PNCA’s Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Center for Art and Design Opens to the Public
View projectApr 15, 2015
Pacific Northwest College of Art recently unveiled its new main campus building—the Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Center for Art and Design. Formerly Portland's main post office, the building at 511 Broadway had been closed to the public for more than fifty years. The new Schnitzer Center contains six levels of classrooms, studios and administrative spaces, as well as a suite of common areas, resources and presentation spaces that combine the character of the historic building with new form, space and structure. The project is the culmination of a 10-year partnership between Allied Works and PNCA to plan, conceive and develop the relocation of the college’s primary facilities and presence to the city’s North Park Blocks Creative Corridor.
The month of March marked the public’s first opportunity to view the Center through a series of openings and events: an inaugural First Thursday exhibition, a community day with free workshops and alumni art sale, and an opening gala, which brought together Oregon’s foremost political leaders, artists and philanthropists to celebrate the success of this public-private partnership.
A robust schedule of events and presentations ensures that the Schnitzer Center will not only serve as the new hub for PNCA, but also as a vital civic space for Portland’s creative community.
Pacific Northwest College of Art recently unveiled its new main campus building—the Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Center for Art and Design. Formerly Portland's main post office, the building at 511 Broadway had been closed to the public for more than fifty years. The new Schnitzer Center contains six levels of classrooms, studios and administrative spaces, as well as a suite of common areas, resources and presentation spaces that combine the character of the historic building with new form, space and structure. The project is the culmination of a 10-year partnership between Allied Works and PNCA to plan, conceive and develop the relocation of the college’s primary facilities and presence to the city’s North Park Blocks Creative Corridor.
The month of March marked the public’s first opportunity to view the Center through a series of openings and events: an inaugural First Thursday exhibition, a community day with free workshops and alumni art sale, and an opening gala, which brought together Oregon’s foremost political leaders, artists and philanthropists to celebrate the success of this public-private partnership.
A robust schedule of events and presentations ensures that the Schnitzer Center will not only serve as the new hub for PNCA, but also as a vital civic space for Portland’s creative community.