LRVS MFA Open Studios

For more than 100 years, the Pacific Northwest College of Art has served as a dynamic creative center for emerging artists, designers, and creators with an educational philosophy that emphasizes individualized curricula, independent inquiry, and cross-disciplinary exchange. PNCA students explore, experiment  and reimagine the world. At the creative heart of Portland, PNCA is a center for artists, designers, and scholars, presenting  a wide array of free public programs and exhibitions for our community.

Pacific Northwest College of Art

Come connect with our students in PNCA’s Low-Residency MFA in Visual Studies program at the 2025 Summer MFA Open Studios event!

PNCA 2025 Summer Event Series

Summer Series 2025 at Pacific Northwest College of Art features free public events in June–July, including artist talks, critical conversations, exhibitions, and presentations from the Low-Res Creative Writing and Visual Studies programs.

JULY 18th from 5:30-7:30pm at PNCA on 511 NW Broadway in downtown Portland.Come connect with the emerging artists in PNCA’s <a href="https://pnca.willamette.edu/academics/graduate/low-res-visual-studies/index.html" title="https://pnca.willamette.edu/academics/graduate/low-res-visual-studies/index.html" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Low-Residency MFA in Visual Studies</a> program at the 2025 Summer MFA Open Studios event!These artists invite you into the spaces where they imagine and create. This event will feature work that spans and addresses a wide variety of media, forms, and concepts.Engage in conversations with the Low-Res MFA students about their art practices and projects and get a behind-the-scenes view of their artworks and work-in-progress!Live music performances by <a href="https://evely.bandcamp.com/" title="https://evely.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Evel</a>, <a href="https://danlevine.bandcamp.com/" title="https://danlevine.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Dan LeVine</a>, and The Mummer!

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