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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 […]

PCA&D welcomes new faculty for Spring 2024

PCA&D is pleased to welcome the following faculty members joining our College for the Spring 2024 semester: Dale Benner: Dale Benner is a recently retired banker, after 40 years and 8 mergers within the field. He has experience in many areas of banking but spent most of his career in Dealer Services working with consumer […]

Darryl Glenn joins PCA&D as new Dean of Students

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design is proud to welcome Darryl Glenn as our new Dean of Students, a position that requires the perspective of supporting, challenging, and celebrating our student body. With more than a decade of experience in higher education, Dean Glenn has had the opportunity to work within roles that oversee many […]

Monday Mentors: Meet Faculty Persistence Mentor Michelle Gregoire Fogel

A decade ago, when Michelle Gregoire Fogel was a Liberal Arts adjunct professor, she was involved with teaching a Writing Workshop aimed at assisting students who needed extra help with writing and study skills, from grammar to time management. “I loved working with those students,” Fogel says, “and, since their learning struggles typically didn’t disappear […]

Monday Mentors: Meet Alexandra Leonhart, Director of Aesthetic Technologies

Students may be most familiar with Alexandra Leonhart in her role as Chair of the Live Experience Design & Production Department, but may not be aware that she fills another position as well — that of Director of Aesthetic Technologies. Yet anyone whose art has intersected with IT, or creative hardware or software, has in […]

Monday Mentors: Meet Evan Kitson, Model Coordinator

Evan Kitson’s bio describes him as “a draftsman, painter, instructor, anatomist, curator, collector, and all-around art-obsessed thirty-something.” You can add yet another descriptor, that of PCA&D Model Coordinator, to the list. Working with human models is an integral part of an art and design education, and it falls to Kitson to keep the roster of […]

Monday Mentors: Meet Rich Johnson, Assistant Director of Distance Education

There’s a whole generation of students who owe at least some of their knowledge of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, digital photography, and digital illustration to Rich Johnson. He’s been working professionally as a graphic designer and creative director using Adobe software since 1997 and began teaching in PCA&D’s continuing education department just two years later. […]

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 Caitlin Downs, Director of the Writing Center

So often, says Caitlin Downs, “the scariest part of an assignment is actually starting the thing.” That’s where the College’s Writing Center staff can come in handy — along with the research stage, the middle stage, and the end stage of the assignment, too. And that’s where Downs’ role as the Director of the Writing […]

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 […]

Monday Mentors: Meet Sam Schindler, Academic Bridge Mentor

Making the leap from high school to college doesn’t always go smoothly: and when a student needs help, they may not know where to turn for resources that will get them the assistance they need. At PCA&D, Sam Schindler makes sure that gap in knowledge is eliminated in his position as Academic Bridge Mentor. That […]

Dr. Adam Smith joins the College as Director of the Center for Teaching & Learning, manager of The Learning Commons

For Dr. Adam Smith, taking over as Director of the Center for Teaching & Learning, and Learning Commons Manager, comes with several goals. “The position checks a lot of boxes,” Smith says. “It really elevates the relational: not only does the director communicate with different offices and initiatives, that means that person communicates with people […]

Monday Mentors: Meet Jason Ward, Faculty Studio Mentor

Jason Ward is a familiar face to many PCA&D students who have taken Fine Art or Illustration courses — not to mention his work with first-year Foundation student artists. But that’s not all the guidance he offers. The BFA graduate of Maryland Institute College of Art and MFA graduate of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine […]

Monday Mentors: Meet Daniel Cardona, Alumnus Studio Mentor

As a Studio Mentor at PCA&D, Daniel Cardona has pretty good insight into what questions current students may have, and what stumbling blocks they may face: That’s because he was one of them, not too long ago. The 2021 PCA&D graduate in Animation & Game Art works with students from any department who need a […]

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. […]

Monday Mentors: Meet Caitlyn Bishop, 3D Lab Technician and Maker Space Coordinator

Caitlyn Bishop is an adjunct instructor in Fine Art and Foundation — but those aren’t the only roles she fills at PCA&D. She’s also a familiar face to students who are being guided through the safe and proper use of tools they may not be familiar with in an art setting. Bishop earned her BA […]

Dr. Jason Hartz named Steinman Dean, Institute for Leadership, Creative Entrepreneurship, and Innovation

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design has received a $500,000 grant from The Steinman Foundation to assist with the development of our new Live Experience Design & Production Major and our partnership with Rock Lititz and UK-based Academy of Live Technology (ALT). The College announced that as part of the grant, the leader of the […]

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 […]

PCA&D welcomes 13 new faculty for Fall 2023

Thirteen new faculty members have joined Pennsylvania College of Art & Design for the Fall 2023 semester: Zach Clifford (adjunct, Fine Art): Clifford is a Pennsylvania-born artist whose work is based on researching sociopolitical events within the United States including, but not limited to, gun and police violence and political discourse. They hold a bachelor’s […]

Maria Hostetter named Chair of the PCA&D Graphic Design Department

Maria Hostetter‘s long and varied history with Pennsylvania College of Art & Design has taken a new turn. She earned a diploma in Communication Art and Graphic Design from the then-Pennsylvania School of Art and Design in 1993, studied Art Education at Millersville University, then returned to PCA&D to earn her BFA in Graphic Design […]

Film by Prof. Eric Weeks wins at film and screenplay festival

The Great Basin! Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Desert, a film by Photography & Video Chair Eric Weeks, was the winner of the Best Nature Film award at the recent Environmental Film & Screenplay Festival 2023. The full project is a film, book, and print endeavor that addresses climate change, […]

Robert Beener joins PCA&D as Dean of Admission

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design welcomes Robert Beener as our new Dean of Admission. The longtime admissions professional brings more than 23 years of experience as a highly motivated, team-oriented professional to the position. And, he says, he found the idea of working at an art school “intriguing — a new perspective.” He’s served […]

Bhattacharjee, Bowlsbey, Cochran and Johnson awarded Faculty Life grants

Four Pennsylvania College of Art & Design faculty members were awarded Faculty Life grants this Spring: Shwarga Bhattacharjee: The Philadelphia-based adjunct faculty member was recently accepted into the artist residency organized by Twelve Gates. The experience, Bhattacharjee writes, will “allow me to grow artistically and professionally, as I will participate in a group show with […]

8 faculty, staff join 2023 Demuth Invitational exhibition

Eight Pennsylvania College of Art & Design faculty and staff members have been selected to exhibit work in the annual Demuth Invitational. Demuth Invitational: Portraiture Through Artists’ Eyes opens April 29 and runs through June 25 at the Demuth Museum, 120 E. King St., Lancaster. Like many artists, Lancaster native Charles Demuth explored portraiture. His […]

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 […]

February accomplishments in the PCA&D community

BLAC, PCA&D’s Black Led Artist Coalition, debuted a February exhibition in the student-led CORE Gallery. We the People featured the work of eight student artists: Dom Bryson ’24, Illustration; Alex Eggleston ’23, Photography & Video; Adan Harris ’23, Animation & Game Art; Jasmyn Stokes ’23, Illustration; Daria Syphrett ‘23, Illustration; Cameren White ’25, Photography & Video; Kendall White ’23, Illustration, and Lauren Wood ’24, Illustration. Two Graphic Design […]

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 […]

Eric Weeks’ Wawa Store project on exhibition in Abu Dhabi, UAE and Rotterdam, Netherlands

Prof. Eric Weeks (Chair, Photography & Video) has work in two international shows, in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. His exhibitions feature work from Twentysix Wawa Stores, a film, print, and artist’s book project documenting the convenience and gasoline store’s locations along the Lincoln Highway, one of the nation’s first transcontinental highways. […]

Mural by Assistant Prof. Kathleen Eastwood-Riaño commissioned for Philadelphia Museum of Art collaboration

A mural by Assistant Prof. Kathleen Eastwood-Riaño now on display in Philadelphia is a study in “collaboration” with one of the 20th century’s great artists, Henri Matisse. It’s also a study in producing great work under tight deadlines. Matisse Under the Table is Eastwood-Riaño’s contribution to a partnership between Philadelphia Museum of Art and Mural […]

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 […]

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 […]

Prof. Robert Young’s ‘Dog in a Cowboy Hat’ lesson turns into a zine and exhibition

Dogs wearing cowboy hats, a whimsical example used in the classroom by Illustration Chair Robert Young, have been imagined into reality and have taken over the first-floor CORE Gallery… all thanks to a summer project by Class of 2023 Illustration majors. The dogs are customers in saloons, howling campfire songs, appearing out of dreams, creating […]

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, […]

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 […]

CCE Instructor Profile: Learning about Puerto Rican culture with Kathy Rodríguez

Do you love arts and crafts and want to learn more about Puerto Rican culture? This fall, PCA&D is offering a variety of classes taught by Kathy Rodríguez. Intergenerational Studio: Ages 13-Adult – Vejigante Masks on Tuesdays starting October 4; Exploring Puerto Rico – Taino-Inspired Arts and Crafts: Grades 1-3 on Saturdays starting October 29; […]

CCE Instructor Profile: Joshua Keller dives into horror, creative writing, comics, and manga

Do you love writing and want to explore your literary voice? This fall, PCA&D is offering a variety of classes taught by Joshua Keller. Intergenerational Studio: Ages 14-Adult – Mystery/Horror Writing and Discussion on Wednesdays starting October 12; Beginning/Intermediate Creative Writing on Wednesdays starting November 2; Comics and Manga Writing and Visual Narrative: Grades 7-10 […]

CCE Instructor Profile: Joanna Spicer shares her love of, and skills with, textiles and weaving

Do you love textiles and weaving and want to learn new techniques? This fall, PCA&D is offering a variety of Center for Creative Explorations classes taught by Joanna Spicer. Intergenerational Studio: Ages 11-Adult – Weaving Basics Workshop on September 28; Intergenerational Studio: Ages 11-Adult – Weaving Basics (Afternoon) on Tuesdays starting October 4; Intergenerational Studio: […]

CCE Instructor Profile: Exploring our ‘intuitive artistic language’ with Nichole Madonna

Do you love painting, drawing, and collage and want to experiment with new tools and materials? This fall, PCA&D is offering a variety of classes taught by our very own Nichole Madonna. Books as Art Objects: Erasure, Collage, and Altered Pages Workshop at Garden Spot Village on September 16; Intergenerational Studio: Ages 11-Adult – Drawing […]

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 […]

Faculty Grant series: Summer residency concentrated Prof. Aaron Thompson’s focus

Prof. Aaron Thompson’s summer was spent using his PCA&D Research and Practice Faculty Grant developing the potential for a PCA&D Artist Residency Program. “Coordinating with several departments to establish the precedent of an artist obtaining a classroom for two months during the summer was really interesting and rewarding. Everyone was very helpful and excited by […]

CCE Instructor Profile: Justin Quinn’s combination of creativity, a love of knowledge, and a knack for all things digital

Do you love marketing and want to learn more about how to utilize it in a digital space? This fall, PCA&D is offering an adult professional class Digital Marketing Fundamentals on Tuesdays starting Sept. 13. This course will examine the underlying fundamentals of each branch of digital marketing and explain how they can be incorporated […]

Faculty Grant series: Prof. Eric Weeks goes off-grid for Montello residency

Prof. Eric Weeks’ summer Montello Foundation art residency took him about 2,300 miles west, down a 20-mile dirt-and-stone road and into Nevada’s Great Basin Desert. It pulled him out of cellphone range and off the power grid, leaving PCA&D’s Photography & Video Chair to rise with the sun, work solo, and completely focus. And, Weeks […]

Faculty Grant series: Filmmakers invite Prof. David Spolum for extended London studio visit

Prof. David Spolum spent part of his summer in London, diving deep into the film work of the Quay Brothers. His trip, made possible in part through a Faculty Life Research and Practice Grant, gave the Liberal Arts Department professor the chance to study work that these filmmakers have yet to release. Invited by Stephen […]

Faculty Grant series: Prof. Robert Young presents at ICON11 national illustration conference

Robert Young, Chair of Illustration at Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, was all set to present a paper on discussing and developing style at ICON11, a national conference for illustrators and designers, in June 2020. Then, the Covid-19 pandemic intervened. Young finally had the opportunity to present the results of his experience and research […]

Almanzar-Oree honored by YWCA as 2022 Woman of Achievement

Salina Almanzar-Oree, Program Coordinator at the College’s Center for Creative Exploration, has been named one of five Women of Achievement honorees by YWCA Lancaster. This event — the 6th annual — showcases the accomplishments of women and gender expansive individuals who, through career and volunteerism, live out the YWCA’s mission of eliminating racism and empowering […]

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 […]

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 […]

Free two-day online workshop June 23-24 open to all educators

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design’s Center for Teaching & Learning will be holding a free, fully virtual, two-day workshop for educators, Supporting the Whole Professor: Overcoming Obstacles and Cultivating Curiosity, Thursday and Friday June 23-24. This event is open to all educators, says Mariah Postlewait, Director of the College’s Center for Teaching & Learning, and […]

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 […]

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 […]

‘Skill Set’, art by CCE instructors, opens exhibition

Skill Set, an exhibition of art by Center for Creative Exploration instructors, has opened at Garden Spot Village, New Holland, and runs through the end of April. CCE instructors whose work is on display include Bill Cifuni, Dobe, Sheri Hansen, Rich Johnson, Adam Leitzel, Abigail Saurbaugh, Adam Serrano, Leah Limpert Walt, and Jason Ward. The […]

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, […]

PCA&D wins 7 communications awards from CUPRAP

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design’s prospective student viewbook, poster, acceptance mailer, website blog, College rebranding, and other communications efforts were honored at the recent Spring convention of CUPRAP, the College and University Public Relations and Associated Professionals. Made up of the communications teams from nearly 100 colleges and universities, CUPRAP is the largest organization […]

Eric Weeks and Paul Rider: Faculty Life Grant Recipient presentations

Professors Eric Weeks and Paul Rider will present their latest photographic work supported by the faculty grant program Friday, March 4, 1:10-2 pm in the Learning Commons (Room 214). ERIC WEEKS In reference to Edward Ruscha’s quietly contemplative Twentysix Gasoline Stations, published in 1962, Twentysix Wawa Stores is a film, print, and artist‘s book project documenting the convenience store […]

Four named winners of PCA&D faculty development grants

Four Pennsylvania College of Art & Design faculty members were awarded Fall 2021 grants through the College. These funding opportunities, awarded twice annually, are open to all full-time and part-time PCA&D faculty as well as instructors in the College’s Center for Creative Exploration. Awarded grants in this most recent round are: Research & Practice Professional […]

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 […]

Dan Helwig joins College as Vice President of Development

Dan Helwig brings a long record of successful advancement and development fundraising to PCA&D as the College’s new Vice President of Development. In this position Helwig, who joined the College this fall, is responsible for leading and managing the College’s Development program, including individual, corporate, and foundation giving, bequests, the annual fund, grants, and special […]

Collaboration with Teatro Paloma leads CCE into workshops featuring Spanglish monologues and theater games

When you’re faced with a sense of “ni di aquí, di de allá” — being neither here nor there, culturally speaking — finding something that grounds you, and provides a sense of belonging, is a powerful thing. Maybe it’s language, shared with others in your group while forming a bridge to “the outside.” Maybe it’s […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Introducing new PCA&D faculty; announcing new faculty positions

With the opening of a new PCA&D academic year, we also welcome new faculty and staff joining the College community, and those who are stepping into new roles: Joining PCA&D Emily Artinian (Fine Art): Artinian produces artists’ books, text-based art, installations, and audience participation works. Some of her areas of focus have included narrative and […]

‘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 […]

Todd Snovel named Vice President for Student Affairs & Community Engagement

Todd Snovel has been named Vice President for Student Affairs & Community Engagement at Pennsylvania College of Art & Design. A member of the College’s staff since 2019, Snovel previously served the PCA&D community as Director of Development & Strategic Initiatives. “We are delighted to have his extensive experience in higher education, government, and nonprofit […]

Learning and teaching design with data

by Tom Newmaster Adjunct Instructor, Graphic Design When it comes to teaching package design, one thing there is no shortage of is opinions. Design gurus will share what they believe works, what they think of as best practices, what’s cutting-edge. But when you get to the marketplace, it’s the consumer’s opinion that counts. […]

Alex Schaufele joins PCA&D as the new Director of Exhibitions

Alex Schaufele’s long experience of tying gallery and community together, and using museums to engage and educate, takes another step July 1 when she joins Pennsylvania College of Art & Design as the Director of Exhibitions. Arriving from the University of Notre Dame’s Snite Museum of Art, where she was Assistant Curator of Education, Public […]

Tempo Clubhouse forms its first job training program in higher ed with PCA&D

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design recently has partnered with Tempo Clubhouse to provide employment opportunities within the College’s Facilities Department. PCA&D is the first higher-education partner for the Tempo Clubhouse program, which provides an avenue back to employment for people who are receiving mental health services. At PCA&D, Tempo employees are trained to provide […]

PCA&D announces faculty promotions and additions

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design is pleased to announce upcoming promotions and additions to the College’s faculty and staff: Michelle Fogel has been promoted to Assistant Professor in General Humanities and will also work with students this fall as a faculty persistence mentor. Fogel has been a part-time faculty member in the Liberal Arts […]

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 […]

College holds its annual Creative Careers event with Lancaster 5th-graders

Don’t let anyone tell you that young kids aren’t interested in creative careers. PCA&D’s annual events that introduce School District of Lancaster 5th-graders to the possibilities of what an art degree and life as an artist can be like are always a flurry of activity and excited chatter. This year, those two sessions were no […]

PCA&D’s unveiling of Art Heals, with Artist in Residence Jennifer Quigley, set for June First Friday

In her sun-filled fourth-floor studio at Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, artist Jennifer Quigley stands back and examines a 3D bandage leaning against the wall. About 3 feet across, the “X”-shaped Band-Aid-style is a smaller version of those that will be mounted on the facade of the College in June. Across Prince Street, in […]

PCA&D Graphic Design and Illustration departments ranked regionally, nationally

A pair of national publications has recognized Pennsylvania College of Art & Design in their recent rankings of design and art programs: GD USA Magazine, a business-to-business source for graphic design professionals, has named Pennsylvania College of Art & Design to its list of top graphic design schools in the United States. The compilation represents […]

College announces new faculty grant initiatives

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design recently announced two new tracks for Professional Development Funding open to all College faculty: full-time, part-time, adjunct, and faculty of PCA&D’s Center for Creative Exploration. The application process is now open, and grants will be awarded in early June. The goal is to support faculty as they achieve both […]

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 […]

Take a deeper dive into the 2021 Faculty Biennial, a showcase of wide-ranging talent

As the 2021 Faculty Biennial comes to a close, take a moment for a deeper dive into the work of our full-time faculty members featured in The Gallery at PCA&D and on our website. The Biennial has served as a celebration of the College’s tradition of mentorship and education, inspiring us with their dedication to […]

Part I: Students behind the Faculty Biennial, Jaymi Vilardo and Isiah Bates

Part 1 of a series highlighting the students who worked behind the scenes to make the Faculty Biennial. The Faculty Biennial is an important tradition that celebrates faculty members for their dedication to the College’s mission and showcases their creative talents. This year’s rendition of the exhibit has been enhanced by the hard work and […]

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, […]

Prof. Jason Ward’s Drawing Workshops building a community of creatives

Art students itching for out-of-classroom guidance or a practical demonstration to expand their learning won’t always find what they’re looking for sitting solo in the studio. The Learning Commons is working to remove some of those hurdles with biweekly Drawing Workshops held during Saturday Study Tables. Led by Fine Art faculty Jason Ward, the workshops […]

Introducing Digital Art Drop-Ins with Prof. Natasha Warshawsky

PCA&D students who are working to expand and refine their digital art skills don’t have to work alone to puzzle out assignments, find inspiration, or practice a new technology taught in the classroom. Every Wednesday from 7:30-9 pm, an online Digital Art Drop-In gives PCA&D students a way to explore, to catch demos, to reinforce […]

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, […]

Liberal Arts Chair Linda King Brown named Dean of Faculty

Linda King Brown, Assistant Professor and Chair of Liberal Arts, will serve in a pilot role as Dean of Faculty. In this role Brown, who has been a faculty member at the College since 2005, and full-time since 2009, will serve as a liaison on behalf of faculty to campus stakeholders and community partners. This […]

Nathalie Pacheco and Steven Dinnocenti join PCA&D Admissions team

Two faces already familiar to the PCA&D community, alumna Nathalie Pacheco and former Admissions Partnership Coordinator Steven T. Dinnocenti, officially become part of the Admissions team this month. Pacheco, a 2015 PCA&D Illustration BFA graduate and freelance illustrator, joins the Admissions team full time as an Admissions Counselor. Pacheco is bilingual in Spanish. An important […]

New faculty joining PCA&D for Spring 2021 semester

This spring, Pennsylvania College of Art & Design welcomes seven new faculty members to the College, teaching courses in business, film, art history, science, mathematics, esports management, and drawing. Mehrnoosh Fetrat Fetrat will be directing an International Cinema course for PCA&D students this semester. She has extensive experience teaching at the university level, including courses […]

Faculty member Adam DelMarcelle uses ‘Mariah’ app to turn augmented reality into activism

For years, the Sackler family has been a player in the world of global art philanthropy. New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has a Sackler Wing; so does the Louvre in Paris. England’s University of Oxford has a Sackler Library, and the Guggenheim has a Sackler Center for Arts Education. But the art world has […]

Deborah Barber joins PCA&D to lead Institute for Leadership, Creative Entrepreneurship, and Innovation

Deborah Barber has joined Pennsylvania College of Art & Design as Director of the College’s newly created Institute for Leadership, Creative Entrepreneurship, and Innovation. About Deborah Barber Most recently Vice President of Operations at Nimblist, a lighting and production design agency for the live entertainment industry, Barber provided overall strategic leadership, direction, and development for […]

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 […]

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 […]

Mike Hawthorne’s new graphic novel memoir, ‘Happiness Will Follow,’ earning praise

Though next week marks Mike Hawthorne’s first appearance at the Brooklyn Book Festival, he’s certainly not a novice cartoonist, or a newcomer to the world of illustration. He’s an Eisner and Harvey award-nominated artist, honored for his creative achievement in American comic books, and he’s best known for his work with Deadpool — so much so […]

This fall, the Center for Creative Exploration dives into challenging the senses, the experimentation, and the thought process behind being creative

At a time when everything seems to be reassessed and redesigned, three brand-new fall classes at PCA&D’s Center for Creative Exploration (CCE) are taking a different approach to art-making, too. How can art engage and integrate multiple senses at the same time? How can artists employ resources all around them to experiment with new, no-pressure, […]

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 […]

NY film festival screening new short film by Photo/Video Chair Eric Weeks

“epistrophy,” a digital film by Photography & Video Department Chair Eric Weeks, is an Official Selection of the NewFilmmakers New York 2020 Film Festival, and will be live-streamed on Facebook Wednesday, Aug. 26. The NewFilmmakers Short Film Program, Films on Art and Art on Film, will begin at 7:15 pm and Weeks’s 17-minute short film […]

Tyler Barton’s debut short-story collection, a Mary McCarthy Prize runner-up, slated for publishing next year

Tyler Barton has long been a writer, ever since high school inspiration and the demise of his teenage hardcore/metal band replaced his guitar with literature. Now his collection of short stories, “Where the Rubies Live & Other Homes,” a two-time Mary McCarthy Prize runner-up, has been acquired by Sarabande Books and will be released in 2021. […]

How to burst that creative block: Ideas from PCA&D’s faculty and staff on feeding creativity in a time of upheaval

Great art college faculty and staff know just how to help students refine their skills, examine ideas critically, assess creative choices, and find their unique voices. But, as professionals in their creative fields, they know about all those “other times,” too: What happens when you enter one of those dreaded periods when “go with the […]

Instructor Bill Dussinger’s newest book is a boldly illustrated window into hometown history

Bill Dussinger is a leading contender for the title of Lititz’s most fervent cheerleader. A resident of the small northern Lancaster County borough, Dussinger and his design company, Penny Lane Graphics, have been in charge of branding the town’s massive Fourth of July celebrations, the regional community development corporation, holiday festivals, local businesses and more […]

Late Summer Session: Game Art & Portfolio Prep classes for high schoolers

Feeling a little creatively restless this summer? Curious about art school, but not sure if it’s for you? Our Pre-College classes, for students in grades 9-12, serve as a great introduction to art instruction at the collegiate level. All Pre-College classes are online this summer, which means you can take the classes from anywhere, and […]

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 […]

What kids will learn how to do: Meet our Summer Youth Class instructors

After guiding kids through online instruction during the last few months of the school year, the question now looms: How to get through the rest of the summer, with so many camps, teams, and other learning and enrichment opportunities not in operation? The Center for Creative Exploration’s wide-ranging and robust slate of Young Artist classes, […]

Tom Newmaster named a 2020 Educator to Watch by Graphic Design USA

Tom Newmaster, an adjunct teaching packaging design in the College’s Graphic Design department, has been named an Educator to Watch 2020 by GraphicDesignUSA. Newmaster’s students have won 15 GDUSA Package Design awards, and his class has produced five Independent Cosmetic Manufacturers and Distributors (ICMAD) Young Designers Competition finalists, since the program started entering student work in […]

Prof. Jeremy Waak’s towering AGVC3v1 is ‘Good as Gold’

Curving upward in a flight of powder-coated steel and stainless steel, Associate Professor Jeremy Waak’s AGVC3v1 is a flare of brilliant red against the sky. Waak, Chair of PCA&D’s Foundation Department, calls the large-scale AGVC3v1 a “watershed moment” in his career — scaling up from tabletop-sized to 10 feet tall, manipulating metal with the same […]

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 […]

Powerhouse animation team, the Klinglers, heading up several summer classes at PCA&D

With the launch of PCA&D’s three new certificate programs — Animation, Communication Design, and Game Art — it’s a new opportunity for the College’s BFA students to gain concentrated experience in these growing fields. And it’s a chance for anyone to hone their skillsets for in-demand segments of these industries. Faculty members Norma and Johan […]

Illustration Chair Christina Hess designs U.S. Mint’s new $1 coin marking 19th Amendment

It took nearly a century of protests and petitioning for American women to earn the right to vote. Now, a century after the 19th Amendment was ratified on August 18, 1920, the U.S. Mint is releasing a $1 coin to commemorate the anniversary. And PCA&D’s Christina Hess, Chair of the Illustration Department, was chosen to […]

Tyler Barton joins PCA&D as Continuing Ed is reimagined, expanded into the Center for Creative Exploration

As Pennsylvania College of Art & Design expands and redefines its community enrichment courses, we have formed our first institutional center: the Center for Creative Exploration (CCE). Headed by Natalie Lascek, former Director of Continuing Education, the CCE will encompass classes that not only offer enrichment opportunities to the greater Lancaster community, but also dovetail with certificate […]

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, […]

Anthony Nardo’s packaging design talents fuel national cosmetics industry honors

Anthony Nardo has a love of the mechanical world, of cars, of mathematics, and of hands-on learning, and he recently combined all of them for a project that usually doesn’t involve any of them: Cosmetics. And it was a beautiful, glossy hit.

Meet Alana Coates | PCA&D’s Director of Exhibitions

For Alana Coates, who’s built a career at galleries and museums of all kinds, the role of a gallery at an art college is especially pivotal. “The enhanced hands-on learning opportunities that a gallery provides as a platform of creative exploration is crucial for students to transition to successful creative careers outside of school,” Coates […]

Advanced Social Media Marketing Winter Course with Mia Aquino

Hello. My name is Mia Aquino and I am excited to be back at PCA&D this winter, teaching SM 102 Advanced Social Media Marketing. You might have taken SM 105 Content Creation with me, or attended a workshop here on campus. If you haven’t, I’d love to introduce myself and tell you more about the […]

Meet Beth Hacker | Critique Facilitator & Creativity Instructor

Caring for our creative minds is something that we don’t always practice as much as we should. In this season of resolutions to eat better, drink less, and clear clutter, we should also be thinking about how we are stretching ourselves and our ways of thinking as well as creating time to engage in activities […]

Meet Salina Almanzar | Design Thinking Methodology Instructor

So……what is Design Thinking? We could lay out all the academic definitions, but instead we sat down to chat with Salina Almanzar who will be teaching it in PCA&D’s Continuing Educationprogram this winter. Salina is originally from the Bronx but was raised in Lancaster, PA, where she grew up in the Southeast section of Lancaster […]

Meet Matt Hollenbach | UX/UI Winter Session Instructor

UX and UI are two important concepts that are often used interchangeably, but actually mean very different things. We sat down to talk about our winter session UX/UI class with instructor Matt Hollenbach. Matt grew up in Catasauqua, PA, graduated from Kutztown University as a Communication Design major, and has called Lancaster home for 25 […]

PCA&D’s Todd Snovel wins honors for his work on behalf of diversity and inclusion

Todd Snovel last week was honored as the Business Diversity Champion at the Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDC‘s 2019 Catalyst Awards. He was thrilled to accept the award, he says — but not on his own behalf. The award, Snovel says, “is on behalf of those brave Pennsylvanians who live in fear of losing jobs […]

PCA&D expands its Photography Department to become the Department of Photography and Video

A message from Dr. Carissa Massey, Provost, PCA&D: I am excited to announce to you a curriculum change in the Photography Department. Following review of a proposal brought by Professor Eric Weeks, on November 6th our Department Chairs voted unanimously to support changing the title of the department to the Department of Photography and Video.

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 […]

Partnership with make717 makerspace opening new equipment, technology, and techniques for PCA&D ingenuity

Tucked on a side street in Lancaster City’s east end, the make717 makerspace is an exciting hive of creativity and experimentation. CAD and design equipment and software, multiple 3D printing systems, 3D carving, laser cutting, machine and woodworking tools, open-source art robots… a workshop wonderland. And now it’s open for PCA&D students, faculty, and […]

Artist Talk: Sculptor Miguel Horn visits PCA&D Oct. 18

You won’t want to miss the work of Miguel Horn, a Philadelphia-based large-format sculptor, who visits the College Friday, Oct. 18, for a noon lecture open to the public and a 2 pm demonstration for PCA&D students. Both events will be held in the Atrium. An artist with Colombian and Venezuelan roots, Horn integrates the natural and digital […]

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 […]

PCA&D hits audience of million-plus on Oct. 2-3 when Jeremy Friend takes over Goodtype Instagram feed

You might not need an excuse to check on Instagram again … and again … and again… But on Oct 2 and 3, you’ll have one anyway. Jeremy Friend, an Adjunct in Handlettering and Art of the Poster, has been tapped to take over curation at Goodtype, a showcase of the letter arts and a […]

Want to check out PCA&D and show us your portfolio? National Portfolio Day locations for your calendar

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design will have representatives at seven October and November National Portfolio Day events. Below is a calendar of those portfolio reviews, listings of staff who will be present, and some tips for what to expect. Prospective students are encouraged to take advantage of these free events, which allow them to […]

Summer 2019 Pre-College Deep Dive with Justin Phillips

I’m Justin Phillips and I am a professor at PCA&D in the BFA degree program, specifically teaching in the College’s Foundation Department, and I am an instructor in the College’s Continuing Education program. I’m also a PCA&D alumnus, having graduated from the BFA program in fine art. I also received my MFA from Pennsylvania Academy […]

Meet Linda King Brown | Chair of Liberal Arts

Linda King Brown is PCA&D’s Chair of Liberal Arts. She attended Hobart & William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York for her undergraduate education where she majored in English and minored in Art History, often researching and writing about the intersection of poetry and art. Her honors thesis focused on the work of poet John […]

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 […]

Meet Eric Weeks | Chair of Photography & Video

Eric Weeks is the Chair of our Photography Department (Update: As of the 2019-2020 academic year, the Photography & Video Department). Weeks first fell in love with photography at the age of 16. His high school photography teacher, Ken Ross, recognized his interest and helped obtain a full-tuition, four-year scholarship to attend art school in New York City. […]

Meet Christina Hess | Chair of Illustration

Meet Christina Hess, Chair of our Illustration department. Hess joined PCA&D in 2006 and has been teaching while running her freelance practice for over 20 years! Her work can be found on book covers, children’s books, magazines, products, and advertisements. She also has a running personal project called “Animals From History” that has been featured […]

Meet Jon di Venti | Chair of Animation & Game Art

Jon di Venti is not only the Chair of our Digital Media department in our Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) program (edit: as of 2020, the Animation & Game Art department), he is one of our own. di Venti started his journey as a student at PCA&D (then the Pennsylvania School of Art & Design) […]

Meet Pamela Barby: Chair of Graphic Design

Pam Barby is our Chairperson of the graphic design department in our Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) program. Pam developed a love for art and design at a young age and was heavily influenced by her grandfather, who was a painter. Her expanded passion for design began during her college years. After graduating college, she was […]

Ahead of snowstorm, PCA&D changes time of Open House

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design has announced a time change for its Saturday January 19 Open House, shifting the time forward one hour to 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., to allow for safe travel before the predicted snowy weather for the attendees of the event. The open house at Pennsylvania College of Art & […]

Michael R Molla to be installed October 30 as the third President of Pennsylvania College of Art & Design

Michael R. Molla, will be installed as the third President of Pennsylvania College of Art & Design in a special ceremony on October 30th, at the Ware Center as part of a day of celebration for PCA&D’s engagement in Lancaster City, from a morning of “Creative Community Engagement” when all PCA&D students, plus faculty and […]

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 […]

Prof. Eric Weeks exhibits photography in Asia

PCA&D Photography Chair Eric Weeks recently exhibited his photography series “A Rose By Any Other Name” in Asia this past May. Solo exhibitions were held at The Selegie Arts Centre, The Photographic Society of Singapore in Singapore from May 19-28, and at Gallery 11 at Kyungil University (KIU) , Gyeongsan, South Korea from May 17-June […]

Inauguration scheduled for new president, Michael Molla

Pennsylvania College has set the date for the Inauguration of its third President, Michael Molla, for Tuesday, Oct. 30. The afternoon ceremony will be held at the Ware Center, 42 N. Prince St. Activities surrounding the ceremony will also be scheduled that week. Molla will begin his tenure at PCA&D on July 1, following the retirement […]

Faculty Biennial leads Gallery series of notable artists

Upcoming Gallery Shows at PCA&D Beginning with the popular Faculty Biennial and including notable artists from around the Americas, including the return to PCA&D of alumnus Pacifico Silano, exhibits in PCA&D’s Main Gallery bring to Lancaster unique perspectives of today’s working artists. Located at 204 N. Prince St., the Main Gallery at PCA&D is located […]

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 […]

Today proclaimed Mary Colleen Heil Day in Lancaster

Mary Colleen Heil Day proclaimed in the City of Lancaster Whereas Under Mary Colleen Heil’s direction, PCA&D purchased and developed its campus at 202 and 204 N Prince Street, along with the Art Garden, which serve as the entrance to and the impetus for the creation of Lancaster City’s Gallery Row, the City of Lancaster […]

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 […]

Meet Eric Fowler: Painter of cityscapes in the classroom

Eric Fowler has been documenting the everyday world through his paintings, as well as studying the field of American illustration, for over a quarter of a century. Fowler, who has been teaching Illustration for two decades at PCA&D, brings his background into the classroom. Fowler will be exhibiting his work “Edifice Rex” this May at the Red Raven Art […]

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, […]

‘Animals From History’ grabs mention on popular podcast

Stuff You Missed in History Class is a popular podcast under the How Stuff Works umbrella that focuses on historical events. It’s been on the air for several years and has a large following on iTunes and social media. In December, PCA&D Illustration Chair, Christina Hess,sent two small calendars from her “Animals From History” series […]

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 […]

Fine Art’s Evan Kitson begins every class with a demonstration

Evan Kitson, an instructor in PCA&D’s Fine Art Department as well as an alumnus, illustration – class of 2010, starts nearly every single class at PCA&D the same way: with a demonstration of the concepts of the day’s lesson. “A couple of my instructors, when I was a PCA&D student, made it a point to […]

Portland Biennial features work of Photography Chair Eric Weeks

Eric Weeks, chair of PCA&D’s Photography Department is included in the 2018 Portland Museum of Art Biennial, showing his short film The Wind Dies The Sun Sets, made in collaboration with Joshua Reiman. In addition to this exhibition, the film was screened at PCA&D at the most recent Faculty Biennial, and has also been shown at Cairo Video Festival, Cairo […]

Amber Kane named PCA&D’s new Director of Continuing Education

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design has announced that Amber Kane has been hired as Director of Continuing Education, bringing her backgrounds as an arts educator and textile artist to the position. Kane, who has worked for two years as PCA&D’s Continuing Education Assistant, holds a bachelors in arts education from Messiah College and a masters […]

Congratulations to students earning Dean’s List

One hundred-five students were honored for achieving Dean’s List ranking following the fall 2017 semester. They are: Isaac Baker, Foundation, Graphic Design, Philadelphia, PA Maria Barba, Sophomore, Illustration, 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 Zoe Bittner, Sophomore, Digital Media, Westminster, MD Brandon Boggs, Senior, Illustration, Fairfield, PA Courtney Boyd, Foundation, Fine Art, Denver, PA Kristi Brancho, Senior, Fine Art, Lancaster, PA Alicia Brooks, Senior, Graphic Design, Albrightsville, PA Taylor Burdine, Sophomore, Graphic Design, Reading, PA Caitlin Campagno, Senior, Illustration, Chambersburg, PA Casey Capece, Senior, Graphic Design, Union Bridge, MD Corinne Carmiche, Sophomore, Fine Art,, Denville, NJ Bailey Carr, Foundation, Illustration, Lititz, PA Erik Cochran, Junior, Graphic Design, Pittsburgh, PA Alexandra Conn, Sophomore, Photography, Honey Brook, PA Kimberly Cook, Junior, Illustration, Bensalem, PA Seth Crider, Senior, Fine Art, Red […]

Digital Media Chair Jon di Venti’s art makes a connection with musician Steven Curtis Chapman

Jon di Venti, chair of PCA&D’s Digital Media Department, read the autobiography Between Heaven and the Real World by Steven Curtis Chapman, one of di Venti’s favorite musicians, and was inspired to make a painting in an attempt to capture the personality of Chapman’s spirited youngest daughter Maria, who died in a tragic accident at […]

Illustration Department’s Eric Fowler slates exhibitions locally, and in Philly and New York

Eric Fowler, faculty member of PCA&D’s Illustration Department, is exhibiting his work in multiple places this winter, including in Lancaster, Philadelphia and New York City. He will be exhibiting at the Philadelphia Sketch Club, 235 S. Camac St., Philadelphia, through December. Side Effects, 14” x 18” oil on canvas, will be on exhibit through December […]

Kickstarter boosts more ‘Animals from History’ by Illustration Chair Christina Hess

Christina Hess, PCA&D Chair of Illustration, is conducting a Kickstarter campaign for a repeat iteration of her popular Animals from History Calendar. An earlier year’s calendar version of her popular Animals From History series was created in 2012 with a prior Kickstarter. “I thought it would be a great way to ring in the new year with […]

Faculty in local, national, and international projects

PCA&D faculty are doing interesting things and taking part in interesting exhibitions and projects – around the corner, the country and the globe! Matt Allyn Chapman, PCA&D ’08 and current Foundation Year adjunct instructor, exhibited “Out there from Right Here” including his first video piece, at the Ware Center October 6 and 7. In August, […]

Photography Chair Eric Weeks exhibiting in China

PCA&D Photography Chair Eric Weeks, will be traveling to Pingyao, Shanxi, China later this month for a solo exhibition of his work “A Rose By Any Other Name” at the 17th China Pingyao International Photography Festival. While there, Weeks will give a lecture in the gallery where his work hangs and participate in a forum […]

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 […]

Faculty work showing on local, national, and international stage

PCA&D faculty are doing interesting things and taking part in interesting exhibitions this summer – around the corner, the country and the globe. Eric Weeks, PCA&D Photo Chair Jeonju, South Korea Eric Weeks’s work is in a solo exhibition exhibition “A Rose By Any Other Name,” at the Seohak Artspace in Jeonju, South Korea, May 20-27, 2017, […]

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 […]

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 […]

Tom Scullin: The working method for allegorical paintings

PCA&D Professor Tom Scullin will be exhibiting his recent work “Allegories” at Ware Center Regitz Gallery. during the month of April. The First Friday opening is Friday April 7. Below is Tom’s explanation about his working method for producing these paintings. His take on history if often magical or tragic in character, or deals with issues of morality […]

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 Photo Chair Eric Weeks featured in two international festivals

PCA&D Chair of Photography Eric Weeks will have his work featured in two upcoming international exhibitions. “The American Dream Revisited,” a group show is being held in Paris, France through April 4, at the GALLERY CATHERINE AND ANDRÉ HUG. http://www.galeriehug.com/artistes/eric-weeks/ His short film The Wind Dies The Sun Sets is being screened at the Cairo […]

Marnie Benney named new PCA&D Gallery Director

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design has announced that Marnie Benney has joined the college in the position of Gallery Director, according to an announcement by Marc Torick, PCA&D’s Academic Dean. Benney will oversee PCA&D’s Main Gallery, curating exhibitions by nationally renowned artists whose work will enhance the PCA&D student experience and serve as a community […]

Evan Kitson featured in exhibition of reciprocal portraits

Evan Kitson, a member of Pennsylvania College of Art & Design’s fine art faculty, is participating along with fellow Lancaster artist Jeff Geib in REGARD, An Exhibition of Reciprocal Portraits, at the Meredith College Weems Gallery, Raleigh North Carolina, The exhibition includes two drawings drawn by both artists, each a combined portrait where each artist draws the […]

VP Ernst retires; College hires Matthews and Gutierrez

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design has announced that Patricia Ernst, CPA, Vice President for Finance and Operations, will be retiring on February 24. Ernst started at PCA&D on January 2008, following 20 years as Controller at Loyola College in Maryland. She earned her MBA in Finance and Accounting from Loyola College in Maryland and […]

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 […]

Prof. Tom Scullin revisits a painting after 40 years

After the December First Friday, PCA&D Professor Tom Scullin got this e-mail: Professor Scullin, My husband and I bought this painting in Columbus OH in 1978. We have enjoyed living with it and always wanted to find out more about the artist. We believe you may have painted it as a student at Ohio State. […]

Illustration Chair Christina Hess unveils lush version of ‘The Nutcracker’

“It was a perfect combination of narrative, history, fantasy, animals, humans and decorative elements. It was everything I loved to illustrate….and all the mice!” Applesauce Press offered a dream job to PCA&D’s Chair of Illustration Christina Hess: illustrating The Nutcracker! The Nutcracker and the Mouse King is a classic holiday story written in 1816, by […]

PCA&D instructor’s family photo goes viral

Having a family photo go viral is a long shot, but to Pennsylvania College of Art & Design’s Continuing Education instructor Jeff Frandsen, it’s all in a day’s work. Frandsen is a professional photographer and teaches social media photography classes at PCA&D, emphasizing what makes for engaging and memorable content, how to monitor your impact, and how […]

Prof. Eric Weeks film selected for screening in Morocco, Germany

The short film The Wind Dies The Sun Sets, a contemplative consideration of energy extraction and use in Pennsylvania, by Eric Weeks, Pennsylvania College of Art & Design Chair of Photography, and collaborator Joshua Reiman, was selected as the winner of ikonoTV‘s open call for Art Speaks Out 2016, a curated video program about the environment. (Trailer for The Wind […]

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 […]

Instructor Jay Walker exhibits his tape art in Berlin

PCA&D adjunct instructor Jay Walker has just returned from exhibiting his work at the 2016 international Tape Art Convention at the Neurotitan Gallery in Berlin, Germany, which runs through November 5. According to the exhibition website, this first time joint exhibition of internationally renowned tape artists, is being held to showcase the diversity of this increasingly influential urban art […]

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

PCA&D welcomes a dozen new faculty members to campus

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design welcomes one new full time and eleven new adjunct faculty members to campus. Full-time faculty appointment: Digital Media Jon DiVenti has been appointed as full-time faculty member for Digital Media. DiVenti was previously a full-time faculty member at the Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida, teaching Computer Animation […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

David Moss, longtime Fine Art faculty member, to retire

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 […]

Paintings by Prof. Tom Scullin on exhibit at City Hall

ALLEGORICAL PAINTINGS BY Thomas Scullin, Associate Professor, PCA&D’s Foundations Department, will be on exhibit in the Lancaster City Hall from May 3 through June 27. An opening reception will be held Frist Friday, May 6 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Scullin is a proud founder of and a fulltime associate professor, for 37 years, […]

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 […]

Faculty member Jeff Howe takes a look at the intersection of art and science

Join PCA&D faculty member Jeff Howe for a geological talk “Chiques Rock and the Bumblebee” on Friday, April 1 at 10 am, in PCA&D’s Atrium, as Howe looks for intersections of art and science in the area around Chiques Rock (sometimes spelled Chickies Rock) in western Lancaster County. He will discuss the history, geography and geology of […]

24 hours: Designing for good at Designathon

PCA&D’s 8th annual Designathon, was held from 6 p.m. Friday February 19 to 6 p.m. Saturday February 20. There, 26 PCA&D students participated, aided by nine faculty members and five professional designers who belong to Central PA AIGA (and gallons of coffee) to help nine nonprofit organizations by creating graphic design and marketing materials. What happened at Designathon? Pennsylvania […]

David Snyder and Christine Welch named emeritus faculty at PCA&D

The late David Snyder (posthumously emeritus appointment) and retired faculty member Christine Welch have been named emeritus faculty at Pennsylvania College of Art & Design. David Snyder was a one of the original founders of PCA&D in 1982, and taught for over 30 years in the Fine Art and Foundation departments. “Dave Snyder was a powerful […]

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, […]