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View the works of emerging artists, designers, filmmakers and animators at the very beginning of their artistic careers.

Drawn from a selection of Foundation works, these images reflect the lively diversity of practices in Emily Carr’s first year program. Ranging from material explorations to conceptual reflections on art, design, and society, these works represent students’ first mature investigations in their respective fields.

The Emily Carr community lost its first and oldest ambassador when Ada (Currie) Robertson passed away peacefully on February 24^th at the age of 102.  Mrs. Robertson graduated from the Vancouver School of Decorative and Applied Arts (now Emily Carr) in 1929, and was the last of the original surviving students.  As one of the first students, she played an important part in the school’s history and helped pave the way for current female students attending Emily Carr.

Emily Carr’s newest addition for the enhancement and support of Aboriginal learners

Revitalization of indigenous art forms is a global educational initiative. Emily Carr is committed to providing relevant support congruent with Aboriginal philosophies and values.

Emily Carr University of Art + Design to Build a new Campus at Great Northern Way.

Emily Carr wishes to recognize and thank the Premier of British Columbia, The Honourable Gordon Campbell, the BC Provincial Government and the Minister of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development for their leadership and visionary decision to invest in an innovative, creative and sustainable future through the development of a new campus for Emily Carr.

CODE Live + CODE.lab + High Performance: Evolution and Innovation in Canadian Design

Emily Carr is proud to be hosting a variety of art and design installations and events as part of the Cultural Olympiad. Renowned artists from Canada and around the world will be participating in CODE Live, the Cultural Olympiad Digital Edition’s festival of visual art and technology.

The Canada Council Art Bank announced on January 20, 2010, that they have acquired 61 new works by Canadian artists worth a total value of more than $285,000. Included in the acquisitions were Sonny Assu (02), Sadashi Inuzuka (85), Nadia Myre (97), Marianne Nicolson (96), Ron Terada (91), Associate Professor, Henry Tsang, and Honorary Degree recipient, Robert Davidson.

Atmosphere is a sustainability research project by Emily Carr Assistant Professor Duane Elverum.

Atmosphere explores the issues of social sustainability within groups and proposes that this might be enhanced by close listening as a way to know each other and our work.

To read Atmosphere Issue #2 visit Justin Novak.

• How will 3D imaging change storytelling and gaming?
• How can digital feedback enhance the design of high-performance clothing or high-traffic? 
• How can online tools support collaboration among teachers and students or public servants and citizens?

At the new Social and Interactive Media Centre, BC companies work with Emily Carr faculty and students to answer these questions.

Emily Carr University of Art + Design is pleased to announce the second phase of its new website design, Release 2. The project has been a collaboration of an internal website committee and LiFT Studios.

The revamped website has been warmly received since being launched in May, 2009. Haig Armen, Creative Director of LiFT Studios, (and Interactive Design sessional instructor at Emily Carr) said he and his crew wanted to develop the information-sharing potential of the website with the second release.