‘Creativity of Consciousness’ opens March 17

This spring, the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design’s Main Gallery is presenting a series highlighting scientific and technologically-inspired artwork.  The next exhibition in the series is Creativity of Consciousness, March 17th- April 28th, which features the revolutionary work of artist China Blue and her team. China Blue will lead a panel discussion with collabotators Dr. Seth […]

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 […]

Illustrators visit NYC

Earlier this month, PCA&D’s Illustration Department took its annual trip to New York to visit the Society of Illustrators and other venues. During the trip, the students were able to view the Professional Book and Editorial Show at the Society of Illustrators as well as its historical collection, which was displayed by PCA&D faculty member […]

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 […]

Illustration juniors succeed in Community Challenge Project

This semester, in Illustration Studio II, taught by Eric Fowler and Christina Hess, illustration students were assigned a project called the Community Challenge Project. Each student was charged with finding an online community challenge that focuses on illustrative problem solving and then create a piece that would fit into their portfolio and satisfy the requirements […]

PCA&D elects new board members, officers

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design has announced several new members for its Board of Directors.  Elected to during the February 16 Board meeting were: Stephen D Miller, Lancaster, is President of the Restaurant Store, an E-commerce and cash-and-carry restaurant equipment and supply source, part of the Lancaster-based Clark Associates group of companies. He was […]

Disney animator Aaron Blaise Skyping with PCA&D

The Digital Media Department will be hosting a Skype Session with Aaron Blaise on Thursday, February 23rd at 2:30 p.m. in PCA&D’s Atrium, Aaron is an acclaimed artist and animator, best known for his work at Walt Disney Feature Animation where he was a supervising animator on such films as The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and […]

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 […]

Maranda Bressi earns nationwide ICMAD award

Maranda Bressi, PCA&D Senior majoring in  Graphic Design, was awarded second place at the prestigious Independent Cosmetic Manufacturers and Distributors’ Young Designers Award Competition, on Wednesday in Newport Beach, California. Her entry in the competition, a fictional Milkman Cosmetics line mixing humor with outstanding design, was lauded the competition which drew entries from 18 colleges […]

‘What is known about you?’ asks artist Laurie Frick

Data artist Laurie Frick, whose work is currently in the PCA&D Gallery as the exhibit The Quantified Self: The Data Doesn’t Lie with fellow data artist  Katie Lewis, spoke at the college today. “Have you thought about what is known about you?” she opened her remarks. Frick, who ran technical companies before returning college to study art, said […]

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

PCA&D announces 10 non-profit beneficiaries for Designathon

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

PCA&D 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 […]

Collaborative project, ‘Duality of Everyday Life,’ with students from Keimyung University

Ten Korean photography students, led by Hoon Jung, Professor of Photography and Related Media, from the Art and Media at College of Fine Art at Keimyung University, Daegu, South Korea, are visiting Pennsylvania College of Art & Design this week. Together with PCA&D’s photography department they will participate in group critiques and collaborative discussion, culminating in a photography exhibition “Duality […]

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 announces Fall 2016 Dean’s List

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design congratulates these eighty-seven students students who earned Dean’s List honor during the Fall 2016 semester: Maria Barba, Foundation Year, Illustration, Belcamp, MD Paige Baxter, Sophomore, Illustration, Carlisle, PA Edward Berkoski, Senior, Fine Art, Harrisburg, PA Zoe Bittner, Foundation Year, Digital Media, Westminster, MD Brandon Boggs, Junior, Illustration, Fairfield, PA Abigail Bonett, Senior, Illustration, North Brunswick, NJ Samantha Bowen, Senior, Illustration, Clifton Park, NY Maranda Bressi, Senior, Graphic Design, West Lawn, PA Maurice Butler, Senior, Fine Art, Lancaster, PA Caitlin Campagno, Junior, Illustration, Chambersburg, PA Casey Capece, Junior, Graphic Design, Union Bridge, MD Corinne Carmiche, Foundation Year, Fine Art, Denville, NJ Michael Church, Foundation Year, Illustration, Hinesville, GA Julia Ciampaglia, Foundation Year, Illustration, Manchester, MD Seth Crider, Junior, Fine Art, Red Lion, PA […]

Designer Zipeng Zhu prepares to ‘razzle dazzle’ PCA&D

Zipeng Zhu’s website is a perfect pun: ZZ.IS.IT  In it, he describes himself like this, “Zipeng Zhu is a designer in New York City who wants to make everyday a Razzle-Dazzle Musical. Before he ate cheese and spoke English, he was eating rice and speaking Mandarin and Cantonese in China.” Zipeng Zhu will be a […]

Gallery: Art in the age of Big Data

For PCA&D’s Spring 2017 exhibition series the College focuses on scientific and technologically inspired art work.  The intersection of science and art shown through cutting-edge technology exemplifies our desire to know more about ourselves and our world.  By combining these topics, it is possible to explore and extend the boundaries of human experience and its […]

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. […]

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

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

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 […]

Continuing Ed class outlines the practical, business side of creativity

Your ability to negotiate business practices can play a role in how successful you are in your chosen art field. Pennsylvania College of Art & Design is offering a new Continuing Education Class this winter, Business Practices for Creatives, which will be held Thursday evenings, February 2 – April 6, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. […]

Meet Ariana Pluchinsky: Illustration Student Ambassador

Ariana Pluchinsky, a senior Illustration major from City High School in Pittsburgh, PA, is this week’s featured student ambassador. Ari enjoys being a Student Ambassador because she gets to be the face of the college’s largest major. She likes to watch new students come to open houses and get really excited about their passion. “That’s the […]

This year’s ExtraGive at PCA&D features Caricatures for a Cause

Tomorrow is the Extra Give! PCA&D Student Council Represenatives Emma Leadem and Brianna Soucheck will be doing caricatures at the ExtraGive party hosted by Benchmark Construction  at the Ware Center from 5 – 8 pm. It’s free and open to the public! Benchmark Construction and MU’s Ware Center are holding this event to celebrate the and support local non-profits on […]

Extraordinary things are planned for this Friday!

Greetings. Allow me to introduce myself, I’m Matt Allyn Chapman, graduate from the Illustration class of ’08, and current faculty member at Pennsylvania College of Art & Design. As a former student of the college, the education I received was one that was readily available, but at times needed to be sought out – often requiring […]

Pop-Up prints a highlight of 2016 ExtraGive

PCA&D has some impressive things planned for the ExtraGive on Friday, November 18th! Once again, PCA&D adjunct instructor Becky Blosser has designed a PCA&D print especially for the ExtraGive! Donate $50 for a limited edition print! Thank you Becky! Our Pop-Up Print Shop, where PCA&D students will be silkscreening a variation of Becky Blosser’s poster onto […]

Meet Olivia DiFilippo: Fine Art Student Ambassador

Olivia DiFilippo, a senior Fine Art major from Alexis I. duPont High School in Wilmington, DE, is our featured student ambassador. Olivia was attracted to PCA&D by the feeling of community at the school and the city of Lancaster, which surprised her with its “artsy feel.” Some of Olivia’s thoughts: What words of wisdom would […]

Meet Julya Nichols: Photography Student Ambassador

One of the friendly faces greeting prospective art students at Pennsylvania College of Art & Design is Julya Nichols, a junior photography major from Octorara High School, Parkesburg, PA and  2016-17 PCA&D Student Ambassador. If you are coming to a PCA&D Open House, such as the one on  Saturday, November 19, you’ll see Julya as you tour around the College. […]

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 […]

How does your ExtraGive contribution help PCA&D?

The countdown to the 2016 Extraordinary Give – Lancaster County’s largest day of giving –  is on! And you can help by supporting Pensylvania College of Art & Design. On November 18, 2016 donations will be accepted from 12 midnight – 11:59 p.m. as part of Lancaster County’s largest day of online giving. On that day, every dollar donated will […]

The Mosaic Project: Illustrator Christian Robinson Artist Talk

At this morning’s Artist Talk at Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, award winning illustrator Christian Robinson spoke about his journey as an artist to PCA&D students and members of the community. Robinson, now living in San Francisco,  said of his childhood, living with multiple cousins in his grandmother’s one-bedroom apartment in Los Angeles, “We had […]

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 […]

Photos from the KIU/PCA&D Photography Exchange

Regularly, for the past five years,  students at Kyungil University in Daegu, South Korea, and Pennsylvania College of Art & Design are asked an open-ended question that students at both institutions will then answer through photographs. Catastrophe This semester, the first open question the students were to answer through their photography was “Catastrophe,” suggested by sophomore photo major Michaela […]

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

A different sort of pub crawl

The Graphic Design department at PCA&D went on the Society of Publications Designers’s annual Pub(lications) Crawl, their annual event in New York City that gives college students an opportunity to see the behind the scenes workings at major magazines and publications. The event, held October 7, allowed students to visit with the creative directors and […]

Fine Art students visit Philadelphia art collectives

On Friday, Pennsylvania College of Art & Design’s Fine Art faculty and students toured six Philadelphia Artist Cooperatives and Artist Run Spaces in order to offer insights to how today’s working artists cooperate to operate to build community and exhibit work. Friday’s field trip included visits to: Vox Populi, where students talked to Executive Director […]

Jezabeth Gonzalez, ’17, turning to photography to explore her Latinx identity

On October 5, PCA&D senior photography major Jezabeth Gonzalez spoke to Franklin and Marshall College students on her use of her art to explore her Latinx identity.  Approximately 150 F&M students attended her presentation that was part of the college’s Day of Dialogue, an event that addresses issues of diversity and inclusion. Jezabeth spoke about how her art […]

Mosaic Project: Jamea Richmond-Evans visits PCA&D

Mosaic Project Artist Jamea Richmond-Edwards will be attending PCA&D’s First Friday Lancaster reception tonight in the PCA&D Gallery. This morning at an Artist Talk, she spoke about her path as an artist to PCA&D students and our Mosaic Project visitors from McCaskey High School, and members of the community. Talking about her Detroit upbringing in the […]

2016 Mosaic Project: Jamea Richmond-Edwards and Christian Robinson

Three public events for the Mosaic Project, featuring Christian Robinson’s storytelling with illustration and animation and Jamea Richmond-Edwards’s repertoire of portraits of black women drawn using ink and graphite, are planned during October 2015 at the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, 204 N Prince Street, Lancaster: Artist Lecture by Jamea Richmond-Edwards, Friday, October 7, 10:00 a.m. Opening […]

Meet Casey Capece: Graphic Design Student Ambassador

Casey Capece, a junior Graphic Design major from Francis Scott Key High School in Union Bridge, MD, is our featured student ambassador of the week. Casey was attracted to PCA&D because of its affordable cost, the program and curriculum, and how close it is to her Maryland home. She enjoys her role as a student […]

Famed letterform designer Gerard Huerta visits PCA&D

The PCA&D Atrium was packed for Thursday’s Artist Lecture by Gerard Huerta, famed designer of letterforms. In addition to the majority of PCA&D students attending the lecture, more than 30 members of the community, ranging from representatives from local ad agencies to high school students, attended the lecture. Following his lecture, he visited with the students […]

Meet Abigail Bonett: Illustration Student Ambassador

One of the friendly faces greeting prospective art students at Pennsylvania College of Art & Design is Abigail Bonett, a 2016-17 PCA&D Student Ambassador. If you are coming to a PCA&D Open House, such as the one on  Saturday, September 24, you’ll see Abigail as you tour around our College. Abigail is a Senior Illustration major […]

Hungry yet? Food trucks return to the PCA&D Art Garden

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design will be welcoming back the Food Trucks to PCA&D’s Garden, Prince & Chestnut Streets, during lunch on Wednesdays and Thursdays this year. PCA&D has two new Food Trucks to welcome and two fan favorites returning. PCA&D is thrilled to share this opportunity with the Lancaster community. According to Jessica Edonick, PCA&D’s Dean of […]

Welcome to PCA&D Orientation, Class of 2020

Welcome to PCA&D, Class of 2020. Orientation was held Sept 1 and 2 for the 92 new PCA&D students who were introduced to campus leadership, faculty and staff, offered tips for success in and outside the classroom and studio, welcomed to Lancaster City and enjoyed fun activities. To begin the two-day program, PCA&D President Mary Colleen Heil […]

Welcoming PCA&D’s returning students to the 2016-17 year

Welcome back PCA&D Seniors, Juniors, and Sophomores! The 2016-17 year kicked off August 30 at Pennsylvania College of Art & Design with Fall Orientation for Returning and Transfer Students. To begin the day, PCA&D President Mary Colleen Heil welcomed upper class BFA art students to the new year and said, “We are a great place and people […]

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 […]

Class of 2020 arrives on campus

Today, members of the Class of 2020 who will be living in PCA&D’s Steinman Lofts, moved into their apartments along the first block of King Street in downtown Lancaster. Focused on unloading and unpacking, these students will meet with other Foundation students during Orientation next week and start classes on September 6.  A few scenes […]

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 […]

How to plan an art college campus visit

No matter how the college brochures and website make the program seem like a perfect fit, it is during the visit where you get a true sense of the environment and can imagine yourself in that place. There are a number of ways to visit a college, the two most common are at an Open House […]

College announces 2016 Mosaic Project artists

The 2016 Mosaic Project, a  multicultural exhibition and educational program for students and families in Lancaster County held annually by Pennsylvania College of Art & Design,  will feature Christian Robinson’s storytelling with illustration and animation and Jamea Richmond-Edwards’s repertoire of portraits of black women drawn using ink and graphite. Three public events for the Mosaic Project […]

21 Cintiqs and more being readied to greet students

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design has completed the construction of a brand new arts and technology center. This is a multi-purpose space for all students consisting of 21 Cintiq tablets, 21 desktop computer work stations, a new sound room, and a green screen room. This project, led by Academic Dean Marc Torick, Academic Dean, Director of Institutional Technology […]

Pre-College artists design appreciation for Lancaster City Police

PCA&D’s summer pre-college class “Design for Social Good,” taught by Bill Dussinger, designed a poster to thank local police and highlight the fact that the community appreciates all they do for the residents in the community. Each student in the class designed a quadrant of the poster that was presented today to Officer William Hickey, […]

Preparing your art portfolio for college admission

Is your portfolio ready for admission to an art college ? The art portfolio is the most significant indicator of serious artistic commitment, ability and potential to succeed in applying for a college education in the visual arts. You may have done some research on the importance of portfolios, so you know it’s essential to […]

Class of 2020 attends Open House to get acquainted

Foundation students who will be living at Steinman Lofts in the fall attended an open house today, along with their families, and had the chance to look at their apartment, meet their roommates and spend some time becoming familiar with downtown before their highly-anticipated move-in day on August 26. Zoe Bittner, Westminster, MD, met the […]

College announces Presidential Merit Scholarships for incoming students

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design has awarded Presidential Merit scholarships to these incoming Foundation Year students and transfer students, based on their scholastic achievements at their previous high schools or colleges: Maria Rose Barba, Belcamp, MD Tiele Alice Barbour, Gettysburg, PA Zoe E. Bittner, Westminster, MD Taylor B.  Burdine, York, PA Julia M. Ciampaglia, Manchester, MD Corinne Anne Carmiche, Denville, NJ Rachel A. D’Agnilli, Bloomingdale, NJ Lindsay M. Dawson, Harrisburg, PA Sage A. Dougherty, Rehrersburg, […]

Pokémon Squirtle caught yesterday at PCA&D

Pokémon monster Squirtle was caught yesterday at Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, as he came for the first day of the Summer Continuing Education classes. Perhaps he was coming to attend Ken Mueller’s Advanced Social Media Marketing & Communications class which held its first session at PCA&D yesterday. Afer all, Mueller, a long-time PCA&D […]

Part V, Q&A: What can you expect at art school?

In this blog post, five art students —  Josh Gingerich, Sara White, Patrick Foley, Brandon Boggs and Samantha Ferrizzi —  talk about their favorite media and how PCA&D professors have influenced them. This is the seventh in a 9-part blog series, where we hear directly from the students about what it is like to attend art school, their art, inspirations […]

Q&A: Thoughts from art school students

This is the sixth in a series of posts in a series where PCA&D students talk about their art, inspirations and influences, and thoughts about their education.Casey Capese, Julya Nichols, Maurice Butler, and Ian Williams, continue sharing their thoughts about their favorite media and professors. The current exhibition in PCA&D’s Main Gallery, Selected Artworks from the BFA Program […]

What can you expect at art school? Let’s ask the students

n this blog post, we hear from four more art students, Josh Gingerich, Sara White, Patrick Foley and Brandon Boggs, as they  talk about  what they value from their PCA&D experience and their earliest recollections of making art. This is the fourth in a 9-part blog series, where we hear directly from the students about what it […]

Curious to know what art school is like? Four student artists share their take

Join us First Friday, June 3, from 5 – 8 p.m. in the Main Gallery, for the Opening Reception of Selected Artworks from the BFA Program at PCA&D. Meet the artists, including Samantha Hunsicker, Justin Carney, Courtney Scheingraber, and Olivia DiFilippo, who have led off this series of blog posts where PCA&D students talk about their art, inspirations […]

Art student Q&A, Part II

This is the second in a series of posts in a series where PCA&D students talk about their art, inspirations and influences, and thoughts about their education. Samantha Hunsicker, Justin Carney, Courtney Scheingraber, and Olivia DiFilippo continue sharing their thoughts about their favorite media and professors. The next exhibition in PCA&D’s Main Gallery, Selected Artworks from […]

Six benefits of creativity for kids

“Imagination is the source of every form of human achievement.” – Sir Ken Robinson Art teaches children that there can be more than one solution to the same problem The act of making with their hands develops hand-eye coordination and higher-order thinking skills Creativity teaches children to express themselves and learn who they are as […]

Curious about a PCA&D education? Ask some art students (Part I)

The next exhibition in PCA&D’s Main Gallery, Selected Artworks from the BFA Program at PCA&D, features a selection of outstanding artwork created by two dozen of our rising junior and senior BFA students. A wide variety of media are represented including digital and hand-painted illustration, sculpture, painting, printmaking, photography and graphic design. This is the […]

College announces Spring 2016 Dean’s List

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design congratulates these 76 students who achieved Dean’s List ranking during the Spring 2016 semester. Scott Arbital, Senior, Graphic Design, Marlboro, NJ Nathanael Assega, Foundation, Digital Media, Lancaster, PA Meredith Batzler, Foundation, Graphic Design, Camp Hill, PA Paige Baxter, Foundation, Illustration, Carlisle, PA Erich Bell, Senior, Fine Art, Harrisburg, PA Alexander Blair, Senior, Graphic Design, Willow Street, PA Brandon Boggs, Sophomore, Illustration, Fairfield, PA Abigail Bonett, Junior, Illustration, North Brunswick, NJ Alexandria Bonner, Senior, Fine Art, Carlisle, PA Samantha Bowen, Junior, Illustration, Clifton Park, NY Mikayla Brown, Senior, Photography, Jefferson Hills, PA Julia Busko, Senior, Illustration, Annapolis, MD Casey Capece, Sophomore, Graphic Design, Union Bridge, MD Justin Carney, Sophomore, Photography, Baltimore, MD Vanessa Clough, Senior, Fine Art, Harrisburg, PA Jose Collantes, Foundation, Photography, Ridgewood, NJ Emily Coughlin, Senior, Graphic Design, Northampton, PA Seth Crider, Sophomore, Fine Art, Red […]

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 […]

Commencement 2016: Slide show of student art

Join us tonight 5 to 8 p.m. at the Senior Show & Celebration, Artwork will fill four floors of the College as the Class of 2016 exhibit professional-level senior thesis projects in a variety of media, the culminating work of PCA&D’s graduates in fine art, illustration, photography and graphic design, who received their BFA degrees […]

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

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

Alumni can be #PCADProud at the 2016 Senior Show

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

Senior Show sneak peek

Perspectives. On Friday, May 6, artwork will fill four floors of the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design as the Class of 2016 exhibit professional-level senior thesis projects in a variety of media, the culminating work of PCA&D’s 52 graduates in fine art, illustration, photography and graphic design. Following a Parent’s Preview, the College will […]

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 […]

PCA&D announces 52 candidates for BFA degrees

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design announces the 52 BFA degree candidates for Commencement for the Class of 2016 scheduled for Friday, May 6, at 10:00 a.m., in the Commonwealth Ballroom of the Lancaster Marriott/Convention Center at Penn Square, 25 South Queen Street, Lancaster, PA 17603. The candidates for graduation from the four-year bachelors in […]

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 […]

52 PCA&D seniors will be honored at this year’s Commencement

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design announces the 52 BFA degree candidates for Commencement for the Class of 2016 scheduled for Friday, May 6, at 10:00 a.m., in the Commonwealth Ballroom of the Lancaster Marriott/Convention Center at Penn Square, 25 South Queen Street, Lancaster, PA 17603. The candidates for graduation from the four-year bachelors in […]

What happens when art students take selfies?

In AH 318 Photography, an art history course for 3rd and 4th year students at Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, we have discussed different topics and themes related to photography – development of photography as a fine art, role of women in photography, war photography, use of photography for social change, fashion photography, and […]

#PCADProud: A message for PCA&D alumni

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

Personalities in the studio: Part III

Senior Studios: a home of their own This is the third in our series of looks into the Senior Studios of our Class of 2016 Fine Art students.  Samantha Sanders, Megan Wirick and Jen Godfrey give us a peek behind the scenes as they are immersed in the creation of their senior theses. Every senior has his […]

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, […]

Personalities in the studio: Part II

Senior Studios: a home of their own The seniors at PCA&D are immersed in the creation of their senior theses, the culmination of their BFA degree. Each senior has his or her own studio space at PCA&D in which they create his or her thesis, which will be exhibited during the Senior Show and Celebration, Friday […]

From Marines to art school: The nontraditional path of senior Jeff Lang

Senior illustration major Jeff Lang, of Mechanicsburg, a non-traditional student, Marine, and father of two, has taken a different path to earning his BFA degree than many art students and, as such, represents the diverse nature of PCA&D’s student body. Not only is Jeff, in his mid-30s, older than most at PCA&D, his background and outside interests do […]

Gregory Scott named 2016 Commencement speaker

Gregory Scott, Lancaster architect and past trustee of PCA&D, will give the Commencement Address at Pennsylvania College of Art & Design Commencement for the Class of 2016, honoring 52 BFA degree candidates in fine art, photography, graphic design and illustration, scheduled for Friday, May 6, at 10:00 a.m., in the Commonwealth Ballroom of the Lancaster Marriott/Convention Center […]

Photographer Christian Patterson visiting PCA&D April 5

Christian Patterson will give an Artist Talk in PCA&D’s Atrium on Tuesday April 5, 2 p.m., and will meet with the Photography majors after his presentation. Patterson was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin and lives in New York, New York. Photographs are the heart of his work and are sometimes accompanied by drawings, paintings, objects […]

Alumni are “In this together”

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

Contemporary Barcodes

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

First Friday: Landscape poetry joins ‘Mountain and the Bumblebee’

Join the students in Linda King Brown’s ENG402 Poetry class from 7-8 p.m. on First Friday April 1, as they read landscape poems they have written this semester. The reading, held in PCA&D’s Atrium, 204 N Prince Street, Lancaster, will coincide with the First Friday receptions for the Mountain and the Bumblebee exhibit in the gallery. The […]

Senior Lexus Harris’ exhibit contracts small town vs. city living

PCA&D Senior Lexus Harris will be exhibiting her work “A Look Into Small Town vs. City Living” on First Friday, April 1, 5:30-8:00 pm, at the Lancaster Public Library, 125 N Duke St, Lancaster PA. Her exhibit contrasts watercolor portraits of individuals from Lititz and the City of Lancaster. “The people depicted in these portraits are […]

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 […]

Ethan Murrow: Art is a competitive sport

“I treat artwork as a competitive sport,” said Ethan Murrow, competing against himself in the studio, setting the bar high to advance his work. Murrow, internationally known artist from Boston, visited Pennsylvania College of Art & Design Tuesday to present an Artist Talk to a packed Atrium. Ethan Murrow presented his work, from enormous wall […]

Class of 2016 artists present Fine Art, Photography lectures

Seniors in Fine Art & Photography taking Becky Blosser’s Professional Practices course will be presenting Artist Lectures, sharing their ideas for their senior thesis to their classmates and others on Monday, March 21 in the Atrium at PCA&D, 204 N Prince Street, Lancaster. “This assignment, in addition to being a significant part of their grade […]

The Mountain and the Bumblebee: Traveling exhibition comes to College

The Mountain and the Bumblebee, a group show featuring art and poetry, will be exhibited March 25 – April 22, 2016, in Pennsylvania College of Art & Design’s Main Gallery. 204 N Prince Street, Lancaster, PA 17602. According to curator Chris McGinnis, “In 1842 the geologist and land surveyor John C. Frémont led a prestigious […]

Senior Gabby Hoffman tapped to illustrate children’s activity book on dementia

As a child, Gabby Hoffman, a senior illustration student at Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, thought of her grandparents as heroes. So when Country Meadows Retirement Communities challenged her senior-level Illustration class at Pennsylvania College of Art & Design to create a character for its book, The Unforgettable Adventures of Grandma’s Cape, featuring a cape-wearing grandmother, […]

What’s involved in transferring to PCA&D? Here’s a how-to

Every year, Pennsylvania College of Art & Design welcomes students who transfer to us from another college or university. Some students come to us from a local community college, others transfer from four-year colleges and universities, some come to us from our 2+2 Articulation partners, and still others seek us out to restart an education […]

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 […]

Liberal Arts celebrates Mitakuye Oyasin, with Reed Brown Jr. and Sr.

Join PCA&D’s  Liberal Arts Department in a celebration of Mitakuye Oyasin, “all my relations” with guest speaker Oglala Lakota Native American, Reed Brown, Jr. on Thursday February 18th from 1-2 pm in the Atrium. He will be joined during his presentation by his father Reed Brown Sr., a renowned Oglala Lakota Herbal Healer from the Pine Ridge reservation. Brown’s daughter Faith, who […]

Memory: Digital and traditional work by Jeff Hesser

Memory: Digital and Traditional Work by Jeff Hesser February 5 – March 18 Artist Talk: February 5, 10 a.m. Reception: First Friday February 5 from 5 – 9 p.m. Jeff Hesser explores themes of memory, presence and absence, clarity and confusion in his work. This exhibition features large-scale drawings, clay, wax, bronze, and digitally rendered […]

Graphic Design students receive awards in GD USA Packaging Design competition

Congratulations to seniors Lauren Carbone and Andrew Kinsey for their winning packaging designs in the student category of  GD USA’s annual Packaging Design Awards. Lauren Carbone – James & Lourdes Glove Packaging Andrew Kinsey – Micro Chips This is the third year that Tom Newmaster’s senior Packaging Design class entered GDUSA’s Packaging design awards program, […]

Inside the Senior Studios: A home of their own

The seniors at PCA&D are immersed in the creation of their senior theses, the culmination of their BFA degree. Each senior has his or her own studio space at PCA&D in which they create his or her thesis, which will be exhibited during the Senior Show and Celebration , Friday May 6, 5-8 p.m. As the […]

Jeff Hesser: Presence and absence in sculpture and digital art

Although Jeff Hesser moves fluidly from traditional media, primarily sculpture, to digital media, the  Rhode Island artist told PCA&D students during today’s artist talk that he has continued exploring the same theme throughout his career: the concept of simultaneous absence and presence. This theme relates as well to his early sculptures depicting sleepwalkers as it does to […]

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, […]

Photography seniors are ‘Exposing Influences’ in new exhibit

Eight seniors from Pennsylvania College of Art & Design’s Photography Department will be exhibiting their work in “Exposing Influences” opening  with a reception at PCA&D, on First Friday, February 5, 6 – p.m. The eight seniors are: Mikayla Brown, Jefferson Hills, PA Andrea Deibert, Millersville, PA Cortney Ellis, Manchester, PA Revekah Espina, Randallstown, MD Sarah Pietrowski, Mohrsville ,PA Trayton Pinson, Reisterstown, MD Rachel Rodgers Hopper, Bloomsbury, NJ Jessica Straub, Lancaster, PA Eric Weeks, Chair of Photography at PCA&D, said, “Exposing Influences […]

AIGA Central PA to aid with Designathon

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

Jeff Hesser’s new Gallery exhibition is the exhibit with everything

It’s complicated. Jeff Hesser’s exhibit has everything: large-scale drawings, clay, wax, and bronze sculptures, and a brand new digital interactive piece titled “Newborn.” Pennsylvania College of Art & Design’s interim Gallery Director Quinn McNichol is leading a team of PCA&D students to arrange Memory: Digital and Traditional Work by Jeff Hesser, which opens First Friday, February 5. […]

Faculty member named Exhibition Director of International Photo Festival in Korea

Eric Weeks, Pennsylvania College of Art & Design Chair of Photography, has been named as Exhibition Director for the 9th Annual Jeonju International Photography Festival , Jeonju, South Korea, to be held May 21-29, 2016 The title of the exhibition is FACT/FICTION, which according to Weeks, highlights the descriptive abilities of the photographic medium to […]

PCA&D to open at 10 am Tuesday January 26

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

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

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

PCA&D announces Fall 2015 Dean’s List honorees

Seventy-one students were honored for achieving Dean’s List ranking following the fall 2015 semester. They are:   Cybill Allspach, Chestertown, MD, Sophomore, Illustration Scott Arbital, Marlboro, NJ, Senior, Graphic Design Nathanael Assega, Lancaster, PA, Foundation Year Meredith Batzler, Camp Hill, PA, Foundation Year Paige Baxter Carlisle,, PA, Foundation Year Brandon Boggs, Fairfield, PA, Sophomore, Illustration Abigail Bonett, North Brunswick, NJ, Junior, Illustration Alexandria Bonner, Carlisle, PA, Senior, Fine Art Samantha Bowen, Clifton Park, NY, Junior, Illustration Jade Braun, Wind Gap, PA, Foundation Year Hunter Bridge, Madison, CT, Junior, Illustration Alicia Brooks, Albrightsville, PA, Sophomore, Graphic Design Mikayla Brown, Jefferson Hills, PA, Senior, Photography Anna Brown, West Chester, PA, Sophomore, Illustration Casey Capece, Union Bridge, MD, Sophomore, Graphic Design […]

Christy Hess named to full-time PCA&D faculty

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design is pleased to announce that Christina Hess has been named as full-time Illustration faculty member effective January 1, 2016. According to Robert Hochgertel, Chair of PCA&D’s Illustration and Digital Media Departments, Hess, a graduate of University of the Arts, “has a diverse skill set that moves between traditional and digital techniques as […]

Bill Mammarella appointed as Fine Art Chair at PCA&D

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design is pleased to announce that William Mammarella has accepted the position of Chair of the Fine Art department. Mammarella, of Lancaster, PA, has an active career as a fine art painter with a strong emphasis on drawing. As a PCA&D faculty member for the last 18 years he is […]

New options for hungry art students at mealtimes

New this semester at PCA&D! Art students can fuel their work in a new way beginning this semester, with the installation of Avenue C, a state-of-the-art micro-market offering hundreds of snack, beverage and fresh food products located on the third floor. Avenue C allows for selections not often found in traditional vending, such as fresh whole […]

PCA&D Winter Break

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

Tackling communication and creativity in three dimensions

Using form to communicate complex ideas The challenge: create a large three dimensional piece using simple materials and tools (plywood,one color of paint, and a jig saw ) in order to communicate a personal statement. Every semester for ten years, every art student at Pennsylvania College of Art & Design has received this challenge in Jeremy Waak’s foundation year 3D Design […]

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 […]

Senior Lauren Carbone has success in hand

Real-world projects are a hallmark of many upper level classes at PCA&D, and through these, art students not only practice professional work, but learn how to communicate their ideas to prospective clients. This fall, James & Lourdes, a small local company that manufactures moisturizing gloves, approached Tom Newmaster, PCA&D faculty member in the Graphic Design […]

Matt 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 […]

Evan 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 […]

Bump up your web design with these 7 tips

Are you responsible for maintaining the website for your company or for a group? Here’s some tips to make your task easier: Use headlines and subheads to help readers focus on your content, while contributing to search engine optimization. Use no more than three font familiesthat pair well together, links should be distinctively different from […]

Can’t-miss tips for digital shutterbugs

You’ve got a digital camera and now want to know what separates a good photo from one that falls flat. How can you take a photo that does more than capture an image, but also tells a story in a compelling and creative way? Tips for Digital Photography Pay attention to the light, which is as […]

Artist Spotlight: John Singer Sargent

John Singer Sargent (January 12, 1856 – April 14, 1925) was an American portrait painter who portrayed the luxury of the late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century society. During his prolific career, he created roughly 900 oil paintings and more than 2,000 watercolors, as well as numerous sketches and charcoal drawings. His work was characterized by ability, especially his skill […]

Flashback Friday: Focus on design and culture in Prof. Katrina Funk’s class

In Professor Katrina Funk’s Design and Visual Culture art history class at Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, the art students have been talking about design movements from Art Deco to Mid Century Modern, focusing on housewares, clothing and collectibles from 1920-1960. Design of the times: 1920-1960 For a recent class, I brought in a selection of glasswares, clothing, […]

A revolutionary way to do business: digital marketing

Digital marketing has revolutionized the way business people do business. In the 21st century, mastery of social media and online marketing tools and strategies is essential to successful business operations. Reaching far beyond traditional marketing media, businesses today must open the lines of communication with customers and potential customers to develop valuable interactive online relationships […]

Why Nick Mohler takes part in the ExtraGive

Since I began working at PCA&D last December, my mother-in-law and I have met in the gallery during each new exhibition to view the works, discuss what we enjoy about them, and to just catch up on life. She’s a professional basket-maker in the area, and she enjoys it because it helps inspire and inform […]

This Friday is the 2015 ExtraGive!

PCA&D is participating in the Extraordinary Give, Lancaster County’s Largest Day of Giving. For 24-hours only, visit ExtraGive.org, make a donation (min. $25) and every dollar you donate will be stretched by $300,000 from the Lancaster County Community Foundation and their presenting sponsors. PLUS, there’s an additional $50,000 in prizes we can win just from your […]

Kickstarter 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 […]

Artist Spotlight: Edward Hopper

Edward Hopper (July 22, 1882 – May 15, 1967) was a prominent American realist painter. While known primarily for his oil paintings, he was also a watercolorist and printmaker. Hopper derived his subject matter from two primary sources: one, the common features of American life (gas stations, motels, restaurants, theaters, railroads, and street scenes) and its inhabitants; and two, seascapes and […]

5 tips that strengthen your email marketing strategy

Email marketing offers some of the best return-on-investment for those marketing their businesses. Here are some tips from Laurel Woods, one of the instructors for PCA&D’s new Email Content Strategy & Design class  and the Manager of Copywriting and Content Strategy at Listrak. Think mobile. An average of 50% of emails are opened on mobile devices, […]

PCA&D begins Young Artist Academy for middle-schoolers

The middle school years, grades 6 – 8, are a crucial time for young people with creative talent to develop the critical skills needed for success in the arts. PCA&D’s new Young Artist Academy provides a strong foundation on principles of design, art history, and creative thinking. The new class focuses on allowing students to […]

John Bisbee: ‘Only Nails, Always Different’ in the Main Gallery

Gallery exhibit focuses on concept, medium and craft. One of the primary goals of the Main Gallery at PCA&D is to enrich the curriculum and challenge our students towards excellence in the classroom. We do this by showcasing the artwork of professional artists, known and respected in their fields, providing a rich visual resource for our […]

Seniors to exhibit “The Vague Affair” on First Friday

Sixteen PCA&D seniors, from all majors, will be exhibiting their work in The Vague Affair, a group art show, at Community Room on King, 106 W King St, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603, Friday, Nov 6, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. The show will feature many pieces of art that use many different forms of medium, including […]

Artist Spotlight: Dave Rapoza

Dave Rapoza is a self-taught illustrator from Boston, MA, and freelancer since 2006. According to his website, he studied Andrew Loomis’s and Bridgman’s figure drawing books and practiced by making numerous drawings from direct observation, often of items from on desk. In an article on MovingSketch.com, he said he is self-taught as an illustrator because […]

Artist Spotlight: Roy Lichtenstein

Roy Lichtenstein, one of the most familiar names in American pop art, using a style borrowing from comic strips to create works that portrayed the culture of contemporary life. Using bright, vibrant colors and printing techniques he translated themes about consumerism through references to famous and historical works of art. A native New Yorker, he […]

New photos added to the KIU/PCA&D photography exchange

Once a month, students at Kyungil University (KIU) in Daegu, South Korea, and Pennsylvania College of Art & Design in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, are asked an open-ended question that students at both institutions will then answer through photographs. If My Dinner Table Had Eyes This semester, the first open question the students were to answer through […]

Eric 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 […]

Artist Spotlight: Jackson Pollock

Jackson Pollock (1912-1956), an American painter from Wyoming and pioneer of the Abstract Expressionist movement. His family moved throughout the western United States, and Pollock, influenced by his older brother, also an artist, attended the Manual Arts High School, Los Angeles. Moving to New York in 1929, he studied at the Art Students’ League, New […]

Robert Pruitt: Visiting Mosaic Project artist engages with high school, middle school students

Robert Pruitt, one of this year’s two The Mosaic Project artists visited PCA&D  on October 2 and 3, working with high school and middle school students from the School District of Lancaster and Pequea Valley School district, as well as PCA&D’s BFA students. Of his experience, Robert said: “The Mosaic Project was an excellent and […]

Photography 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 […]

PCA&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 […]

Sculpture 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, […]

Nick 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. […]

Artist Spotlight: Brian Froud

Brian Froud is a contemporary English fantasy illustrator who has made studying myths about fairies and portraying fairies in illustration and for film his life’s work. Taking inspiration from the granite and peat laden landscapes of his Dartmoor homeland in southern England, he has created some of the most recognizable work depicting fantasy creators, utilizing acrylics, colored pencil, […]

Trash-talking by PCA&D students

Trash Talking PCA&D students in last semester’s Type as Art class with Bill Dussinger were involved in the city-wide Litter Letter Project that aims to get Lancaster to consider litter, recycling and keeping the city clean. Recently the project came to fruition with huge letters, filled with trash, spelling “rethink” placed on the grounds of […]

PCA&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, […]

Katerina 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, […]

Artist Spotlight: Albrecht Dürer

Albrecht Dürer, German Renaissance painter and printmaker, was born on May 21,1471 in Nuremburg, one of the great European centers of art and commerce, is considered one of Northern Europe’s most influential artists. Dürer’s prolific work includes engraving, portraits, self-portraits, water colors and religious themed altar pieces. His talent using woodcut garnered him widespread notice when he […]

What it’s like to intern at the North Museum

It’s important to prepare well for a life in the arts. At PCA&D, the required internship experienceis an important link between your curricular preparations in the visual arts and the myriad ways that training can be applied in real-world employment.   Matthew Kilaresk, Exhibit Manager / Graphic Designer, at Lancaster’s North Museum of Nature and […]

Artist Spotlight: Yuko Shimizu

Yuko Shimizu, selected as one of “100 Japanese People The World Respects”  by Newsweek Japan in 2009, is a Japanese illustrator living in New York. She was born in Tokyo and graduated as valedictorian from Waseda University, one of Japan’s most prestigious universities.  After college, she worked in advertising for one of Japan’s largest trading companies. Illustration […]

Joe Kulka publishes holiday picture book

A new picture book by Joe Kulka, PCA&D Illustration Instructor, The Christmas Coal Man, was just published this month. It’s about a new helper for Santa who provides the lumps of coal for the stockings of naughty boys and girls. Here’s a review Congratulations, Joe!

PCA&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 […]

PCA&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 […]

Artist Spotlight: Diego Velázquez

Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (June 6, 1599 – August 6, 1660) was a Spanish painter who was one of the most important painters of the Spanish Golden Age. As a child in Seville, he showed early artistic promise and at the age of 11, he began study under Francisco de Herrera. Within a year, he […]

Playing musical chairs with art students

It almost seems too simple. “We’re playing musical chairs? Fer Realz?“ Students’ faces say this on the first day of Intro to Sociology, even if their words don’t. But stick around for the discussion afterwards, and you realize this isn’t just child’s play. I’m a huge fan of play no matter your age. A few […]

Studying art with working artists

During the summer following my junior year in high school, I realized that I wouldn’t be happy unless I was in a creative field. I decided that I wanted to study art. I loaded up on art classes and knew I needed to build my technical skills and learn how to support myself as an […]

Katrina 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 […]

Pacifico 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. […]

Artist Spotlight: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (November 24, 1864 – September 9, 1901) began drawing at a young age, at the family estate in Albi in southern France, when illness and injury kept him unable to participate in the typical activities of the era’s gentry. His disproportionately short legs, in comparison to his torso, were caused by a poorly healing […]

Art students: Be genuine

BY Marc Torick, Academic Dean When I taught in the studio I’d start the first day by telling my art students two things. The first is that many students come feeling the pressure of having to be the best, make the best work or having to always be “right” or “perfect.” As art students, I […]

This month’s art adventure: New York’s Lower East Side

By Heidi Leitzke If you are up for an art adventure this month, I recommend a trip to the Lower East Side of Manhattan. In recent years the Lower East Side has emerged as a vibrant gallery scene, I counted over 100 galleries. Galleries are located in a walkable neighborhood, complete with parks, ice cream […]

PCA&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. […]

Artist Spotlight: Tim O’Brien

Tim O’Brien is an American artist whose realistic illustrations have appeared in national publications, including TIME Magazine, Newsweek, The Atlantic Monthly, Readers’ Digest, The New York Times, Playboy, National Geographic and more. O’Brien’s Time Magazine covers are in the collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, and he has received multiple awards from […]

Meet the art teacher: Stephanie Deininger

Stephanie Deininger, who teaches Youth Studio Art Classes for the Continuing Education Department, grew up in Philadelphia and moved to the  Lancaster area to attend college, majoring in Art and Art Education at Millersville University.  Some of her other interests besides teaching and creating art are: yoga, traveling, cooking, hiking, and interior design. What is […]

Four 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 […]

Artist Spotlight: Maurice Sendak

Maurice Sendak, children’s book illustrator best known for his book Where the Wild Things Are, grew up in Brooklyn as the son of Jewish immigrants from Poland. Confined by ill health during his childhood, he spent time drawing and, after watching Walt Disney’s Fantasia, he decided to become an illustrator. He studied at the Art […]

Making the most of campus visits to an art college

Why visiting colleges is so important No matter how the college brochures and website make the program seem like a perfect fit, it is during the visit where you get a true sense of the environment and can imagine yourself in that place. Personally, I grew up in Chester County, so when I was looking […]

Moving into your college apartment: What to expect

Friday November 28th is move-in day at the Steinman Lofts for PCA&D Foundation Students. It’s time to move to your first apartment and begin your life away from home as a college student! The boxes of art suplies and winter clothes are packed and ready to be loaded into mom’s van. You’ve texted your new […]

Art Garden food trucks kick off this weekend

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 at Prince and Chestnut Streets in downtown Lancaster. Kick Off Event: Friday, August 28, 5 p.m. The Food […]

Artist Spotlight: Gustav Klimt

Gustav Klimt (July 14, 1862 – February 6, 1918) was an Austrian painter noted for his early murals and his later paintings of the female form. He was one of the most founding members of the Vienna Secession movement and was influenced by Japanese art and its methods. While attending the Vienna School of Arts […]

Announcing 2015 Mosaic Project artists: Robert Pruitt, Shadra Strickland

Although when research is emerging that supports the significance of art in the lives of our youth, budget cuts and curricular demands are threatening the foundation of creativity in our public schools. In order to fill that gap as well as enrich the community, Pennsylvania College of Art & Design developed The Mosaic Project, a […]

7 ways PCA&D prepares you for a life — and employment — in art

This week, Forbes Magazine published an article “Why Art Schools can be a Smart Career Move.” “Visual and performing art students who graduated in 2014 had an average starting salary of $36,222, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers. That’s higher than majors in biology and education,” according to author Katia Savchuk, Forbes […]

PCA&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 […]

Great 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” […]

Great 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 […]

PCA&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 […]

Artist Spotlight: Norman ‘Sailor Jerry’ Collins

“Sometimes I wonder how I ever got mixed up in all this in the first place.” – Sailor Jerry Tattoo artist Norman “Sailor Jerry” Collins was born on January 14, 1911, and grew up in Northern California. He left home as a teenager to seek new and exciting experiences, hopping freight trains across the country. […]

Meet the art teacher: Tamera Teets

Tamera Teets is a Lancaster County native and has loved art since childhood. She has a passion for nature, shown in her colorful, finely detailed paintings. Her hope for her artwork is to bring the beauty and tranquility of nature to the viewer, and she shares her creative passion with all of her students. When […]

Summer students exhibit at PCA&D Friday

The area’s youngest art students will exhibit their work at a special exhibit at Pennsylvania College of Art & Design on First Friday, August 7, 5:00 – 8:30 p.m., when students the Continuing Education classes held this summer at PCA&D will display their efforts for family and friends. The summer session enrolled more than 300 […]

Artist Spotlight: H.R. Giger

Hans Ruedi Giger is recognized as a leading artist of Fantastic Realism. Born in 1940 in Chur, Switzerland, he moved in 1962 to Zurich, where he studied architecture and industrial design at the School of Applied Arts. His first solo exhibition was in 1964, followed by the publication of his first poster edition in 1969. […]

PCA&D announces scholarships for incoming students

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design has awarded scholarships to these incoming Foundation Year students and transfer students, based on their scholastic achievements at their previous high schools or colleges. Congratulations to all and we look forward to having you on campus this fall. Presidential Merit Scholarship Amber Benner, Brownstown, PA, Conestoga Valley High School […]

Artist Spotlight: Bill Watterson

It’s been two decades since 6-year-old Calvin, and his tiger-sidekick, Hobbes, left the comics pages, leaving readers bereft for their wit and wisdom. Cartoonist Bill Watterson retired the comic strip, a daily staple since 1985, in 1995, claiming that “A comic strip, like anything else, has a natural life span.” However, in the decade that […]

Fifty 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 […]

Meet the art teacher: Lindsay Hoke

When I walked into Lindsay Hoke’s classroom, the space was buzzing with excitement and energy as students worked on creating ” Color Wheel Pizzas”. Students were eager to tell me all that they were learning about color theory, and even more excited to show me the Jackson Polluck inspired action paintings they’d recently created. If […]

Growing ambitious with their art: Thoughts from art students, Part I

This is the third post in a series where PCA&D junior and senior art students talk about their art. Today they discuss growing as artists and pushing themselves to do more. In what ways do you find yourself growing more ambitious with your work? Alexis Supplee, Fine Art ’16: I use to work very small, […]

Artist Spotlight: Alphonse Mucha

Alphonse Maria Mucha was born in the town of Ivancice, Moravia (today a region of the Czech Republic). His early career was spent painting theatrical scenery, first in Moravia, then in Vienna. Impressed with his freelance work painting murals to decorate his Hrusovany Emmahof Castle, Count Karl Khuen of Mikulov sponsored Mucha’s formal training at […]

Discovering new art media: Thoughts from the BFA students

The current exhibition in PCA&D’s gallery, Selected Artworks from the BFA Program at PCA&D, features a selection of outstanding artwork created by our rising junior and senior BFA students. A wide variety of media are represented including digital and hand-painted illustration, sculpture, painting, printmaking, photography and graphic design. This is the second post in a […]

Meet the teacher: Rebecca Chester

Ever wonder what your art teacher does when they aren’t teaching? Lancaster PA illustrator Rebecca Chester, who teaches a variety of classes for the Continuing Education Department, shares why she loves art, along with samples of the kind of art that she creates. What is your favorite medium to use?  As an artist, I work […]

Gallery Director receives award at Chautauqua exhibit

Heidi Leitzke, PCA&D’s Gallery Director and Adjunct faculty member, received the Harold R. Andersen Memorial Award in the 58th Chautauqua Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Art for her piece Susquehanna Isle. Heidi was selected for the award by exhibit curator  Hrag Vartanian, co-founder and editor-in-chief of Hyperallergic, the award-winning art blogazine. Heidi had three pieces in the […]

Artist Spotlight: Katsushika Hokusai

Influential Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai, born 1760 in Edo, now Tokyo, best known for his wood block print series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji, made his own path in the art of ukiyo-e, a style of wood block print making, impacted later artists of Japan and Europe’s Impressionism, and influenced the art of comic book […]

How do you come up with ideas? Tips from our BFA students

The current exhibition in PCA&D’s gallery, Selected Artworks from the BFA Program at PCA&D, features a selection of outstanding artwork created by our rising junior and senior BFA students. A wide variety of media are represented including digital and hand-painted illustration, sculpture, painting, printmaking, photography and graphic design. Q: What does the process of making […]

Artist Spotlight: Lotte Reiniger

Charlotte “Lotte” Reiniger, one of the pioneers of animation film, took the ancient Chinese art of silhouette puppetry and adapted it to cinema. She made over 60 films, of which 40 have survived, over her career, all using using her signature technique. As a child, Lotte built her own puppet theatre so that she could […]

Retiring Dean Pam Richardson reflects on the special nature of art students

On June 30, Pamela Richardson, Dean of Students at Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, will begin to treat every day like it’s Saturday. As she retires from her 25 year career with the college, she reflected on her time at PCA&D and the special nature of the art students she has worked with throughout […]

PCA&D students refresh market with lemonade (bike)

Art students from Pennsylvania College of Art & Design worked hard this past spring to help bring both to Lancaster City. Sophomore illustration majors and graphic design majors divided into groups to develop  functional design for a  bike to be borrowed by community members as part of the Art Bike project. Libby Modern and Jo […]

Combine your love of fashion and photography into a career

Who took those incredible photographs that you love in your favorite fashion magazines or the coolest online clothing store? What do you need to do to be that person behind that camera? How can you enter that type of career with its world of creativity, excitement and exotic travel? If you have a passion for […]

Artist Spotlight: Violet Oakley

Muralist and illustrator, Violet Oakley, achieved fame as the first American woman to land a public mural commission, a field that was exclusively practiced by men. Her work was inspired by history and literature, often capturing styles from the Renaissance revival. Oakley was born into an artistic family in New Jersey, showing talent at an […]

Artist Spotlight: Willem de Kooning

Willem de Kooning is one of the most notable Abstract Expressionist painters. His pictures exemplify the robust style of the movement, and it has been considered that he did more than any of his contemporaries to develop an abstract style of painting that combined Cubism, Surrealism and Expressionism. Willem de Kooning started training to become […]