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🚨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. πŸ“† 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! πŸ”—

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! πŸ”—

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 greatnessβ€” one slice at a time πŸ•!

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 πŸ“ΈπŸŽŠ. Happy New Year, PCA&D!

As we continue our countdown to the end of the year, join us as we share some of our favorite photos from 2024. On December 31, come back to our page and look at our feed to see the completed collage πŸ“ΈπŸŽŠ!

As we continue our countdown to the end of the year, join us as we share some of our favorite photos from 2024. On December 31, come back to our page and look at our feed to see the completed collage πŸ“ΈπŸŽŠ!

As we continue our countdown to the end of the year, join us as we share some of our favorite photos from 2024. On December 31, come back to our page and look at our feed to see the completed collage πŸ“ΈπŸŽŠ!

As we continue our countdown to the end of the year, join us as we share some of our favorite photos from 2024. On December 31, come back to our page and look at our feed to see the completed collage πŸ“ΈπŸŽŠ!

As we continue our countdown to the end of the year, join us as we share some of our favorite photos from 2024. On December 31, come back to our page and look at our feed to see the completed collage πŸ“ΈπŸŽŠ!

As we continue our countdown to the end of the year, join us as we share some of our favorite photos from 2024. On December 31, come back to our page and look at our feed to see the completed collage πŸ“ΈπŸŽŠ!

As we continue our countdown to the end of the year, join us as we share some of our favorite photos from 2024. On December 31, come back to our page and look at our feed to see the completed collage πŸ“ΈπŸŽŠ!

As we continue our countdown to the end of the year, join us as we share some of our favorite photos from 2024. On December 31, come back to our page and look at our feed to see the completed collage πŸ“ΈπŸŽŠ!

As we continue our countdown to the end of the year, join us as we share some of our favorite photos from 2024. On December 31, come back to our page and look at our feed to see the completed collage πŸ“ΈπŸŽŠ!