Towne, artist who has been awarded Creative Capital and Oregon Community Foundation Creative Heights grants. Kristan Kennedy, award-winning artist and Artistic Director and Curator of Visual Art at the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA) who also oversees the Precipice Fund, a grant for artist-run organizations and collaborative projects in Portland, Oregon, as part of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts’ Regional Regranting Program. Erin Boberg Doughton, Artistic Director and Curator of Performance for PICA Portland Institute for Contemporary Art. Martin French, award-winning illustrator who recently received the 2019 Patrick Nagel Award for Excellence from the Society of Illustrators. Jay Ponteri, Program Director of the Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing, whose memoir, Wedlocked, took the Sarah Winnemucca Award for Creative Nonfiction at the 2014 Oregon Book Awards. Aeron Bergman, Chair of the Low-Residency MFA in Visual Studies, and Alejandra Salinas who as artist duo Bergman and Salinas have been included in the 4th Athens Biennale and Bergen Assembly Triennial, among many others. Global Studios Global Studios offers off-campus educational opportunities within the United States and abroad. It includes short-term international instructor-led programs, international summer programs, and international internships in Tokyo, Dakar, and Pont-Aven, France. The semester-long programs include International Semester Exchange, Service Learning, AICAD Mobility Program, and New York Studio Program. International Semester Exchanges take place in France and Australia. References External links Official website 1909 establishments in Oregon Art schools in Oregon Educational institutions established in 1909 LGBT and education Pearl District, Portland, Oregon Universities and colleges accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities Universities and colleges in Portland, Oregon Private universities and colleges in Oregon