Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University
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| Motto | Head, Heart, and Hand |
|---|---|
| Established | 1887 |
| Type | Public |
| President | David B. Smith |
| Faculty | 85 (regular staff) |
| Students | 1025 |
| Location | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colours | Teal and Purple |
| Website | http://www.nscad.ns.ca/ |
The Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD University) is a post-secondary art school located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It offers Bachelor's degrees in Fine Art and Design, and a BA in Visual Arts. It also offers MFA degrees, an MA in Art Education, and an MDes including both a "Domestic" and "International" stream.
During the 1970s NSCAD was hailed as a cutting edge art school, which emphasized artistic innovation, and political art. Currently the university is forging relationships with galleries, museums and other cultural institutions in Canada and around the world, to foster new career prospects for NSCAD graduates. NSCAD's alumni are among Canada’s most highly-regarded artists, gallery directors, curators and art educators.
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[edit] History
NSCAD was founded in 1887 by Anna Leonowens of "Anna and the King of Siam" fame. It was originally called the Victoria School of Art and Design to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.
One the notable artists to be associated with the school in its early years was Arthur Lismer, who was a member of the Group of Seven and spent several years as the school president.
Garry Kennedy was appointed President in 1967, and he remade the College from a sleepy provincial art school into an international hotbed of artistic activity. He invited many "art stars" to come to NSCAD as visiting artists, particularly those involved in conceptual art. Some the notables who made significant contributions during this period were Vito Acconci, Sol Lewitt, Dan Graham, Lawrence Weiner, Joseph Beuys and Claes Oldenburg and many more artists popular at that time. In September 2006 alumnus David B. Smith (an accomplished arts administrator, educator, and artist) was appointed President of the university.
[edit] Timeline
NSCAD has existed under various names and locations.
- 1887 the Victoria School of Art and Design opens in the Union Building
- 1890 the school moves to Halifax Academy
- 1903 the school moves to the old National School
- 1925 the school is renamed the Nova Scotia College of Art
- 1957 the school moves to a four storey church hall on Coburg Road
- 1969 the school is renamed the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design
- 1978 NSCAD moves to its current location in the Historic Properties buildings on Granville Street
- 2002 the school is renamed the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University
- 2004 NSCAD expands into its second campus – the Alliance Atlantis Academy Building for film studies
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| Acadia | AST | Dalhousie | King's | Mount Saint Vincent | NSAC | NSCAD | Saint Francis Xavier | Saint Mary's | Cape Breton | Saint Anne | |||
