PNCA Partners with Oregon3D to Offer Advanced Certificate of 2D and 3D Animation

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PNCA Partners with Oregon3D to Offer Advanced Certificate of 2D and 3D Animation

 

Portland, Ore. - September 4, 2003 - Starting this fall, students at the Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) will be able to earn an Advanced Certificate of 2D and 3D Animation thanks to the college's new partnership with Oregon3D Inc., The Center for Visualization
TechnologiesSM.

Based in Portland, Ore., Oregon3D is the only training center in Oregon to offer a variety of courses in 3D animation, special visual effects,
compositing, editing and advanced theory. And it is the only
independent training center in the country to offer instruction on discreet's high-end compositing and special effects systems within the context of a college certificate program.

" Our partnership with Oregon3D represents a dynamic new direction for PNCA," said Lennie Pitkin, dean of continuing education at PNCA. "It has allowed us to broaden our existing animation program and combine classic fine arts with more advanced computer arts.

Offered through PNCA's continuing education curriculum, the advanced animation program is designed for artists and working professionals pursuing careers in the creative services industry. Masters seminars and advanced theory courses taught by industry veterans are among the
classes at Oregon3D that are included in the curriculum.

Students are encouraged to take prerequisite classes at Oregon3D and then complete their course work at PNCA. Most of the classes in the advanced animation program are held in the evening hours at both Oregon3D and PNCA, thus accommodating the schedules of students who work during the day.

" It is very gratifying for us to provide PNCA students with hands-on instruction in the most advanced animation technology available today," said Bob Rosenthal, president of Oregon3D. "We make it our business to stay on top of every new development in the world of animation - we are delighted to share that knowledge with animation artists of the future."

" Oregon3D's state-of-the-art facility combined with its progressive approach to animation is exactly what was needed to feed the creativity of our animation students," said Pitkin. "This partnership with Oregon3D allows us to provide our students with options that were previously unavailable."

For class registration information, call 503-821-8903 or go on-line to www.pnca.edu.

About PNCA
Pacific Northwest College of Art was founded in 1909 and is an accredited member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) and the Commission of Colleges of the Northwest Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (NASCU).

Today with 300 full time students, PNCA is the largest visual arts college in the Pacific Northwest offering a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. PNCA's BFA program grants degrees in six fine and computer arts majors and the College's Continuing Education program serves over 2,500 students yearly. In addition to the academic programs, PNCA provides opportunities for the public to learn about art and design through public lectures and exhibitions at its Feldman Gallery and five other on-campus campus galleries. PNCA receives support from the Oregon Arts Commission, National Endowment for the Arts and the Regional Arts and Culture Council.

About Oregon3D
Oregon3D, The Center for Visualization Technologies, was created to empower people to learn, access and benefit from visualization technologies. Oregon3D's vision is a world in which visualization is routinely used to enlighten, enrich and enhance life. Located in Portland, Ore., the premier 10,000 square foot facility offers professionals a collaborative learning environment for 3D animation, compositing, special visual effects, editing and more. Oregon3D is also a visualization services facility that allows clients to access an immersive stereoscopic display wall measuring over 12 feet wide and six feet high. Driven by the latest supercomputing technology, it is the only facility of its kind in the region. For class registration and additional information on renting Oregon3D's visualization facility, visit the Oregon3D web site at http://www.oregon3d.com.


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