Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University

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Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD University)
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.

NSCAD offers Bachelor's degrees in Fine Art and Design, and a BA in Visual Arts. It also offers graduate degrees such as an MFA, 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.

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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.

In 1967, a young artist named Garry Kennedy was appointed President, and he immediately moved to remake 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, Eric Fischl, Lawrence Weiner, Joseph Beuys and Claes Oldenburg and many more artists popular at that time.

In September 2006 alumnus David B. Smith (an arts administrator, educator, and artist) was appointed President of the university, following the resignation of President Paul Greenhalgh.

[edit] NSCAD University Press

Under the direction of Kennedy, The Press of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design was established as a vehicle to publish books by and about leading contemporary artists. The Press was important in establishing the school's international reputation. Between 1972 and 1987, 26 titles by such artists as Michael Snow, Steve Reich, Gerhard Richter and Yvonne Rainer were published. Re-launched in 2002 under President Paul Greenhalgh, The Press has once again become a source for the publishing of primary documents and scholarly works in the fields of contemporary art, craft and design.

[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 NSCAD University
  • 2004 NSCAD expands into its second campus – the Alliance Atlantis Academy Building for film studies
  • 2007 NSCAD Expand into the third campus, the Port Campus, on the Halifax Waterfront at Pier 21

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] Faculties

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Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design
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United States:

• Art Academy of Cincinnati • Art Center College of Design • Art Institute of Boston • CCA • CalArts • CIA • CCSCAD • CCAD • Cooper Union • Corcoran College of Art and Design • Cornish College of the Arts • Cranbrook Academy of Art • KCAI • LCAD • Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts • MECA • MICA • MassArt • MCA • Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design • MCAD • Montserrat College of Art • Moore College of Art and Design • Oregon College of Art and Craft • Otis College of Art and Design • Pacific Northwest College of Art • Parsons • Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts • Pratt Institute • RISD • RSAD • SFAI • School of the Art Institute of Chicago • SMFA • SVA • UArts
International:

• Alberta College of Art and Design • Burren College of Art • Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design • NSCAD University • OCAD • Osaka University of Arts • VCA


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