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November 22, 2014
22 Nov 2014

FIRST CANADA RESEARCH CHAIRS APPOINTED AT EMILY CARR UNIVERSITY OF ART + DESIGN

Vancouver, CAN, November 17, 2014  | Emily Carr University of Art + Design is honoured to announce the appointment of Associate Professors Amber Frid-Jimenez and Dr. Garnet Hertz to Canada Research Chairs recently published by the Government of Canada. This historic milestone marks the first Canada Research Chair appointments for Emily Carr University of Art + Design recognizing the institution’s capacity, faculty and contributions-to-date in the fields of art, media and design research. Read more →

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November 3, 2014
03 Nov 2014

Global Students | Emily Carr Recruitment

To bring you this article, Emily Carr Communications reached out to Ehren Seeland, Coordinator of Student Recruitment.

Ehren answers questions and shares striking pictures of her travels around the world, as she meets with international students who are interested in studying at Emily Carr University.

Researching Mexican delicacies in Mexico CityECC: What is your most memorable international recruiting experience?

Ehren: The best moments revolve around connecting face-to-face with prospective students, counselors, parents, Emily Carr alumni, embassy staff and recruiters across the globe. With relationship building, in-person meetings are crucial and I have been both inspired and humbled with how generously people have welcomed us into their respective pockets of the world. Also, that time I ate spicy grasshoppers in Mexico City – tastier than expected. Read more →

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November 3, 2014
03 Nov 2014

Project Update

Emily Carr University of Art + Design would like to announce, with the Ministry of Advanced Education and Partnerships BC, that the Applied Arts Team is the preferred proponent for the new campus project at Great Northern Way.

This proponent group will now enter into negotiations with Emily Carr.  This milestone marks the next step in the final stages before groundbreaking and will lead to a final announcement in February 2015 when the financial negotiations will be completed.

In 2017, Vancouver will be known for more than rain, and the great outdoors.  Emily Carr University of Art + Design will become the heart and hub of a new cultural epicenter.

The preferred proponent, The Applied Arts Team, will now enter into final negotiations with the selection committee and Emily Carr University of Art + Design to establish the final terms so construction can begin in Spring of 2015.

The Applied Arts Team includes:

Our new campus will allow us to be innovative and agile creators and connectors between east and west, art and industry, research and entrepreneurship – growing the creative culture, community and economy. The selection of our preferred proponent allows Emily Carr University of Art + Design to move forward in developing our Big Ideas on how we reshape, reinvent and reinvigorate the Great Northern Way district to become a new cultural hub for the city of Vancouver.

Read the official media release.

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October 31, 2014
31 Oct 2014

Professor Landon Mackenzie and Emily Carr at VAG

Professor Landon Mackenzie, Emily Carr University

Professor Landon Mackenzie, Emily Carr University
Posted: Fri, 2014-10-31 08:43

Professor Landon Mackenzie has had a long relationship with Emily Carr University – she began teaching visual arts at the institution in 1986, and has seen it grow through several official designations. But it could be argued that Mackenzie has had an even longer relationship with Emily Carr (1871 – 1945), the woman, painter, writer and overlooked pioneer of modernism. Although born in very different historical periods, they each faced cultural influences that shaped their work and, at times, forced them to work outside of conventional practices to interpret the environment in which they lived and created. Read more →

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October 31, 2014
31 Oct 2014

David Zink YI Joins Us as Audain Distinguished Artist in Residence

David Zink Yi, 2014/15 Audain Distinguished Artist in Residence, Emily Carr University

David Zink Yi, 2014/15 Audain Distinguished Artist in Residence, Emily Carr University
Posted: Fri, 2014-10-31 10:50

Emily Carr University is pleased to welcome David Zink Yi, who will join us in early 2015 as the Audain Distinguished Artist-in-Residence. The Audain Distinguished Artist-in-Residence Program, funded by Michael Audain and the Audain Foundation for the Visual Arts, enables the University to bring the world’s leading contemporary artists to live and work in Vancouver for a one to three month period. Guest artists and visiting lecturers are an integral part of the Emily Carr community – artists complement students’ education, work with existing faculty and bringing new opportunities for collaboration and engagement. Read more →

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October 30, 2014
30 Oct 2014

International Film | S3D Centre Remembers WWI

Soldiers' Stories | by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Jonathan Kitzen.

Soldiers’ Stories | by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Jonathan Kitzen.
Posted: Thu, 2014-10-30 20:01

Soldiers’ Stories is being recognized simultaneously as the world’s oldest 3-D film and one of its newest! We are proud of the fact that Oscar-winning producer Nicholas Reed and producer/director Jonathan Kitzen brought their powerful story to the modern screen with expertise from Emily Carr’s own S3D Centre. Read more →

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May 27, 2014
27 May 2014

Emily Carr University announces $400,000 donation from the RBC Emerging Artists Project

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Emily Carr University announces $400,000 donation from the RBC Emerging Artists Project

Vancouver, BC May 27, 2014 | Emily Carr University gratefully announces a milestone donation of $400,000 from the RBC Emerging Artists Project. This gift brings RBC’s total contribution to Emily Carr University’s THE BIG IDEA capital campaign to $500,000. This is the largest investment that a financial institution has ever made in support of the University.

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May 16, 2014
16 May 2014

An Unforgettable Night @ Emily Carr: Gala, Marquee and The Show!

RedCarpet1On Friday, May 2nd, Emily Carr University hosted Vancouver’s most notable philanthropists and creative economy leaders for a spectacular evening celebrating creativity, our greatest natural resource! Our University’s purpose is to transform creativity in art, design and media into an infinite spectrum of possibilities for our culture as well as for our economy. With such an ambitious mandate, the University has numerous contributors to recognize and thank for their ongoing support. To do just that, on May 2nd, we hosted three distinct yet simultaneous cultural events which mingled festivities for: the launch of THE BIG IDEA Capital Campaign for our new campus; the announcement of a milestone gift which kicked off the Campaign; and Emily Carr’s famous annual graduation show Preview Night for The Show at Emily Carr (if you missed it, the online catalogue is a great way to take a virtual tour of many pieces.)

And, the Red Carpet Photos below aren’t to be missed – especially if you’re in them!

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May 10, 2014
10 May 2014

Creativity is defining a new landscape for the 21st century

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Emily Carr’s Great Northern Way Campus will be at the centre of a new social, cultural, educational, entertainment and economic engine for British Columbia.”

 

- Dr. Ron Burnett, CM, RCA
President + Vice-Chancellor

 

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May 9, 2014
09 May 2014

Thank you Reliance Properties

On May 2nd, 2014, Reliance Properties announced a transformational gift of 7 million dollars in support of The Big Idea Capital Campaign. This remarkable gift is the largest of its kind to Emily Carr University of Art + Design, and marks an auspicious beginning to the university’s campaign in support of a new campus at Great Northern Way.

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