Oregon College of Art and Craft Names Dylan Beck as Ceramics ...
Oregon College of Art and Craft Names Dylan Beck as Ceramics ...
Oregon College of Art and Craft Names Dylan Beck as Ceramics ...
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Like OCAC, <strong>Beck</strong> is committed to sustainability within the ceramic craft. While at Kans<strong>as</strong> State <br />
he received research grants from the University for studio sustainability <strong>and</strong> efficiency <br />
modifications. <br />
An interdisciplinary artist, <strong>Beck</strong>’s portfolio includes installation, digital animation <strong>and</strong> discreet <br />
objects. He w<strong>as</strong> a recipient <strong>of</strong> the 2012 National Council on Education for the Ceramic <strong>Art</strong>s <br />
(NCECA) Emerging <strong>Art</strong>ist award. <br />
<strong>Beck</strong> received an MFA from the Tyler School <strong>of</strong> <strong>Art</strong>, Temple University, <strong>and</strong> a BFA from Ohio <br />
University. He also w<strong>as</strong> the recipient <strong>of</strong> a post-‐baccalaureate fellowship at Illinois State <br />
University. <br />
About <strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Craft</strong> <br />
<strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Craft</strong> (OCAC), a principal center for education, dialogue, <strong>and</strong> the m<strong>as</strong>tery <strong>of</strong> <br />
contemporary <strong>Craft</strong>, is dedicated to excellence in teaching art through <strong>Craft</strong>. Founded in 1907 by Julia <br />
H<strong>of</strong>fman <strong>as</strong> the <strong>Art</strong>s <strong>and</strong> <strong>Craft</strong>s Society to educate the public on the value <strong>of</strong> art <strong>and</strong> craft in daily life, <br />
OCAC today is committed to studio practice <strong>as</strong> making with materials in a sophisticated conceptual <br />
framework. <br />
OCAC is a private, independent, non-‐pr<strong>of</strong>it college <strong>of</strong>fering the M<strong>as</strong>ter <strong>of</strong> Fine <strong>Art</strong>s degree, the Bachelor <br />
<strong>of</strong> Fine <strong>Art</strong>s degree, <strong>and</strong> two certificate programs in <strong>Craft</strong>, <strong>as</strong> well <strong>as</strong> continuing education for adults <strong>and</strong> <br />
cl<strong>as</strong>ses <strong>and</strong> workshops for youth. An integral part <strong>of</strong> the Portl<strong>and</strong> ethos <strong>of</strong> the h<strong>and</strong>-‐made <strong>and</strong> <br />
sustainable, the OCAC campus, nestled in the West Hills, features the new LEED Silver Jean Vollum <br />
Drawing, Painting <strong>and</strong> Photography <strong>and</strong> Bonnie Laing-‐Malcolmson Thesis Buildings <strong>as</strong> the result <strong>of</strong> a <br />
$14.7 million dollar capital <strong>and</strong> endowment campaign. For more than three decades, OCAC h<strong>as</strong> attracted <br />
nationally <strong>and</strong> internationally recognized artists, makers <strong>and</strong> thinkers to Portl<strong>and</strong> through the robust <br />
<strong>and</strong> diverse <strong>Art</strong>ists-‐in–Residence program, annual lecture series, <strong>and</strong> H<strong>of</strong>fman Gallery exhibitions. <br />
Overlooking the <strong>Oregon</strong> co<strong>as</strong>tal mountains <strong>and</strong> minutes from downtown Portl<strong>and</strong>’s vibrant cultural <br />
resources <strong>and</strong> galleries, OCAC programs <strong>of</strong>fer students the opportunity to learn the creative process in <br />
seven studio are<strong>as</strong> — Book <strong>Art</strong>s, <strong>Ceramics</strong>, Drawing/Painting, Fibers, Metals, Photography, <strong>and</strong> Wood. <br />
An accredited member <strong>of</strong> the National Association <strong>of</strong> Schools <strong>of</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>and</strong> Design (NASAD) <strong>as</strong> well <strong>as</strong> the <br />
Northwest Commission <strong>of</strong> <strong>College</strong>s <strong>and</strong> Universities (NWCCU) OCAC h<strong>as</strong> partnerships <strong>as</strong> wide ranging <strong>as</strong> <br />
Nike, Inc.; Danner Boots; Steven Smith Teamaker; St. Mary’s Home for Boys; Native American tribes <strong>and</strong> <br />
rural community organizations in the Northwest; <strong>and</strong> K through 12 public <strong>and</strong> private schools in the <br />
greater metropolitan area. For more information: <strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Craft</strong> <br />
OCAC’s Mission <br />
<strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Craft</strong> is dedicated to <strong>Craft</strong> <strong>as</strong> the creative material practice at the core <strong>of</strong> art <br />
<strong>and</strong> design. OCAC’s mentor-‐b<strong>as</strong>ed learning community fosters self-‐reliant, entrepreneurial, globally <br />
conscious, critical <strong>and</strong> innovative makers. <br />
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