Emily Carr University of Art and Design

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Emily Carr University of Art + Design
ECUAD COA.jpg
Motto"Eye, Mind, and Hand"
TypeArt and design
EstablishedOctober 1, 1925
Academic affiliations
 AICAD, Universities Canada, CBIE
Endowment $6.18 million (2022) [1]
Chancellor Carleen Thomas
President Trish Kelly (Interim)
Provost Diyan Achjadi (Interim)
Academic staff
120
Administrative staff
190
Students2,092 (2022) [2]
Undergraduates 2,000 (2022) [2]
Postgraduates 92 (2022) [2]
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia
,
Canada

49°16′3.846″N123°5′38.8644″W / 49.26773500°N 123.094129000°W / 49.26773500; -123.094129000
Campus Urban
Colours    Black & white
Website www.ecuad.ca
ECU-Logo RGB.png

Emily Carr University of Art + Design (abbreviated as ECU) is a public art and design university located on Great Northern Way, in the False Creek Flats neighbourhood [3] of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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Merging studio practice, research and critical theory in an interdisciplinary and collaborative environment, ECU encourages experimentation at the intersections of art, design, media and technology. According to the QS World University Rankings, ECU has ranked as the top university in Canada for art and design since 2019, and is currently ranked 24th in the world. [4]

The university is a co-educational institution that operates four academic faculties: the Faculty of Culture + Community, the Ian Gillespie Faculty of Design + Dynamic Media, the Audain Faculty of Art, and the Jake Kerr Faculty of Graduate Studies. ECU also offers non-degree education via its Continuing Studies programs, Certificate programs and Teen Programs.

ECU is also home to the Libby Leshgold Gallery -- a public art gallery dedicated to the presentation of contemporary art by practitioners ranging from emerging and marginalized artists to internationally celebrated makers. The Libby Leshgold Gallery serves a broad and varied community that includes the students, faculty and staff of the university, the arts community, the public of Greater Vancouver and visitors from around the world.

The institution is named for Canadian artist and writer Emily Carr, who was known for her Modernist and Post-Impressionist artworks.

History

Emily Carr is one of the oldest post-secondary institutions in British Columbia and the only one dedicated to professional education in the arts, media, and design.

Formally established as the Vancouver School of Decorative and Applied Arts in 1925, the school was renamed the Vancouver School of Art in 1933.

In 1978, ECU was designated a provincial institute and renamed the Emily Carr College of Art and Design in before moving to Granville Island in 1980. In 1995, it opened a second building on its Granville Island campus, at which time it was renamed the Emily Carr Institute of Art + Design. Around the same year, ECU was granted authority to offer its own undergraduate degrees (BFA and BDes) and honorary degrees (honorary Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.), Doctor of Laws (D.Laws), and Doctor of Technology (D.Technology).

The first graduate program was added in 2003 (MFA) and would later expand to include the Master of Applied Arts (MAA) in 2006, the Master of Digital Media (MDM) in 2007, and the Master of Design in 2013 (MDes). The MDM program was launched through the Centre for Digital Media, a campus consortium of four post-secondary institutions in British Columbia.

In 2017, ECU moved from its longtime home on Granville Island to a permanent, purpose-built campus on Great Northern Way. The new campus sits on a former industrial site within the False Creek Flats neighbourhood in East Vancouver. [5] Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design's arms, supporters, flag, and badge were registered with the Canadian Heraldic Authority on April 20, 2007. [6] On April 28, 2008, the Provincial Government announced that it would amend the University Act at the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia and recognize Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design as a full university, which would be named Emily Carr University of Art + Design. [7] The university began its operation under its current name on September 1, 2008. [8]

Campus

Cafeteria at Emily Carr University. Interior view of Emily Carr University campus cafeteria, facing the mountains to the north.png
Cafeteria at Emily Carr University.

The university's campus is located within a four-storey 26,600 square metres (286,320 sq ft) building in the False Creek Flats neighbourhood of Vancouver. [9] Designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects and completed by EllisDon in 2017, the building houses student commons spaces, galleries, exhibition spaces, studios and three lecture theatres. [10] The exterior facade of the building has white metal panels and glass reminiscent of a blank canvas, as well as back-painted glass spandrel panels to evoke a sequence of colours and transitions. [10] The building's colour palette was selected by faculty members in honour of Canadian painter Emily Carr. In addition, several Indigenous design elements were incorporated into the design of the building. [10]

The building forms a part of the larger Great Northern Way Campus, a 7.5 hectares (18.5 acres) multi-use property that is shared with four other post-secondary institutions through the Great Northern Way Trust. Emily Carr University, along with the British Columbia Institute of Technology, Simon Fraser University, and the University of British Columbia, are all equal shareholders in the trust. The Great Northern Way Campus also houses facilities used by the other three post-secondary institutions. [11]

Academics

Emily Carr specializes in art and design education, offering academic programs and continuing education courses in sustainable design, photography, new media art, visual arts, game development, interactive media, animation, industrial design, product design, ceramics, sculpture, communication design, and illustration.

Degree programs include:

Research

In November 2009, Emily Carr University teamed up with Lucasfilm spinoff, Kerner Optical, to announce the establishment of a stereoscopic 3-D research studio. [12] In 2014, Canada Research Chairs Garnet Hertz and Amber Frid-Jimenez joined Emily Carr, making it the first art and design institution in the country with Canada Research Chairs. [13] In 2015, historian and curator Richard Hill joined the university as the third Canada Research Chair, specializing in Indigenous Studies. [14] [15]

Arms

Coat of arms of Emily Carr University of Art and Design
Notes
Granted 20 April 2007
Crest
Issuant from flames a Coast Salish spindle whorl charged with a raven all Argent embellished Azure.
Escutcheon
Azure six piles reversed throughout Argent three in bend meeting in point three in bend sinister meeting in point all counterchanged.
Supporters
Two crows Azure standing on a rock Argent above barry wavy Argent and Azure.
Motto
Eye Mind And Hand [16]

Notable people

Alumni

Faculty and emeriti

See also

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