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Queensland College of Art

Queensland College of Art

Specialist arts and design college in Australia


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

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

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]

South Bank building

Courses

The Griffith Graduate Centre at Queensland College of Art and Design

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[9]

Bachelor of Design[10]

Bachelor of Visual Arts[11]

Bachelor of Design (Honours)[12]

Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours)[13]

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

Notable Staff


References

  1. formerly known as QCA, see Griffith University news article 'Designing the next chapter for QCA 8 August 2023.
  2. "QCA Galleries". Griffith University. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  3. "About". Griffith University. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  4. 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.
  5. "South Bank campus". Griffith University. Archived from the original on 5 January 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  6. "Queensland College of Art". Griffith University. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  7. "About Griffith University Art Museum". Griffith University. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  8. "Degrees". www.griffith.edu.au. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  9. "Gordon Bennett". Design & Art Australia Online. 2014. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2022.

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