MASTER of APPLIED ARTS
clockwise from top left: Kristina Fiedrich, The Bride (a veiled conversation) and Heap, 2012, from The Fashionable Prosthetic: investigating the visibility and new fashion of prosthetic research funded by a Canadian Institutes of Health Research grant; Liz Knox (SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship Program recipient), Benjamin, 2012, from The Philosophers series; Sean Arden (MITACS award winner), Whizard Motion, through GRAND network support; cover: Morgan Rauscher, Ciugen, Creative electronics and robotics, 2009
faculty: Tom Becher, Fiona Bowie, Peg Campbell, Cameron Cartiere, Judy Davis, Patricia Kelly, Kyla Mallett, Louise St. Pierre, Rita Wong
residency program
a climate for creativity Students can choose from one of the following three streams: Visual Arts Media Arts Design research + teaching opportunities Many graduate students are employed as Research Assistants and work for a Faculty member or as part of a team on a larger research initiative. The MAA is grounded in the principles of a sustainable society: environmental responsibility, social justice, and community engagement.
Emily Carr University of Art + Design’s Master of Applied Arts (MAA), a 22-month residency program located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, provides a climate for creativity that prepares students in Visual Art, Media Arts and Design to become professional creators who take risks, think unconventionally, foster change and contribute to the global cultural economy. interdisciplinary + intimate
The MAA program adopts an interdisciplinary framework to support emergent forms of cultural production. Courses in research, critical theory and studio practice integrate methodologies that span diverse art forms and learning models. The program gives students the flexibility to explore, challenge and expand their creative knowledge in rigorous exchange with core faculty who are leading artists and scholars in their fields. Masters cohorts are chosen with careful attention to the combination of attributes that each individual brings, resulting in a balanced and dynamic discourse among peers. Seminars offer a constructive environment for discourse and critique, while a series of lectures and studio visits from renowned artists informs and supplements student practice. Students will benefit from Emily Carr’s Research and Industry Office and Intersections Digital Studios, which are hubs for expanding research innovation that build industry alliances and customize internships. Centres of research include: health design, stereoscopic 3D, social and interactive media, and a range of Visual Arts practices, including public art and community engagement.
The MAA program was artistically and personally challenging. It allowed a space for my multiple avenues of interest to merge in a cohesive, yet ever-evolving practice, as artist, educator, researcher and writer. — Kristina Fiedrich, MAA
residency program
application requirements The Master of Applied Arts is primarily designed for individuals working in the Art, Design, Media and New Media fields as well as recent graduates of universities and art and design schools that have art, media and design undergraduate programs. All applicants must hold a recognized four-year BFA, BMA or BDes (or directly related degree) with a minimum overall grade point average of 3.0 (B) or higher from an accredited University or Institute. Candidates are evaluated by the following criteria: Portfolio of work Official transcripts of post-secondary education Professional letters of recommendation (3) Statement of intent Curriculum vitae or résumé outlining related exhibitions, publications and/or professional experience. Tuition is competitive and the same for both International and Domestic students. For full admission details please visit www.ecuad.ca/admissions/graduate 1399 JOHNSTON STREET, VANCOUVER BC, CANADA masters@ecuad.ca 604 844 3833