The Arts

Through Center for Design, PNCA’s campus-based, student-run design studio, Graphic Design students gain experience collaborating with real clients on design projects and build a portfolio of professional work.

From classic and contemporary plays to musicals and operas, every year, Willamette Theatre puts on a wide selection of productions. Save the date and grab your tickets.

Symposium is a yearly, public event that connects PNCA students and the Portland community. Keynotes, panels, and workshops are all centered around a unifying theme such as environmental justice, technology, and social impact in relation to art.

Enrich your Willamette experience by exploring your creativity and connecting with your peers through our arts-related student-run clubs and organizations, from a capella groups to literary societies.

PNCA’s state-of-the-art labs and studios provide students with the tools they need to create cutting-edge work.

PNCA students showcase their work in galleries across campus, providing opportunities to exhibit and sell their art.

Summary: MFA students receive individual studios inside the Glass Building, a 25,000 sq ft former glass factory, for the entire duration of the 2-year program including summer. Students have access to all the incredible facilities PNCA has to offer which include tools, equipment, workstations, and production areas for painting, drawing, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture and furniture design, photography, animation, video and sound production, AR + VR, digital fabrication, game design, physical computing and interaction, illustration, textiles and fashion.