PNCA becomes the hub for the Platform International Animation Festival&#s installations. Platform is a new competitive festival and symposium. Platform provides a major contemporary forum in the United States for the international animation community and a platform for new ideas, debates and discussions, including innovative ways of displaying animation - from cell phones to the sides of buildings.
Sponsored by Cartoon Network, Platform highlights the latest and brightest in the world of animation and will feature a juried show and animation installations at PNCA along with screenings and workshops at Portland Center for Performing Arts. For more information www.platform.com
Platform Related Events at PNCA:
> June 7 - July 28: Dryden Goodwin, Flight
Feldman Gallery + Project Space
Open daily: 9am-9pm 1st Thursday Opening, June 7, 6-9pm
> June 14: Lecture with Dryden Goodwin
PNCA: 6:30pm
> June 25 - July 28: Animation Inside Out
PNCA Galleries
Open daily: 9am-9pm
> June 11-25: Dryden Goodwin workshop, Animation - One location, Two experiences PNCA, with both credit and non-credit bearing options
Open to the public
> June 24 - 30: Graphic Novel Intensive: Scott McCloud, Trina Robbins & Daniel Duford
PNCA, with both credit and non-credit bearing options
Open to the public
> June 28: Platform Street Party at PNCA and walking tour of Pearl District (site specific)
PNCA NW 13th & Johnson St.
Open to the public 8 pm
> June 28: Lecture by Scott McCloud - Comics Storytelling
Wieden+Kennedy: 7pm
Tickets: 503.821.8903 secure.pnca.edu/tickets
> July 1: Thinking the Visual: Seeing Narrative, Moving Boundaries
Panel discussion featuring Paul Wells, Scott McCloud and Rose Bond
Open to the public 6:30pm
PNCA&#s Animation Inside Out is funded in part by the Regional Arts and Culture Council. PNCA receives additional support from the Oregon Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Since its founding in 1909, Pacific Northwest College of Art has continued to evolve into a leader in innovative educational programming that connects students to a global perspective in the visual arts. Small class sizes, strong mentor relationships with faculty and an emphasis on studio-based learning guides PNCA&#s Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Communication Design, Illustration, Intermedia, General Fine Arts, Painting, Photography, Printmaking and Sculpture. In addition, the College offers a mentor-based MFA in Visual Studies that allows students to create a studio-centered curriculum to support their personal artistic vision. PNCA has the oldest continuously running community arts education program in the Northwest serving over 2000 people a year through Continuing Education. Located in an award-winning campus in the heart of the Pearl district, PNCA is actively involved in Portland&#s cultural programming through exhibitions and a vibrant public program of lectures and visiting artists from around the world. Visit on-line for a full events calendar and to learn more about PNCA&#s BFA degree, MFA in Visual Studies or our Continuing Education courses for all ages and skill levels.
