We are a thriving community of creative thinkers, makers, and doers
Within our family of programs, you’ll find future-thinking innovation happening alongside deep, traditional studies. You’ll find buzzing, interconnected social practice projects coexisting with contemplative, independent studio experimentation. You’ll find deep art-historical research unfolding in parallel with experimental future-building.
There’s so much going on here, and we love it!
Whether in the studio, lecture hall, computer lab, or working in the community via internships, service projects, exhibitions, and collaborations, our students have the opportunity to forge connections between traditions of visual art and their own developing expression.
Our urban setting places us within the fabric of Portland’s cultural landscape. The Portland Art Museum, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, the Northwest Film Center, endless galleries, and major design firms are all just steps away. Through partnerships and outreach, we cultivate creative and intellectual communities throughout our region.
We provide a place where students from a variety of backgrounds can interact, exchange ideas, and cross conventional aesthetic boundaries.