BCIT announces new Bachelor of Interior Design degree

Aspiring interior designers now have a unique way to acquire the skills and knowledge needed to practice their craft. A long-time provider of interior design education, the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) has added a Bachelor of Interior Design to its well-respected certificate and diploma offerings. The...

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Emily Carr UA+D Announces Master of Design Degree | A First for BC

For the first time in British Columbia, a Master of Design Degree will be offered by Emily Carr University. This new degree will address an important need for advanced design education regionally and will contribute to a strong professional design community provincially. The full-time research-oriented degree, offered...

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Reinventing Emily Carr University of Art + Design

The president of Vancouver’s oldest art school has grand plans to create a 21st-century university campus on False Creek Flats by Charlie Smith on Apr 25, 2013 A large crowd has shown up to view a diverse and impressive array of paintings, objects, clothing, and artifacts, all created by first-year students. At times,...

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Emily Carr presents Ekphrasis – an exhibition composed of new work from the first year Master of Applied Arts (MAA) cohort.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - 9:00am - Saturday, April 6, 2013 - 6:00pm Signalling the midpoint of the MAA program, this exhibition explores the cohesion of diverse practices and conceptual approaches in design, media and visual arts. Concourse Gallery *March 26 - April 4, 2013 Closing Reception | Thursday, April...

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BC ARTS PHILANTHROPIST GIFTS $5M TO EMILY CARR UNIVERSITY TO BENEFIT FUTURE GENERATIONS OF VISUAL ARTISTS

  Largest Individual Gift Received by the University Vancouver, CAN, March 7, 2013 Michael Audain’s $5-million gift to Emily Carr, through the Audain Foundation for the Visual Arts, will create an enhanced visual arts learning environment offering a studio-based education reflective of the diversity and complexity...

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Emily Carr’s S3D Centre Creates First Variable High Frame Rate Live Action Film

Research conducted at our Stereoscopic 3D (S3D) Centre investigates the use of variable frame rates with the production of "L’ ÂME SOEUR (SOULMATES) 3D". The short film incorporates scenes at 24, 48, and 60 fps to demonstrate the creative potential of using variable frame rates within a narrative context. The...

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Emily Carr University of Art + Design has received a rank of 11 by the 2012 Red Dot Design

Emily Carr University of Art + Design has received a rank of 11 by the 2012 Red Dot Design, as one of the most innovative art and design universities in the world. Emily Carr is the only Canadian institution to be named. The Red Dot Design ranking seeks to honour leaders in innovation for their pursuance of design excellence...

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Emily Carr University of Art and Design Alumni are Growing BC and Canada’s Economy

Emily Carr recently conducted an alumni employment survey with Vancouver-based market research and consulting firm Vision Critical. According to findings, 92% of grads are employed, an increase of 6% since a 2006 survey. The survey received a high response rate, — with over 1/3 of invited graduates from 1996-2011...

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Emily Carr University of Art & Design is making History…Online

You can now access a big part of Emily Carr's history online. We were thrilled to receive a grant from the BC History Digitization Program to digitize 83 years of school calendars. By digitizing this collection we're able to broaden access and preserve the physical materials in our archive. This unique collection will...

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Two NVIT staff awarded for inclusion

Two members of the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology staff have been recognized for their efforts to create a “culture of inclusion.” John Chenoweth, dean of instruction, and Faye Ahdemar, college readiness and indigenous academic studies instructor, were both recognized by the British Columbia Association for...

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