NSCAD VIEWBOOK 2017 by NSCAD University

TABLE OF CONTENTS CREDITS On the Cover Annabel Biro (BFA 2017) Here’s a Chair!, 2017 Ceramics, photography, 150 cm x 150 cm x 60 cm A graduate of H.B. Beal’s Specialist Art Program in London, Ontario, Annabel Biro entered NSCAD in 2013 as one of that year’s top high school students receiving the Professor David B. Smith Creative Innovators of Tomorrow Scholarship. In April, she was named one of 10 finalists for NSCAD’s 2017 Starfish Student Art Awards and is a 2017 regional winner of the prestigious annual BMO 1st! Art Competition. Annabel Biro graduated in 2017 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts major in Ceramics and minor in Art History. Design Eric Miller

Welcome 1 Facts 3 Programs 4 History 7 Why NSCAD?

Campuses 13 Facilities and Services

Our City

Where Will Curiosity Take You? Foundation Year

Bachelor of Design

Major in Interdisciplinary Design Bachelor of Fine Arts Major in Fine Art

Photography

Major in Photography

Devon Berquist (BFA 2017): pages: inside front cover, 3, 9, 13, 14, 17, 45, 46, 47, 51, 52, 53, 54, 61, 62, 64, 71, 72, 81, 83, 87, 88, 91, 93

Major in Intermedia

Tourism Nova Scotia: pages: 11, 12, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28

Major in Ceramics

Nathan Boone (BFA 2017): pages: 1, 7, 8, 16, 75, 76, 86, 95 Eliot Wright (BFA 2012): pages: 35, 48, 57, 58, 67, 68 Universities Canada: page: 2 Steve Farmer (BFA 1989): pages: 15, 19, 31, 49, 65, 69 Jan Lillebø: page 41 Lisa Graves: page 77

Major in Film

Major in Textiles/Fashion

Major in Jewellery Design and Metalsmithing Interdisciplinary Arts Bachelor of Arts

Major in Art History Applying to NSCAD How to Apply

Application Deadlines

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Portfolio 85 Tips for Your Application

Awards and Financial Aid

Philip Friedman: page 89

Tuition and Fees

Vanessa Heins: page 5

Visiting NSCAD

Natalia Knezevic: page 55

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NSCAD IS NO ORDINARY ART INSTITUTION. It’s a place for curious minds to freely explore. A place for critical thinkers who never tire of asking Why? What for? What if? At NSCAD, we think of curiosity as the spark that ignites everything. And year after year, our halls are filled with new faces who share this same fire.

WELCOME TO

NSCAD UNIVERSITY

Located in the heart of Halifax, Nova Scotia – Atlantic Canada’s largest and most vibrant city – NSCAD is an immersive environment in which adventurous thinkers and makers discover their passion and themselves.

IF YOU BELIEVE THAT CREATIVE IDEAS CAN BUILD A BETTER WORLD, THERE’S A PLACE FOR YOU HERE. NSCAD offers a rigorous, interdisciplinary educational experience that is unlike any other art school in the country. For 130 years, our students, faculty and administrators have shared a commitment to experimentation, progressive thinking and cutting-edge art and design. Many students report that their time here completely shaped the way that they think. It changed their lives. It will change yours too.

OUR GRADUATES ARE KNOWN BOTH LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY FOR THEIR BOUNDLESS ENERGY AND INTENSE CURIOSITY.

Professor Dianne Taylor-Gearing, NSCAD President

Many have gone on to have incredible careers—within and beyond the art world— as entrepreneurs, teachers, administrators, academics, and creative professionals in an array of different fields. While their paths may seem different, there is one thing they all share: their lives were shaped by their time at NSCAD.

BE ONE OF THEM. 1

ABOUT NSCAD | WELCOME

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GRAD STUDENTS

UNDERGRADS

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS BACHELOR OF ARTS (BA) Major in Art History

BACHELOR OF DESIGN (BDes) Major in Interdisciplinary Design

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BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS (BFA)

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ABOUT NSCAD | FACTS

Major in Interdisciplinary Arts

Major in Photography

Major in Film

Major in Intermedia

Major in Textiles/Fashion

Major in Fine Art

Major in Jewellery Design and Metalsmithing

FACULTY TO STUDENT RATIO

AVERAGE CLASS SIZE

Major in Ceramics

MINORS Animation

Film Studies

Journalism Studies

Art History

Illustration

(in partnership with

Ceramics

Indigenous Studies

Drawing

Jewellery Design

Fashion

and Metalsmithing

University of Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College)

Print, Paper, Book Textiles

GRADUATE PROGRAMS Master of Design (MDes)

Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Design

Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

Visual Arts Certificate in Studio

Master of Arts in Art Education (MAAE)

Visual Arts Certificate for Teachers

(pending approval)

ABOUT NSCAD | PROGRAMS

“ NSCAD CHANGED MY LIFE. IT’S WHERE I LEARNED TO EXPRESS MYSELF.” TANYA TAGAQ GILLIS (BFA 1998, DFA 2015)

IS AN AVANT GARDE ARTIST WHO HAS WON A POLARIS PRIZE AND MULTIPLE JUNO AWARDS. SHE IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE ORDER OF CANADA.

TIME LINE

Granville Pedestrian Mall, NSCAD University Fountain Campus

1887

The Victoria School of

1948

A new degree program in

1973

2006

2011

2015

Art and Design (later to

Art Education is offered

if NSCAD might be “the

consists of the 19 buildings

on conceptual art as part

I AM NSCAD, an alumni

be known as NSCAD)

1967

best art school in North

of NSCAD’s Fountain

of Traffic: Conceptual Art

exhibition

America”

Campus is designated a

in Canada

1987

National Historic Site of

2016

Canada.

2012

2007

NSCAD’s 125th anniversary

+Projects, a performance

marked with “Annamotion

art and event venue

NSCAD expands into its

Logomotion” (Google it)

third campus, the Port

and a concert curated by

2017

Campus on the Halifax

alumna Jenn Grant

Seaport

2014

is founded by Anna Leonowens

1916

President Garry Neill Kennedy arrives to push the school to the cutting-

Art in America speculates

NSCAD celebrates its first

Group of Seven member

edge of the conceptual art

100 years

Arthur Lismer arrives as

movement

2002

principal

1925

1969

NSCAD acquires the

The school becomes the

Academy Campus, now

The school is renamed the

first art school in Canada

home to Media Arts

Nova Scotia College of Art

to offer degree programs

1932

1972

Student League founded

honorary degree

Alumni Association and

Andy Warhol receives an

ABOUT NSCAD | HISTORY

Granville Block which

NSCAD holds a symposium

Robert Frank: Books,

170 artists participate in

NSCAD opens Art Bar

The GG Fête is held to celebrate NSCAD’s 16 Governor General’s Laureates

Films, 1947-2014 breaks attendance records at the Anna Leonowens Gallery ABOUT NSCAD | HISTORY

Treaty Space Project, 2016 A collaborative installation in the NSCAD Learning Commons by students of Intermediate Lithography/Screenprinting and Inventing Art: Museums, Exhibits and Art History.

WHY NSCAD? IGNITING CURIOSITY

NSCAD students are passionate, committed and hard working. Through in-class critiques led by talented faculty, they engage in critical discussion, encouraged to examine ideas from a variety of perspectives, pushing their work further and in exciting directions. AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY

NSCAD is welcoming and inclusive. Our students come from different backgrounds and join us from all over Canada and the world. 9

A GALLERY OF OUR OWN

INNOVATIVE TEACHING

States, the U.K., Norway, Portugal, Japan,

Faculty members challenge and support

Korea and Australia (to name a few)

students to do their very best work.

giving students the opportunity to learn

the heart of the NSCAD community,

Our professors are designers and artists

and grow in international settings.

organizing more than 125 shows a

themselves and maintain active practices that inform their teaching. INTERDISCIPLINARITY

The Anna Leonowens Gallery is at

year, the majority featuring work by

INSPIRING SPACES

undergraduates. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a place to see and

AND GREAT FACILITIES

Our facilities are outstanding, offering

experience art, to socialize, share and learn.

NSCAD values curiosity, creative

students access to new technology and

exploration and risk taking. The student

traditional practices at three downtown

experience is enriched with the freedom

campuses. NSCAD has everything from

to try new art forms and combine them in

personal studio space for introductory

rewarding, creative career. Our alumni

exciting ways.

painting students to high efficiency,

can be found working across Canada

computer-controlled Blaauw kilns in

and internationally, in many fields and

Ceramics and professional lighting and

disciplines.

EXCHANGE OPPORTUNITIES

Students can include an exchange semester at a partner university as part of their degree. NSCAD collaborates with 70+ art and design schools in the United

ABOUT NSCAD | WHY NSCAD?

FULFILLING CAREERS

A NSCAD education leads to a

grip gear for our film students. NSCAD offers students 24-hour access to studios and facilities for whenever inspiration strikes. ABOUT NSCAD | WHY NSCAD?

Nocturne Festival

NSCAD’S DOORS ARE OPEN

A COMMUNITY LEADER

The Starfish Student Art Awards, NSCAD Fashion Show, Wearable Art Show, Artist for a

Nocturne: Art at Night, Open City, and Culture Days. NSCAD has contributed to the

Day, NSCAD Film Screening, Graduation Exhibition and solo and department exhibitions

vibrancy of our coastal community since organizing the ‘World’s Fayre’ back in 1888.

NSCAD hosts and participates in events throughout the year that engage the community.

all promote the work of NSCAD students. PORTFOLIO DAYS

NSCAD faculty, students and alumni take leading roles in Halifax events such as

PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES

The Public Lecture series provides opportunities for world-renowned artists to visit

NSCAD’s Portfolio Days are held on campus in the autumn and winter. Prospective

NSCAD and share their expertise with students, staff, faculty and the greater Halifax

students, friends and family members are invited to get to know us better through

community. NSCAD’s community studio residency programs in Lunenburg, New

tours, talks and portfolio reviews.

Glasgow, Dartmouth and Sydney also host guest lectures open to the public.

ABOUT NSCAD | WHY NSCAD?

NSCAD CAMPUSES NSCAD occupies three unique campuses in downtown Halifax: the

historic Fountain Campus; the Port Campus overlooking scenic Halifax Harbour; and the Academy Campus at the foot of Citadel Hill.

ABOUT NSCAD | CAMPUSES

ACADEMY CAMPUS

The Academy Campus is located in a Gothic Revival brick building built in 1878 as a high school. The Academy Campus is home to the Media Arts division, and has specialty facilities including edit suites, film studios, sound recording facilities, screening rooms, animation studios and faculty offices.

FOUNTAIN CAMPUS

PORT CAMPUS

entire city block–19 adjoining commercial buildings, with shops at street level

from its glass curtain seawall, the Port Campus is a renovated historic warehouse

and studios and classrooms above. The Fountain Campus is home to the Anna

repurposed specifically for art education and production. In addition to the many

Leonowens Gallery and Art Bar +Projects, as well as studios for painting,

first-year classes and studios that are held at the Port, the three-storey steel

printmaking, drawing, weaving, dyeing, fashion, photography, jewellery and

and concrete structure houses the school’s more industrial art, design and craft

metalsmithing. Also located at the Fountain Campus are The NSCAD Art Supply

practices, with wood and, metal fabrication shops, sculpture studio, plastics lab,

Store, the NSCAD Library, NSCAD Learning Commons, Office of Student

and foundry. The Port Loggia Gallery, on the first floor, provides NSCAD’s second

Experience and the NSCAD Student Union (SUNSCAD).

gallery space.

A National Historic Site of Canada, the Fountain Campus encompasses an

ABOUT NSCAD | CAMPUSES

Perched on Halifax’s waterfront and boasting uninterrupted views of the harbour

ABOUT NSCAD | CAMPUSES

FACILITES AND SERVICES ART BAR +PROJECTS

Operated by the NSCAD Alumni Association, Art Bar +Projects is a performative art and event venue, hosting everything from karaoke and film screenings in the evenings and research and sabbatical talks over the lunch hour. DAWSON PRINT SHOP

The Dawson Print Shop is a historic collection of letterpress printing technology that is the basis of NSCAD’s academic and commercial letterpress activities. As a teaching print shop, it hosts a variety of popular book arts courses from bookbinding to printing with antique metal and wood type. EXTENDED STUDIES

Extended Studies at NSCAD offers workshops for community members, audit opportunities, Saturday classes for children and teens, March break workshops, summer art camps, portfolio preparation classes and non-credit certification programs. Course catalogues of classes for kids, teens and adults are issued in the fall, winter and spring, with summer art camps for kids and teens in July and August. LIBRARY

The NSCAD University Library houses a collection of more than 50,000 books and periodicals in the visual and media arts, craft, fashion and design. Special collections include exhibition catalogues, artists’ books, printed matter, and rare books. The Visual Resources Collection houses slides, 16 mm films, DVDs, videos, CDs and audio tapes. Digital images are currently available through a number of licensed databases. NSCAD is a partner in Novanet, a Nova Scotia university library consortium which facilitates the loaning of library materials between university and college libraries.

ANNA LEONOWENS GALLERY The Anna Leonowens Gallery is NSCAD’s public exhibition space located on the Fountain Campus and on the Port Campus as the Port Loggia Gallery. Studio work and curatorial projects generated from within the university community are showcased. Focused on the curatorial, artistic and educational development of students, the gallery mounts over 125 exhibitions and over 50 events each year attracting more than 20,000 visitors annually. With bustling Monday night openings and engaging noon-hour artists’ talks, the gallery is central to the Eastern Canadian art community. Senior students may also take advantage of the gallery’s curatorial and design internships for degree credit.

ABOUT NSCAD | FACILITES AND SERVICES

LEARNING COMMONS AND WORK SPACES

NSCAD is full of places to work on a project or write an essay. There are computer labs throughout all three campuses with printing and photocopy services. The Learning Commons is a study and research space located on the third floor of the NSCAD Library at the Fountain Campus. WRITING RESOURCE CENTRE

The Writing Resource Centre provides individual tutoring, group workshops and resources for students at any stage of study from Foundation to the Graduate level. The aim is to help students develop their own critical voice for reading, discussion and writing so that they can engage in an active exchange of ideas within the academic community. ABOUT NSCAD | FACILITES AND SERVICES

“ AT NSCAD, STUDENTS HAVE UNPARALLELED SPACE TO RUMMAGE, EXPLORE, PAINT…” LANDON MACKENZIE (BFA 1976)

IS A 2017 WINNER OF A GOVERNOR GENERAL’S AWARD IN VISUAL AND MEDIA ARTS. SHE IS A PAINTER AND PROFESSOR AT EMILY CARR UNIVERSITY OF ART + DESIGN.

GET OUTSIDE

WHERE WILL CURIOSITY TAKE YOU?

Some NSCAD courses have students collecting materials from nature, installing their work outdoors or spending a week of artmaking in a national park. Organized trips take students outside of the city and outside of the country to have new experiences and seek inspiration. OFF CAMPUS STUDY

Students have the opportunity to engage in studies away from the university in two unique ways. Independent Off Campus Study allows students to devise individual plans of study within Canada or abroad while registered for courses listed in the university calendar. Our Exchange Study allows students to continue study at one of a number of institutions around the world with whom we have an exchange agreement. Currently this includes more than 70 different institutions in 19 countries! INTERNSHIP/COMMUNITY SERVICE LEARNING/ PRACTICUM

Whether it is an internship, design practicum or working in service to the community, NSCAD students have many opportunities to apply and increase their learning in realworld situations. Students are matched with professionals in their desired field, working locally or internationally. Many partnerships already exist and new ones are added each year. One of our newest opportunities comes through a donation made by DHX Media that will provide Media Arts students with paid placements. NSCAD COMMUNITY STUDIO RESIDENCY PROGRAM NSCAD University has partnered with several Nova Scotia

communities to offer recent NSCAD graduates a one-year residency in a community-provided studio. Residents work with local elementary and secondary students and offer Bird Watching, 2013 Emily Lawrence and Gillian Maradyn-Jowsey. A work from the Parks Canada: Keji class

ABOUT NSCAD | WHERE WILL CURIOSITY TAKE YOU?

workshops and public lectures while continuing and building their individual studio practice. Residencies are currently in Lunenburg, New Glasgow, Sydney, and Dartmouth. ABOUT NSCAD | WHERE WILL CURIOSITY TAKE YOU?

OUR CITY A PORT CITY THAT FEELS SIMULTANEOUSLY LIKE AN URBAN CENTRE AND A FRIENDLY SMALL TOWN, HALIFAX IS HOME TO A LIVELY CREATIVE COMMUNITY. 23

ABOUT NSCAD | OUR LOCATION CITY

Here youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find diverse neighbourhoods, a thriving art scene, great nightlife, historic architecture, parks, live music, sports, local food, vibrant local businesses and the Atlantic Ocean, all within walking distance. With more than 30,000 students enrolled in six degreegranting institutions, Halifax has one of the youngest populations in North America. Hop a bus, drive or bike out of the city and find yourself surrounded by nature. Nova Scotia boasts breathtaking scenery, including rugged trails, pristine lakes, old growth forests and expansive beaches. Experience the outdoors by surfing, skiing, sailing, swimming, ice skating, hiking and mountain biking. ABOUT NSCAD | OUR CITY

LIVING IN HALIFAX There are many options when it comes to finding a place to live as a NSCAD student. The city is full of rental properties in historic homes or contemporary high rises. Students may live on their own, with a host family or in a shared flat or house. Many rental listings are found online on sites like kijiji.ca. It’s wise to read landlord reviews on yomes.com to see if the place will be a good fit for you. Be sure to map out your route to NSCAD. Taking the bus or living within walking or bicycling distance to the university will keep you feeling connected to what’s going on. The north-end and south-end neighbourhoods of Halifax are popular among NSCAD students. For those who want a university residence living experience, NSCAD students are eligible to choose to live at University of King’s College, Saint Mary’s University, Atlantic School of Theology or Granville Hall, a new private student residence located a few blocks from Fountain Campus. All of these options are within walking distance of NSCAD. GETTING AROUND

Halifax is a city of hills, but don’t let that stop you from navigating the city on foot or by bicycle. You’ll find cyclists sharing the roads with skateboarders and motor vehicles. NSCAD students receive a transit pass, called a UPass, which provides unlimited access to buses and ferries of the Halifax Transit System.

ABOUT NSCAD | OUR CITY

FESTIVALS

THINGS TO DO

Afrifest Atlantic Fashion Week Atlantic Fringe Festival Cedar Festival Dartmouth Comic Arts Festival Devour: the Food Film Festival FIN: Atlantic International Film Festival Greek Festival Hal-Con Halifax Independent Film Festival Halifax International Busker Festival Halifax Jazz Festival Halifax Natal Day Festival Halifax Pop Explosion Halifax Pride

• Read The Coast Halifax’s weekly free newspaper to find out what’s going on

• Read a book with a view of the city at the Halifax Central Library

• Try some art after dark at an ArtParty at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia

• Surf the ocean waves at Lawrencetown Beach

• Get a haircut while watching some skateboarding at Oddfellow’s Barbershop

• Watch a movie at the Park Lane Cinemas or Carbon Arc, which screens art house films

• Join a team and play sports year-round with Halifax Sport and Social Club

• Dance late into the night at the Seahorse Tavern

• Familiarize yourself with downtown Halifax by going on a gallery tour

• Catch some live music at Gus’ Pub

• Try bouldering at Seven Bays, then have a coffee and get some work done in the café • Rent rollerblades in the summer and ice skates in the winter for free at the Emera Oval • Use your UPass to hop on the ferry and explore downtown Dartmouth

• Enjoy a picnic in the Halifax Public Gardens and listen to a concert in the bandstand

• Get fresh veggies and flowers from the Halifax Seaport Farmers’ Market

• Take a run alongside the ocean in Point Pleasant Park

• Grow your own food at Common Roots Urban Farm • Get some homemade ice cream from Dee Dee’s while you explore the North End • Watch for seals at Point Pleasant Park

Halifax Urban Folk Festival India Fest Lebanese Festival Natal Day Nocturne: Art at Night Northern Lights Lantern Festival Open City Photopolis Prismatic Arts Festival Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo Shakespeare by the Sea Tall Ships Festival

ABOUT NSCAD | OUR CITY

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ABOUT NSCAD | OUR CITY

“ IT’S ALWAYS A GOOD THING TO PUSH YOURSELF ARTISTICALLY, GOING PLACES THAT MAY BE UNCOMFORTABLE OR UNSETTLING.” STEVE MCNIVEN (BFA 1989, BA 1993) IS A MARVEL COMICS SUPERSTAR, WHOSE ILLUSTRATIVE STORYTELLING SKILLS BRING GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, THE NEW AVENGERS, WOLVERINE AND CAPTAIN AMERICA TO LIFE.

FOUNDATION YEAR

FOUNDATION YEAR The foundation year comprises the first year of each of NSCAD’s undergraduate degrees. Many students specifically choose NSCAD because of the visual arts foundation component. These exploratory, interdisciplinary courses equip you with the critical skills required to thrive in an art school environment. YOU’LL LEARN: • The vocabulary of visual arts

• Composition

• How to give and receive critical feedback

• Academic writing and analytical skills

• Observational drawing  • Colour theory

• 2D and 3D design

• Visual culture studies

And that’s only the beginning. You also select three studio disciplines— such as moving image, paint, print, constructed forms, or design—as well as courses in subjects like photography, textiles, socially engaged art, desktop fabrication, wood and metal, computer, or movement art. The foundation year is intense, challenging, fun and extremely interactive. It provides the rare opportunity to explore a wide range of ideas, processes and materials. Students experiment with the unconventional, further traditional fine art skills, and meet friends they will know for the rest of their lives. Students emerge confident and fully equipped to start making choices about where to focus their creative and academic energy in their following years at NSCAD. 35

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BACHELOR OF DESIGN

MAJOR IN INTERDISCIPLINARY DESIGN NSCAD offers a unique approach to design education through its interdisciplinary program which equips students with the skills and knowledge to participate in all aspects of the practice of design— graphic, interactive and product. Design takes a distinctly collaborative, interdisciplinary and process-oriented approach. This program covers a range of services and products that fuse human factors, technology and aesthetics with a general emphasis on message presentation. You will gain a variety of skills including analytical and imaginative thinking, visualization techniques, drawing, typography, photography and an understanding of production processes. By focusing on creative and conceptual skills you will learn to communicate and solve problems across a broad range of media and contexts. You will create logos, information graphics, wayfinding systems, visual identity systems, book design, magazines, websites, information systems, advertisements, tools, furniture and solutions that don’t exist yet. Critical thinking and the

FACILITIES Design Print Services directly supports NSCAD’s design programs, however, these versatile services are utilized by a wide cross section of the NSCAD and general communities. The services of the Dawson Printshop provide historic and contemporary print technologies. Available for use are an extensive collection of letterpresses and a wooden reproduction of a 17th century Common Press, based on plans from the Plantin-Moretus Museum in Amsterdam. In addition to Print Services, design students frequently utilize a range of facilities at NSCAD. Product Design facilities include a Plastics Lab and rapid prototyper;

expression of imagination are equally important.

the Wood and Metal Shops

Graduates of NSCAD’s Major in Interdisciplinary Design

with the Foundation

have successful careers in design firms and agencies. Many advance to become art/creative directors or establish their own design companies. Design strategy is also advantageous in fields such as marketing, public relations, the pure and applied sciences, health and public policy.

are available to students prerequisite; and the Multimedia Centre provides computer, audiovisual and intermedia resources. As a design student, you will enjoy dedicated studios with 24-hour access throughout your studies at NSCAD.

BACHELOR OF DESIGN | INTERDISCIPLINARY DESIGN

“ I ENJOYED MY TIME AT NSCAD. IT’S WHERE I LEARNED MOST OF MY SKILLS AND DEVELOPED MY APPROACH TO ARCHITECTURE, WHICH IS TO BE FIRST AND FOREMOST RESPONSIVE TO THE NATURAL LANDSCAPE.” TODD SAUNDERS (BDes 1992, DFA 2016) IS AN AWARD-WINNING ARCHITECT BASED IN NORWAY. IN CANADA, HE IS PERHAPS BEST KNOWN AS THE ARCHITECT OF THE STARKLY BEAUTIFUL FOGO ISLAND INN AND FOGO ISLAND ARTS COLONY LOCATED IN HIS NATIVE NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR.

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS

PAINTING Painting students enjoy working in the three floors of spacious studio bays in the charming, historic Fountain Campus. Facilities allow for large scale works to be created and include a dedicated woodshop for creating stretchers and a spray booth. Most courses

MAJOR IN FINE ART The principal courses in the Fine Art major allow you to explore the media and practices of drawing, painting,

in painting have dedicated classroom space and all students benefit from 24/7 access to the campus.

printmaking and sculpture. The faculty members represent diverse backgrounds and offer a wide range of skills, information and opinion. Through mentorship, practice and discussion, you will form and articulate an awareness of the historical and conceptual roots of your work. You will develop technical and critical skills and progress to advanced levels of independent study. In addition to your chosen area of study, you will have the opportunity to take other courses that explore a diverse range of visual arts concerns from an interdisciplinary approach. At the senior level, these courses also provide you with opportunities for internship placements in galleries, museums and artist-run centres. Graduates of NSCAD’s Fine Art major are successful studio artists, gallery administrators, film/theatre set designers, illustrators, professional printmakers and arts

DRAWING The drawing program is an interdisciplinary curriculum offering approaches from the fields of art, craft, and design. Through close studies in observational drawing you will gain a thorough understanding of line, form, and perspective. You will explore composition, colour, qualities of light and conceptual concerns.

writers. Many pursue graduate studies and become critics, curators, architects, gallery/ museum archivists and college/university professors.

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS | FINE ART

PRINTMAKING

SCULPTURE

Printmaking has a strong material

The Sculpture program will provide

foundation in lithography, intaglio,

you with an opportunity to articulate

screenprinting, relief and monotype.

your experience through the material

Many students work across disciplines

world. Ideas manifested in form is a key

including photography, drawing, painting,

concern. You will gain an understanding

textiles and design and may explore

of sculpture from an historical context, as

bookmaking, moveable type, letterpress

well as explore contemporary sculpture as

and digital imaging.

it relates to technology, interdisciplinary

You will be provided with first-hand printmaking experience and will develop strong technical skills. As you progress, you will have the opportunity to work with traditional approaches, experiment with new concepts, and develop hybrid ways of working.

practices and public art. Materials such as wood, metal, plastics and stone in cast, constructed, modeled and fabricated techniques are available to you. Students may carry over materials and ways of thinking from other disciplines, such as textiles, metals, CAD/CAM, film/video and make works that explore installation, performance and public art.

FACILITIES Lithography (three direct presses; over 150 stones of variable sizes up to 81 x 111cm; photo sensitive positive plates, plate backers and dedicated exposure unit.) Intaglio and Relief (five direct presses; ferric chloride etching; rollers and brayers; etching and engraving tools.)

FACILITIES

Water-based Screenprinting (eight printing tables; three vacuum tables; two large size light tables; squeegees of variable sizes.)

Foundry for lost wax and cope and drag casting in aluminum and bronze.

Book Arts and Letterpress (four proofing, two stamping, three parlour and one hand press; over 1,000 drawers of lead and wood type; wide range of book binding equipment and hand tools; dedicated polymer plate maker).

Stone carving and concrete casting/ forming equipment and facilities.

Our facilities include an exposure unit room for coating and exposing screens; applying, exposing and developing intaglio polymer films; and developing photo litho plates. We also offer digital media equipment and software for preparing film positives with access to digital printing in the Photography Department. *NSCAD uses Vegetable Cleaning Agents (VCAs) and safer alternatives as a replacement for a majority of petroleum-based solvents and products in the studio.

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Plastics facility that includes a vacuum forming machine, isolated plastics casting room with ventilation hood, and a rapid prototyper for printing 3D objects Wood and metal shops

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“ I WENT TO (ANOTHER UNIVERSITY) FIRST AND IT JUST WASN’T A GOOD FIT FOR ME. AND THEN I TOOK A TOUR AT NSCAD… IT FELT GOOD. IT FELT LIKE A PLACE WHERE I COULD BE INSPIRED.” JENN GRANT (BFA 2006) HAS A BEGUILING VOICE THAT HAS BEEN COMPARED TO “BRUSHSTROKES ON CANVAS.” A SINGER-SONGWRITER, SHE IS A MULTIPLE ECMA AND JUNO AWARD-NOMINATED ARTIST. HER LATEST ALBUM IS CALLED PARADISE.

MAJOR IN PHOTOGRAPHY Photography students examine the technical, historical, and theoretical issues related to contemporary photography. While gaining expertise in conventional, digital, and hybrid methods of image making, you will develop your own artistic practice and gain a critical understanding of the aesthetic and social discourses within photography. Graduates of NSCADâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Photography program are successful artists, commercial photographers, writers, and arts administrators. Other graduates pursue graduate studies and become curators, critics, art historians, and college/university professors.

FACILITIES Students enjoy extensive access to colour managed computer facilities and a well equipped wet process darkroom with 16 4x5 format enlargers, 50 cm processor, and four film processing rooms, as well as a lighting studio with both electronic flash and tungsten lighting equipment, copy stand and print finishing area. Digital cameras, 35mm film, 120 film, and sheet film cameras, portable studio flash, and continuous lighting kits, light meters, tripods, lenses for the fleet of cameras, and many accessories are available for loan to students. The digital imaging studio is equipped with multiple Macintosh computers, scanners, and professional printers. This facility also boasts fully colour-managed printing, the capability to print up to 111 cm wide as well as a large format Imacon film scanner. Once you have completed FNDN 1310 Foundation Photography, you will have the experience needed to access the digital facilities and most of the equipment available for loan throughout your studies at NSCAD, regardless of your major.

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MAJOR IN INTERMEDIA The Intermedia program offers you opportunities to explore interdisciplinary practices, collaboration and research, and conceptual and social issues in a range of media arts including film, video, installation, performance, audio art, digital media and photography. Hybrid approaches to media arts will enable you toâ&#x20AC;¨draw on your individual skills whether they extend across fine art, design, craft, or critical studies. With a studio focus, the program is driven by curiosity, exploration, interdisciplinarity and conceptual development. Taking a series of Fine and Media Arts courses, you will explore a diverse range of visual arts concerns from an interdisciplinary

FACILITIES

approach. These courses will provide opportunities for internship placements in

As an Intermedia student, you will have access to the technical staff and facilities of Photographic Services, the Multimedia Centre and film, but may also access the Design Print Services and wood and metal shops in the completion of your work.

galleries, museums, and artist-run centres. Graduates of NSCADâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Intermedia program are successful studio artists working in the areas of film, video, electronics and robotics, sound and installation. Others establish careers as gallery administrators, community educators and arts writers. Many pursue graduate studies and become critics, curators and college/university professors.

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“ I WOULD SAY BEING AT NSCAD CHANGED MY LIFE AND PUT ME ON THIS ROAD. I THINK OF ALL THOSE CONVERSATIONS I HAD… ABOUT CONCEPTUALIZING AND NARRATING STRATEGIES—ALL THAT LEARNING GOES RIGHT INTO MY WORK. IT’S WHAT I DEAL WITH EVERY DAY.” PAULA FAIRFIELD (BFA 1984) IS AN EMMY AWARD WINNER FOR OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN ON THE SERIES GAME OF THRONES AND AN EIGHT-TIME NOMINEE FOR HER WORK ON SHOWS LIKE LOST.

MAJOR IN FILM The major in film allows students to explore film as an art form while preparing for the complex industry of filmmaking. With a focus on hands-on learning, the program weaves together currents of dramatic, documentary and experimental film practice. In collaborative projects, students rotate among many roles: writing, acting, directing, producing, cinematography, production design, editing, and sound design. Assignments progressively challenge students to create more ambitious work while gaining experience in location and studio processes, leading to a final-year thesis project. Graduates of NSCADâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s film program have created award-winning films that are screened at international film festivals. Many work in the film industry, advancing through various positions. Our graduates also pursue graduate studies and become critics, writers and college/university professors.

FACILITIES Red One camera

Professional lighting and grip gear

D60 camera

Double-walled sound recording booth, audio mixing room, and two auxiliary mixing stations

25,000 sq ft, includes a 3,000 sq ft soundstage with set construction facilities Super 16mm film cameras and 16mm Steenbeck editing suites Animation stand and Oxberry optical printer Cutting edge, fully digital HD workflow: file-based HD cameras with 35mm cinema lenses, all three major editing suites from Avid, Adobe, and Apple

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Pro Audio gear, file-based field recorders Fully equipped student office with computer workstations that include script writing, budgeting, and scheduling software, plus free laser printing and photocopying 2 HD screening rooms with surround sound, one with a reference quality projector

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“ I AM SUCH A BIG FAN OF AN ART SCHOOL EDUCATION. EVERY DAY, I AM IMMERSED IN THE KIND OF DECISION-MAKING WE LEARNED ABOUT AT NSCAD.” JOHN KAHRS (BFA 1990) WON THE ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATED SHORT FOR HIS FILM PAPERMAN. HE HAS WORKED ON MANY OF THE WORLD’S MOST SUCCESSFUL ANIMATED FILMS INCLUDING A BUG’S LIFE, THE INCREDIBLES AND MONSTERS INC. AT PIXAR AND TANGLED AT DISNEY.

FACILITIES A vast selection of pottersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; wheels, hand building and casting facilities Open space, fully ventilated converted pier warehouse with view of the harbour Five high-efficiency, computer controlled Blaauw kilns Six Cone Art electric kilns Grinding and finishing station

MAJOR IN CERAMICS The Ceramics program is designed to

NSCAD Ceramics graduates have

give you an understanding of vessel,

established successful international

sculptural and architectural ceramics.

studio practices that contribute to

As you explore these elements you

the profile of Canadian ceramics. Our

will examine the relationships between

graduates are writers, critics, curators,

design, materials, colour, process and

arts administrators in galleries and

techniques. An awareness of historical

museums and designers for industry.

and contemporary issues in ceramics

Many go on to studyâ&#x20AC;¨in prestigious

and their relationship with other

graduate programs and teach in

discourses (such as fine art, design and

colleges/universities across North

architecture) will help to develop an

America.

Fully equipped glaze kitchen and glaze lab Independent plaster lab Extensive clay making facilities Access to 3D printing/laser cutting and computer labs

informed perspective on your work. 61

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MAJOR IN TEXTILES/FASHION The textiles program encompasses art, science and technology. It integrates conceptual concerns as you study the techniques and design skills involved in the textile traditions of weaving, dyeing and printing. You will examine the relationship between materials, processes, and the maker, as well as the critical role that textiles have played in world cultures. With a focus on sustainable and organic materials and techniques, the program maintains handcraft values and incorporates digital methodologies.

Fashion offers you a balanced curriculum through which to develop skills and knowledge related to imaginative design and technical proficiency, and explores the issues and meaning of fashion and body covering. The program provides intensive study of the conceptualization, production and embellishment of cloth and other materials. The resulting knowledge and skill base will enable you to develop individual garments, wearable art, haute couture, and costuming for film, theatre, and dance. NSCAD Textiles/Fashion graduates are successful studio artists, clothing designers, business owners, interior designers, community educators, critics, curators, professors at colleges/universities and arts administrators in galleries and

FACILITIES 12-module TC-1 digital Jacquard loom with 2640 hooks, capable of weaving cloth 109 cm wide 14 industrial sewing machines, industrial gravity free irons, three sergers, dress forms and several specialized domestic machines

Fully equipped dye studio Pointcarre software Surface design studio with variety of print tables, a darkroom, vacuum light tables, pressure washout, heat transfer machine, steamer, washer, dryer and commercial refrigerator

Fashion studios with 10 large cutting tables Four, eight, 12 and 16 harness floor looms of various widths, one with an air dobby system Knitting machines Display case for student work

museums. Many have pursued graduate studies. 63

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“ WHEN YOU’RE MAKING SOMETHING FROM SCRATCH, YOU REALLY UNDERSTAND HOW A PIECE IS MADE. NSCAD WAS VERY GOOD ABOUT THAT. QUALITY WAS A HUGE PART OF WHAT WAS EXPECTED OF US.” CHLOÉ GORDON (BFA 2010) AND PARRIS GORDON (BFA 2011) ARE THE CO-FOUNDERS OF THE FASHION BRAND, BEAUFILLE. THE SISTERS WERE NAMED WOMENSWEAR DESIGNER OF THE YEAR AT THE CAFA AWARDS AND TO FORBES’ 30 UNDER 30 LIST, CLASS OF 2017. THEIR CLOTHES HAVE APPEARED IN VOGUE, ELLE, AND GLAMOUR, AND BEEN WORN BY LADY GAGA, SELENA GOMEZ, AND KENDALL JENNER.

MAJOR IN JEWELLERY DESIGN AND METALSMITHING In Jewellery Design and Metalsmithing you will explore a wide variety of concepts and philosophies as you engage in critical discussions about content and form. The program offers a broad-based metals education including studies of art jewellery, holloware, product design, computer assisted design 3D printing and metal business practice. Design and technical projects emphasize problem-solving, conceptual development and analytical thinking. From basic skills development, you will go on to explore advanced technical procedures and develop your individual artistic practice. Some graduates of NSCADâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jewellery Design and Metalsmithing program establish successful art jewellery studio practices, while others develop commercial jewellery businesses. Many have pursued graduate studies and have become writers, critics, curators and professors at colleges/universities.

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS | JEWELLERY DESIGN AND METALSMITHING

FACILITIES Five interconnected studios with 42 large jewellery benches equipped with flexible shafts and torches Three large annealing stations with sinks Casting area with large programmable burnout kiln, centrifugal and vacuum casting, vulcanizer, steam cleaner and wax injector Polishing area with three polishing machines, ultrasonic cleaner and rotary, magnetic, and vibratory tumblers

Machine room with large drill press, wood band saws, scroll saw, grinder, vertical and horizontal belt sanders, drum sander and blaster with glass bead and aluminum oxide

Orion micro pulse arc welder

Ventilated chemical booth for etching, epoxy resin casting and patination

Silversmithing studio equipped with various stakes and hammers, curve bench shears, English wheel, small slip rollers, 45 and 18-tonne hydraulic presses, 7.5 and 15 cm deep draw dies and kick press with various dies

Enamelling area with two kilns and a kiln for ceramic jewellery Lathe room with one large and two small lathes, milling machines and wellventilated powder coating equipment

Electroplating, electroforming and reactive metal anodizing equipment

Specialized studio for small object photography

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“ AT NSCAD, I LEARNED WHO I WAS.” URSULA JOHNSON (BFA 2006)

IS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY MI’KMAQ ARTIST ORIGINALLY FROM ESKASONI, CAPE BRETON. HER WORK COMBINES THE MI’KMAQ TRADITION OF BASKET WEAVING WITH SCULPTURE, INSTALLATION, AND PERFORMANCE ART. SHE IS ONE OF THE ARTISTS PARTICIPATING IN THE NATIONAL LANDMARKS 2017 PROJECT AND IS SHORTLISTED FOR THE PRESTIGIOUS SOBEY ART AWARD.

FACILITIES Students declaring their major as Interdisciplinary Arts will have access to all facilities within the departments in which they study.

MAJOR IN INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTS The BFA Interdisciplinary Arts program offers students the opportunity to explore a variety of media and practices in the areas of fine arts, media arts, craft, and design. This program enables you to tailor your studies to your individual interests as an artist. Students will develop a range of skills, knowledge, and techniques that foster crossdisciplinary ways of working. As you engage in the critical discourses of your chosen disciplines, you will gain an understanding of diverse practices and approaches, historical and contemporary issues, and the relationship between conceptual concerns, material, and process. Graduates of NSCADâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Interdisciplinary program become successful studio artists and craftspeople, entrepreneurs, gallery and museum administrators, designers, illustrators, community educators, and arts writers. Many go on to study at the graduate level and become critics, curators, architects, museum and gallery archivists, and college/university professors. 71

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BACHELOR OF ARTS

MAJOR IN ART HISTORY Enhanced by its setting within an art school, NSCAD’s Art History and Contemporary Culture division offers a Bachelor of Arts degree (BA) with a Major in Art History. The division’s courses focus on the history of Western art, craft, design, film and architecture from the 19th century to the present, but include studies of Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque art, Canadian art, North American Indigenous art, and courses on art theory and criticism. The latter provide students with opportunities to engage in critical discourse surrounding the production and reception of art. In addition, the division offers courses in Critical Studies with a focus on material culture and courses in English Literature. At the same time, students working toward a BA in Art History take studio classes in an environment that is intensely focused on art-making. You may enter the BA, Major in Art History after completing NSCAD’s Foundation year or after completing a year of liberal studies (typically at another university). Graduates of NSCAD’s Art History major have been widely accepted into graduate programs in Art History and other professional programs, going on to become art teachers in primary and secondary school, art history faculty in colleges and universities, museum curators, critics, appraisers, archivists, art therapists and conservationists. 75

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A collection of titles authored by the faculty of Art History and Contemporary Culture.

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“ NSCAD IS WHERE I LEARNED HOW TO SEE, AND THAT’S CROSSED OVER TO ALL ASPECTS OF MY LIFE.” HEATHER IGLOLIORTE (BFA 2003)

IS CANADA’S PRE-EMINENT INUK ART SCHOLAR. SHE IS A CURATOR, ARTIST AND CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CHAIR IN INDIGENOUS ART HISTORY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

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5. UPLOAD YOUR DOCUMENTS

6. SEND IN ADDITIONAL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

on MY DOCUMENTS. Based on what

documents to be sent officially, meaning

program you are applying to, it will list

they come directly from the school or

what documents are required for you to

referee. Documents in an envelope

upload. Your support documents may

sealed by the school or referee can be

include:

delivered to the Office of Admissions by

After you finish your application, click

the applicant.

ADMISSIONS ESSAY

The Admissions Essay is a short one-page account of why you think NSCAD is the

HOW TO APPLY 1. EXPLORE NSCAD.CA

NSCAD.CA is where you can learn all about NSCAD: our programs, application requirements, as well as how to sign up for a tour and much more. Take some time to look around!

3. START AN ONLINE APPLICATION

After logging in, click MY APPLICATIONS to start. You will then answer a series of questions that provide us the details we need to review your application.

2. CLICK APPLY

Clicking APPLY on any page of nscad.ca takes you to my.nscad.ca which is your personalized application site. Sign up to

4. APPLICATION FEE

A non-refundable application fee of $70 is required. You will pay this as your last step of your online application form, before you

create your profile login and you can come start to upload documents. back anytime to work on your application until you are ready to submit it.

APPLYING TO NSCAD | HOW TO APPLY

Your application may require the following

OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT

Your official high school, and/or previous

right place for you. Tell us why you are

post-secondary transcript must be sent

choosing NSCAD for your next step, and

directly from the institution by email, fax

what brought you to where you are.

or mail to NSCAD.

SKETCHBOOK

RECOMMENDATION LETTERS

Please see page 86 for what we look for

(required for some applications)

in a sketchbook. You can upload as many

If you choose to submit recommendation

as 20 images of your sketchbook.

letters, they must come by email, fax or mail from the referee directly, and not the

PORTFOLIO

Please see page 85 for what we look for in a portfolio. You can upload as many as 20 images of your portfolio.

student.  ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY SCORE

(for applicants who do not meet English

LIST OF WORKS

The List of Works is a list that corresponds directly to your portfolio. Please list the name of each piece included in your portfolio as well as the date, dimensions, and medium used to create it. If there is any additional information about a work that you’d like to share, note it here.

study requirements)  Your official English Language Proficiency Score must come directly from the testing centre by email, fax or mail and should not come from the student. Please see page 84 for further information on English Language Requirements.

APPLYING TO NSCAD | HOW TO APPLY

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS

Applicants whose language of instruction either in high school (for at least three years) or at the post-secondary level (for at least one year) is not in English must submit evidence of their ability to carry on studies in English. This evidence must be provided through one of the following: TEST

UNDERGRADUATE

GRADUATE

TOEFL [code: 3265]

at least 90 with no test less than 20

at least 94 with no test less than 22

IELTS

at least 6.5 with no band less than 6.0

at least 7.0 with no band less than 6.0

CAEL

at least 69 with no band less than 60

CanTest

at least 4.5 with no part less than 4.0

CAE

at least B

MELAB

at least 82 with no band less than 80

at least 5 in English A1 or A2 HL

at least 82 with no band less than 80

at least 4 in English Language and Composition or Literature and Composition

These test results must be sent directly from the testing service to NSCAD University, Admissions Office, to be considered valid. Only conditional offers of admission will be made until such scores are received. SAT scores are not required.

APPLICATION DEADLINES FOUNDATION MARCH 1

Application deadline for scholarship consideration

JUNE 1

Final application deadline, no scholarship consideration

OCTOBER 1

Apply by Fall deadline or no later than October 1

FALL ENTRY September

MARCH 1

Application deadline for scholarship consideration

WINTER ENTRY January

OCTOBER 1

Apply by Fall deadline or no later than October 1

FALL ENTRY September

WINTER ENTRY January ADVANCED STANDING

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PORTFOLIO NSCAD requires a portfolio and sketchbook from applicants applying to the

undergraduate Foundation program. For Advanced Standing students (those who have completed a course equivalent to the NSCAD Foundation program), a sketchbook is not required. A portfolio is a collection of original works made by you. It gives us a look at who you are, what you like to make and where your skill level is at the time of the application. Our Admissions Committee wants to see your best work, so choose pieces that show off your skills and ideas. We’re looking for 10-20 pieces of artwork in your portfolio. Examples of mediums you might include in your portfolio: • Acrylic

• Illustration

• Recycled materials

• Animation

• Ink

• Robotics

• Cartooning

• Intaglio

• Rug hooking

• Cement

• Interactive displays

• Screenprinting

• Charcoal

• Knitting

• Scripts

• Circuit bending

• Lithography

• Sewing

• Clay

• Maps

• Sound

• Clothing

• Metalworking

• Spoken word

• Creative writing

• Oil

• Stone

• Crochet

• Pastel

• Upholstery

• Documentary

• Pencil/graphite

• Video

• Performance piece

• Photography (film or digital)

• Watercolour

• Plastics

• Web Design

• Embroidery   • Essays   • Film (digital or analog)   • Food   • Found materials   • Graphic design   • Graphic novels

• Plants   • Poetry   • Printed matter   • Product design   • Programming

• Weaving   • Wire   • Wood   • Woodcuts   • Zines

Have you created something that crosses boundaries? You can consider including projects that integrate visual arts, media arts and design practice with other disciplines such as engineering, architecture, chemistry, physics, mathematics, history, geography, dance, music, etc. 85

SKETCHBOOK

PORTFOLIO SUBMISSION FORMAT

Your sketchbook is a collection of your

Portfolios and sketchbooks are submitted

inspirations and ideas. It can be a mix of

online as digital files through my.nscad.ca.

your drawings, paintings, mark-making, poetry, journal entries, observations in response to other works (films, exhibitions, novels, etc.), collected images, news articles, found objects, etc. It can be a place where you gather ideas and experiment. It does not need to feel polished or complete. We’re looking for 10-20 images of your sketchbook. If you are applying for Advanced Standing, a sketchbook is not required.

PORTFOLIO PREPARATION COURSE NSCAD Extended Studies offers this online

You may show us your sound or video pieces by uploading them to a site like Vimeo or YouTube and including the link to them in your portfolio. It’s an option to include a list of works where you identify each piece in your portfolio and list its title, medium(s) used, dimensions, date and any other details that you’d like us to know. Digital image files should be smaller than 500KB for JPG and 2MB or smaller for PDF. You’ll find full upload instructions on my.nscad.ca.

course focused on improving your portfolio for application to visual arts programs.

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TIPS FOR YOUR APPLICATION:

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Your sketchbook does not need to feel finished, polished or complete. It’s an ongoing exploration of your ideas. Don’t be afraid to make it personal and use it as a place to experiment with different materials and concepts. Your portfolio is the place to show us your finished works. Be sure to choose pieces that demonstrate your range of abilities. Use an editing us, the more we learn about you. Include observational drawing in your portfolio, sketchbook or both. It’s an important skill for artists and designers. Even if drawing is not your

Try out different techniques, materials and subject matter. NSCAD students have the opportunity to explore a variety of mediums, so why not start now? Show us your range. If you enjoy taking photographs for instance, show us portraits, landscapes, micro, macro, black and white, experimental and conceptual pictures. Submitting a variety of works helps us get a sense of who you are.

If you choose to include it, use your list of works to tell us about what you’ve made. Note materials, dimensions and anything else that you think would be helpful when interpreting the piece. Sometimes

main focus, it’s valuable to include. If you struggle to get started, try

knowing the story or concept behind a work makes it resonate strongly

setting up a still life arrangement in your bedroom or go outside and

with someone who hasn’t seen it before.

Receiving feedback on your work can be really helpful when putting together your application. If you’re able to visit one of our Portfolio Day events you can have an in-person conversation with us about how your portfolio and sketchbook are coming along. Art teachers or creatives in your community can also be great resources for feedback. We’re always happy to chat about your progress at the Office of Admissions. Send us

eye when selecting artwork to include. The more range you can show

draw what you see.

an email and we’ll gladly look at what you’re working on. You don’t have to be a professional photographer to take great pictures of your work. To accurately capture it, use bright lighting, keep it in focus and in the frame. You may take pictures of your works on a phone or camera. Photographing outside on an overcast day may reduce

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Your admissions essay helps us to get to know you. Use it to talk about who you are, what you like to make and why you’d like to be a student at NSCAD. It doesn’t have to be formal or tell your life’s story and it’s best to keep it to one page. You’re responsible for ordering your official transcripts and having your school send them to us at the Office of Admissions by mail, email or fax by the deadline, so order them early! Take a look at application instructions on the my.nscad.ca website. There, you’ll find information about how to title your files and upload them to your application. If you have any questions contact us at admissions@nscad.ca.

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“ NEW YORK WAS ALWAYS A BIG DREAM OF MINE. I FEEL GRATEFUL THAT I’VE BEEN ABLE TO GET WHERE I AM AND BE HAPPY AND CONFIDENT IN MY CAREER AS A DESIGNER AND AN ARTIST. NSCAD HAD A LOT TO DO WITH THAT.” GILLIAN MACLEOD (BDes 2003)

WAS THE ART DIRECTOR OF HOUSE BEAUTIFUL MAGAZINE AND DEPUTY ART DIRECTOR FOR MARTHA STEWART LIVING. SHE IS

NOW THE DEPUTY ART DIRECTOR AT O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE, AND LIVES IN NEW YORK CITY.

TUITION AND FEES

NOVA SCOTIA RESIDENTS

FULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATE

2017/2018 (2 SEMESTERS)

CANADIAN/ PERMANENT RESIDENTS

FULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATE

2017/2018 (2 SEMESTERS)

Full-time tuition (15 credits)

$7,868.00

Student union fees

$157.82

Student health fee

$258.60

UPass (Public Transit)

$153.70

Facility & tech fees

$180.00

Nova Scotia Bursary

-$1,283.04

TOTAL

$7,335.08

Full-time tuition (15 credits)

$7,868.00

Student union fees

$157.82

Student health fee

$258.60

UPass (Public Transit)

$153.70

Facility & tech fees

$180.00

TOTAL

$8,618.12

Those who are Canadian Citizens or Permanent Residents, 60 years of age or over at the time of registration and are enrolled in an Undergraduate Degree Program may be eligible for a senior citizen discount.

INTERNATIONAL FULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATE

2017/2018 (2 SEMESTERS)

Full-time tuition (15 credits) Student union fees

$157.82

Student health fee

$650.00

UPass (Public Transit)

$153.70

Facility & tech fees

$180.00

TOTAL

ESTIMATED ADDITIONAL EXPENSES (2 SEMESTERS)

$17,388.00

$18,529.52

Room and board

$8,800.00

Supplies & material fees

$2,000.00

Misc. (clothing, recreation, personal)

$1,600.00

TOTAL

$12,400.00

Fees are for information purposes only and are subject to change. Please consult nscad.ca.

APPLYING TO NSCAD | TUITION AND FEES

1 IN 10 NSCAD STUDENTS RECEIVE A SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS AND FINANCIAL AID NSCAD awards more than $400,000 in scholarship funding to students per year. On-campus employment is valued at more than $140,000 annually. Student travel subsidies and other grants are valued at $35,000 per year. Entrance scholarships ranging from $500 to $6,000 are awarded annually. Several are renewable for each year of study. The Manager of Financial Aid and Student Counselling assists registered students and prospective students in their efforts to secure sufficient funds to finance their education through the resources of provincial student assistance offices, the universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s financial assistance program, and other outside agencies. If students require advice in regard to financial matters, they should consult the manager. More information is also available at nscad.ca. 93

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APPLYING TO NSCAD | VISITING NSCAD

CAMPUS TOURS Tours of the NSCAD campuses are lead by student ambassadors who offer a unique perspective of the school’s departments and facilities. They are offered weekdays from 11 am – 2 pm. It’s easy to sign up for a tour online at nscad.ca. STAY THE NIGHT IN HALIFAX, FOR FREE Cambridge Suites Halifax and NSCAD University have partnered to offer prospective students and their families a special nightly rate when you visit for a NSCAD tour or appointment. Call Cambridge Suites directly to make your reservation and request the NSCAD special rate. If you subsequently enroll in a degree program the following fall, we’ll reimburse you for one night’s stay.

Office of Admissions

Mailing Address

admissions@nscad.ca

Room 105

Halifax, Nova Scotia

902 442 4077 fax

1107 Marginal Road Halifax, Nova Scotia

5163 Duke Street Canada, B3J 3J6

902 494 8259 tel

1 888 444 5989 toll free