Portland Art Schools
DeVry University - Portland
9755 SW Barnes RoadPortland, OR 97225
Sample programs:
- Associate - Web Graphic Design
- Bachelor's - Multimedia Design and Development
The Art Institute of Portland
1122 N.W. Davis StreetPortland, OR 97209
Sample programs:
- Advertising
- Apparel Accessory Design
- Apparel Design
- More
ITT Technical Institute - Portland
9500 NE Cascades ParkwayPortland, OR 97220
Sample programs:
- School of Drafting and Design
Attending Art School in Portland
When the American pioneer spirit called for westward expansion and Manifest Destiny took hold, the Oregon Trail became a ready symbol for possibility and discovery. That same trailblazing spirit can be still be found in Oregon’s city of Portland, where free spirits celebrate individualism and autonomy, qualities not even the incessant rain can extinguish. The “City of Roses”, so named because it is ideal for rose growing and home to the International Rose Test Garden, is the ideal place for many art students as its neighborhoods are eclectic, its population is young, and its art scene is active and diverse. For example, the Pearl District in the city’s Northwest quadrant has recently transformed itself from a rundown, industrial area to a new and active art district. Within the Pearl, art students can not only attend Pacific Northwest College of Art or the Art Institute, but also take advantage of the Portland Institute of Contemporary Art, the Portland Classical Chinese Garden, Powell’s (the nation’s largest independent bookstore), or one of the numerous art spaces created within the district’s converted warehouses. The Pearl is also home to the Gallery Hop, occurring every First Thursday, as well as Art in the Pearl and the local Farmers Market. Additionally, art students can enjoy the city’s Cultural District, located in the Southwest quadrant of the city. This area is home to Portland State University, the Portland Art Museum, the Portland Center for the Performing Arts, and a great variety of galleries. Finally, the Northeast quadrant, specifically Alberta and Broadway, offers the greatest number of galleries, as well as the Last Thursday Artwalk and the annual Art Hop, which brings over 10,000 visitors each year. More than anything else, however, the residents of “Puddletown” are as welcoming as they are unique. To experience this firsthand, an art student need only find his or her way to one of the thirty-three local microbrews or independent coffee houses and enjoy the atmosphere, the conversations, and the ubiquitous local artistry that so often embellishes the walls.
Pacific Northwest College of Art
| Enrollment: | 300 (BFA students); 2,500 (Continuing Education) |
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| Faculty: | 49 |
| Programs: | painting, communication design, illustration, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and intermedia |
| Degrees: | Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Arts (with Reed college), Certificate Program |
| Features: | Philip Feldman Gallery, Manuel Izquierdo Sculpture Gallery; The Studio Annex holds 92 state of the art private studios for junior and senior level students. It also includes a 2,000 sf critique and exhibition hall at the front of the building; Interactive Media Gallery; Exposure Magazine; accredited by National Association of Schools of Art & Design (NASAD); Free weekly yoga classes and Life Drawing sessions; Advising/ Counseling; Special Needs Accommodations; Career Services Office; Outreach Program, |
Oregon College of Art and Craft
| Enrollment: | 130 |
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| Faculty: | 21 |
| Programs: | Studio Art, Electronic Media Arts Design, Pre-Art Conservation, Art History |
| Degrees: | Bachelor of Fine Arts, Certificate Program |
| Features: | Hoffman Gallery; Continuing Education classes, Artists in Residence programs; Art on the Vine Auction; |
Art Institute of Portland
| Enrollment: | 204 |
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| Faculty: | 84 |
| Programs: | Design Management, Industrial Design, Interactive Media Design, Visual & Game Programming, Advertising, Apparel Design, Digital Media Production, Game Art & Design, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Media Arts & Animation, Visual Effects & Motion Graphics |
| Degrees: | Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Fine Arts |
| Features: | 12 Computer Labs; The Art Institute of Portland Gallery, located on the first floor of the building, is home to many exhibits each year and evening receptions during the first Thursday of each month; accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU); Career Services; quarterly portfolio shows, |
| Noted Alumni: | Bonita Oswald, Chris Stover, Erin Nosbisch, Josh Lokan, Pamela Stafford, Ray Collett |
School of Fine and Performing Arts, Portland State University
| Enrollment: | 14791 |
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| Faculty: | 50 |
| Programs: | Drawing/Painting/Printmaking, Graphic Design, Sculpture, Art History |
| Degrees: | Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Fine Arts Studio Arts (including painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture and mixed media) |
| Features: | Largest university in Oregon; Autzen Gallery in Neuberger Hall and the MK Gallery in the Art Building; Media Arts Center; Fine Art Foundry; Advisory program; |
| Noted Alumni: | Jeff Lahti and Steve Olin (both former Major League Baseball pitchers) |
Reed College
| Enrollment: | 1300 |
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| Faculty: | 12 |
| Programs: | Studio Art, Art History |
| Degrees: | Bachelor of Art (with Pacific Northwest College of Art), Bachelor of Fine Arts |
| Features: | Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Gallery; Stephen E. Ostrow Visitors Program and the Robert L. Lehman Fund; Visual Resources Center; Outreach programs; Study Abroad programs; Reed College Canyon; Reed Community Garden; Paideia, Renn Fayre, In 2005, The Princeton Review ranked Reed number 1 in its category \"Best Overall Academic Experience For Undergraduates.\" |
| Noted Alumni: | Lee Blessing (playwright), Katherine Dunn (author), David Eddings (author), Barbara Ehrenreich (social critic), Janet Fitch (author), Eric Overmeyer (playwright), Emilio Pucci, Howard Rheingold; Gary Snyder (poet), Steve Jobs, Philip Whalen, Lew Welch |
