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 […]
Read MoreMatt Allyn Chapman show in downtown Lancaster
Artwork by Matt Allyn Chapman, PCA&D alumnus will be on display in the Regitz Gallery, Ware Center, through January 30, 2016. The works in this collection explore the physical applications and the conceptual conditions of pressure in its many forms. The many variations and intricacies of pressure, its ability to contain, compress, and paralyze, and also […]
Read MoreEvan Kitson in New York show
Evan Kitson, PCA&D faculty member and alumnus ’10, is in a group show in New York City this December at the Dacia Gallery ‘s Annual Drawing Exhibition, December 17, 2015 – January 7, 2016. The show’s Opening Reception is Thursday, December 17, 6:00-9:00pm Evan received his BFA from the Pennsylvania College of Art and Design in 2010, and his MFA from […]
Read MoreKickstarter boosts a children’s book illustrated by Rachel Tress, ’15,
A PCA&D degree, volunteer work at a children’s equine therapy program, a successful Kickstarter Campaign, and one special horse have aligned to give recent alumna Rachel Tress, Illustration ‘2015, an opportunity to work closely with an author to illustrate a children’s book, Wynder, A Tale of Restored Joy. The children’s picture book about Wynder is a true […]
Read MoreEric Weeks included in State Museum 50th anniversary show
Eric Weeks, PCA&D’s chair of Photography and Fine Art departments, has his photograph “WGAL” selected to be part of PA Modern: A Photography Exhibit of Midcentury Architecture, a juried exhibit featuring evocative images of some of the commonwealth’s most iconic Modernist structures. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of The State Museum and Archives Complex, Pennsylvania Modern: A Photography Exhibition […]
Read MorePhotography student honored with travel grant; featured in magazine
David Billet, Junior Photography major, was awarded a Student Travel Grant for the Society for Photographic Education’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference “About A Place,” that will be held in Pittsburgh in late October. He one of only two students awarded the grant in all of the mid-Atlantic region. The Society for Photographic Education is a nonprofit membership […]
Read MorePCA&D student exhibits work in thought-provoking Sunshine Gallery show
PCAD’s Olivia DiFilippo, junior Fine Art Major from Wilmington DE, is showing two cyanotypes in the current exhibition 2nd Rate Citizen at the Sunshine Gallery, 104 W King Street, Lancaster PA.. This group show runs through October 31 in the Sunshine Gallery’s “small gallery”. http://hubs.ly/H01h8hH0 Curated by Tim Roda, PCA&D Adjunct Professor, 2nd Rate Citizen […]
Read MoreSculpture of late faculty member installed in city park.
Tedd Pettibon, PCA&D faculty member and sculptor, passed away in 2014. Recently the city of Lancaster installed permanently three of his pieces of art, including Vigilance, in the Sixth Ward Park, East Ross and Hamilton streets in Lancaster City’s North West area. The art was a gift from his estate to the City. In addition, […]
Read MoreNick Belcher ’13 used senior thesis to brand his dream guitar company
PCA&D alumni Nick Belcher, Graphic Design ’13, recently wrote an interesting post on the blog of LaunchDM,where he works as a graphic designer, about PCA&D’s annual Senior Show and Celebration, and his senior thesis, branding his dream company, Heartwood Guitar Company. “Heartwood Guitar Company was the fruit of the labor and love accumulated throughout my college career. […]
Read MorePCA&D alumnus furnishes Rock Lititz
What can you do with an art degree? When the stars come to Lititz, they will be immersed in one PCA&D alumni’s art, even in the restroom! Mark Springer, BFA Fine Art 2013, Mark has recently completed a series of pieces for Rock Lititz, the new production rehearsal facility for the entertainment industry located in Lititz, […]
Read MoreKaterina Lanfranco to present Artist Talk
Artist Katerina Lanfranco will give an talk at 2pm Thurs 10/8, Lanfranco has exhibited internationally and her artwork is in several permanent collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Kupferstichkabinett (Museum of Prints and Drawings) in Berlin, Germany, and the Corning Museum of Glass. She is also the founder and director of Rhombus Space, […]
Read MorePCA&D schedules events coinciding with Art Walk, First Weekend in October
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design will be hosting several free events on October 2 and 3, coinciding with Lancaster’s Art Walk, the first weekend of October. Artist talk: Mosaic Project artist Robert Pruitt, Friday October 2, 10:00 a.m. As part of PCA&D’s annual Mosaic Project, Robert Pruitt will present an artist talk in the […]
Read MorePCA&D to participate in International 24-hour Comics Day with panel discussion and 1-day creation of comic book
What started as a dare among some of the comic industry’s best-known artists is now a global phenomena. In 2015, the global event will occur on October 3, with PCA&D students from all departments, faculty, alumni and visiting artists will accept the challenge to create full-length comic book in 24 hours, from front cover to […]
Read MoreKatrina Funk to show at Lancaster County Art Association
PCA&D adjunct faculty member and alumni, class of 2010, Katrina Funk’s Dreaming in Color exhibition will be shown at the Lancaster County Art Association‘s Kauffman Gallery this fall. Katrina’s current work evolves from the reminiscent memory of vague catalogs of past dreams and experiences. The abstract works evoke texture, color and create an atmosphere where reoccurring […]
Read MorePacifico Silano, class of ’08, selected as Light Work Artist-In-Residence
Pacifico Silano, Photography major from the Class of ’08, was selected as one of a dozen Light Work Artist-In-Residence for 2016. Every year Light Work, which provides support to emerging and under-represented artists working in the media of photography and digital imaging, invites between twelve and fifteen artists to come to Syracuse to devote one month to creative projects. […]
Read MorePCA&D announces increase in new students for fall semester
On the first day of the Fall semester, Pennsylvania College of Art & Design is pleased to announce the continuing trend of increased new enrollment at the Lancaster based four-year art college. As of September 8, PCA&D had 90 new students enrolled for the BFA program. This is 23% increase over this time last year. […]
Read MoreFour artists from PCA&D family included in Fig Magazine’s Self Made show
Pennsylvania College of Art & Design announces that a student, and several faculty and alumni have been selected as featured artists for Fig Magazine’s SELF MADE: A Fig Experience show at Sunshine Art+Design, 104 West King Street, First Friday, September 4, 6 p.m. On exhibit, with ties to PCA&D, are Jenevieve Godfrey, senior Fine Art […]
Read MorePCA&D’s Art Garden to host food trucks
Six food trucks – and hungry art students – to occupy PCA&D’s Art Garden during lunchtime this fall This fall, Students of Pennsylvania College of Art & Design and others working or visiting nearby businesses will have regularly scheduled food trucks as a new lunch dining option on Tuesdays and Thursdays at PCA&D’s Art Garden […]
Read MoreGreat things await you: Part II
This post originally appeared August 21, 2014, as a column in the Shamokin News Item, by Jenna Wasakoski, PCA&D ’99, who wrote it to encourage a young friend who was embarking on her own college experience. Jenna.is an assistant editor at The Shamokin News-Item.Jenna says, “My degree and what I learned at PCA&D was very valuable” […]
Read MoreGreat things await you: Part I
This post originally appeared August 21, 2014, as a column in the Shamokin News Item, by Jenna Wasakoski, PCA&D ’99, who wrote it to encourage a young friend who was embarking on her own college experience. Jenna is an assistant editor at The Shamokin News-Item. Jenna says, “My degree and what I learned at PCA&D was […]
Read MorePCA&D student wins National Design Competition
Lancaster, PA: August 10, 2015 — Pennsylvania College of Art and Design congratulates rising sophomore Casey Capece for being selected as the First Place winner in The Graphic Arts Education and Research Foundation (GAERF)’s 2015 Student Design Competition. Capece and an instructor will receive two day all-inclusive paid trips to attend GRAPH EXPO 15 in […]
Read MoreFifty students earn Dean’s List status
Pennsylvania College of Art & Design congratulates these fifty students who achieved Dean’s List ranking during the Spring 2015 semester. Scott M. Arbital, Marlboro, NJ, Junior, Graphic Design David M. Billet, York, PA, Sophomore, Photography Alexander P. Blair, Willow Street, PA, Junior, Graphic Design Brandon K. Boggs, Fairfield, PA, Foundation, Illustration Abigail R. Bonett, North Brunswick, NJ, Sophomore, Illustration Alexandria P. Bonner, Carlisle, PA, Junior, Fine Art Samantha M. Bowen, Clifton, PA, NY Sophomore, Illustration Anna E. Brown, West Chester, PA, Foundation, Illustration Mikayla Brown, Jefferson Hills, PA, Junior, Photography Casey N. Capece, Union Bridge, MD, Foundation, Graphic […]
Read MorePCA&D signs transfer agreement with Delaware County Community College
On Wednesday, May 6, 2015, Delaware County Community College and the Pennsylvania College of Art and Design (PCA&D) signed a dual admissions transfer agreement. The agreement gives Delaware County Community College students who earn an Associate of Fine Arts in Graphic Design or Photography the opportunity to transfer to the respective Bachelor of Fine Arts […]
Read MorePCA&D confers BFA degrees on 40 members of the Class of 2015
On May 2, forty graduating seniors participated in PCA&D’s Commencement at Barshinger Hall, on Franklin & Marshall College campus. PCA&D President Mary Colleen Heil encouraged the students as they leave PCA&D to begin their life in art, She said, “My observations over the years is that yours is a class of thoughtful, hard-working, committed artists, […]
Read MoreGraduates set to exhibit at Senior Show, May 1
Artwork will fill four floors of the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design on Friday, May 1, as the Class of 2015 exhibit professional-level senior thesis projects in a variety of media, the culminating work of PCA&D’s 39 graduates in fine art, illustration, photography and graphic design. Following a Parent’s Preview, the College will open […]
Read MoreTwo PCA&D students selected Graphic Design USA 2015 American Package Design Awards
Pennsylvania College of Art &Design is pleased to announce that two PCA&D students were selected as winners in the 2015 GD USA American Package Design Competition. Socheat Chhun’s package design for Cheata Chips and Samantha Mongelluzo’s design for Mr. Pastie Turnovers were selected in the student category. Chhun, from Middletown, PA, and Mongelluza, from Bowie, […]
Read MoreThree PCA&D students chosen for YorkArts exhibition
Three Pennsylvania College of Art &Design students were among the nine top undergraduate art students selected for inclusion in the “Emerging Visions” exhibition at the YorkArts Gallery. Chosen from submissions from undergraduate art students, were photography major David Billet, York, and PCA&D fine art majors Jen Godfrey, Lancaster, and Samantha Sanders, Grantville. Congratulations. An opening reception […]
Read MoreCelebrating Digital Media with Atomic Robo: Last Stop film screening on “First Friday” and Digital Media Exhibit
The animated short Atomic Robo: Last Stop, a film adapted by a Lancaster firm, The Fictory, from the popular comic book series Atomic Robo will be screened during the First Friday Reception starting at 4 p.m. Film Screenings will be held at 4, 6 and 8 p.m. in the PCA&D Atrium. In conjunction with Pennsylvania […]
Read MoreWhat’s new in the Art Garden
The Art Garden at Pennsylvania College of Art & Design is home to “Create Influence,” a sculptural installation dedicated in September 2014 and created by nationally-known designers Gail Anderson and Joe Newton. Just in time for October’s First Friday, “Four Surreal Seasons” was installed along the walkway that winds through the Garden. The 26 large-scale […]
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