ECU news

Emily Car University is proud to announce that Nadia Myre has been named to the Sobey Shortlist. A multi-disciplinary artist of Algonquin heritage, Nadia graduated from the University in 1997; she received her  MFA from Concordia in 2002.

Shinsuke Minegishi ('98) exhibits his printwork Resurrection at Striped House Gallery in Tokyo, Japan, from June 18 to 29, 2014. An opening reception will take place on June 20 at 5pm. Shinsuke's mother, Ryoko Minegishi, will hold a poem reading performance in the gallery on June 21 and 28, 2014, at 6:30pm.

Directed by alumna Brianne Nord-Stewart, Billy Crystal Fills the Silence  centres around the topic of war tourism, a phenomenon that is fast becoming more and more popular around the world. Where tourists flock to see sights from the D-Day landing, the civil war in the former Yugoslavia or even the front lines in Syria.

David Lin's ('13) public installations, Cicadas are now on display at the Xinying Cultural Centre in the southern city of Tainan, Taiwan.

Our largest sponsorship EVER kicks off The Show at Emily Carr 2014

The Emily Carr community, and those who enjoy the exciting cultural events we host, received an incredibly generous sponsorship gift recently from RBC Wealth Management. This gift means that not only will this year’s graduation exhibition be delivered and brilliantly supported (on from May 4th through 18th), but for the next five years all Emily Carr events will be backed by this presenting sponsorship.

Internationally acclaimed visual artist Etienne Zack graduated from the painting program in 2000. His work uses fictitious possibilities and historical moments that are staged into paintings reminiscent of fabricated environments.

The annual Emily Award program is a celebration of the outstanding achievements of a member of the University alumni whose endeavours in the arts, media and design fields have brought honour to the University.

A recipient of the prestigious RBC Painting Competition (2005), Etienne received the 2008 City of Montreal's Pierre-Ayot prize, and had his inaugural solo exhibition at Museum of Contemporary Art of Montreal, Canada in 2010.

Emily Carr University is pleased to announce a $100,000 sponsorship from RBC Wealth Management.

More than 200 business leaders across Canada, including Jimmy Pattison, have placed Emily Carr student Chenny Xia (’14) on the list of Canada’s most promising young entrepreneurs.

The Next36 selected Chenny and 35 others from 1000 enterprising young applicants to participate in the entrepreneurship-immersion program, but Chenny is especially unique among her peers. Chenny puts Emily Carr on the list of just 13 Universities represented - she is the only designer in her cohort and it’s the first time that a specialized art and design school is part of this exciting program.

How it all began

Ian Verchere and Germaine Koh challenge our preconceptions by establishing a student award celebrating the symbiotic relationship between creativity and athleticism.

When Germaine Koh and Ian Verchere approached Emily Carr to establish an award in recognition of creative and athletic achievement, our reaction was gratitude, followed quickly by confusion. What did athletics have to do with creativity and Emily Carr students?

The Honorary Doctorate Degree program is a celebration of commitment, dedication, and service, and recognizes individuals who are distinguished by their significant contributions and sustained creative and philanthropic achievements in their areas of expertise.

Emily Carr will honour multi-media artist, curator and arts advocate Hank Bull; celebrated visionary architet Arthur Gensler; visual artist, curator, and scholar Gerald McMaster; and entrepreneurs, business leaders and philanthropists, Chip and Shannon Wilson at the 2014 Convocation Ceremony to be held May 3, 2014 at the Chan Centre.

About the recipients: