Emily Carr’s MAA program takes an expansive approach to academic thought and to art-making. The interdisciplinary and highly theoretical nature of the instruction is evidence of the importance that Emily Carr places on the advancement of the arts in academia, and of the artist in society.
Low Residency
MASTER of APPLIED ARTS
— Gardiner O’Kain, LowRes MAA
residency program
application requirements The Master of Applied Arts is primarily designed for individuals working in the Visual Arts, Media and New Media fields as well as recent graduates of universities and schools that have art and media undergraduate programs. All applicants must hold a recognized four-year BFA, BDes or BMA (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.
For full admission details please visit ecuad.ca/admissions/graduate.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
Graduate Studies, Emily Carr University of Art + Design 1399 Johnston Street, Vancouver BC, Canada V6H 3R9 PHONE 604 844 3833 TOLL FREE 1 800 832 7788 FAX 604 844 3801 EMAIL masters@ecuad.ca Andres Wanner, Mixer, 2011 Drawing machine
Canada. Internationally recognized and award-winning faculty lead courses in studio production, critical theory, and arts research, giving students the capacity to explore, challenge and expand their creative knowledge in a rich studio environment. Students enter a combined stream of Visual and Media Arts, affording a focus on individual practices and interdisciplinary opportunities. CONNECTED
Study periods between residencies are underpinned by rigorous online curriculum, allowing students to build and expand on the experience of each summer. Working in their home communities, students develop Virtual Studios to support their studio production in a flexible schedule of real-time group critiques and on-going forum discussions.
Joanna Smythe, Ripple Effects, 2012
master of applied art, low residency
a program for practicing artists + working professionals Emily Carr University of Art + Design’s Master of Applied Art (MAA), Low Residency is a 28-month program for practicing artists and working professionals who want to stay based in their home communities, but who wish to undertake a stimulating and rewarding course of study in a thriving learning environment alongside their professional commitments. The Low Residency MAA program is delivered through a flexible model that blends inspiring residencies in Vancouver—one of the world’s most livable cities—with Emily Carr’s innovative and interactive online learning culture.
about the program FLEXIBLE
The program is structured around three consecutive summers, when students attend intensive July residencies on campus in Vancouver,
Leah Weinstein, Garment #1, 2013 Textile Sculpture at Alteractions, Alterations, Altercations
Bruce Emmett, Untitled (form), 2012 Furniture materials, 91.75 x 58 x 41"
FACULTY : Fiona Bowie, John Cussans, Randy Lee Cutler, Dirk Fleischmann, Bruce Grenville, Chris Jones, Trish Kelly, Germaine Koh, Kyla Mallett, Kristina Podesva. VISITING ARTISTS: Stan Douglas, Geoffrey Farmer, Ian Wallace, Carey Young, Jan Vorwoert, Jin-Me Yoon, Ron Terada, Kevin Schmidt, Thomas Riedelsheimer, Antonia Hirsch, Köbberling & Kaltwasser, Instant Coffee, Melanie O’Brian.
Leigh Gillam, I Have Fallen. I Must Get Up. (An explorer approaches a monster.), Collaborative Three Channel Digital Video, 08:00
Canada. Internationally recognized and award-winning faculty lead courses in studio production, critical theory, and arts research, giving students the capacity to explore, challenge and expand their creative knowledge in a rich studio environment. Students enter a combined stream of Visual and Media Arts, affording a focus on individual practices and interdisciplinary opportunities. CONNECTED
Study periods between residencies are underpinned by rigorous online curriculum, allowing students to build and expand on the experience of each summer. Working in their home communities, students develop Virtual Studios to support their studio production in a flexible schedule of real-time group critiques and on-going forum discussions.
Joanna Smythe, Ripple Effects, 2012
master of applied art, low residency
a program for practicing artists + working professionals Emily Carr University of Art + Design’s Master of Applied Art (MAA), Low Residency is a 28-month program for practicing artists and working professionals who want to stay based in their home communities, but who wish to undertake a stimulating and rewarding course of study in a thriving learning environment alongside their professional commitments. The Low Residency MAA program is delivered through a flexible model that blends inspiring residencies in Vancouver—one of the world’s most livable cities—with Emily Carr’s innovative and interactive online learning culture.
about the program FLEXIBLE
The program is structured around three consecutive summers, when students attend intensive July residencies on campus in Vancouver,
Leah Weinstein, Garment #1, 2013 Textile Sculpture at Alteractions, Alterations, Altercations
Bruce Emmett, Untitled (form), 2012 Furniture materials, 91.75 x 58 x 41"
FACULTY : Fiona Bowie, John Cussans, Randy Lee Cutler, Dirk Fleischmann, Bruce Grenville, Chris Jones, Trish Kelly, Germaine Koh, Kyla Mallett, Kristina Podesva. VISITING ARTISTS: Stan Douglas, Geoffrey Farmer, Ian Wallace, Carey Young, Jan Vorwoert, Jin-Me Yoon, Ron Terada, Kevin Schmidt, Thomas Riedelsheimer, Antonia Hirsch, Köbberling & Kaltwasser, Instant Coffee, Melanie O’Brian.
Leigh Gillam, I Have Fallen. I Must Get Up. (An explorer approaches a monster.), Collaborative Three Channel Digital Video, 08:00
Emily Carr’s MAA program takes an expansive approach to academic thought and to art-making. The interdisciplinary and highly theoretical nature of the instruction is evidence of the importance that Emily Carr places on the advancement of the arts in academia, and of the artist in society.
Low Residency
MASTER of APPLIED ARTS
— Gardiner O’Kain, LowRes MAA
residency program
application requirements The Master of Applied Arts is primarily designed for individuals working in the Visual Arts, Media and New Media fields as well as recent graduates of universities and schools that have art and media undergraduate programs. All applicants must hold a recognized four-year BFA, BDes or BMA (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.
For full admission details please visit ecuad.ca/admissions/graduate.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
Graduate Studies, Emily Carr University of Art + Design 1399 Johnston Street, Vancouver BC, Canada V6H 3R9 PHONE 604 844 3833 TOLL FREE 1 800 832 7788 FAX 604 844 3801 EMAIL masters@ecuad.ca Andres Wanner, Mixer, 2011 Drawing machine