Queensland College of Art
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The Queensland College of Art and Design, QCAD[1] is a specialist visual arts and design college located in Meanjin (South Bank, Brisbane), and Southport on the Gold Coast of Queensland in Australia.
Founded in 1881, the college is one of the oldest arts institutions in Australia and has been part of Griffith University since 1991. QCAD is within walking distance of QAGOMA, State Library of Queensland, the Queensland Museum and is 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 QCAD Galleries, are located on the campus.
Galleries[edit]
There is a collection of galleries known as the QCAD Galleries,[2] as well as the Griffith University Art Museum[3] (which was formerly known as Griffith University Art Gallery, or GUAG[4]) located on the campus.
QCAD Galleries include Webb Gallery, Grey Street Gallery, Project Gallery, PoP Gallery, and White Box Gallery.
Description[edit]
The college is located within the South Bank parklands, along with the Queensland Conservatorium, the Griffith Film School and Griffith Graduate Centre.[5]
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.[6] 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".[7]
Courses[edit]
The college offers a range of degrees and qualifications, awarded by Griffith University, ranging from diplomas to doctoral studies.[8]
Qualifications
Diploma of Design
Diploma of Visual Arts
Bachelor of Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art
Bachelor of Design
Bachelor of Visual Arts
Bachelor of Design (Honours)
Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours)
Graduate Certificate in Design
Graduate Certificate in Visual Arts
Master of Design
Master of Visual Arts
Master of Philosophy
Doctor of Visual Arts
Doctor of Philosophy
Notable alumni[edit]
Notable Staff[edit]
- Justene Williams, Head of Sculpture, Performance and Installation
- Carol McGregor, Program Director (Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art)
- Natalya Hughes, Head of Visual Arts (Honours)
- Julie Fragar, Program Director (Visual Arts)
- Sue Best, Art Historian and Deputy Director (Research)
- Warraba Weatherall, Lecturer, Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art
- David Sargent, Creative Director (Liveworm)
- Simon Degroot, Creative Director (LiveArt)
- 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]
- ^ formerly known as QCA, see Griffith University news article 'Designing the next chapter for QCA 8 August 2023.
- ^ "QCA Galleries". Griffith University. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "About". Griffith University. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "South Bank campus". Griffith University. Archived from the original on 5 January 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "Queensland College of Art". Griffith University. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "About Griffith University Art Museum". Griffith University. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "Degrees". www.griffith.edu.au. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Gordon Bennett". Design & Art Australia Online. 2014. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ 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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