Schools & Education
Alberta College of Art & Design (ACAD)
Founded in 1926, the Alberta College of Art & Design (ACAD) is one of only four accredited public art and design colleges in Canada, and is the only post-secondary institution in the prairie provinces devoted exclusively to education, practice and research in visual culture and design.
ACAD has over 1,300 full and part-time students enrolled in a variety of areas including bachelor programs in fine arts, design, media arts and digital technologies.
The school provides a rigorous studio-based program that produces innovative thinkers, problem solvers and visually talented members of the creative class.
Programming Areas
- First Year Studies (range of subjects)
- Ceramics
- Drawing
- Fibre
- Glass
- Jewellery and Metals
- Liberal Studies
- Media Arts and Digital Technologies
- Painting
- Photography
- Print Media
- Sculpture
- Visual Communications Design
Location
ACAD, located just beside SAIT Polytechnic, has an enviable position off of the Trans-Canada Highway, on North Hill overlooking the Bow River, Kensington and the downtown core. The CTrain stops right at the school’s doors.
Email this Page
Send this link to a friend
See Also Kensington SAIT Polytechnic
© 2010 Calgary Economic Development. All rights reserved
Partners
Calgary Economic Development (CED) gratefully acknowledges the support and funding received from all three levels of government and the corporate community in Calgary.
Action Calgary
Action Calgary is CED's corporate partnership program. Established in 2008, Action Calgary engages the leadership of Calgary's corporate community in a partnership to deliver results on strategic projects that will help diversify and strengthen the local economy.
