Alberta College of Art and Design

Coordinates: 51°03′43″N 114°05′29″W / 51.06205°N 114.09143°W / 51.06205; -114.09143 (Alberta College of Art and Design)

Alberta College of Art + Design
The Alberta College of Art + Design
Type public degree-granting, university [1]
Established 1926
President Dr. Daniel Doz[2]
Academic staff
 145
Administrative staff
 95
Students 1,323[3] as of fall 2012
Undergraduates Bachelor of Design and Bachelor of Fine Arts
Postgraduates Masters of Fine Arts in Craft Media
Location 1407 14th Avenue NW
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
T2N 4R3
Campus Urban
Public transit SAIT/ACAD/Jubilee (C-Train)
Colours

Red     

White     
Affiliations ACCC, CCAA, Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference, Alberta Association of Colleges & Technical Institutes, CBIE, NASAD
Website acad.ca

The Alberta College of Art + Design (ACAD), formerly known as the Alberta College of Art is a publicly funded Canadian degree-granting, art and design university [1] located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ACAD's beginnings date back to the founding of the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art (PITA) in 1916. Beginning with evening and Saturday classes, day classes were offered starting in 1926 with Lars Haukaness appointed as the first Head of the Art Department.[4] In 1960, PITA was renamed the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) and the Art Department was renamed the Alberta College of Art (ACA).

In 1973, after eight years of planning and construction, the Alberta College of Art moved into a brand new purpose-built building, designed by architectural firm Cohos, Delesalle and Evamy, on the edge of Calgary's North Hill, next to the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium.[5][6]

The Alberta College of Art gained autonomy from SAIT in 1985, and in 1995 amended its name to become the Alberta College of Art and Design.[7]

ACAD's degree programs are housed within four administrative schools:

  • The School of Craft + Emerging Media (ceramics, fibre, glass, jewellery + metals and media arts)
  • The School of Visual Arts (drawing, painting, print media, photography and sculpture)
  • The School of Communication Design
  • The School of Critical + Creative Studies (non-studio academic courses)[8]

Academic status

As a college, the institution has the authority to grant certificates and diplomas. In 1995 the Alberta Government authorized granting the degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts[7] and in 2000 gave authority to grant the Bachelor of Design degree.[7] The Master of Fine Arts in Craft Media was launched in 2015 with the inaugural class receiving their degrees in May 2017.

As of March 2018, ACAD was named a university by the Minister of Advanced Education. It will be renamed but there is no announcement yet as to what the new name will be.[9] ACAD is the only institution in the province to offer and confer university-level undergraduate and now, graduate degree programs in art, craft and design.[9]

Library and galleries

ACAD's Luke Lindoe Library is named after ACAD alumnus, instructor and founder of the Ceramics Department Luke Lindoe and maintains a collection of over 25,000 art and design related titles.[10] The college is also home to two professional galleries, the Illingworth Kerr Gallery (IKG) and the Marion Nicoll Gallery (MNG) and nine student-run gallery and pop-up spaces.[11]

The Alberta College or Art Gallery was renamed after artist and teacher Illingworth Kerr, when ACA moved into its new home (current location) in 1973, expanding into a 9,500 square-foot facility.[12]

The MNG, named after artist and teacher Marion Nicoll, is based on a not-for-profit model and run by the ACAD Student Association (ACADSA).[13] MNG manages three locations (in ACAD's Main Mall, the ACAD/Jubilee LRT station hallway and in downtown Calgary's Arts Commons +15 walkway), and focuses on exhibiting student work.[11] ACADSA also manages nine student exhibition spaces on campus.[14]

Lodgepole Center

Given its name by ACAD's Elder Council to reflect the supportive nature of the lodgepole, traditionally placed at the center of the tipi to carry the weight of the covering, ACAD's indigenous resource center, the Lodgepole Center, officially opened on campus in September 2016.[15] An all-inclusive space, the Lodgepole Center facilitates Elder advising and support, traditional ceremonies, and workshops, and is a quiet study, smudge and gathering space.[15]

Notable alumni

Notable professors

current

Emeritus

  • Ashleigh Bartlett

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "ACAD University Status". Retrieved 2018-03-11.
  2. ↑ President, Dr. Daniel Doz Archived 2013-07-08 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ "ACAD Annual Report 2011-2012" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-02-16.
  4. ↑ Greenfield, Val (1985). "Introduction" in A Measure of Success: Graduates of the Alberta College of Art 1963-1984. Calgary: Art College of Art Gallery. p. 6.
  5. ↑ Laviolette, Mary-Beth (2006). An Alberta Art Chronicle: adventures in recent and contemporary art. Canmore: Altitude Publishing. p. 275. ISBN 9781551539409.
  6. ↑ Laviolette, Mary-Beth (2001). 75 Years of Art: Alberta College of Art + Design 1926-2001. Calgary: Alberta College of Art + Design. p. 32. ISBN 1895086094.
  7. 1 2 3 ACAD History Archived 2015-06-13 at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ↑ "ACAD's Four Schools".
  9. 1 2 https://www.acad.ca/news/alberta-college-art-design-now-university
  10. ↑ Laviolette, Mary-Beth (2006). Alberta Art Chronicle: adventures in recent and contemporary art. Canmore: Altitude Publishing. p. 55. ISBN 9781551539409.
  11. 1 2 "Galleries on campus | Alberta College of Art and Design". acad.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-06.
  12. ↑ Laviolette, Mary-Beth (2006). Alberta Art Chronicle: adventures in recent and contemporary art. Canmore: Altitude Publishing. p. 275. ISBN 9781551539409.
  13. ↑ "Marion Nicoll Gallery".
  14. ↑ "Student-Run Galleries".
  15. 1 2 "Lodgepole Center".
  16. ↑ "ACAD Faculty". acad.ca. Alberta College of Art and Design. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
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