Academic Metals Directory · program
Status
Closed
What happened
The institution archived as "Oregon School of Arts & Crafts" (the name used 1978–1996) was renamed "Oregon College of Art and Craft" (OCAC) in 1996. OCAC began granting the BFA in 1994 and added an MFA in Craft by fall 2013. Facing severe financial difficulty, OCAC explored mergers in late 2018 / early 2019 with Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) and then Portland State University; both fell through. The board voted to close, and OCAC held its final commencement on May 19, 2019, ending 112 years of operation. The renowned metalsmithing program — notably the only US program still requiring a functional hollowware teapot — closed along with the school. Christine Clark, who led the Metals department, had relinquished the chair role by 2018–2019 and continued teaching part-time through the closure.
From the original Tyler “Academic Metals Directory” (≈2014), brought current in 2026.
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