Ford Institute for Visual Education

Pacific Northwest College of Art Receives unprecedented $15 million gift from Mrs. Hallie Ford to create PNCA’s Ford Institute for Visual Education. Mrs. Ford’s generous gift — the largest to an arts organization in Oregon’s history—will fund the formation of new Master of Fine Arts (MFA) programs at PNCA, based on a world-class artist-in-residence program. The first of these new graduate level programs, an MFA in Visual Studies, the only program of its kind in the region and one of few mentor-based MFAs in the country, was launched in the fall of 2007. Additionally, PNCA + FIVE graduate programs in the visual arts and related creative research will be enhanced through a vibrant series of exhibitions, lectures and symposiums.

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• Press Release: PNCA+FIVE Announcement
• Press Release: New MFA in Visual Studies