and Ellie Cochran (Adjunct, […]

CCE Instructor Profile: Exploring photography’s creative process with Adam Leitzel ’20

Do you love photography and want to learn more about its various forms? This fall, PCA&D is offering a variety of classes taught by our very own Adam Leitzel. Art Support: Product Photography Workshop will be held on Saturdays starting October 15 and Intergenerational Studio: Ages 14-Adult – Analogue Photography runs on Saturdays starting October […]

Breaking into the male-dominated world of music videos with Maggie Rudisill ’15

Maggie Rudisill may have graduated from Pennsylvania College of Art & Design in 2015 with her Photography BFA, but her history with the College goes back long before that. The groundbreaking videographer — she’s successfully broken into the male-dominated music video industry — started taking all-ages classes at PCA&D as a child and then, in […]

PCA&D readies for a full Career Day on September 30

More than a dozen internship sites and employers will be on hand for Pennsylvania College of Art & Design’s Internship Career Day, scheduled this fall for Friday, September 30. Open to all PCA&D students and alumni, the event will be a hybrid of both in-person and remote sessions and will give participants lots of timely […]

Matty Guiliano ’14 takes up residency at PCA&D-York

Over a body of orange-red and moss green, spikes of seafoam green and purple give Matty Guiliano’s fantastical cacti a prickly flair. Stripes of blue wrap around petals of pink, white, and yellow, and tiny turquoise, yellow, orange, and white balls soften the overall impact. In fact, the whole sculpture is soft, a deceptive juxtaposition […]

Alex Spangler ’22 combining photography and autos in entrepreneurial venture

Alex Spangler earned his BFA in Graphic Design from Pennsylvania College of Art & Design in 2022 – but he and his company, Spec Creative, had already been in business for nearly a year. It’s the story of a hobby and a passion that combined perfectly into a business that now photographs and films automobiles […]

Recent achievements in the PCA&D community

Rebecca Adey, Assistant Director of Admissions, has four companion-piece works on exhibit at The Millworks, Harrisburg, through Sept. 11. The sets, Amanita Aries (Amanita meaning fungi, and Aries, for the Ram, and Art Nouveau Billy, include both 2D and 3D pieces. The mixed-media 2D work is made from cut paper and felt, sewn to create an applique of sorts, and then […]

A message to our BFA alumni: National Arts Alumni Project survey

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design is partnering with the Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (SNAAP) to learn about how studying art and design has influenced the lives and careers of our alumni. The information we gather will be used to strengthen the College’s academic programs and student experiences, and it will also be used by […]

Aubrey Maurer ’22 sculpts a future in an Emerging Artist Residency

For Aubrey Maurer, 3D design and sculpture with ceramics have been a natural fit with her artistic leanings. “The handmade element, the 3D element of sculpture expands that flat 2D feel, and it just comes to me.” The 2022 Fine Art BFA graduate has been selected for Millersville University’s Emerging Artist Residency and will bring […]

Admissions Counselor Osmyn Oree ’11 selected as artist-in-residence at Franklin & Marshall College

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design Admissions Counselor Osmyn Oree isn’t a flashy, theatrical photographer when it comes to the portraits he creates. Instead, the fine art photographer says, “I like to keep things relatively simple. That’s me, as a photographer, being real with people.” Since the start of 2022, Oree — a 2011 BFA […]

Logo by Alicia Groff ’22 debuts at Threshing Wheat Ale release party

A new beer collaboration between Winding Path Brewing Co. in York County and Lancaster’s Tellus360 Irish pub and community space is a nod to the traditional methods of Amish and Irish farmers, to wheat ales, and to community partnerships. But how to represent all of that in a logo? Add PCA&D art and design students […]

‘Self Conscious’: Artist in Residence Karin Wengenroth ’17, Fine Art, pushes her boundaries in new exhibition

At the beginning of her tenure as the 2021-22 Fine Art Alumni Artist in Residence, Karin Wengenroth said she planned to use her yearlong position to “explore what feels like a new medium.” Now, nearly a year later and with the opening of her exhibition, Self Conscious, a dozen works in the College’s gallery bear […]

Catching up: Recent accomplishments in our PCA&D community

A mural by Salina Almazar-Oree, Program Coordinator at the Center for Creative Exploration, recently was unveiled at the Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley in Bethlehem. De Boriken, al Mundo is a tribute to baseball star Roberto Clemente in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of his death while on a humanitarian mission. “I admire (Clemente) for his dedication to his […]

Rain Supple ’20 building whole new worlds with Obsidian

Pulling inspiration from real life and from nature, Rain Supple has stepped into the chance to design immersive environments we’ve never seen before. Earlier this year, the 2020 Animation & Game Art BFA graduate joined Irvine, Calif.-based Obsidian Entertainment as an Assistant World Builder — a position that has stretched her skills and made use […]

Recent accomplishments in our PCA&D community

Salina Almanzar-Oree, Center for Creative Exploration Program Coordinator, was awarded an Equity Partner Grant by Lancaster County Community Foundation’s Equity Council. The grant will support Taller Pa’lante: Art in Parks, return pop-up engagements in neighborhood parks that will encompass mini murals, make-and-take projects, and investing in a youth mentee who will learn how to conduct […]

Super Nikki: How a mural project united and healed a community

Can art heal? Can a mural painted by artists, friends, and community continue, even after nearly two decades, to unify people in tribute and remembrance? In Berks County’s Wilson School District, the answer is a resounding yes. Art can have a profound and lasting impact on those who view it — and on the artists […]

Applications now open for 2022-2023 Fine Art Alumni Artist in Residence

Applications are now open for 2022-2023 Fine Art Alumni Artist in Residence position at PCA&D. Those who apply must be graduates of the BFA Fine Art program at PCA&D, and artists who work in any medium are invited to apply. Some basic details The residency runs the academic year, from the start of classes in […]

Commencement 2022: The Class of 2022 joins the ranks of PCA&D alumni

The Class of 2022 became Pennsylvania College of Art & Design’s 46 newest alumni on May 6, receiving their BFA degrees in front of a standing-room-only audience of family and friends at the Barshinger Center for Musical Arts. A recording of Commencement can be found below. PCA&D was honored this year to welcome […]

Class of 2022 Commencement scheduled for May 6

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design is proud to celebrate our 40th Commencement with the Class of 2022 Friday, May 6, at 10 am at Barshinger Center for Musical Arts, 620 College Ave., Lancaster. Ceremonies also will be live-streamed, at pcad.edu/stream. Noted future-of-work strategist and author Heather McGowan will receive the honorary degree of Doctor of Fine […]

Recent accomplishments in the PCA&D community

Seniors in the Fine Art and Photography & Video departments in April presented Artist Lectures outlining their senior thesis work. The April 4 event is connected to the Professional Practices 2 class taught by Prof. Matt Chapman. Presenting students include Cassandra Aaron, Isiah Bates, Adelaide Biehn, Woodrow Clapper, Kylie Hileman, Ryn Martino, Aubrey Maurer, Na’Chelle Morris, Callie Morton, Emily Reifsnyder, Cheyenne Snow, Nicole Stoltzfus, Kennedy Toomey, and Jaymi Vilardo. Otherworldly, […]

Zach Heffelfinger ’14 brings ‘Sensical Nonsense” to a solo exhibition at PCA&D

When Zach Heffelfinger left PCA&D in 2014 with his BFA in Illustration, he says, he wasn’t quite sure what the next steps would be. A couple of months of R&R were followed by landscaping and home renovation jobs, then with a substitute teaching position. Then a trip to Florida “put my life on a new […]

Cheers! Two PCA&D artists tapped for Spring House Brewing collaboration

The work of Sami Halfpenny ’23, Illustration and Brigitte Errickson ’19, Fine Art, will be featured on Spring House Brewing products this year. Their art joins that of Center for Creative Exploration instructor Zack Wilkinson, whose Thirst For Adventure piece was tapped for July’s Artist Collaboration beer. The PCA&D artists were among the dozen chosen […]

Joanna Becker ’21 exploring the wide-ranging world of book illustration

Lancaster-based artist Joanna Becker only graduated from Pennsylvania College of Art & Design in 2021, and she already has wrapped up illustrating her third book, with more projects and art passions in the wings. How is that even possible? Well, for starters, her string of projects began even before she received her diploma, working on […]

Sculptor and theater group with PCA&D ties selected for Lancaster’s PACE Neighbors project

An almnus and a theater group with collaborative ties to the College and our Center for Creative Exploration program are two of the five local artists chosen to participate in the City of Lancaster’s PACE (Public Art Community Engagement) Neighbors project. Congratulations to Matty Geez ’14, Illustration, as well as Lancaster’s Teatro Paloma for their […]

December accomplishments in the PCA&D community

Rebecca Adey, Assistant Director of Admissions, is exhibiting four works at Millworks, Harrisburg, through Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022. The four pieces focus on two birds, the phoenix and peacock, featuring a mount of each along with a matching papercut portrait. “With the closing of 2021 and emergency of a new year, both birds are perfect representations of […]

Chris Morris ’19 dives into virtual reality as a 3D artist with MajorMega

The kickoff to Chris Morris’ career was thanks to attending a guest speaker program on campus. The longevity of his career has been thanks to his embrace of all aspects of 3D design and willingness to jump wholeheartedly into a learning curve. And now, one of the most recent results of that work is taking […]

For Rachel McInerney ’18, Illustration, ‘creativity’ means ‘Kaos’ and life as a DJ in Shanghai

Sometimes, the creative path forward looks like befriending and learning from older, more experienced artists. Sometimes, it looks like challenging your introverted nature by venturing alone into new settings. Other times, it may feel like the world opening up when you find a creative niche — say, music — that really moves you. If you’re […]

November accomplishments in the PCA&D community

Work by nearly a dozen artists with PCA&D ties was part of a Nov. 19 community art show and silent auction to benefit the work of CWS Lancaster, a nonprofit organization that works to resettle refugees. CWS Lancaster recently partnered with NPR’s StoryCorps American Pathways program to record podcasts with local refugee storytellers. Those recordings […]

Recent alum Benjamin Farley ’21 joins PCA&D as Esports Team coach

Benjamin Farley was 10 when he was introduced to the classic Xbox game Halo 2. He started with the game’s single-player campaign. Then he quickly switched to multiplayer. Once he went into battle head-to-head against other players, he says he was “stunned by how much fun it was.” There was a strong player community, he […]

Atten-TION! PCA&D students, alumni invited to sign up for Nov. 20 Business Bootcamp

Plenty of art students dream of turning their passion into a business. The knowledge of how to accomplish that, though, isn’t always easy to attain. Instead of “flying blind” toward that goal, it helps to have a strategy, feedback, and guidance that will help boost chances of success. That’s the premise behind PCA&D’s upcoming Business […]

Alumna Amy Boone McCreesh ’07 brings her creative life insight to Artist Talk Thursday

For PCA&D alumna Amy Boone-McCreesh, her time in art school was a great opportunity to learn how others — her peers and already-established artists — were managing to navigate the art world. Returning to her alma mater gives her a chance to do the same for current students. The interdisciplinary artist and 2007 graduate of […]

October Commencement honors the Classes of 2020, 2021

It felt more like May than October, as a sunny warm day greeted members of the Class of 2020 and the Class of 2021 for their long-awaited Commencement ceremonies. With family and friends in the stands at Clipper Magazine Stadium, the event paid tribute to these two groups of new alumni who graduated in the […]

Meet your Alumni Council: PCA&D establishes its first alumni advisory body

After nearly 40 years, Pennsylvania College of Art & Design and its predecessors have long had an unofficial network of graduates. But there’s been no official way for alumni to benefit from College initiatives — or for current students to learn from the ever-growing network of PCA&D alumni. As of this year, that’s all changed. […]

11 honored for their student work in computer graphics competition

Nearly a dozen recent graduates of Pennsylvania College of Art & Design have been honored in the SIGGRAPH2021 Faculty Submitted Student Work competition. SIGGRAPH is the world’s largest conference on computer graphics. The work of these Animation & Game Art and Illustration students is now shared here worldwide for educators to use in their classrooms (drag […]

September achievements in the PCA&D community

Ellie Cochran ’19, Graphic Design, has been awarded the Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania Impact Award, which recognizes a woman in technology whose contributions have had a positive impact in the Entrepreneurial/Small Business sector. Cochran is Creative Director at the Lancaster LGBTQ + Coalition. Dyneisha Gross ’20, Graphic Design, has been named a Woman Designer to Watch […]

Meet Karin Wengenroth, the 2021-22 Fine Art Alumni Artist in Residence

When Karin Wengenroth was a Fine Art student at PCA&D, her senior thesis centered on abstracted and contorted figure painting, she says, “oil for the most part, but also silkscreening and soft sculpture.” Now the 2017 graduate is back on campus as the 2021-22 Fine Art Alumni Artist in Residence. She’s working out of the […]

Phillip Kieffer ’19 brings his talents back to PCA&D in a pair of Center for Creative Exploration classes

PCA&D is thrilled to welcome Phil Kieffer back to campus this fall to teach a pair of classes in the College’s Center for Creative Exploration. An award-winning animator and artist, Kieffer is a 2019 graduate of PCA&D’s Digital Media department, now Animation & Game Art. In the CCE program, Kieffer will be mentoring two classes: […]

Public Artist Talks are a highlight of Alumni Exhibition programming

In conjunction with the 2021 Alumni Exhibition on display in the Gallery at PCA&D through Oct. 31, a full schedule of programming has been planned by Exhibitions Director Alex Schaufele. The slate of events includes public Artist Talks (both in-person and virtual via Zoom), a public Artist Panel, and student studio visits. Be sure to […]

August accomplishments of note

PCA&D has awarded Research and Practice Grants to five members of the faculty for ongoing projects: Shwarga Bhattacharjee (2D Design Adjunct) participation in the Chautauqua Visual Arts Residency Program in Chautauqua, N.Y.; Adam Del Marcelle (Graphic Design Adjunct), project and documentary presentation to the Attend (to) Futures Conference this fall in Cologne, Germany; Troy Hollman […]

‘Show and Tell’ kicks off 2021-2022 in CORE Gallery

CORE Gallery at Pennsylvania College of Art & Design has kicked off its 2021-2022 season of shows with Show and Tell, a curated exhibition featuring the work from PCA&D’s class of 2022. Show and Tell introduces new students at PCA&D to the work of their fellow classmates, and gives the Class of 2022 the opportunity […]

Mentoring program helps bring PCA&D’s new Data Visualization Certificate to life

This is the story of mentorship, PCA&D community, and expanding the ways artists and designers can impact the world around them. The culmination of all of those elements: a new certificate program, Data Visualization, that teaches students to use effective design principles and analytics for information design. Seth Crider, a PCA&D alumnus and instructor for […]

Congratulations to our Spring 2021 Dean’s List students

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design has announced names of students achieving Dean’s List status during the Spring 2021 semester. Congratulations to these 126 students: Abigail Altman ’24, Illustration, Rockville, Md. Jennifer Aman ’22, Illustration, New Providence, N.J. Lauren Antanavage ’23, Animation & Game Art, Frackville, Pa. Isaac Baker ’21, Graphic Design, Frackville, Pa. Charles […]

PCA&D grants BFA diplomas to the Class of 2021

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design was pleased to confer BFA diplomas on 59 members of the Class of 2021 during Senior Sendoff ceremonies on May 7, 2021. Full Commencement ceremonies, for both the Class of 2021 and the Class of 2020, are scheduled to be held Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, at Clipper Stadium in […]

Recent achievements of note in the PCA&D community

The work of Artzbeat ’21, Fine Art, was featured in the May 28 edition of The Burg, a community magazine and daily online news site that covers the Harrisburg, Pa., region. She was recognized as the Artist in Focus for her work at PCA&D as well as her work on the Harrisburg mural covering Midtown Cinema. The […]

Catch up on Career Day 2021: Watch these sessions with employers and guest speakers

PCA&D’s Career Day in late April was a chance for students to learn more about careers that are their end goal after art school, to explore other options they may not have considered, and to make connections with potential employers. And, in at least one case, to immediately snag a great summer work experience. Rising […]

Behind the scenes with the co-curators: “Sincerely Yours,” the Class of 2021 exhibition

Five members of the Class of 2021 were selected for a special opportunity to co-curate the senior exhibition. Nicole Denzler, Photography & Video; Mandi Hall, Fine Art; Alexis Lebesco, Illustration; Regina Marie Mehaffey, Graphic Design; and Rachel Stork, Fine Art. These students were selected out of a pool of applicants for a competitive position within […]

Behind the scenes with the student curators of the Class of 2021 exhibition, “Sincerely Yours,”

As part of an exhibition and curating internship, five members of PCA&D’s Class of 2021 collectively produced this year’s senior exhibition, featuring one work from each member of their graduating class. We asked the co-curators — Nicole Denzler, Photography & Video; Mandi Hall, Fine Art; Alexis Lebesco, Illustration; Regina Marie Mehaffey, Graphic Design; and Rachel […]

Introducing the Class of 2021: PCA&D hosts Senior Send-Off ceremonies in the Art Garden

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design welcomed its new cohort of alumni Friday during in-person morning celebrations in the Art Garden and an afternoon online conferring of degrees. Under a large white tent filling much of the Art Garden space, students and faculty gathered by major to mark an exceptional achievement: completing their final year […]

Recent PCA&D community achievements

Recognizing recent accomplishments by students, faculty, staff, and alumni of Pennsylvania College of Art & Design: Four Graphic Design seniors have been named winners in the 2021 Graphic Design USA Student Package Design competition. Bringing home national-level honors are: Isaac Baker, Jia Bernstein, Zorina Eckman, and John Hollas. All four are members of Prof. Tom […]

Fine Art Alumni Artist in Residence applications are now open

The College’s Fine Art Alumni Artist in Residence Program is now accepting applications for the 2021-2022 academic year. The deadline for applications is Friday, May 28. APPLY HERE This on-campus residency is open to any Fine Art graduate of PCA&D or its predecessor, the Pennsylvania School of Art & Design. Artists who work in any medium […]

2021-2022 Fine Art Alumni Residency now accepting applications

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design’s Fine Art Department is again sponsoring an alumni residency, for the 2021-2022 academic year. Application details can be found here. Deadline for applications is Friday, May 28. The residency, open to one graduate of PCA&D or its precursor, the Pennsylvania School of Art & Design, is an opportunity to […]

College announces Commencement plans for Class of 2021 and Class of 2020

A message from Michael Molla, President, Pennsylvania College of Art Design: March is a month of change and transition — we can feel the arrival of spring in the air as we shift into a new season and consider the approaching end of this academic year. This time prompts us also to think about the […]

Recent notes of accomplishment in our PCA&D community

Two members of the College faculty, Becky Blosser (Assistant Professor, Fine Art) and Eric Weeks (Assistant Professor and Chair, Photography & Video), as well as alumnus Marlin Bert have work in the current Demuth Invitational: Illustrations from the Stories that Inspire. The exhibition is open for timed in-person visitation at The Demuth Museum in downtown Lancaster here, and online here, through Saturday, […]

In the news: Recent accomplishments in the PCA&D community

Tyler Barton, Program Coordinator for PCA&D’s Center for Creative Exploration, spent a week in December at Modern Art in Lancaster working on his next novel, as part of the gallery’s “Don’t Forget How to Write” project. Passersby could provide prompts and ideas for Barton’s novel as he worked in the gallery’s display window. His first book, […]

Alumnus Justin Carney ’20 featured in Portrait Magazine monograph

When Justin Carney was younger, a camera was always present when his family got together. “It was sort of a family member in our household,” he says, there to record what was going on … and before too long it was Carney himself doing the documentation, with a little disposable camera in his hands. That […]

Congratulations to the Fall 2020 Dean’s List students

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design has named 114 students to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2020 semester. Congratulations to: Abigail Altman ’24, Illustration, Rockville, Md. Jennifer Aman ’22, Illustration New Providence. N.J. Lauren Antanavage ’23, Animation & Game Art, Frackville, Pa. Isaac Baker ’21, Graphic Design, Frackville, Pa. Frank Barbera ’21, Illustration, […]

In the news: A month of accomplishments in the PCA&D community

Congratulations to these students, faculty, staff, and alumni on their recent accomplishments: Rebecca Adey (Assistant Director of Admission) was part of a group show featuring six in-house artists at Millworks, in Harrisburg. Adey’s ModSew Designs occupies one of the studio spaces at Millworks. Six of her works were featured in the exhibition: three 2D paper-cut […]

Kaitlyn McCulley ’21, Illustration, wins competition to brand the 2021 Senior Show & Celebration

A team of design professionals has chosen the work of Illustration senior Kaitlyn McCulley to brand the 2021 Senior Show & Celebration. Each year, senior Graphic Design and Illustration students compete for the honor – and the top design will be used on everything from tickets and advertising to social media and the website archive […]

Catching up: A month of accomplishments in the PCA&D community

Congratulations to these members of the PCA&D community of faculty, staff, and alumni! Dyneisha Gross ’20, Graphic Design, and Osmyn Oree ’11, Photography, joined two other artists with PCA&D ties whose art was commissioned to promote the nonpartisan Lancaster Votes efforts to encourage voter participation. The work of Gross and Oree (who also is […]

PCA&D Presents: Online auction Oct. 23 features the work of the Class of 2020

PCA&D’s Class of 2020 has been groundbreaking in many ways, with members testing their resilience to finish their college degrees mid-pandemic. Add another first — PCA&D’s first online art auction — to their list. PCA&D Presents, an auction featuring the work of Class of 2020 members, will be held Friday, Oct. 23, beginning at 7:30 […]

Four artists with PCA&D ties tapped to create Lancaster Votes campaign

A get-out-the-vote effort that’s soon blanketing our region turns out to have some pretty close ties to PCA&D. All four artists commissioned to create unique works for Lancaster Votes are either alumni, instructors, or tied in some other way to the College: Salina Almanzar, an instructor with PCA&D’s Center for Creative Exploration, also is a […]

Recent accomplishments in our PCA&D community

Congratulations to these students, faculty, staff, and alumni of our College! The work of Joanna Becker ’21, Illustration, is featured along with that of other Lancaster City artists, such as PCA&D instructor/alumnus Matt Chapman ’08 and alumnus Marlin Bert ’86, in the Fall 2020 issue of Fig magazine, a publication that highlights local business, culture, art, and […]

Catching up: A month of accomplishments in the PCA&D community

Congratulations to these members of the PCA&D community of students, faculty, staff, and alumni! Jen Arnold, a graduate of Pennsylvania School of Art and Design, PCA&D’s predecessor, has joined Alpha Dog Advertising, Lancaster, as a brand manager. A specialist in project management and marketing research, Arnold also is a board member of the Philadelphia Chapter of […]

Announcing 20/20 Vision: The Senior Exhibition of the Class of 2020

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design is pleased to present 20/20 Vision, an exhibition highlighting the Class of 2020. The exhibition features one piece from each of the 63 members of the class, and is now on display through Nov. 20, 2020, for the College community to enjoy. 20/20 Vision, which had been postponed from the […]

Hirshhorn Museum in D.C. acquires sculpture by Sterling Ruby, ’96

Since graduating from PCA&D precursor Pennsylvania School of Art & Design in 1996, artist Sterling Ruby’s multimedia and large-scale works have established him as an international powerhouse in the contemporary art field. His work already is part of the permanent collections at museums such as the Museum of Modern Art, and the Whitney, Guggenheim, Tate, […]

Fine Art Prof. Henry Gepfer curates collaborative art book to benefit artists & foundation supporting Black women and girls

The idea behind collaborative art book “Past Lives” was simple: Help artists weather the economic crush of a pandemic through publication of their work. Now, that goal has been combined with financial support for social justice initiatives, and the potential impact of “Past Lives,” a collaborative art book curated by Fine Art Adjunct Professor Henry […]

Melanie Vera ’19, preparing to enter the world of museums

Fulfilling an internship wasn’t just a checkoff on the graduation list for Melanie Vera. In her case, working at Franklin & Marshall College’s Phillips Museum in Lancaster during her junior year launched Vera into the pursuit of her own career in museums. Now Vera ’19, Fine Art, is a student at Johns Hopkins University’s Museum […]

Quinn Waltman ’20, explores the field of art therapy

When Quinn Waltman arrived at Pennsylvania College of Art & Design four years ago from her Lewisburg hometown, she already had an inkling that art therapy was a career path that interested her … but, she says, her PCA&D experience “solidified that art therapy is what I want to pursue.” In a few months, she heads […]

First Friday collaboration demonstrates how to build an ‘exquisite corpse’

Instagram Live: Making an Exquisite Corpse with The Center for Creative Exploration Friday, June 5, 6 pm at @pcad_ce The inspiration for the Center for Creative Exploration’s First Friday collaboration this month came from a trio of unlikely and typically unrelated factors: A pandemic-required order to stay home. Shiny grocery store delivery bags. And a social […]

PCA&D announces Spring 2020 Dean’s List

Congratulations to the following 104 students, who have been named to the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design Dean’s List for the Spring 2020 semester: Jennifer Aman ’22, Illustration, Rockville, Md. Lauren Antanavage ’23, Animation & Game Art, Frackville, Pa. Maria Barba ’20, Animation & Game Art, Lancaster, Pa. Frank Barbera ’21, Illustration, Germantown, […]

For Seth Crider ’18, art is a way of making ‘invisible’ information, visible

At some point during his freshman year, studying political science at a college in Western Pennsylvania, Seth Crider decided he’d made a wrong turn. Yes, he was interested in the subject — but he had lots of interests, and felt a pull toward pursuing something a more creative. “I wanted to do a little changeup,” […]

College’s first Career Day goes virtual, with creatives from every PCA&D BFA major

Industries representing careers that lead from every PCA&D major will be present April 14 when the College hosts its first Career Day. In addition, artists and creatives from a wide variety of fields — from VFX artists and game developers to comic book writers, illustrators, graphic designers, curators, gallery directors, filmmakers, public programming, graduate studies, […]

Animation & Game Art reimagined to target the most in-demand jobs in its field

With some recent changes, one of PCA&D’s departments has aligned itself more closely with skills in great demand in its creative field. And the changes go much deeper than just the name, shifting from Digital Media to Animation & Game Art. Asked to name three aspects of the department that have changed this academic year, […]

PCA&D grad Sara Kay moves her fine art to the human form

Fine art on a canvas is one skill. Illustration on skin? They’re more closely related than you might think, says tattoo artist Sara Kay, who notes that her transition from one to the other “was kismet.” More than a decade after Sara Karpinski graduated with her BFA from PCA&D, she is known as Sara Kay […]

Meet Jason Herr: PCA&D’s first Fine Art Alumni Resident

Five of artist Jason Herr‘s works still haven’t returned from the gallery where they hung during Art Basel events in Miami, but it’s hard to see where they’d fit in his studio on PCA&D’s fourth floor. Lit by late-afternoon winter sun slanting through a wall of windows, the corner studio already is full of paintings, […]

Meet Maritsa Cortes ’10 | Worldwide design experience

Maritsa Cortes is a Lancaster native and graphic designer. She was part of PCA&D’s class of 2010. Since leaving PCA&D, Maritsa has aided businesses with their marketing and branding, worked producing high-quality print ads. She even freelanced abroad for 3 years in Asia. Maritsa has since moved back to Lancaster and currently serves as Social […]

PCA&D grad Matty Geez’s spiky/soft cactus sculptures on display at Philly Airport

Artist Matty Geez is surrounded by cacti. He has a few in the apartment he shares in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood with husband Erwin and cats Panda and Uma; about 14 more cacti live in his North Philly art studio. And then there are the flamboyantly colored, towering cacti he creates in that studio, more than […]

Building an online community of creatives, with Larissa Ramey ’19

For Larissa Ramey, making her art and building a creative life is just part of the goal: Finding ways to make that art available to communities that aren’t always included in “the art world,” or who don’t often have access to art, is just as crucial. And it’s what makes the Leesburg, Va.-based Ramey so […]

Meet Ellie Cochran | Pre-College Intro to Virtual Reality instructor

Do you love virtual reality and want to learn more about how to design your own VR experiences? This winter, PCA&D is offering a pre-college Introduction to Virtual Reality on Saturdays starting February 1. This course will introduce high school students to the basics of building interactive virtual reality worlds which can be shared on […]

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design announces Fall 2019 Dean’s List

Congratulations to these 91 students, who have been named to the College’s Dean’s List for the Fall 2019 semester: Jennifer Aman ’22, Illustration, Rockville, Md. Lauren Antanavage ’23, Animation & Game Art, Frackville, Pa. Isaac Baker ’21, Graphic Design, Frackville, Pa. Maria Barba ’20, Animation & Game Art, Lancaster, Pa. Joanna Becker ’21, Illustration, Fort […]

Alumna Lexi Bonner ’16 captures the playful spark of childhood in her first book, ‘Ember’

When Alexandria “Lexi” Bonner wrapped up her final project for a PCA&D class on making a children’s book, she didn’t just shove the pages into a drawer and forget all about them. No, those characters lingered in her mind: A mischievous firefly named Ember. A curly-haired, button-nosed child whose daytime curiosity spills over into a […]

The story of superheroes: Pre-College Continuing Ed features a history of comics with alumnus Jeff Tischer

When Jeff Tischer was about 3, his father handed him a simple 60-cent comic book. On the cover, superheroes (of course). Inside, a double-page pinup penciled and inked by the great comic book artist George Perez. “DC Comics Presents #38,” Tischer recites off the top of his head. “A Superman-Flash team-up.” It was fascination at […]

Two new staff have joined PCA&D in leadership roles

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design welcomes two new senior-level staff to the College: Carissa A. Massey, Ph.D., is the College’s new Provost. Dr. Massey is highly regarded for innovative program development and creation of interdisciplinary opportunities, and will support the College’s efforts to expand academic offerings, enrich co-curricular planning, and create robust partnerships with […]

7 PCA&D students show in China with Weeks-curated Pingyao exhibit

It can be tough, as an art student, to get your work seen beyond class critiques, professor evaluations, and your social media followers. The work of more than half a dozen PCA&D students, though, recently was on display as part of an exhibit curated by Photography Department Chair Eric Weeks at the 2019 Pingyao International […]

Art Support: Continuing Ed launches series that includes critiques, practical new skills

“Where are all my people?” — Every creative person, at some point The creative life often starts as a constant inflow of ideas and feedback and collaboration, that jumble of inspiration and energy. But so much of a creative life in practice is solo — working on the next piece, or struggling over the […]

Alumna Kay Baier leads workshop that gets into the how-tos of portfolio prep

When Kay Baier was applying to art school, she says, “I kind of knew what I was doing” when it came to preparing a portfolio — “but not a whole lot.” And that’s pretty typical. Knowing you have to create a portfolio of your work is one thing, but knowing what to include, how to […]

PCA&D announces promotion and new faculty hires for 2019-2020

The College has promoted Jeremy Waak to the position of Associate Professor. Waak, Chair of Foundation, has been at PCA&D for more than a decade. He has a passion for the mechanical, and his work reflects a social commentary about our relationship to gadgets, planned obsolescence, absurdity, and Americana. He earned his MFA in Metalsmithing […]

For Graphic Design alum James Marshall ’16, staying open to experiments is key

When graphic designer James Marshall ’16 thinks back to the lessons he absorbed at PCA&D, he says three overall practices still impact his work every day: Gather input. Experiment with those ideas. And figure out how to fit that inspiration into a workflow that’s personal to you. Marshall, who specializes in web design, product design, […]

PCA&D appoints Jason Herr First Alumni Artist in Residence

After reviewing many outstanding applications, PCA&D’s Fine Art Residency committee is pleased to announce that Jason Herr, class of 2016, was selected to be our first PCA&D Alumni Resident. He will be working in the College’s studio, printmaking lab, and digital print lab to further his artistic projects.

Q&A with Artist Leah Limpert Walt | Summer 2019 Pre-College & Adult Instructor

Leah Limpert Walt is a painter, sculptor, and draftsman living and working in York, PA and received her BFA in Fine Art from Pennsylvania College of Art & Design. She has shown in New York City, Philadelphia, Bethlehem, and throughout the lower Susquehanna Valley. Leah is an amazing artist and we’re thrilled to have her […]

PCA&D announces Dean’s List honorees for spring 2019 semester

Ninety-three students from Pennsylvania College of Art & Design were honored for achieving the requirement for Dean’s List following the Spring 2019 semester. They are: Jennifer Aman, Fine Art, Foundation, New Providence, NJ Kay Baier, Photography, Senior, Cranberry Township, PA Isaac Baker, Graphic Design, Sophomore, Philadelphia, PA Francis Barbera, Illustration, Junior, Germantown, MD Paige Baxter, Illustration, Senior, Carlisle, PA Joanna Becker, Illustration, Junior, Fort Kent, ME Jeremy Bensing, Digital Media, Sophomore, Eldersburg, MD Tyler Birky, Graphic Design, Junior, Lancaster, PA Rachel Boldt, Fine Art, Sophomore, Christiana, PA Courtney Boyd, Illustration, Sophomore, Denver, PA Samantha Brooks, Digital Media, Foundation, Bristol, PA Kennedy Bryant, Photography, Foundation, Spring Grove, PA Rachel Busichio, Illustration, Senior, Bellefonte, PA Justin Carney, Photography, Senior, Baltimore, MD Penelope Cochran, Graphic Design, Senior, Pittsburgh, PA […]

S Dale High and Rob and Deborah Barber receive awards, speak at PA College of Art & Design Commencement

On Friday, May 3, 2019, during the 37th Commencement ceremony for Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, Lancaster, S Dale High received an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Fine Arts honoris causa and Deborah and Rob Barber received the 2019 Medal of Honor. The Barbers also were the Commencement speakers at the event where 51 […]

PCA&D Announces the Graduates of 2019

37th Commencement: Friday May 3, 10:00 a.m. The 37th Commencement of Pennsylvania College of Art & Design will be held Friday, May 3 at 1o a.m. at Barshinger Hall, on the Campus of Franklin and Marshall College, 620 College Ave, Lancaster PA 17603 Graduating seniors will receive their Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in one […]

Inaugural Pilot Program: PCA&D Fine Art Alumni Residency, beginning September 2019.

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design’s Fine Art department is excited to announce the launch of a merit-based Artist in Residence position for one PCA&D or PSAD alumnus a year. The Alumnus-resident will Participate in a creative community Connect with the talented students and vibrant faculty at your alma mater Be part of Lancaster’s creative renaissance Mentor (PCA&D […]

PCA&D alumna Quinn McNichol exhibits at The Living Gallery Outpost, New York City

PCA&D Fine Art alumna Quinn McNichol ’12, will be participating in a pop-up exhibition in the East Village of New York on February 21 & 22, at The Living Gallery Outpost, 246 E 4th St, New York, NY. “Future Paradise,” group exhibition of new works featuring McNichol, along with Mona Shen, Madeleine Dietrich and Sarah […]

Designathon 2019: 24 hours of Designing for the Community!

Applications are currently being accepted through January 11 for any non-profit who would like their design project in the 11th annual 2019 Designathon, when PCA&D students, aided by faculty and alumni (and countless gallons of coffee), shut themselves in to give back to the community. At the annual Designathon, February 22 & 23, 2019, beginning at 6 p.m. February 22, PCA&D’s Graphic […]

PCA&D Schedules Gallery Exhibitions

Upcoming Gallery Shows at PCA&D – Fall & Winter 2018-19 Beginning with the popular Faculty Biennial and including notable artists from around the Americas, including the return to PCA&D of alumni Pacifico Salano, exhibits on PCA&D’s Main Gallery bring to Lancaster unique perspectives of today’s working artists. Located at 204 North Prince Street, the Main […]

Artist Talks Scheduled at PCA&D

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design announces the following Artist talks scheduled during the 2018-19 academic year The talks will be held in the Atrium at PCA&D, 204 North Prince Street, at the start of Lancaster’s Gallery Row. Admission is free and open to the public. Handicap Accessible. Please visit pcad.edu to learn more about […]

Non-profits: Challenge PCA&D designers with your Designathon 2019 project

Every year for ten years, right before spring break, PCA&D students shut themselves in to give back to the community. At the annual Designathon, PCA&D’s Graphic Design Department and the student chapter of AIGA (The American Institute of Graphic Arts) coordinate the event, a 24-hour marathon to design quality graphic materials for local non-profit organizations. Applications […]

PCA&D illustration work on display at WITF

Country Meadows and Ecumenical Retirement Community is hosting a display of PCA&D students’ illustrations at theWITF Media Center, 4801 Lindle Road, Harrisburg, PA 17111, from the 2016 contest they held with senior PCA&D illustration students. The exhibit will be up through Aug. 31. In 2016, Country Meadows invited Pennsylvania College of Art and Design senior illustration students to […]

Alumna Quinn McNichol exhibiting in Philadelphia

PCA&D Alumna Quinn McNichol, Fine Art ’12, will be exhibiting new works in a show titled \\\THE///JUNGLE\\\LINE/// at Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Avenue, Philadelphia. McNichol infuses images pulled from waking like with visual rhythms inspired by jazz pianos and trumpet blares to tell stories from her mind eye’s view. Made of acrylic paint and cut-paper […]

Board of Trustees create scholarship in honor of retiring President Heil

Robert Brandt, Jr., Chairman, Benchmark Construction Company and Chair of the PCA&D Board of Trustees, announced that, in honor of her many years of dedicated service to the College, Pennsylvania College of Art & Design’s Board of Trustees is establishing the Mary Colleen Heil Presidential Scholarship. This half-tuition, renewable, scholarship will be awarded annually to […]

Alumni art at City Hall: ‘Mythos’

Emily Adelblute, ’13, Illustration, and current Admissions Counselor at PCA&D, is rightfully proud of her first curatorial experience. Her show, “Mythos: Family Folklore of Lancaster Artists,” will be on display during the month of June at the Lancaster City Hall Gallery, 120 N. Duke St. Five local artists, including Adelblute and two other PCA&D alumni, Alexandria […]

Congratulations to the Dean’s List honorees for Spring 2018

Ninety-eight students were honored for achieving Dean’s List ranking following the spring 2018 semester. They are: Maria Barba, Sophomore, Digital Media, Belcamp, MD Paige Baxter, Junior, Illustration, Carlisle, PA Joanna Becker, Foundation, Illustration, Fort Kent, ME Dorinda Benner, Foundation, Illustration, East Petersburg, PA Tyler Birky, Sophomore, Graphic Design, Lancaster, PA Courtney Boyd, Foundation, Illustration, Denver, PA Alicia Brooks, Senior, Graphic Design, Albrightsville, […]

Mary Colleen Heil named President Emeritus for her 25 years of dedication to PCA&D

Robert Brandt, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design announced today at the at the 36th Commencement of Pennsylvania College of Art & Design held today, May 4, that the Board unanimously appointed retiring PCA&D President May Colleen Heil as President Emeritus, for her outstanding and distinguished service […]

Alumni: See you at the Senior Show

Stop by the Senior Show and Celebration Friday May 4, 5-8 p.m., and help us welcome the Class of 2018 at Proud PCA&D Alumni. Make sure to visit the alumni table where you can pick up your Proud PCA&D Alumni button, designed by Kyle Newkirk, Graphic Design ’15, and register to be notified of all […]

Class of 2018 set to graduate from Pennsylvania College of Art & Design

Friday May 4, 2018: 36th Commencement 11:00 a.m., DoubleTree Resort, 2400 Willow Street Pike, Lancaster Senior Show & Celebration: 5 – 8 p.m., PCA&D, 204 N Prince Street The 36th Commencement of Pennsylvania College of Art & Design will be held Friday, May 4 at 10 am in at the DoubleTree Resort, 2400 Willow […]

Abigail Bonett has work accepted in SOI Student Show

Congratulations Abigail Bonett, Illustration ’17, whose piece whs been selected for this year’s Society of Illustrator’s student show. This year the Society only accepted 150 pieces out of thousands worldwide. Abigail’s gouache piece, created last spring during her senior year at PCA&D, will be on display at the Society, 128 East 63rd Street, New York, […]

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design Selects New President

Michael Molla, Vice President Strategic Initiatives at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), has been selected by the Board of Trustees as the next President of Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, according to Robert Brandt, Chair of the PCA&D Board of Trustees. He is expected to take the helm of the College on July […]

Lisa DeAngelo urges fellow alums to support College during ExtraGive

My name is Lisa DeAngelo, ’13 Graphic Design PCA&D alumna, reaching out to my fellow alumni to spread the word about an event you may or may not be familiar with, The Extraordinary Give on Friday, November 17, 2017. The Extraordinary Give is Lancaster County’s largest day of giving. For a 24-hour period, ExtraGive.org will […]

Fall 2017 Alumni News

PCA&D Alumni are doing great things this fall! Alumni! Tell us your story. Here at PCA&D we are interested in learning what our alumni are doing. Please let us know. Alumni News Fall 2017 Amy Boone-McCreesh, PCA&D ’07, Fine Art, is exhibiting Taste and Privilege from November 8 to December 20, 2017 at the York College Galleries. A Lecture […]

Mary Colleen Heil, PCA&D President, Announces Retirement

At today’s annual fall convocation, Mary Colleen Heil, President of Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, announced that after a quarter century, she will retire in June 2018. “I love my work with the PCA&D community. Not many people have had the chance to build an agile, relevant art college from the ground up. I’ve […]

A thank you to Senior Show & Celebration sponsors

Thank you to our sponsors, donors and guests of the 2017 Senior Show & Celebration at Pennsylvania College of Art & Design. Your support of PCA&D made possible one of the top visual arts events in Lancaster, showcasing the work of our students and highlighting PCA&D as one of the best centers for creativity and […]

Dean’s List, Spring 2017

Maria Barba, Foundation, Illustration, Belcamp, MD Paige Baxter, Sophomore, Illustration, Carlisle, PA Edward Berkoski, Senior, Fine Art, Harrisburg, PA Tyler Birky, Sophomore, Graphic Design, Lancaster, PA Brandon Boggs, Junior, Illustration, Fairfield, PA Abigail Bonett, Junior, Illustration, North Brunswick, NJ Samantha Bowen, Senior, Illustration, Clifton Park, NY Kristi Brancho, Junior, Fine Art, Lancaster, PA Maranda Bressi, Senior, Graphic Design, West Lawn, PA Hunter Bridge, Senior, Illustration, Madison, CT Caitlin Campagno, Junior, Illustration, Chambersburg, PA Casey Capece, Junior, Graphic Design, Union Bridge, MD Corinne Carmiche, Foundation, Fine Art, Denville, NJ Jose Collantes, Sophomore, Photography, Ridgewood, NJ Seth Crider, Junior, Fine Art, Red Lion, PA Katherine Cruz, Senior, Fine Art, Canaan, VT Lindsay Dawson, Foundation, Digital Media, Lancaster, PA Susanna DeForest, Sophomore, Graphic Design, Collegeville, PA Aubrey Devins, Senior, Illustration, Perryville, MD Emma Eisner, Foundation, Illustration, Toms […]

Commencement speaker Aaron Blaise urges the Class of 2017 to be persistent

Acclaimed animator Aaron Blaise, speaker at today’s commencement ceremony, spoke to PCA&D’s class of 2017 and likened life to the sometimes slow and tedious process of animation, where each frame of your career and life moves slowly. “It’s only later when you look back that you see the magic.” Blaise, whose love of drawing animals […]

Congratulations, Class of 2017!

Pennsylvania College of Art and Design has announced that the members of the Class of 2017 will receive their Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degrees in illustration, graphic design, fine arts, and photography, at the College’s 35th annual Commencement, Friday, May 5, 2017, 11:00 a.m., Lancaster Marriott Hotel at Penn Square, Commons on Vine Room, 25 […]

Tom Scullin, PCA&D founding professor, to retire

In his 35 years at Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, Tom Scullin, Associate Professor and one of the founders of the College, taught nearly every student to come through the College. After PCA&D’s commencement on May 5, Scullin will retire from teaching. Scullin, the last remaining Founder to retire, has participated in the institution’s […]

Animator Aaron Blaise to offer Commencement address

Pennsylvania College of Art and Design has announced that Aaron Blaise, acclaimed artist and animator, best known for his work at Walt Disney, will be the commencement speaker at the College’s 35th annual Commencement, Friday, May 5, 2017, 11:00 a.m., Lancaster Marriott Hotel at Penn Square, Commons on Vine Room, 25 S Queen Street, Lancaster PA […]

Alumna Kate Frese pairs up to advise photo student

Photography student Kyra Shackelford, class of 2020, from Hartford County, MD, is interested in a career in music photography. Eric Weeks, PCA&D’s chair of photography, suggested she talk to alumna Kate Frese, class of 2014, a Philadelphia based photographer who combines music and sports photography with fine art photography. Below are excerpts from the interview […]

PCA&D signs 2+2 transfer agreement with HACC

HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, and the Pennsylvania College of Art and Design (PCA&D) have announced a dual admissions transfer agreement, allowing HACC students who earn an Associate of Fine Arts in Photography to complete their Bachelor of Fine Arts in photography at PCA&D, Lancaster, without loss of credit and without extending the length of […]

Senior Maranda Bressi places in nation-wide design competition

Maranda Bressi, PCA&D Senior majoring in Graphic Design, of Reading, PA, was awarded second place at the Independent Cosmetic Manufacturers and Distributors’ Young Designers Award Competition, on February 8 in Newport Beach, California. Her entry in the competition, a fictional Milkman Cosmetics line mixing humor with outstanding design, was lauded at the competition which drew […]

PCA&D announces 10 non-profit beneficiaries for Designathon

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design’s Graphic Design Department has announced a record ten non-profit beneficiaries of the 2017 Designathon, the largest endeavor in Designathon’s 9 year history. The selected non-profits are: Bright Side Opportunities Center, 515B Hershey Avenue Lancaster, PA, is an outgrowth of the Bright Side Baptist Church and its mission to serve the […]

PCA&D Winter Break

Season’s Greetings to All! Pennsylvania College of Art & Design will be closed to the public for winter break from December 24 through January 2, 2017. Offices and the Gallery will reopen on January 3. Staff will be checking e-mail and voice mail throughout the break. Please use the Staff Directory for the contact information you need. Have a safe […]

PSA&D graduate Mo Caicedo returns to alma mater for Artist Talk

Maurice Caicedo, class of ’98, became interested in animation as a child when he saw Toy Story, and decided then that his career path would include 3D animation. He didn’t know where to go to school to become involved in motion graphics, but someone told his father, “Send him to art school.” It was “one […]

Metacarpus

PCA&D fine art and photography students will be hosting an Invitational Group Exhibition exploring tactile and digital modes of making. Fulton Arts Cooperative 32 East Fulton Street, Lancaster, PA Opening reception will be First Friday, Nov 4, 6-10 pm Artists featured: Edward Berkowski Maurice Butler, Kat Cruz Olivia Sage DiFilippo Taylor Hall Sam Hunsicker […]

LNP article: PCA&D’s technology studio prepares students for digital arts careers

Published October 18, 2016, by Lancaster Newspapers written by TIM STUHLDREHER | Staff Writer http://lancasteronline.com/business/local_business/pca-d-s-technology-studio-prepares-students-for-digital-arts/article_8743b93c-9251-11e6-adbc-9b1d69015827.html Video by Patrick Blain, LNP Photographer

Jon di Venti named to Digital Media faculty

Jon di Venti, has been appointed as a full-time faculty member in the Digital Media department. di Venti was previously a full-time faculty member in the Computer Animation Department at the Ringling College of Art and Design (RCAD) in Sarasota, Florida where he taught Visual Development and Concept (Story) Development. di Venti also served as […]

Linda King Brown appointed chair of the Liberal Arts Department

Linda King Brown has been appointed Chair of the Liberal Arts Department at PA College of Art & Design. A faculty member since 2005, Brown teaches communications and humanities courses and has been instrumental in the development of the college’s writing program. She will continue to focus on writing as a component of the college’s […]

Christy Hess named Chair of the Illustration Department.

Christina Hess has been named to the position of Chair of the Illustration Department. Hess is a current full-time faculty member and a practicing professional illustrator. She has a diverse skill set that moves between traditional and digital techniques, as well as cross-discipline experience that supports a growing shared curriculum stemming from the Communication as […]

Letter Form designer Gerard Huerta to visit PCA&D, September 22

At the invitation of the Graphic Design Department, Gerard Huerta, a renowned designer of letter forms, will be visiting Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, giving a presentation on Thursday, September 22 at 11:30 a.m. in the Atrium at PCA&D. Huerta began his careers as a graphic designer for CBS records, designing album covers, letter […]

Photos available from 2016 Senior Show and Commencement

Please follow the links below to order photos from PCA&D’s 2016 Commencement and Senior Show Commencement Senior Show You may use either a Facebook account or any e-mail address to access the photos and may purchase photos through the photographer’s secure server.

Photography Chair Curating Korean Photo Festival

Eric Weeks, Pennsylvania College of Art & Design Chair of Photography, has traveled to Korea to open the 9th Annual Jeonju International Photography Festival (http://www.jpf.co.kr/), Jeonju, South Korea, of which he is the Festival Curator and Executive Director. The title of the exhibition is FACT/FICTION, which according to Weeks, highlights the descriptive abilities of the photographic […]

Gregory Scott offers 5 tips for PCA&D’s graduating artists

“When I was 17, I wanted to be a graphic designer,” said Gregory Scott, Commencement Speaker today as the members of the Class of 2016 received their Bachelors of Fine Art Degrees from Pennsylvania College of Art & Design at a ceremony at the Lancaster Convention Center. . Greg Scott Introduced by PCA&D President Mary Colleen […]

Alumni can be #PCADProud at the 2016 Senior Show

There is extra excitement planned for PCA&D Alumni returning to the College for the Class of 2016’s Senior Show and Celebration tomorrow night. Alumni are asked to check in at the Alumni table, staffed with a team of fellow alumni led by Joe Palumbo ’08 There you can meet other alumni and sign up for the […]

David Moss retires after 33 years at PCA&D

At the recent end-of-the year celebratory picnic for PCA&D students and faculty, Mary Colleen Heil, College President, expressed deep gratitude to David Moss, fine art faculty member who will be retiring at the end of the academic year following 33 years of service to the college and its students, Dave Moss joined the faculty of Pennsylvania School […]

#PCADProud: A message for PCA&D alumni

As an alumnus and an artist, I believe making connections is an absolute must. One of my favorite events of the year, the PCA&D Senior Show is a great opportunity to reconnect with classmates, fellow alumni, staff, and meet the next generation of artists. Many times I have bought t-shirts, prints and exchanged business cards […]

Alumni are “In this together”

Featuring seven PCA&D alumni, the new exhibition “WE’RE IN THIS TOGETHER: the work behind the work, will be shown at the Sunshine Art+Design, 104 West King Street Lancaster. A First Friday Reception will be held April 1, from 6 to 9 pm. Matt Allyn Chapman, ’08, was the guest curator for this show and selected 13 […]

Contemporary Barcodes

Contemporary Barcodes: A show dedicated to self representation, will open First Friday, April 1, from 6-8 p.m. in the Photography Department Hallway Gallery at Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, 204 N Prince Street, Lancaster. The show consists of self-portraits by students from all of the majors, as well as foundation students, and is curated by Trayton Pinson, […]

PCA&D named as one of 2016 Top Design Schools

PCA&D was selected as one of the top design schools by Graphic Design USA Magazine. According to the magazine, the theme of the selection process was “Education is more important than ever as the lines between the studio and the classroom, the office and the academy, the university and society, continue to blur.” Earlier this week, […]

AIGA Central PA to aid with Designathon

For the first time in Designathon’s eight year history, members from Central PA chapter of AIGA will be assisting with PCA&D’s annual Designathon. 26 PCA&D students have signed up to help nine nonprofit organizations by creating graphic design and marketing materials at PCA&D’s 8th Annual Designathon, to be held 6 p.m. Friday February 19 to […]

PCA&D to open at 10 am Tuesday January 26

UPDATE: PCA&D will open at 10:00 AM on Tues Jan 26. Studio classes normally beginning at 10 am will begin at 11:30 am. Regular schedule for later classes. Classes scheduled to begin earlier than 10 am are cancelled. UPDATE: PCA&D will also be closed Mon Jan 25 due to the heavy snowfall. Classes are cancelled. and the […]

Graduate Spotlight: Art History class comes in handy for Shannon McCoy

Shannon McCoy, a Photography major from PCA&D’s Class of 2015, was surprised to find that her art history classes at PCA&D came in quite handy. Shannon photographs glassware for Susquehanna Glass Co., Columbia, PA, and replicated Renaissance still lifes for one of their ads. No one in the company’s design group knew about this style, […]

PCA&D Winter Break

Season’s Greetings to All! Pennsylvania College of Art & Design will be closed to the public for winter break from December 24 through January 3, 2016. Offices and the Gallery will reopen on January 4. Classes for Spring Semester begin on January 13. Staff will be checking e-mail and voice mail throughout the break. Please use the Staff Directory for […]

Happy Holidays & Warmest Wishes

From Pennsylvania College of Art & Design About the artwork: The image for PCA&D’s 2015 Holiday Card is by Eric Rineer, a junior Graphic Design major, and was selected from art submitted by PCA&D students. About the design, Eric says: “Technology is becoming increasingly important to our everyday lives, and as artists it’s […]