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Emily Carr President + Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Ron Burnett tags the graffiti wall at the groundbreaking for the University’s new campus, set to open its doors in the fall of 2017. ecuad.ca/about/news/324693
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Emily Carr has always been different. We are a community of creative and dedicated people who are passionate about the arts in all its many forms. We organize, amplify and transform creativity into an infinite spectrum of possibilities. We take great pride in our reputation as a leader in art, design and media, and in the academic and professional success of our alumni, and their significant and lasting contributions locally and internationally. This year, as we celebrate our 90th anniversary, we look ahead to a brilliant future. Learning, and learning in the arts, especially making and creating and thinking and producing, is fundamental to the future of culture and society. We are planning our new campus at Great Northern Way and creating a space designed to be open and transparent to the community of which it’s a part – a university that stands for 21st century learning. We invite you to be part of a new generation of thinkers and makers and innovators. Join us.
Dr. Ron Burnett C.M., O.B.C., RCA President and Vice-Chancellor Emily Carr University of Art + Design
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Creativity is our Greatest Natural Resource As an Emily Carr graduate you’ll join our University’s dynamic alumni community. You’ll be empowered to shape culture, community and the economy. STRONG EMPLOYMENT Emily Carr grads are well employed and highly entrepreneurial.*
92%
of alumni are currently employed
29%
of alumni are self-employed
DYNAMIC EMPLOYERS INCLUDE: NATIONAL FILM BOARD MICROSOFT
IKEA
HOOTSUITE
APPLE
LULULEMON
THE RENNIE COLLECTION
FACEBOOK ADIDAS
SONY
INSPIRING JOB TITLES INCLUDE: ARTIST + ART THERAPIST VIDEOGRAPHER
PRODUCTION DESIGNER
BRAND STRATEGIST ART DIRECTOR
CURATOR
VFX COORDINATOR UI ENGINEER
CREATIVE DIRECTOR UNIVERSITY INSTRUCTOR
DIRECTOR OF MEDIA ILLUSTRATOR
GRAPHIC DESIGNER INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER
ANIMATOR 3D ARTIST
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*The majority of participants graduated less than five years ago.
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Graduate studies Emily Carr’s graduate degree programs offer you an opportunity to expand your practice and understanding of art, media + design in contemporary and future contexts. Drawing upon your previous knowledge and experience, our approach to critical making actively integrates praxis with research, and theoretical and experimental frameworks. Our internationally recognized and award-winning faculty will lead you to explore, challenge and expand your work in a studio rich environment. You will engage in independent and collaborative advanced-level research, studio practice, prototyping, co-creation methods, and critical studies. While our programs centre on studio practice, you will develop a rigorous critical framework in order to synthesize research and theory enabling you to recognize and develop new ideas to express and manifest. You will benefit from Emily Carr’s focused Research and Industry Office and the Intersections Digital Studios, hubs for strategic research innovation that build industry alliances and offer customized internships.
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MASTER OF APPLIED ARTS – VISUAL OR MEDIA ART Available as a 2-year full-time program, or a 3 year low-residency format The Master of Applied Arts (MAA) at Emily Carr is a program for professional creators who take risks, think unconventionally, foster change and contribute to the global cultural economy. Courses in studio practice, research and critical theory integrate methodologies that span diverse art forms and learning models. We invite visual and media artists to explore, challenge and expand their creative knowledge in exchange with core faculty who are leading artists and scholars in their fields. Program Delivery The MAA program is available as a two-year, full-time program on our campus in Vancouver, or may be completed in a flexible low-residency 28-month format. The low-residency model is structured around three consecutive intensive summer residency periods in Vancouver, with innovative and interactive online study periods between residencies that build and expand the experiences of each summer.
MASTER OF DESIGN – RETHINK, RENEW, REDESIGN Emily Carr’s Master of Design (MDes) is a two-year, full-time, research-oriented, interdisciplinary degree for creative professionals at the forefront of design. As an MDes student you will have the opportunity to situate your own research within a range of established and emerging design fields including: • Health Design • Communication Design • Industrial Design • Service Systems Design
• Recreation Design • Product + Soft Product Design • Sustainable Design • Interaction Design
As a graduate, you will be poised to lead and inspire new design practice as an innovative and transformative professional. Program Delivery The MDes program is available as a two-year, full-time program on our campus in Vancouver.
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MASTER OF DIGITAL MEDIA (CENTRE FOR DIGITAL MEDIA) at the Great Northern Way Campus Together with our partners, SFU, UBC and BCIT, we also offer a Master of Digital Media degree at the Centre for Digital media on our Great Northern Way campus. π ecuad.ca/admissions/graduate
Left: The Centre for Digital Media is next door to the site for the new Emily Carr campus at Great Northern Way. Bottom: The north building of the Emily Carr campus at Granville Island.
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I was interested in the type of ‘research through process’ that was happening in the MDes program at Emily Carr, specifically between legacy materials and digital manufacturing. I came from a traditional glassblowing practice that was using a very limited set of techniques and methods. I brought that practice into the Material Matters Lab and started to use digital ways of making to explore new expressive potential.
AARON OUSSOREN 1ST YEAR, MDES
Top: Aaron Oussoren experiments with innovative technologies in collaboration with a local glass blowing studio. Bottom: 3D Printing Facilities at Emily Carr; Through his research, Aaron is developing a new intersection between the world of computerized 3D design and traditional practice.
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Studios + Resources Learning at Emily Carr takes place inside and beyond the classroom. Hands-on studio time and applied research is an everyday part of the experience here. STUDIO SPACE + EQUIPMENT All students have shared or dedicated workshop space with late-night and weekend hours, allowing for collaboration and access to equipment no matter when inspiration strikes. Need special equipment to make exceptional work? From the Calumet 4x5 large format camera to the Sony EX1R HD camcorder, a large selection is available on loan. π ecuad.ca/resources/techservices
ON-CAMPUS RESOURCES
• motion capture + visualization lab • 3D prototyping + scanning • metal shop • industrial embroidery + sewing • ceramics kilns • printmaking + book media facilities • sound mixing studios
• wearables + interactive lab • wood shops • CNC router + laser cutter • bronze + aluminum foundry • digital + analog workshops • photography + film studios • digital + cell animation studios
ABORIGINAL STUDENT RESOURCES Emily Carr’s Aboriginal Programs Office fosters learning experiences and supports for all students, faculty and staff. Our interdisciplinary Aboriginal curriculum encompasses both the traditional and contemporary artistic expressions of Aboriginal peoples, and is a valuable resource for students to access traditional materials and supplies. Courses include studio practice, art history, critical theory and industrial application. We engage our local community by providing free intergenerational urban access and teen outreach programs, and continue to expand our role in bridging Aboriginal art, culture and education in rural areas across BC. π aboriginal.ecuad.ca
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Coming to Emily Carr was an important step in my practice. I have worked collaboratively with various artists in Vancouver but I really wanted to spend time working on my own projects and to learn to articulate what I am doing in my practice in a succinct way. It has been wonderful to be in a small cohort and be exposed to new and challenging ways of making.
PROPHECY SUN MAA, 2015
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Top: MAA Candidate, prOphecy sun installs her graduation piece, Condensation and Other Moments for The Show, Emily Carr’s annual graduation Exhibition. Bottom: Still image from Condensation and Other Moments, 2015; prOphecy strives to advance her artistic practice through interactive research that examines the relationship between dream states, embodied cognition, movement, objects, and the body.
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Awards, research + teaching Emily Carr supports graduate students with awards, research assistantships and teaching fellowship opportunities. SCHOLARSHIPS + AWARDS We strive to attract the best-qualified applicants and to recognize, with entrance scholarships, those presenting high academic achievement and artistic potential. A limited number of graduate entrance scholarships are offered as you begin your studies at the University. You do not need to apply directly for these scholarships the University will select students based on their academic achievements and through the portfolio assessment process. The University also awards scholarships and bursaries as you continue your program, designed to recognize ongoing scholarly development and excellence, as well as financial need.
RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIPS + TEACHING FELLOWSHIPS Professional development is an important component of graduate studies at Emily Carr. Research Assistantships and Teaching Fellowships provide valuable professional experience to complement your studies. Research Assistants may work as part of a team on a larger research initiative. If you are interested in teaching, we want to help you develop a meaningful teaching practice through mentorship, access to teaching and learning resources such as workshops, as well as working directly with faculty to assist in course delivery. π More info: ecuad.ca/programs/gradstudies/graduateresearch
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How to AppLy CHECK YOUR ELIGIBILITY Review Emily Carr’s academic requirements to ensure you have the qualifications you need to be considered for admission. If your first language is not English, you will also need to meet the English language proficiency requirements. π Graduate info: ecuad.ca/admissions/graduate π English requirements: ecuad.ca/admissions/english
SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION ONLINE Universities and colleges in British Columbia share an online application service called ApplyBC. For admission to the fall 2016 semester, you can submit your application starting September 15, 2015. π Apply at: applybc.ca
SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION PACKAGE (DOSSIER) All application packages should be sent by a traceable professional courier service. Your application package must be received by the admissions office by January 15, 2016. Your application package must contain: • Resume/CV • Statement of Intent • University Transcripts • 3 Letters of Reference • English Language Proficiency results (if applicable) π Application info: ecuad.ca/admissions/graduate/apply
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SUBMIT YOUR PORTFOLIO ONLINE Master of Design Your portfolio should reflect your understanding of design in its contemporary and future contexts and demonstrate how you plan to situate your own research within a range of established and emerging design fields. Master of Applied Arts and Low Residency Master of Applied Arts Your portfolio should reflect your understanding of the interdisciplinary emergent forms of cultural production and demonstrate how you plan to situate your research to foster change and contribute to the global cultural community. Applicants are required to submit 18–20 examples of their work. Upload and submit your art portfolio and statement of intent online through the University’s SlideRoom portal. All prospective students must submit a portfolio by February 1, 2016. π Graduate portfolio requirements: ecuad.ca/admissions/graduate/portfolio If you have any questions please contact us at masters@ecuad.ca
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International Students
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3 lower images: Fraser Ploss/Emily Carr Students’ Union
Emily Carr welcomes outstanding international students from over 50 countries. Emily Carr’s international student population makes up nearly 20% of our student body. We offer services to facilitate success in learning and creative processes and to support you in your adjustment to the Canadian education experience. We can help with off-campus housing, medical insurance information, and orientation to University. We also provide events and programming throughout the year, and ongoing advising.
STUDY PERMITS + VISAS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS If you are not a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, you will need a valid study permit to live and study in Canada. π For more information on study permits and to find out whether you also require a visitor visa to enter Canada, please visit: cic.gc.ca/english/study/study.asp If you’re currently enrolled at a Canadian secondary, post-secondary or language school, you may need to apply for a new study permit. You can extend or change the terms of your permit from within Canada. π For more information, visit: cic.gc.ca/english/study/study-extend.asp
WORKING IN CANADA Canada’s work permit program allows international students to gain valuable work experience and to deepen their understanding of Canadian society. π For more information, visit: cic.gc.ca/english/study/work.asp
POST-GRADUATION WORK PERMIT The post-graduation work permit through Citizenship and Immigration Canada allows students who have graduated from a participating Canadian post-secondary institution to gain valuable Canadian work experience. π For more information, visit: cic.gc.ca/english/study/work-postgrad.asp
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Alumni experience
ADAM CRISTOBAL
KATHERINE SOUCIE
LUIGI ALLEMANO
JOANNA AMBROSIO
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Image: Mel Buenaventura
Emily Carr alumni are recognized and respected artists, media practitioners and designers working in diverse sectors nationally and internationally. ADAM CRISTOBAL
MDes, 2014 Interaction Designer, IDEO, Palo Alto, California
Thinking and making are inseparable. In order to make ideas tangible and real the thought behind a designer’s ideas must be solid and as thoroughly researched as possible. The design faculty at Emily Carr taught me that critical thinking is just as important as execution. I am happy to be working full-time at a firm as wellrespected, rigorous, and competitive as IDEO straight out of school.
KATHERINE SOUCIE
BFA, 2009 • MAA, 2013 Artist + Designer, Sans Soucie, Vancouver
My experience at Emily Carr was transformative. At times it wasn’t easy but it forced me to dissect and deconstruct my relationship to textiles and clothing in a manner that positioned me to be where I am today. Emily Carr gave me the confidence to claim my own territory as an artist.
LUIGI ALLEMANO
BFA Animation, 1997 + MAA Media Arts - Low Residency Program, 2013 Assistant Professor, Head of Film Animation Undergrad Program Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema, Concordia University, Montréal
Emily Carr provided me with a career-and-life-changing educational experience. I learned to think critically about my work and to explore all of my creative interests rather than limit them. The MAA program reinvigorated my artistic practice by opening my eyes (and ears) to new possibilities as a media artist and engaged me with an incredible group of practicing contemporary artists and faculty members.
JOANNA AMBROSIO
MAA in Design + Media, 2009 Art Director, Co-founder, Gámomo Creative Lab, Vancouver
Emily Carr played a big part in introducing me to the design industry. I was able to connect with like-minded people and other creatives that otherwise might have been very difficult to meet. You never know when you’ll meet your next business partner, or someone you want to collaborate with.
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WHERE YOU LIVE, WHERE YOU STUDY
Vancouver Emily Carr is located on Granville Island, a converted shipyard and urban park filled with artist studios, theatres and a public market. It also happens to be right in the middle of a city that is consistently ranked as one of the best in the world to live in.
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SMART CITY Thanks to smart urban planning, Vancouver is one of the most walkable, bike-friendly and safe cities in North America. • Emily Carr is close to a wide variety of neighbourhoods: from quiet tree-lined streets, to relaxed beaches, to the energy of the downtown core. • Secure bike cages and dedicated lanes make it simple to ride to campus. • Affordable public transportation – including buses, boats and trains – reaches across the region.
CREATIVE DIVERSITY Vancouver has a large community of artists, designers and media practitioners. • This is a highly international city that welcomes talented students and professionals from all over the world. • Strong industry ties in design, digital media, film, animation, gaming and sustainable technology. • It’s not just big employers – new studios and start-ups are born here every day.
NATURAL ON ALL SIDES BC is legendary for its natural beauty, and living in Vancouver puts you in easy reach of it all. • Go whale-watching, hiking, sea kayaking and mountain biking year round. • Ski or snowboard at over a dozen winter resorts, including Whistler-Blackcomb. • Explore 220 parks, 120 skate parks and 350 kilometers of seawall paths right in the metro area.
CURIOUS ABOUT HOUSING OPTIONS? Our students live off campus, with plenty of options like private rentals, shared rentals, temporary housing and homestays. A housing assistant is available to help all students to connect with prospective landlords and roommates. π More info: housing.ecuad.ca
BC’S CREATIVE SECTOR • Is the second largest of BC’s six major industrial sectors. • Generates $4 billion annually in economic activity (5th largest in BC). • represents almost 4% of the provincial workforce. π bit.ly/1oPDCb9 and bit.ly/XzeYAr
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SUSTAINABILITY AT EMILY CARR Emily Carr University is connected nationally and internationally to groups of leading thinkers on sustainability in art and design. We are founding members of PALS (Partnership for Academic Leadership on Sustainability), and the first DESIS Lab in Canada (Design for Social Innovation and Sustainability). We were also early signatories to the Talloires Agreement, worldwide movement recognizing higher education’s institutional responsibility to educate ethical leaders for a viable future. The Emily Carr University of Art + Design 2015/16 viewbook is printed on socially responsible paper made from 100% post consumer fiber. No new trees are used in the manufacturing of this paper. The environmental savings for this viewbook are:
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air emissions reduced (in kg)
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EXPLORERS/INVENTORS/ MAKERS/EXPERIMENTERS/DISCOVERERS/LEARNERS/INNOVATORS/DREAMERS/TRAILBLAZERS/ DESIGNERS/COLLABORATORS/ARTISTS/ ENTREPRENEURS/BUILDERS/THINKERS/ FOUNDERS/LUMINARIES/LEADERS/ MAKE YOUR WAY!
GRADUATE STUDIES Emily Carr leads the country in the contributions we make to research in studio-based art, design and media. We are committed to providing opportunities to graduate students through practice-based research, and collaborative partnerships that apply solution-focused, human-centered research methodologies to complex problems, and sustainable models for collaborative, applied research. Our Research and Industry Office and the Intersections Digital Studios are hubs for strategic research innovation that build on faculty expertise and industry alliances, and offer funded research opportunities.
RESEARCH CENTRES AT EMILY CARR The Research Centres at Emily Carr are communities of academic researchers with a common purpose. They focus on areas of research that involve faculty from different disciplines and are often supported by grants from NSERC and SSHRC. The Research Centres are able to collaboratively work towards innovation in areas where Emily Carr is making significant national and international contributions.
STEREOSCOPIC 3 D ( S 3 D ) CENTRE Our applied research programs and training activities focus on creative applications made possible by experimenting with S3D and Advanced Imaging (4K, virtual reality, High Dynamic Range, High Frame Rate) production technologies and methods. With the support of our partners and students, we aim to teach, train and discover the aesthetic possibilities of these areas and become world leaders in creative technology exploration.
STUDIO FOR EXTENSIVE AESTHETICS The Studio for Extensive Aesthetics produces projects and artistic research on the aesthetic implications of technological innovation. The work is transdisciplinary in nature, operating through artistic and computational means. Our students engage with a network of international theorists and practitioners through projects, from screen-based work to urban-scale installations. The studio is led by Amber Frid-Jimenez, Canada Research Chair in Art + Design Technology.
HEALTH DESIGN LAB The Health Design Lab provides design opportunities to students and faculty through collaborative partnerships that apply solution-focused, humancentered research methodologies to complex problems in health care. Students have designed hundreds of solutions with partners, ranging from assistive devices and communication tools, mobile platforms and wheel chair designs, to recommendations for structural and systemic changes.
MATERIAL MATTERS Material Matters supports the community of people and enterprise interested in 3D printing, emergent technology, media, programming, manufacturing, design and creative innovation. Material Matters has developed as a meeting point—an intersection of groups that catalyzes disciplines, students and faculties within Emily Carr University of Art + Design. We work with external partners who may be industry-based, NGOs, non-profit, or community groups.
LIVING LABS Living Labs develops projects and partnerships that use art and design as a mechanism for innovation and community building. Living Labs works to bring together students and faculty with entrepreneurs and organizations from the business, technology, and startup communities. It aims to bridge internal and external communities through applied research partnerships, curricula and training; run workshops and partnered studios; operate as a platform to connect researchers in social innovation, art and design, technology and business; support early stage ventures from the Emily Carr community; and investigate the outcomes and structures that are unique to social and creative ventures.
CRITICAL MAKING The Studio for Critical Making is a research facility that explores how humanities-based modes of critical inquiry—like the arts and ethics —can be directly applied to building more engaging product concepts and information technologies. The lab works to replace the traditional engineering goals of efficiency, speed or usability with more complex cultural, social and human-oriented values. The end result is technology that is more culturally relevant, socially engaged and personalized. The facility is directed by Dr. Garnet Hertz, Canada Research Chair in Design and Media Arts.
RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIPS Emily Carr offers many opportunities for graduate students to engage in ongoing research projects at the University during their studies through funded Research Assistantships (RA). Ideally, your own research will be aligned to the work you undertake as a research assistant. Research assistants support activities such as fieldwork, literature review, co-creation, production work, design and writing for dissemination, and event planning.
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