Queensland College of Art

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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.

Galleries edit

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.

Description edit

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]

 
South Bank building

Courses edit

 
The Griffith Graduate Centre at Queensland College of Art

The college offers a range of courses in conjunction with Griffith University ranging from diplomas to doctoral studies.

Undergraduate edit

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).

Postgraduate edit

MA in Visual Arts, MA of Design Futures, MA of Digital Design, MA of Fine Art.

Research edit

PhD, DVA, MPhil.

Notable alumni edit

Notable personnel edit

  • Frances Wildt Pavlu, Gold and Silversmithing Department
  • Jennifer Herd, convenor, both the Bachelor of Fine Art and Bachelor Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art, 1993–2014

References edit

  1. ^ "QCA Galleries". Griffith University. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  2. ^ "About". Griffith University. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  3. ^ Serisier, Camille (2013). "Carol McGregor". the churchie national emerging art prize 2013. Griffith University Art Gallery. pp. 52–53. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  4. ^ "South Bank campus". Griffith University. Archived from the original on 5 January 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Queensland College of Art". Griffith University. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  6. ^ "About Griffith University Art Museum". Griffith University. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Gordon Bennett". Design & Art Australia Online. 2014. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  8. ^ Leonello, Alec. "IMDb bio of Wayne Coles-Janess". IMDb. Archived from the original on 20 April 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.

External links edit

  • The QCA Official Website Archived 14 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  • "Queensland College of Art Celebrates 140 Years of Teaching". Griffith University. 6 April 2021.

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