Sam Carter

Bio

Living in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada allows Professor Emeritus Sam Carter to keep one foot at Emily Carr University of Art and Design, where he has taught for the last 38 years, and one foot in international communities where he works on a variety of innovative projects.

“My exhibition design projects, and now the incredible capabilities of online projects, allow me to access all the things I love about museums and international travel," says Sam. "Technology has allowed me to work continually from Vancouver on projects around the world. The most recent being the Africa Child Policy Forum (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia), the Asia Pacific Applied Arts Forum and facilitating internships for Emily Carr students in China, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, Japan, Korea and other Pacific Rim nations and other parts of the world.

work

Vancouver Island Fresh Water Eco Centre/Trout Hatchery/Vancouver Island

1990

The Vancouver Freshwater Eco Centre was created as an educational and tourist destination that shares the science of the Cowichan River Trout Hatchery with the history, culture and beauty of trout from earliest times to present.
2000 Dragons - 2000-Year of the Dragon, Vancouver, Canada, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2000

To celebrate Year 2000, year of the dragon and the Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival in Vancovuer, Carter created 2000 dragons from clay, bronze and paper. These were installed at the Diane Farris Gallery in Vancouver and at the National Art Gallery of Malaysia.
Salmon/Water Shrine-Fountain. Vancouver's Gastown

1990

This Vancouver Public Art Project celebrates Salmon and Water. It is a shrine in that it celebrates the life of a local Gastown personality and one of his favourite creatures:Salmon.