PCA&D calendar for 2011-2012
An abbreviated list of activities at PCA&D throughout the school year.
Note: Students, faculty and staff at PCA&D, please refer to your complete "Institutional Calendar," which is located in your PCA&D email account.
The 2011-2012 academic year marks PCA&D's 30th anniversary.
FALL 2011 SEMESTER
August 2011
24-25 Faculty Days
30 and Sept. 1 - 2 Registration/Orientation
September 2011
01 and 02 Registration/Orientation
02 First Friday, Main Gallery
05 Labor Day (Building closed)
06 1st Day of Fall Semester
13 Seymour Chwast artist talk. Free and open to public; PCA&D atrium
07 All-School Picnic
17 Admissions Open House. Click here to register online.
23 All-School Bus Trip
24 Fall Continuing education classes begin. Click here for details.
October 2011
01 Fall youth classes begin. Click here for details.
07 Raul Colon (10 a.m.) and Amy Shearld (1 p.m.) artist talks. Free. Click here for details.
07 First Friday, Main Gallery from 5 - 9 p.m.
08-09 Art Walk in downtown Lancaster. PCA&D open on Saturday from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sunday from noon - 4 p.m.
10 Gail Anderson, author, designer, typographer. Free artist talk at 10 a.m. Click here for details.
24 Last Day to Drop Courses with No Penalty
29 Halloween Party
November 2011
01 Photographer Elinor Carucci. Free artist talk at 11 a.m. Click here for details.
04 First Friday, Main Gallery from 5 - 9 p.m.
12 Admissions Open House. Click here to register.
17 Thanksgiving Feast
22-27 Thanksgiving break (BFA) Building closed Nov. 24-27.
23-27 No continuing education classes
December 2011
02 First Friday, Main Gallery
03 CE youth reception
09 Philadelphia-based painter Deirdre Murphy presents an artist talk at 10 a.m.
10 Last day of fall semester, CE
16 Last day of fall semester, BFA
26-Jan. 2 Building closed
SPRING 2012 SEMESTER
January 2012
02 Building closed
03 Building re-opens
06 First Friday, Main Gallery
10 New student orientation
11 First day of Spring semester BFA students
14 Admissions Open House. Click here to register.
16 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (building closed)
19 Brett Bagenstose of Neo-Pangea Design and Production. Free artist talk at 10 a.m. View their website.
21 Draw On! See photos from last year's event here.
31 Add/drop period ends for BFA students
February 2012
03 Marc Burckhardt, painter, gives an artist talk at 11 a.m. In conjunction with his exhibit at PCA&D.
03 First Friday, Main Gallery 5 - 9 p.m.: "Marc Burckhardt: Fables, Musicians and Natural Wonders"
03: First Friday in PCA&D's new Chestnut Street Space. Features "Buzz Worthy" illustrations open only on Feb. 3 from 5 - 9 p.m. Click here for details.
04 First day Continuing Ed classes for Winter/Spring. Click here for details.
06-10 Pre-registration for Fall ’12 and Freshman declare majors
14 All-school lunch
24-25 The fourth annual 24-hour Designathon. Check out last year's success stories.
28-March 4: Spring break
March 2012
2/28 - 3/04 Spring break
02 First Friday, Main Gallery
07 Last day to drop courses with no penalty (BFA)
23 Artist talk by Stanley Lewis at 10 a.m.
24 Admissions Open House. Click here to register.
25 Student Council election of officers
31 Youth reception, continuing education
April 2012
06 Osamu James Nakagawa: artist talk at 4 p.m., in conjunction with exhibit in the Main Gallery.
06 First Friday, Main Gallery from 5 - 9 p.m.
07 No continuing education classes
14 Last day of Winter/Spring semester, continuing education
14 Meet & Greet. Check out our blog posts about housing and the Meet & Greet events.
21 Youth reception, continuing education
24 Last day of classes for spring semester (BFA)
25 All-school picnic/”Senior Show & Celebration” installation day #1
28 “Senior Show & Celebration” from 3-6 p.m. Click here to read about last's year's celebration.
May 2012
04 First Friday, Main Gallery
05 The Class of 2012 graduates. It's PCA&D's 30th class.
12 Meet & Greet. Check out our blog posts about housing and the Meet & Greet events.
June 2012
29 Admissions Open House. Click here to register.