Celebrate the first day of the new school year with the Marketing Office and the Office of Student Engagement & Leadership (SEAL)!

Come join the Studio Art Department to make photos using found objects and sunlight! Monday, August 24th from 4:00-5:00 in the Art Building!

Join us for the opening reception of Seeing Blue, an exhibition of recent artwork from Willamette Studio Art Faculty, 8/24/26 from 4:00-5:00

Discover music activities at Willamette! Join the Music Department to preview the semester’s performance calendar, learn about lesson/ensemble registration, meet the faculty, and get your questions answered. All students are welcome. Attendance is required for music majors and strongly recommended for music minors, scholarship recipients, and interested students.

Willamette College undergraduate students are invited to attend an Academic Success Workshop at the beginning of the semester.

Join us on the rooftop for an end-of-summer happy hour. Take in the city views, reconnect with fellow alumni, and enjoy a memorable evening celebrating the close of summer.

86/26 reflects on the demands and rewards of a long studio practice through the works of five artists who live in Portland. Phil Harris, Connie Kiener, Georgiana Nehl, Lucinda Parker and Arvie Smith all studied or taught at PNCA (or its antecedent, the Museum Art School) at some point during the last forty years. 86/26 pairs work from the mid-1980s with recent work to show how artists’ progress can be recursive and discursive over time, not a simple trajectory of technical improvement or repetition.

The Center for Contemporary Art & Culture is proud to host Ido Radon, Men make their own history…., an exhibition that is part of the 2026 Converge 45 triennial Here, To you, Now, curated by Lumi Tan.

Join the Music Department to experience presentations from our faculty showcasing their latest research and performance interests. Get a firsthand look at the diverse creative and scholarly work happening right here on campus! All are welcome. Attendance is required for music majors.

Willamette College undergraduate students are invited to attend an Academic Success Workshop at the beginning of the semester.

Grammy-winning baritone Kenneth Overton and internationally acclaimed soprano Camille Ortiz join the Eugene-based Elsewhere Ensemble for a powerful evening of music and contemplation. Together, they will perform Invocation – a prayer for peace, an innovative new work by the ensemble’s violinist, Colin Pip Dixon, who is joined by Arnaud Ghillebaert (viola) and Kathryn Brunhaver (cello).

Student Exhibition

Student Exhibition by EGOR, a Portland based multimedia artist and experimental filmmaker.

Student Exhibition

Student Exhibitions

The Painting and Drawing department is hosting a PNCA Paints! event and invites students, alumni and friends to join us!

Dining Plan Changes Due September 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Welcome to Freelance Fridays! These once-a-month Friday workshops are taught by our professional faculty, staff, and alumni who have successfully run their own businesses or worked freelance with clients and contract-based projects.

Free admission from 5-8pm at the museum every 1st Friday of the month!

PNCA’s Critical Studies program is proud to host MJ Corey for a lecture.

Willamette College undergraduate students are invited to attend an Academic Success Workshop at the beginning of the semester.

Join the Music Department to experience presentations from our faculty showcasing their latest research and performance interests. Get a firsthand look at the diverse creative and scholarly work happening right here on campus! All are welcome. Attendance is required for music majors.

Join Willamette University President Steve Thorsett for an alumni conversation on the Salem campus in Cat Cavern on the second floor of the Putnam University Center. President Thorsett will share more about what the next steps of the merger with Pacific University and what it makes possible–for our students, our campuses, and the alumni community you’re a part of.

A walking tour of Zena will focus on native plants. Share a fresh harvest meal with ingredients grown by WU students at Zena.

Join the Music Department to support our student musicians as they share the music they’ve been developing in their applied studios. These sessions offer a dynamic mix of styles and instrumentation, and regularly feature jazz, musical theater, and classical performances from both vocalists and instrumentalists. All are welcome. Attendance is required for music majors.

Portland is home to some of the most innovative advertising and branding agencies in the industry. Join our Industry Night and learn from creative directors, designers, and copywriters at Wieden+Kennedy, Murmur, HAPPYLUCKY, Manifold, OMFGCO, and Polara Studio!

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How have exhibitions at craft museums shaped craft in the 21st Century? Who was curating and which craft were they showing? Drawing on interviews with dozens of curators, site and archive visits to eleven craft museums and personal experience, this talk shows how exhibition-making made craft history in the US.

Join us for a lively happy hour at Metro City Restaurant & Bar in Sunnyvale! Grab a drink, unwind with alumni friends, and enjoy great bites in a warm, welcoming atmosphere. Good vibes, great conversation, and a perfect excuse to kick back after the day.

To kick off our Fall 2026 series, we’re welcoming in Marshall Wang!

Join us at Southside Spirit House for a happy hour! Reconnect with fellow alumni for drinks and hors d’oeuvres, great conversation, and a relaxed atmosphere. Whether you’re catching up with old friends or making new connections, it’s the perfect way to unwind and celebrate your Willamette community.

A reading by acclaimed novelist Novuyo Rosa Tshuma

Welcome to Freelance Fridays! These once-a-month Friday workshops are taught by our professional faculty, staff, and alumni who have successfully run their own businesses or worked freelance with clients and contract-based projects.

Free admission from 5-8pm at the museum every 1st Friday of the month!

Join Sasha Stiles for a Dorothy Lemelson Keynote lecture at the 2026 PNCA Symposium: Art, Aura and the Algorithm.

A combination of many Willamette University music ensembles welcome friends, family and the Salem community to attend a Family Weekend Concert. Admission is free and all are welcome.

Fall Fun Awaits at the Pumpkin Patch! 

May Best BA’09, MAT’10, and Brian Best BA’06, JD’11 invite you and the whole family for a day filled with autumn magic and the Willamette community at the pumpkin patch at Frog Pond Farm!

Willamette’s many jazz groups come together to bring you a fun-filled night of beautiful music. Admission is free and all are welcome.

Meet with our external evaluators from the NWCCU to discuss topics pertaining to University employees.

Meet with our external evaluators from the NWCCU to discuss issues pertaining to Willamette University faculty.

Meet with our external evaluators from the NWCCU to discuss issues pertaining to Willamette University students.

Join the Music Department to support our student musicians as they share the music they’ve been developing in their applied studios. These sessions offer a dynamic mix of styles and instrumentation, and regularly feature jazz, musical theater, and classical performances from both vocalists and instrumentalists. All are welcome. Attendance is required for music majors.

Join us at alumni-owned Schilling Cider House in the Fremont neighborhood for a happy hour. Enjoy a relaxed fall gathering with fellow alumni while savoring handcrafted ciders and seasonal flavors. Share stories, make new connections, and strengthen your Willamette network.

Raise a glass with fellow alumni at a happy hour hosted by Dani Cone BA’98. After mingling and catching up, head out to experience the art, culture, and buzz of the First Thursday Art Walk.

Mid Semester Break - Dining Offering Change

Join us at Pfriem Family Brewers in Milwaukie for a happy hour. Reconnect with fellow alumni over great conversation, craft brews, and a relaxed fall evening.

Join the Music Department to support our student musicians as they share the music they’ve been developing in their applied studios. These sessions offer a dynamic mix of styles and instrumentation, and regularly feature jazz, musical theater, and classical performances from both vocalists and instrumentalists. All are welcome. Attendance is required for music majors.