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Animated Arts
Animated Arts invites you to reimagine ways to create frame-based work by combining fine art creative practices and digital technology.
Our production-based program is designed to build skills in both animation principles and ideation, allowing students to develop a strong personal voice and style to drive projects and collaborative productions. Student work includes character-driven narrative, poetic experimental, non-fiction documentary, gaming, gallery installation, and interactive projection. Facilities support 2D drawn, 3D digital, stop-motion animation and fabrication, AR/ VR, and animation for gaming. Visiting artists, creative thinkers, and innovative technicians from Portland’s lively animation scene enrich the learning experience and create bridges to post PNCA career opportunities.
Alumni Spotlight on Kelly Witt
Kelly Witt is an animator and musician from Southern California. Kelly works in 2D animation, visual development, and environment design, with the vision of becoming a director in the animated arts industry. Her work focuses on themes like optimism, empathy, and world-building, often highlighting the beauty found in scary or apocalyptic worlds. Recently, she was nominated for a Princess Grace Award.
