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Happy First Day of Spring, PCA&D! We can't wait until we're outside again with the blooming trees and warmer weather 🌸.
A glimpse into the Foundation, Photography & Video, and Fine Art field trip to Washington D.C. this past Friday!
🐾 Meet your March Madness 2025 Contestants! 🐾 These paw-some competitors will face off for the chance to be PCA&D’s Top Pet! Make sure to come back to our page daily at 10 AM to vote for your favorite. Brackets will be released on Wednesday and voting will commence shortly after. Who do you think will take the 🏆? Drop your guesses below!
Lucky to be at PCA&D 🍀🌈!
As an award-winning photographer and filmmaker, Prof. Eric Weeks has exhibited his work internationally. This Spring, he finds himself on the other side of the exhibition, serving as Exhibition Director of the 18th Annual Jeonju International Photography Festival in South Korea. "It's very fulfilling as an art practice to be able to curate an exhibit ... It's an art form in itself," Weeks observes. "It's so fulfilling to be able to take other people's images and make a statement." It's the second time that Weeks, Chair of PCA&D's Photography & Video Department, has served in this role for the Jeonju festival, and he will be on hand for the April 26 opening of People, Places, Things. The exhibition will feature a slate of 12 international artists, with a special exhibition by New York-based photographer Victoria Sambunaris, who happens to be a native of Lancaster. ... Read on: Link In Bio! 🔗
Thank you Seniors for coming to the Grad Fair yesterday! Tickets have been collected, RSVPs have been made for the Beret ceremony, and Senior Show deadlines have been discussed. Make sure to look out for what's coming up soon, only 50 days until Commencement! ... 🎨 Graduation Rehearsal: Tuesday, April 22, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm in the LookOut 🛠️ Senior Show Installation: Saturday, April 26 - Monday, April 28 🧑🎨 Beret Ceremony: Thursday, May 1, 5 pm in The LookOut 🎓 Commencement: Friday, May 2, 10 am at Barshinger Hall @ F&M
Pennsylvania College of Art & Design is proud to announce that Logan Byer and Matthew Dornan have been named 2025 Students to Watch by GDUSA. These Graphic Design seniors have been recognized with more than 100 other outstanding undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education students from across the United States! ... Read more about these students : Full Story in BIO!
Looking for a new professional-level headshot? Take advantage of PCA&D's Thursday, March 13 Headshot Day. The event is aimed at Seniors, but everyone is welcome to drop in Room 101 between 11:30 am and 4 pm to get a new headshot taken. Quick, easy, and you never have to leave campus 📸!
☀️ Spring Forward tonight! Daylight Savings starts at 2 AM this Sunday... so make sure to set your clocks ahead before you head to sleep for the night 💤. ... Art by: Michaela Benedek '27, AGA
CALLING ALL PETS OF PCA&D 🐾! It's March, which can only mean one thing... March MADness! We want to celebrate the paw-some pets of PCA&D (all species welcome) and unleash some school spirit 🦚. Think your pet has what it takes to be this year’s Top Pet? Enter now and let the PCA&D community decide! Contest rules are listed in the following slide. 1. Submissions can be made by DM'ing the PCA&D Instagram Account (@pcad_edu) OR by emailing communications@pcad.edu 2. Submissions can be made by ANYONE in the PCA&D community 3. Deadline to submit your pet's photo is Friday, March 14 @ 11:59 PM. 4. It is HIGHLY HIGHLY encouraged to include PCA&D spirit in your photos! Tag your fellow pet parents and let’s get this paw-ty started! 🏀🐾
Any big plans for this March First Friday? Well... why don't you join us the opening reception (5-8 PM) for The Lancaster County Young Artists & Scholastic Art Awards! This exhibition will be showing in our Main Gallery and at the Lancaster Museum of Art, and you'll be able to view more than 400 artworks by students across Lancaster County! School districts to be on view at the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design: Cocalico, Conestoga Valley, Donegal, Homeschool students, Janus School, Lancaster Catholic, Lancaster Country Day, and Lancaster Mennonite. School districts to be on view at the Lancaster Museum of Art: Ephrata Area, Garden Spot, Hempfield, Lampeter-Strasburg, Linden Hall, Manheim Township, Penn Manor, School District of Lancaster, Solanco, Stone Independent, and Warwick.
Congratulations to all of our Peacocks who made the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design Dean’s List for the Fall 2024 semester 🦚👏! One hundred eighty-four students earned at least a 3.5 GPA for the semester to earn this recognition. ... View the whole list with the 🔗 in our bio!
As we reach the end of February, let's take a look at the artwork that adorns the walls of the CORE Gallery! "Where is Everyone?" is an exhibition by members of PCA&D's Black Led Artist Coalition, or BLAC. The theme of this show showcases the artist's personality or representation of themselves through art -- hence, showcasing where they are as an individual. ... Work displayed: Reggie Registre, Dashaun Brooks, Amari Buckson
#ArtistTalk : Tuesday, March 4, for a 12:45 PM with Observational Painter Abigail Dudley! ... Not every artist knows from the time they're young that that's what they're going to pursue. Abigail Dudley is one of those artists: making the move from science to fine art painting, and noting the connections between the two. After making that creative switch, the observational painter earned her BFA from The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 2021. She has exhibited extensively since then, and has been the recipient of numerous awards and grants to further her work. Dudley visits Pennsylvania College of Art & Design on Tuesday, March 4, for a 12:45 pm Artist Talk in the Atrium. We asked the artist about her preferred mediums, her studio setup, and what ignited that switch to pursuing a creative career : Full story in BIO! [Art courtesy of artist, "Heart to Heart"]
You know what's right around the corner? PCA&D's Accepted Student Days on Friday, March 7 & April 4, 2025! Come visit the campus and get a feel for your next steps. Want to learn more? Visit our site [pcad.edu] and check under "News & Events" for a full schedule of the day and the form for registration 🦚!
The opportunity for Callie Morton to become PCA&D’s 2024-25 Alumni Artist in Residence came when she least expected it – but step into her studio in Room 403 and you can see that she’s making the most of this opportunity. Large canvases, works in progress, are stacked against the wall while another large piece bearing the words How vulnerable do I need to be? Not for your entertainment, and For me, just in the earliest stages of creation, hangs opposite large windows. Since graduating in 2022, Morton’s stayed busy with her own practice. She’s exhibited in a two-artist show at Lancaster Museum of Art, with fellow Fine Art graduate Aubry Maurer, as well as a PCA&D alumni show, Echoes, at the Lancaster City Welcome Center last fall. Yet having her own space on campus, having the opportunity to instruct along faculty members, and preparing for an upcoming exhibition of her residency work, is taking Morton into new areas she’s never explored with her art. ... Read on : Link In Bio! 🔗
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! 🔗