OCAC MFA in Craft

07/08/2019

Oregon College of Art and Craft ceased operations in May 2019

The Oregon College of Art and Craft Board of Trustees approved a resolution to terminate all degree programs at the end of May 2019. After exploring a multitude of options to continue OCAC’s 112-year legacy, the Board determined closure was the only responsible path forward.

While the college has closed, the legacy of student, faculty, and staff voices continue. The http://ww.ocac-mfa.space website acts as both an archive of recent OCAC MFA programming and living site, actively managed and updated by prior faculty and alumni of the program.

To read a reflection on the closure of the college in American Craft Council magazine, click here:
https://craftcouncil.org/post/oregon-college-art-and-craft-close-may?fbclid=IwAR0qkWyTWmE8xow4gJbh-Q_GCgPGVJFb6sXx-UGYvONkpOw8zJrLi6P90vg

05/31/2019

“...how history is written, both in and out of art institutions, is how you shape the world.”
ocac_edu last graduating class of the MFA in Craft. Thankful for this sisterhood. Wish we got one with all of us because some pretty amazing women are missing including: .paint 🧡🧡🧡
Artists pictured from left to right: .natthanan .artist
Biggest thanks to for his constant support, engagement and critique. We are all eternally grateful for you.

05/31/2019

.artist at last graduation ceremony. The final graduating class of the MFA in Craft was made up entirely of women 🙌💪

05/24/2019

CONGRATS to , 🏆 2019 Recipient of the Award of Distinction! (Scroll for more ➡️.) 🎓
Marjorie, who graduated with an MFA in Craft at Sunday’s final Commencement Ceremony, received the award from MFA Chair . marjoriedial.com/sculpture (Photo | Second Row, on L: .)
In Her Words: “I was so honored to receive this award. Working toward an MFA in Craft has been the most rewarding + challenging thing I’ve ever done. I love this community.
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05/24/2019

CONGRATS to student on receiving the 2019 MFA Student of Merit Award! 🏆 .
The honor recognizes outstanding academic + artistic achievement by a first-year MFA student. 👏🏻🎓👀

05/24/2019

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Just stumbled across these photos I’ve never seen before from my first semester of grad school at OCAC in my little corner studio. This is the little corner where the Feminist Potter was born, where I sat for hundreds of hours at the wheel touching clay and thinking about what kind of teacher I wanted to become, where I struggled and failed and cried and laughed and thought and sang and lived.
In the background, you can see all the local clay and I had just dug up drying out on my carts, my rock collection and my ever-growing radical pedagogy book stack hanging out on my work bench, the box of weird found tools I was attempting to throw with, the inspirational photos of Frida, my grandma, and the on my wall, and that beautiful brown clay on my wheel.
It was a precious gift to have that dedicated time of growth and learning and exploration with nurturing mentors like .gloss and enthusiastic classmates like .christina .crocetto .coffield .moon .gerigscott .paint and so many more that I continue to learn so much from.
I’ve been grieving the loss of my alma mater along with the rest of the OCAC community this week as they close their doors after over 100 years of shaping the minds, hands, and lives of thousands upon thousands of craftspeople. The loss to craft is profound. I can only hope OCAC will go down in history as the radical educational community of craftspeople that it was, one of the many hearts and minds of American craft, in the same vein as it’s not-so-distant sister Black Mountain Collage.

05/09/2019

TONIGHT re| solve pt 2 opening in the Hoffman gallery at OCAC 4-6pm featuring the work of: .artist .natthanan .bellsie

05/08/2019

Opening reception Thursday in the Hoffman!

Re|solve MFA in Craft Thesis Exhibition 2—Opening this Thursday (5/9)! 📢 First Thursday. Last Hoffman Gallery Show. Join us from 4–6 PM for the culminating work of (5) OCAC MFA in Craft candidates:

Marjorie Dial, Karah Lain, Sam Noel, Melanie Szemis, and Gain Vatthanasangpan, whose work "Weight, 2019" is pictured.

OCAC Hoffman & Centrum Galleries
FREE + Open to Public.
Be there.

05/07/2019

05/03/2019

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The clay is here!!! Let’s make some bowls!!
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Join us in the OCAC Ceramics Studio this Sunday, May 5th between 11am and 7pm to make bowls for Gather:Make:Shelter 💖
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Link in my bio ⤴️ or DM me for more details.
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05/03/2019

There’s always something exciting happening in the MFA House! Work by first year MFA student @ OCAC - Oregon College of Art and Craft

04/26/2019

Conversation on Craft: The Return—‪this Sat. (4/27) at 4 PM‬! 🗣 Join us for a Community Forum moderated by Stephanie Snyder of ’s .

Featuring Guest Panelists Brian Gillis {} of ; JP Reuer, the Founding Chair of ; Stephanie Syjuco {} of ; and OCAC’s own ⚡️⚡️

FORUM: ‪4 PM‬ | PARTY: ‪6 PM‬
OCAC Campus: Drawing, Painting & Photography Bldg. FREE + Open to Public | Food +Drink!