Recipients of Honorary Degrees
PCA&D has awarded honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degrees (honoris causa) to the following people in recognition of their lifetime achievement, leadership, and/or dedication to and support of the arts.
2010: John A. Fry (former president of Franklin & Marshall College)
Jerry Pinkney (2010 Caldecott Medal winner and guest artist during the 2010 Mosaic Project)
2009: Caroline Nunan (Mrs. Nunan passed away in 2010, but was a well-known philanthropist, former director at Lancaster Newspapers, Inc. and Steinman Enterprises, and former chairman of the James Hale Steinman Foundation).
2008: Susanna Coffey
2007: Rebecca Hoffberger
2006: William Plympton
2005: Marshall Arisman
2003: John Slorp
Guest Speakers at PCA&D
Academic year 2011-2012
Seymour Chwast, graphic design, illustration, typography (9/13/11 at 2 p.m.). Click here for details.
Raul Colon, illustrator (10/7/11 at 10 a.m.). Mosaic Project artist for 2011. Click here.
Amy Sherald, painter (10/7/11 at 1 p.m.). Mosaic Project artist for 2011. Click here.
Gail Anderson, graphic designer, typography (10/10/11 at 10 a.m.). Gail delivered the commencement address during graduation on May 7, 2011. Click here to read the full story.
Elinor Carucci, photographer, on November 1. Click here for more information about Elinor.
Deirdre Murphy, painter, on December 9. Click here for more information about Deirdre.
Brett Bagenstose of Neo-Pangea Design and Production (based in Reading, Pa.) on January 19. View their website.
Marc Burckhardt: "Fables, Musicians and Natural Wonders." In conjunction with his exhibit of paintings in the Main Gallery, Marc will speak to the public at 11 a.m. on Friday, February 3, 2012. View his website.
Stanley Lewis, painter, artist talk on March 23 at 10 a.m.
Osamu James Nakagawa will give an artist talk on April 6, 2012 at 4 p.m. Nakagawa is part of the three-person exhibit in the PCA&D Main Gallery, "Landscapes of Conflict: Photos by Shai Kremer, Bart Michiels and Osamu James Nakagawa," which continues through April 20. See his website.
Academic year 2010-2011
Bob Burdette, painter
Joerg Colberg, photographer
Diane Edison, painter
Glenn Goldberg, painter
Roger Gorman, designer
Joshua Lutz, photographer
Matthew Pillsbury, photographer
Jerry Pinkney, illustrator
Rob Reed, designer; co-founder One Trick Pony
Celia Reisman, painter
Victoria Sambunaris, photographer
Jackson Taylor, author “The Blue Orchard”
Ray Troll, illustrator
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Pennsylvania College of Art & Design is your place to prepare for a life in art.
PCA&D, founded in 1982, is central PA’s only non-profit, professional art college. PCA&D offers bachelor of fine arts degrees in graphic design, illustration, fine art, and photography, and certificate programs in digital photography, print design, and Web design.
PCA&D also offers continuing education classes year-round for adults, teens, and youth, and a professional gallery that features works by nationally-acclaimed artists.
Pennsylvania College of Art & Design is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, and is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.