Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design

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Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design
Symonds Street, Auckland

New Zealand
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Other nameTe Whare Takiura o Wikiriwhi
Established1983
Faculty70
Enrollment850
Website https://www.whitecliffe.ac.nz/

Whitecliffe College is a private training establishment in New Zealand. [1]

Whitecliffe College was established as a fine arts, design and fashion school in Auckland by artist Greg Whitecliffe and Michele Whitecliffe in 1983. [2] [3]

New Zealand educator Feroz Ali acquired Whitecliffe, NZ Fashion Tech, New Zealand School of Art & Fashion, and Computer Power Plus in 2018, and merged these institutions in 2019. [4]

Whitecliffe College currently offers programmes across Fine Arts, Design Innovation, Fashion + Sustainability, Jewellery, Information Technology and Creative Arts Therapies. [5]

Whitecliffe College has six campuses across New Zealand, including four in Auckland. The main campus is located on Symonds Street, the education hub of Auckland City. The other Auckland campuses are in Manukau City, Epsom and New Lynn. There are also campuses in Christchurch and Wellington.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Obituary: Greg Whitecliffe". 2 March 2001. ISSN   1170-0777 . Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  3. ↑ Friday; March 2018, 9; Education, 10:52 am Press Release: Asia Pacific. "Education Entrepreneur Expands Portfolio | Scoop News". www.scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 15 January 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ "Whitecliffe Art School sold to Fiji-born entrepreneur". NZ Herald. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Home". Whitecliffe. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  6. ↑ Schamroth, Helen (1998). 100 New Zealand Craft Artists . Auckland: Godwit Press. p. 11. ISBN   1869620364.
  7. ↑ "Trish Peng". Trish Peng. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  8. ↑ Hambleton, Merrell (29 August 2017). "Person to Know: A Nonconformist New Zealand Designer". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  9. ↑ "Olivia Cashmore". Olivia Cashmore. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  10. ↑ Bennett, Lucinda (2020). "Hiria Anderson". Art Collector; No. 91, pp. 61–63
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