Design Lecture Series w/ Natalia Garcia (Industry One Foundation)

The PNCA Design Lecture Series welcomes a broad range of creatives who are breaking expectations of what design can be and do in the world. On 11/11/25, we're excited to talk with Natalia Garcia of Industry One Foundation and creative brand consultancy INDUSTRY.

Join us!

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FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

Pacific Northwest College of Art
In the first-floor Mediatheque
511 NW Broadway, Portland, OR 97209

Livestream event available for our communities who can't be here in person!

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INDUSTRY One Foundation is a nonprofit, a creative platform, and an innovation incubator working to create global impact. Their physical space in central downtown Portland is a hub showcasing the energy that runs through our city, and the manifestation of creatives coming together to revitalize our city through more than just art. The foundation amplifies arists creating change through self expression, photography, film, food, music, performance, and more. The separate, creative brand consultancy INDUSTRY marries together strategy and creativity to make meaning for brands.

Natalia Garcia (she/her) applies her proven track record in community organizing along with her skills as a creative strategist to make it all happen. She works in a hybrid role driving work with both INDUSTRY One and INDUSTRY, and we're excited to talk about her unique role in the design world and how creativity and design skills can take many forms in service of our culture and communities.

Our 2025-26 Design Lecture Series explores, loosely, the theme of neighborhoods, and Natalia's practice is deeply rooted in the neighborhood we occupy here together. We invite you to take a closer look at the communities around you, whether mapped by shared interests or geographies, in all their wild variation: the intersections between us, the ways we differ, and how design builds connection.

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Hosted by the BFA Graphic Design program at Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) since 2016, and co-founded with FISK, the PNCA Design Lecture Series welcomes in a diverse range of creative folks to explore the broad and vibrant potential of design. For more than 100 years, the Pacific Northwest College of Art has served as a dynamic creative center for emerging artists, designers, and creators. PNCA is part of Willamette University.

Find more about INDUSTRY One Foundation on their website, or find them on instagram @industryonefoundation.

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Learn more about the PNCA Design community, including more about our program, inspiring student work, alumni, and faculty, at https://pnca.willamette.edu/academics/bfa/graphic-design/ or by following us on instagram @PNCADesign.

Event posters by Nico Bakh '25. All other images courtesy of Industry One.