Emily Carr University of Art and Design
in Vancouver, CanadaCategory: Attraction
3 views 
0 shares 
0 comments
set bookmark!
Created/changed by:
System
Address details
520 E 1st Ave, Vancouver, BC V5T 0H2, Canada Print route »
Phone & WWW
Business hours
Info
Emily Carr University of Art and Design (formerly the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design), known as ECUAD, is a public post-secondary art school and university located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Established in 1925 as the Vancouver School of Decorative and Applied Arts, as the first degree-granting institution in British Columbia created specifically for students of both the visual and performing arts. It was named after the Canadian artist Emily Carr in 1978. It offers Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Design, Bachelor of Media Arts, Master of Fine Arts, Master of Arts, Master of Design, and the jointly-offered Master of Digital Media, degrees among five faculties: Faculty of Culture and Community, Ian Gillespie Faculty of Design + Dynamic Media, Jake Kerr Faculty of Graduate Studies, Audain Faculty of Art, and Center for Design Innovation + Entrepreneurship.Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design's arms, supporters, flag, and badge were registered with the Canadian Heraldic Authority on April 20, 2007. On April 28th, 2008, the Provincial Government announced that it would amend the University Act at the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia and recognize Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design as a full university, which would be named Emily Carr University of Art and Design. The university began its operation under the new name on September 1, 2008.
