"PNCA is a place modeled by the kinds of artists and thinkers that we bring to be a part of a PNCA education."Tom Manley, president of PNCA, has an interesting view of how creative organizations fit into a community. As posted on the PNCA blog, "President Manley defines the creative grid as a map or a way of picturing the overlay of the creative organizations in the city and state and how theyre positioned to support the development of art and culture. The goal is for PNCA to join with other organizations to in effect, increase the density of creative activity."
President Manley was recently interviewed on PNCA's new web radio station. The interview covers his creative grid view, how PNCA has influenced and been influenced by the northwest over the last 100 years, and a look to the future.
The visual arts and cultural landscape of Portland, Oregon and the Northwest is very much shaped and influenced by what PNCA and the individuals who have moved here to teach and those who have moved out in to the community that includes more than 50,000 students of all ages, from children to older adults, including college students and continuing education students who have gone through PNCA and the Museum Art School, said President Manley. Each of those 50,000 people are bringing their creativity to families, to communities, to organizations we can see the impact the college has had for a 100 years. The question is not whether were going to have an impact in the next 100 years, but how can me make that optimal and how we can develop it in a way thats consonant with a shared vision for Portland and the Pacific Northwest.
Read the full post or listen to the full interview. Visit Radio PNCA.
PNCA is an integral and important member of the Pearl community, as well as the city. With its coming expansion to the 511 building its important to understand how the college sees itself and the community. The interview is worth the listen.
