The Queensland College of Art and Design (QCAD) is a specialist arts and design college located in South Bank, Brisbane, and Southport on the Gold Coast of Queensland in Australia. Founded in 1881, the college is the oldest arts institution in Australia and has been part of Griffith University since 1991, co-located with the Queensland Conservatorium, the Griffith Film School and the Griffith Graduate Centre. The Griffith University Art Museum, formerly known as Griffith University Art Gallery (GUAG), as well as a collection of galleries known as the QCA Galleries, are located on the campus.
There is a collection of galleries known as the QCA Galleries,[1] as well as the Griffith University Art Museum[2] (which was formerly known as Griffith University Art Gallery, or GUAG[3]) located on the campus.
The college is located within the South Bank parklands, along with the Queensland Conservatorium, the Griffith Film School and Griffith Graduate Centre.[4]
The Griffith University Art Museum, also on the South Bank campus, houses the Griffith University Art Collection, the second largest public art collection in Queensland.[5] The Museum organises exhibitions, educational and public programs, as well as conducting "research, teaching, publishing and dialogue among communities of Griffith University students, faculty, artists, scholars, alumni, and the wider public".[6]
The college offers a range of courses in conjunction with Griffith University ranging from diplomas to doctoral studies.
Visual Art (B.Vis.A), Animation (B.Anim), Design (B.Des), Contemporary Indigenous Australian Art (B.ContempAusIndigA), Digital Media (B.DigitalMe), Film and Screen Media (BFScrMePr), Creative and Interactive Media (B.CIM), Photography (B.Photo).
MA in Visual Arts, MA of Design Futures, MA of Digital Design, MA of Fine Art.
PhD, DVA, MPhil.
27°28′53.5″S 153°01′25.8″E / 27.481528°S 153.023833°E