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2011 – 2012 PROGRAM GUIDE ALBERTA COLLEGE OF ART + DESIGN
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About ACADAlberta College of Art + Design students explore
their passion for creative thinking with an undergraduate
degree in Design or Fine Art. With a comprehensive
curriculum filled with a range of programs sure to
inspire, challenge and stimulate emerging artists and
designers, ACAD is the leading choice for students
who go on to work in a spectrum of creative industries
– doing what they love while building impressive
careers that impact the world of art and design.
ACAD has been a leading centre for education
and research, and a catalyst for creative inquiry and
cultural development for over 85 years. Located in
Calgary, Canada and overlooking the downtown core,
ACAD provides a unique undergraduate experience
for students in fine art, design and new media – an
experience set in the context of relevant, complementary
liberal studies and practical theory. Our Photography
and Visual Communications Design majors prepare
students for successful careers as professionals
in the discipline, practice and culture of photography
and design. And our Bachelor of Fine Arts program
is one of Canada’s most prestigious studio-based
fine art programs.
ACAD degree programs are studio-based, which
means hands-on. In our studios students explore
multiple media, applying new techniques and immersing
themselves in the practice and culture of art and
design. Our students have access to a wide range of
unique opportunities, including a strong international
exchange program and a robust scholarship and
awards offering for incoming students. Most importantly,
with a 1:9 faculty-to-student ratio, our average studio
class is kept to 15 students so students receive
individual, personal attention from a faculty made up
of a diverse group of over 115 professional practicing
artists, designers and scholars.
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Media Arts + Digital Technologies
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ACAD offers four-year
undergraduate degrees
in eleven program areas:
Bachelor of Design Degree
Photography
Visual Communications Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree
Ceramics
Drawing
Fibre
Glass
Jewellery + Metals
Media Arts + Digital Technologies
Painting
Print Media
Sculpture
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Media Arts+ Digital Technologies
The Media Arts + Digital
Technologies (MADT) major offers
a new-media education through
the lens of artistic practice.
Students are offered the opportunity
to explore the creative use of emerging
electronic, digital, interactive and motion
media in the wide range of hybrid
areas arising out of new technologies:
interactive art, electronically supported
performance and installation, sound,
web, locative, mobile and motion media.
MADT course work is taught by active,
practicing artists engaged in research
at the intersections of culture, science,
language, technology and the fine
and applied arts.
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Bachelor of Fine ArtsThe BFA program at Alberta College of Art + Design
is one of Canada’s most prestigious studio-based
fine art programs.
ACAD’s BFA offers students a unique opportunity
to access an impressive range of quality facilities
while developing advanced technical, conceptual
and creative problem-solving skills. The BFA Program
embraces traditional, contemporary and conceptual
approaches to art making in a learning environment
that is both focused and flexible. Consisting of nine
complementary studio majors, ACAD’s BFA allows
students to immerse themselves in a wide spectrum
of creative directions and opportunities while
acquiring essential skills for professional activity
in their chosen field.
All nine Bachelor of Fine Arts majors are four-year,
full-time programs, with courses offered throughout
the academic year, including a number of select credit
evening classes.
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The next four years could change your life. As a student at ACAD, you can experience one-on-one mentorship with some of Canada’s most talented and renowned professional artists and designers. You can explore your potential in our world-class studio settings, and in your own private studio space. You can develop your art and design practice through exploration, experimentation and collaboration with award winning faculty and exciting students. And you can join a community of people passionate about art and design, excited about the power of creative thinking to change the world, and willing to take risks.