Spring 2014 Graduate Lecture Series

The Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies Spring 2014 Graduate Visiting Artist Lecture Series at PNCA
Each year, the Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies at Pacific Northwest College of Art brings notable artists and thinkers to Portland for thought-provoking conversations around issues in contemporary art and design. The 2013-2014 Graduate Visiting Artist Lecture Series is no exception. All lectures are free and open to the public. We welcome you to join us for the lectures, but if you can’t make it, be sure to check back here regularly as we’ll be posting interviews, podcasts, slideshows, and video from our visiting artists.
All lectures are free and open to the public. Click the links below for more information. For a complete listing of PNCA events, please visit cal.pnca.edu.
Programs of The Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies at PNCA
MFA in Visual Studies
MFA in Collaborative Design
MA in Critical Theory and Creative Research
Low-Residency MFA in Visual Studies
MFA in Applied Craft + Design with Oregon College of Art and Craft
MFA in Print Media
William Deresiewicz
January 22, 2014 Presented by the MFA in Applied Craft + Design.
Writer Bill Deresiewicz on change, routine, and stubbornly pursuing quality.
Gil Blank
January 30, 2014 Presented by the MFA in Visual Studies.
Photographer Gil Blank on anonymity, motivation, and why you should distrust epiphanies.
Arthur C. Nelson
February 17, 2014 Presented by the MFA in Collaborative Design.
Planner Chris Nelson on the importance of broad backgrounds, risk taking, and asking the hard questions.
Matthias Pliessnig
February 19, 2014 Presented by the MFA in Applied Craft + Design.
Sculptor and furniture maker Matthias Pliessnig on sacrifice, experimentation, and the Internet.
Rebecca Gates
February 20, 2014 Presented by the MFA in Applied Craft + Design.
Musician Rebecca Gates on travel, great teachers, and the necessity of silence.
Naomi Oreskes
March 14, 2014 Presented by the MFA in Collaborative Design.
Jonathan Ferrara
March 20, 2014 Presented by the MFA in Visual Studies.
Marina Zurkow
April 1, 2014 Presented by the MFA in Collaborative Design.
Saki Mafundikwa
April 9, 2014 Presented by the MFA in Applied Craft + Design.
Michael Palmieri and Donal Mosher
April 10, 2014 Presented by the MFA in Applied Craft + Design.
Heike Kuehn
April 14, 2014 Presented by the MA in Critical Theory + Creative Research.
Joyce Scott
April 23, 2014 Presented by the MFA in Applied Craft + Design.
Anna Von Mertens
May 2, 2014 Presented by the MFA in Visual Studies.
Gary Nabhan
May 5, 2014 Presented by the MFA in Collaborative Design.