Conferences & Symposiums

Emily Carr University of Art + Design’s Stereoscopic 3D (S3D) Centre, with the support of GRAND NCE & the Consulate General of France, Vancouver, present a Masterclass, The Art of 3D Storytelling with Joséphine Derobe, February 10 + 11, 2012.

Emily Carr and the European League of Institutes of the Arts (ELIA) are pleased to present the programme of the 5th ELIA Leadership Symposium: ‘W/Here: Contesting Knowledge in the 21st Century.’

W/Here brings together leaders from art schools across the globe for an important and timely discussion of the changing role of art education today. Art and design learning in the 21st century has been transformed, in large part as a result of the explosion of digital cultures and the acceleration generated by attendant technologies.

Continuing Studies is excited to introduce Second Nature Lab, a creative and experimental investigation of the relationship between humans and the natural world. Design-builds, public walks, workshops and events will investigate topics such as technology, sustainable design, agriculture, and food fermentation. Through the lenses of art, design, technology and architecture, Second Nature Lab brings together a diverse cast of thinkers and makers to collaborate and exchange ideas for regeneration. Curated by Holly Schmidt.

Emily Carr is pleased to host the Design Thinking unConference – a two-day immersion in ideas, projects and practice exploring the craft of Design Thinking.

Design Thinking is both critical thinking about design and the application of design to a broad range of business and social problems. This event will move the conversation about Design Thinking forward on all fronts.

At its most fundamental, drawing is the act of making marks on a surface. This symposium aims to explore the expanding definition of drawing, by juxtaposing traditional and non-traditional approaches to mark-making.

The symposium, chaired by Dr. Monique Fouquet, will include speakers Diyan Achjadi, Lucie Chan, Roman Izdebski, Beth Howe, David MacWilliam, Elizabeth MacKenzie, Ben Reeves, Vjeko Sager, Durwin Talon, Renée Van Halm, and Neil Wedman.

This year’s conference seeks to gauge and engage the current state of Canadian academic research across the fields of art, history, philosophy, critical and cultural studies. Presenting critical and creative explorations into the potentially rich contradictions inherent in criticizing culture while earnestly taking part in producing it.

Liminal Positions aims to provide a forum for the notion of “in-betweenness”. Asking where the “work” of art actually occurs and considering the role of the artist within commodity culture. And conversely, how cultural analysts have approached writing to theorizing popular culture or current events.

If you’ve ever seriously considered attending art + design school, you don’t want to miss this event. National Portfolio Day is free and open to the public, on a first-come, first served basis.

Join the Social + Interactive Media Centre for show + tech: come out + play 

An opportunity to hear about the latest, greatest & craziest digital art and design projects at Emily Carr and around Vancouver. This month's theme is: come out + play!

Leading academics, professionals and artists will gather at Emily Carr University of Art + Design for the International Digital Media and Art Association’s 8th annual conference to explore how digital media and art is informing, challenging and reinventing our notions of narrative structures and storytelling. The conference will include pre-conference workshops, keynote and plenary presentations, panels, networking, discussions, social events as well as opportunities to explore Emily Carr’s Intersections Digital Studios and Social and Interactive Media Centre.

Please visit the IDMAA conference website for registration information.