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Love Ball 2025 💝 ... 📸 1 & 3 : @sixtytwomemories, 📸 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10 : Caroline Ulrich, 📸 5 & 6 : @shaynanigansart
#ArtistTalk : The Photography & Video Department is excited to announce that Korean photographer Jongsung Paul Choe will visit campus this week, and give an Atrium talk on Thursday, 2/20 at 12:45pm. ... When Jongsung Paul Choe picks up his camera, he's aiming to do more than create an image. He's telling a story. "I try to tell a story that tells about beauty and problems facing nature in poetic ways," the South Korea-based photographer says. "A (photograph) is like a poem. "Nature is fighting and struggling with itself, and challenged with problems such as climate changes, deforestation, and biodiversity loss." Likewise, he said, "We are part of nature and we struggle with everyday life." We talked with the artist about his work documenting environmental changes, what drew him to photography, and what inspires him today: LINK IN BIO! 🔗 [Photo provided by artist]
Happy President's Day to our President, Dr. Andy Barnes! Despite only being on campus for a month, we're very appreciative of the warm and welcoming presence you bring and are excited for all that's to come ✨!
Happy Valentine's Day, Pennsylvania College of Heart & Design! Looking for some cheesy and oddly PCA&D-specific Valentine's cards to send to someone? Look no further 💙💛❤️.
In love with your influence on our campus 😉
🚨PCA&D WEATHER ALERT🚨 Roads and sidewalks might be icy this morning. The PCA&D campus will open at 10 am to allow for safe travel. Morning classes are remote until then.
Another year in the books... that makes 1️⃣7️⃣! This past weekend, Pennsylvania College of Art & Design students and faculty members (and countless gallons of coffee) came together to create professional-quality design materials to benefit local non-profits during PCA&D’s 17th annual Designathon. The event provides professional-quality design services at no charge to area non-profits and to the community at large. Students at PCA&D who participate in the Designathon gain real-world experience in creating projects for clients under a tight, one-day deadline! Swipe to the end to see a collage of the produced work ➡️. Many thanks to our participants and our selected non-profits this year : Ambassadors for Hope, Harrisburg Green Alliance, League of Women Voters, Strasburg Senior Citizens, The .918 Club, YWCA of Lanc., and The Edible Classroom.
For Mak Sherrid, work isn’t just work. It’s a sense of childlike wonder, and a chance to use his creative skills in costuming to bring that wonder to a wide audience. Whether it’s his day job as Assistant Director of Costume at the award-winning Dutch Wonderland theme park, or his passion projects in cosplay, costume design and creation give this member of the Class of 2024 “the ability to question things and always be asking, Why? “I’ve learned how to be a kid again. It caused me to think differently about what I do. My art is something that I’m giving back and creating for others … Art should feel like you’re giving back to a community. If it was only for you, you wouldn’t be putting it out there.” ... Read the full story : Linked in BIO! 🔗
Wow! Can you believe Love Ball is in ONE WEEK? Let's celebrate this #FlashbackFriday and reminisce last year's festivities (and photo booth) 🎊. ... Join us next Friday, February 14 from 5-8PM in the Atrium for a night of dancing, good food, and fun!
🚨PCA&D Weather Alert for February 06, 2025🚨 [UPDATED] The PCA&D campus building is closed Thursday, Feb. 6, due to the icy weather. Classes will be held remotely ❄️.
Mourning one of our own. It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we inform our community of the passing of Steve Geist, a 2006 PCA&D Illustration alumnus and the recipient of the 2023 Distinguished Alumnus award. He was our Commencement speaker that same year. Recently, Steve taught the elective course "Design for Play" in our Graphic Design Department, having worked as an Experience Design Manager for LEGO for many years. He also taught classes for kids and adults through PCA&D's Center for Creative Exploration and in CCE programming with students from the School District of Lancaster. There will be a celebration of Steve's life for friends, family, and colleagues at the end of May, date and location are to be determined. Everyone who knew him - as a student, professor, or colleague - felt his warmth, intelligence, and great sense of humor. He will be deeply missed.
This First Friday, come get up close and personal with the "2025 PCA&D Faculty Biennial" in our Main Gallery! Featuring the work of 36 of the College's faculty, the Biennial is a traditional celebration of the artistic practices and talents of instructors in our PCA&D community. Also on Friday, a reception for the exhibition will take place as part of First Friday celebrations. Join us from 5-8 PM! 🎨 ... Art by: Aya Kinoshita
Hear ye Hear ye… another February 2nd is upon us! Punxsutawney Prince has awoken from his wintry nap to decree that the Mid-Winter break is right around the corner and that we have 13 more weeks of classes until Commencement 😱 🦚!
Yesterday was #NationalInspireYourHeartWithArt Day! As we enter into the month of February ❤️, tell us what kind of art inspires your heart!
It's #NationalPuzzleDay and one thing is for sure... you complete us 🧩!
There's a new exhibition in the Main Gallery! Be sure to stop by to check out the 2025 PCA&D Faculty Biennial. Featuring the work of 36 of the College's faculty, the Biennial is a traditional celebration of the artistic practices and talents of instructors in our PCA&D community. 📆 An Opening Reception for the exhibition will take place on Feb. 7 as part of First Friday celebrations.
#ICYMI: Last Friday and Saturday, Jan. 17-18, 'Threads of Legacy', a projection on the Atrium windows featuring the work of Photography and Video majors Kiri Chhun and Ashley Vazquez debuted on Chestnut Street. Each artist explored themes of heritage, memory, and the enduring bonds of family. Chhun's video reflected their journey of rediscovering family history and navigating Cambodian American identity, blending a personal poem, evocative imagery, and music to illuminate the resilience of cultural roots. Vazquez's Annie's Hymn draws on her mother's Polaroids and a poetic narration to honor maternal love and the spiritual strength carried through life's challenges, creating a meditation on memory and legacy. Together, these works invite viewers to reflect on their own connections to heritage and the threads that tie us to those who came before.
Students, Faculty, & Staff, it's nearly time for Designathon, and organizer Maria Hostetter, Chair of the Graphic Design Department, is looking for volunteers! The 17th Annual Designathon takes place on Saturday, Feb. 8, from 9 am to 9 pm, working 12 hours to create free design work for deserving regional non-profit organizations. This year, the fun-filled event will take place in the fourth-floor LookOut. Looking to join a team and help out? The link to register is in our BIO, and the deadline to register is THIS FRIDAY, Jan. 24. Questions? Contact Hostetter directly at mhostetter@pcad.edu.
Pennsylvania College of Art & Design is pleased to welcome seven new faculty members to the College for Spring 2025: Brittany Bland - Live Experience Design & Production, Chris Gash - Illustration, Ryan Gibbs - Live Experience Design & Production, Dave Lester - Live Experience Design & Production, Anthony Rudderow - Liberal Arts, Jonathan Marshall Smith - Illustration, Rebecca Winters - Liberal Arts. ... Read about our newest faculty additions : Link in Bio! 🔗
Pennsylvania College of Art & Design's new year's greetings have, for the past few years, been designed by creatives who best know the College community inside and out: Our students, and our alumni. This year's was no exception, and hundreds of the College's supporters recently received cards designed by Tyler Le, a 2020 Illustration BFA graduate whose work centers on bold design and color. Tapped in early November to create PCA&D's 2025 greetings, Le says the design ultimately chosen was his favorite out of all the options he submitted. Though he's busy with his day job as a designer and side gig work, Le took some time to talk about the process, the project, and what he hopes the new year brings creatively and professionally. Read on with the LINK IN OUR BIO! 🔗
We’re celebrating two first days today! A hearty welcome back to our student body for the First Day of the Spring Semester, and an even bigger welcome to our new PCA&D President, Dr. Andy Barnes. Here’s to a new year, a new semester, and serving up greatness— one slice at a time 🍕!
Welcome *almost* back, PCA&D! We can't wait to see you on Monday for the first day of the Spring Semester and to see all that you create this year 🤩.
There’s snow place like downtown Lancaster 🌨️
And that's a wrap! Thank you for joining us as we shared some of our favorite photos from 2024. Take a look at our feed to see the now completed collage 📸🎊. Happy New Year, PCA&D!