clothing(s) as conversation is an interdisciplinary research initiative founded by Associate Professor Hélène Day Fraser (MAA ’08) and Keith Doyle, Adjunct Research Associate, seeks to broaden contemporary perspectives of the clothing we wear. In June 2014, the pair successfully secured a three-year, $185, 000, Social Sciences Humanities Research Council of Canada grant to pursue the project. Read more →
In May, real estate developer Reliance Properties announced a $7-million donation, which publicly launched Emily Carr University’s capital campaign, THE BIG IDEA. The gift represents the largest financial donation ever given to Emily Carr University and will help build the Libby Leshgold Gallery and the Reliance Lecture Theatre at Emily Carr’s new campus at Great Northern Way. This contribution set a new standard for philanthropy, as it is the largest gift ever given to an arts-only University in Canada. Read more →
As 2014 draws to a close, we would like to take a moment and reflect on the many highlights from the past year. Each day, from now until December 22, we will share stories of outstanding accomplishments from the Emily Carr community. Celebrate with us and share in the spirit of creativity!
In January 2014, Dr. Ron Burnett was made a Member of the Order of Canada for his leadership in arts education, notably as president of Emily Carr University.
With his vision and commitment, the Emily Carr community has achieved significant milestones over nearly two decades, becoming the prestigious, world-recognized center of art and design innovation it is today, noted for: a values-driven culture; interdisciplinary balance between fine art, interactive media and communication design; and a strong focus on research, partnership and innovation. Read more →
For more than 40 years, Michael O’Brian has matched his extraordinary career in investment banking with a distinguished reputation as one of Canada’s leading arts philanthropists.
Throughout his career, including in his current position as President of Nairbo Investments Inc., Michael has shown an intuitive sense for financial management, and his passion for the arts has lead him to share that wisdom with numerous arts and culture organizations throughout the province. Michael’s understanding of the unique economic obstacles faced by non-profit organizations has informed his many volunteer roles in support of these organizations. These include Directorship roles for the Vancouver Art Gallery Foundation, the Thomas Foundation, the National Gallery of Canada Foundation, and along with his wife Inna, Vancouver Opera. He is a past trustee of the Vancouver Art Gallery, and the Museum of Anthropology, and is a past member of the Deans Advisory Board of the Faculty of Arts at the University of British Columbia. An avid advocate for education, Michael is also an advisor to Create Change Foundation, an NGO currently sending over 1000 young girls to school in Ghana. Read more →
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 →
Sasha Krieger has been awarded the inaugural Alumni Residency in The Leeway, Emily Carr’s on-campus, multi-disciplinary resourced studio space.
Last year, Communication Design alumni Alvin Kwan and Vince Lo (’11), along with Ben Wu (SFU), decided to get together, pool their talents and come up with a project that would contribute to their community. The catch ─ they had to come up with something with a zero-dollar budget. Read more →
Glasgow-based Canadian artist and alumna Corin Sworn (’02) has been named the winner of the Max Mara Art Prize for Women, (January 23, 2014).
The prize includes a six-month residency in Italy, followed by two major solo exhibitions at theWhitechapel Gallery in London and Collezione Maramotti near Milan. Read more →
Waiting to fly out for a destination wedding in Las Vegas, 4th year Industrial Design student Scott Forsythe noticed a new email from Emily Carr University’s Career and Co-Op Office.
An alert for the senior Industrial Design students – the prestigious brand IKEA of Sweden had hand-selected Emily Carr University’s Design program for inclusion in a special internship competition. He was intrigued. Read more →
This past spring, Yad Vashem, Israel, held an international poster competition, Keeping the Memory Alive, an initiative to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day – January 27, 2014, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau (1945). Read more →
