The Pennsylvania College of Art & Design (PCA&D) is a non-profit professional art college located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania USA.
The college offers Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degrees.
The college also offers a continuing education program with professional certificates in digital photography; Digital Design:Print; Digital Design:Web; and Social Media Marketing & Communications; and a wide variety of credit and non-credit studio and computer courses for adults, pre-college classes for teens, and youth studio classes (grades 1-8) taught by Pennsylvania state certified K-12 teachers.
History
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The college began in 1982 as the Pennsylvania School of the Arts, in Marietta, Pennsylvania. It was begun by faculty and many volunteers from the recently closed York Academy of Arts, which had been located in York, Pennsylvania. It moved to the city of Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1987, and since 1 July 2003 has operated under the name Pennsylvania College of Art & Design. The school originally offered a three-year diploma program which consisted of classes in fine art, interior design, and communication arts.
In the fall of 1999, Pennsylvania College of Art & Design was approved as a college and awarded degree-granting privileges by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. In August 2000, the first BFA freshmen walked through the new college's doors. In the summer of 2001, the College marked another milestone when it purchased the property at 202-204 North Prince St., making its home permanent. This purchase provides the college with an opportunity for future expansion.
In 2010, PCA&D opened the new Design Center, 9,200 sq ft (850 m2). of collaborative learning space for all BFA seniors. Now named the Suzanne H. and Ronald D. Schrotberger Design Center.
In Fall 2012, PCA&D acquired one of the few remaining green spaces in downtown Lancaster. The Art Garden at PCA&D is immediately adjacent to its buildings on the 200 block of N. Prince Street and will be a space for use by the college and a place of relaxation for the public-at-large. In September 2014, "Create/Influence" was dedicated. This 60 foot-long sculptural installation in the Art Garden was created by designers Gail Anderson and Joe Newton.
In 2016, Pennsylvania College of Art & Design completed the construction of a new arts and technology center. This is a multi-purpose space for all students consisting of 21 Cintiq tablets, 21 desktop computer work stations, a new sound room, and a green screen room.
References
- "Pennsylvania College of Art & Design Web Site". Retrieved 2005-07-29.Â
