Emily Carr University of Art and Design is a prestigious institution located in Vancouver, Canada, dedicated to nurturing creativity and innovation in the fields of art, design, and media arts. As one of Canada's top art schools, Emily Carr offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs, providing students with a transformative learning experience that combines theoretical knowledge, practical skills, and critical thinking. With a focus on interdisciplinary collaboration, experiential learning, and hands-on studio work, the university prepares students to become highly skilled artists, designers, and media practitioners, empowering them to make meaningful contributions to the art and design industry. Emily Carr's vibrant community, world-class faculty, and cutting-edge facilities create an inspiring environment for students to explore their artistic vision, push boundaries, and forge successful careers in the creative industries.

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Create compelling images that challenge and redefine our culture. In the rapidly changing art and design landscape, Illustration is a key form of visual communication. Illustrators need the ability to think critically and innovatively, and be able to engage diverse audiences in a variety of contexts. Our illustration courses explore varied technical approaches and a broad range of pictorial strategies, while cultivating the ability to collaborate and adapt to diverse opportunities, from contemporary art exhibitions to careers in mass-media. Here, you’ll master varied technical approaches while learning their critical and conceptual contexts, preparing you for a future career as a professional illustrator. As you develop your unique style as an artist, you’ll learn to create engaging and distinctive images that complement written content or stand alone. Show less

What You Will Learn
Our program views all forms of illustration, from editorial to narrative, as opportunities for cultural inquiry. Courses are designed to allow for just that. Through hands-on studio work, theory courses, and special topics, you'll have the chance to explore diverse techniques, while learning how to critique, question, and imagine new ways of using illustration to engage with audiences.

Our multidisciplinary and innovative curriculum is designed to provide a well-rounded, nuanced understanding of illustration across histories and disciplines, including commercial, gallery-based, and traditional practices. Your courses will be taught by established artists who will share their technical and professional knowledge as illustrators and leaders in their field.

Above all, you'll be given opportunities to cultivate your own approach to narration, interpretation, conceptualization, and visualization, and to understand how your practice relates to contemporary art culture. Throughout the program, you'll be encouraged to collaborate with your peers, innovate new possibilities in the professional field, and use illustration in community-mindful ways to solve challenges and communicate values.

Both your conceptual and hands-on learning will be strengthened through classes, seminars, self-directed projects, exhibitions, and professional development. Upon graduating, you'll have produced a substantial body of work and developed a sophisticated understanding of its place within contemporary illustration practices.

Program Structure
Credits: 120
Year 1: First-Year Foundation Studies
Year 2-4: Illustration courses and electives
Designation: Bachelor of Fine Arts, Majoring in Illustration (BFA, Illustration)
Faculty: The Audain Faculty of Art

Example Courses
ILUS 201: Methods + Materials
ILUS 206: Ideation + Sequence
PRAX 300: Illustration Praxis
ILUS 306: Topic: Relief Printmaking: The Art of Protest and Resistance
ILUS 400: Illustration Senior Studio
ILUS 401: Professional Applications

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You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it

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