Join us on:

Bachelor of Design (BDES)

2011 – 2012 PROGRAM GUIDE ALBERTA COLLEGE OF ART + DESIGN

Begin the creative process…

For more information

on AC AD’s programs, visit + acad/progr

ams.com

About ACADAlberta College of Art + Design students explore

their passion for creative thinking with an undergraduate

degree in Design or Fine Art. With a comprehensive

curriculum filled with a range of programs sure to

inspire, challenge and stimulate emerging artists and

designers, ACAD is the leading choice for students

who go on to work in a spectrum of creative industries

– doing what they love while building impressive

careers that impact the world of art and design.

ACAD has been a leading centre for education

and research, and a catalyst for creative inquiry and

cultural development for over 85 years. Located in

Calgary, Canada and overlooking the downtown core,

ACAD provides a unique undergraduate experience

for students in fine art, design and new media – an

experience set in the context of relevant, complementary

liberal studies and practical theory. Our Photography

and Visual Communications Design majors prepare

students for successful careers as professionals

in the discipline, practice and culture of photography

and design. And our Bachelor of Fine Arts program

is one of Canada’s most prestigious studio-based

fine art programs.

ACAD degree programs are studio-based, which

means hands-on. In our studios students explore

multiple media, applying new techniques and immersing

themselves in the practice and culture of art and

design. Our students have access to a wide range of

unique opportunities, including a strong international

exchange program and a robust scholarship and

awards offering for incoming students. Most importantly,

with a 1:9 faculty-to-student ratio, our average studio

class is kept to 15 students so students receive

individual, personal attention from a faculty made up

of a diverse group of over 115 professional practicing

artists, designers and scholars.

ApplyNow!

Visual Communications Design

Visit + acad.ca/admissions

ACAD offers four-year

undergraduate degrees

in eleven program areas:

Bachelor of Design Degree

Photography

Visual Communications Design

Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree

Ceramics

Drawing

Fibre

Glass

Jewellery + Metals

Media Arts + Digital Technologies

Painting

Print Media

Sculpture

ACAD Admissions Office

1407 – 14 Avenue N.W.

Calgary, AB Canada T2N 4R3

PhOnE 403.284.7617

FAx 403.284.7644

TOll FREE 1 .800.251.8290 (in North America)

EMAIl admissions@acad.ca

OnlInE + acad.ca/admissions

VisualCommunicationsDesign

The Visual Communications Design (VCD)

major provides a professional background

for students in advertising, graphic design,

illustration, and character design through

specialized program streams.

Each stream is grounded in a commitment

to practice, solid drawing and visualization

skills, and industry relevance. The VCD

program curriculum is rigorous and com-

prehensive, and prepares a new generation

of professionals for the ever-evolving

“creative economy”, for which innovation

and creativity are core competencies.

Through course work complemented by

Liberal Studies courses in design history,

writing and storytelling, students develop

an understanding of design as not only

a powerful strategic business tool, but also

as a positive and tangible contribution

to society and culture.

1 luke Callahan

Umbro(2010)

Print

2 Aaron Rinas, Kerry Gibson,

Tali Schtelzer

CityHarvest:ConnectingNewYorkers CorporateIdentity

3 Derek langille

Beaver(2010)

Illustration

4 hunter Bonyun

Untitled(2010)

Illustration

Offers careers in advertising, editorial, corporate, entertainment, publication, television, character design and more...

1

3

Go to exercise 21 to begin your creative process.

4

2

ALBERTA COLLEGE OF ART + DESIGN ACAD.CA

Bachelor of DesignVisual Communications Design majors prepare

students for successful careers as professionals

in the discipline, practice and culture of design.

An outstanding track record of alumni from both

majors has established a reputation of excellence

that continues to create opportunities for graduates

in the newest Photography and Visual Communication

Design fields. Alumni work in a broad range of careers

in advertising, editorial, corporate, entertainment,

new media, publication, television, film, environmental

and character design.

Both Bachelor of Design majors (Photography and

VCD) are four-year, full-time programs, with courses

offered throughout the academic year, including

a number of select credit evening classes.

The next four years could change your life. As a student at ACAD, you can experience one-on-one mentorship with some of Canada’s most talented and renowned professional artists and designers. You can explore your potential in our world-class studio settings, and in your own private studio space. You can develop your art and design practice through exploration, experimentation and collaboration with award winning faculty and exciting students. And you can join a community of people passionate about art and design, excited about the power of creative thinking to change the world, and willing to take risks.