UNSW School of Art & Design

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UNSW School of Art & Design, formerly UNSW Art and Design and College of Fine Arts (COFA), is part of the UNSW Faculty of Arts, Design & Architecture, and is located in Paddington, Sydney, Australia.

History[edit]

In 1975 the visual art section of the National Art School was put under the auspices of the Alexander Mackie College, becoming a multidisciplinary college with a School of Art and a School of Teacher Education.[1] In 1982 Alexander Mackie College was reconstituted into two separate institutions: the St. George Institute of Education and the City Art Institute,[2] that—along with other bodies—became part of the Sydney College of Advanced Education (Sydney CAE).

The City Art Institute seceded from Sydney CAE in 1987 and joined the Sydney College of the Arts to create the New South Wales Institute of the Arts (or NSW Institute of the Arts). The two institutions remained at their original locations in Paddington and Balmain. The partnership, however, was short-lived. In 1988 Federal legislation removed the distinction between state-owned Colleges of Advanced Education (CAEs) and federally funded universities, resulting in the amalgamation of most CAEs with existing universities. The devolution of the NSW Institute of the Arts was included in these changes, made effective on 1 January 1990. At that time, Sydney College of the Arts joined the University of Sydney, and the City Art Institute—renamed the College of Fine Arts (COFA)—became a faculty of the University of New South Wales.[3]

In May 2009, the Federal Government gave UNSW Art & Design $48 million, through the Education Investment Fund (EIF), for the $58 million Gateway@COFA redevelopment.[4]

Still located at the original Paddington campus, COFA was renamed UNSW Art & Design in July 2014.[citation needed]

COFA/UNSW Art & Design was home to the Blake Prize, an art prize for spiritual art, from 2014 to 2015,[5] before it moved to the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre.[6]

In 2020 it was renamed the School of Art & Design within the expanded UNSW Faculty of Arts, Design & Architecture.[citation needed]

Organisation[edit]

UNSW Art & Design offers eighteen undergraduate degrees including some double degrees associated with other UNSW faculties. Bachelor's and postgraduate degrees in coursework are offered. UNSW Art & Design also offers masters-by-research degrees, and has a PhD program.[citation needed]

The Paddington campus houses the Paddington Library (previously Clement Semmler Library),[7] which maintains a large collection of art and design literature, journals, periodicals, and electronic resources. The Ivan Dougherty Gallery was closed in 2013 due to campus reconstruction.[8] It was replaced by the expanded UNSW Galleries.[9]

Arc @ UNSW Art & Design[edit]

In 2007, the COFA Students' Association[10] was combined with the two previous Kensington student organisations as a new student organisation known as the Arc @ UNSW. Arc is a service provider on campus; running student media such as Zing Tycoon (a student zine) and the College Voice, operating the student-run Kudos Gallery, and funding the Grants and Sponsorship Scheme for non-academic artistic initiatives. The Arc Student Representative Council represents UNSW Art & Design students to Art & Design, the University, and externally. The Arc also provides support and funding to university clubs and societies.[10]

UNSW Galleries[edit]

UNSW Galleries opened on the UNSW Art & Design campus in late 2013 with Making Change,[11] an exhibition of film and photo-based art by some of Australia’s foremost contemporary artists.[12]

Research centres[edit]

The school houses a number of research centres, including the National Facility for Human-Robot Interaction Research (HRI),[13] Creative Robotics Lab (CRL), EPICentre: Expanded Perception & Interaction Centre, Environmental Research Initiative for Art (ERIA)[14] and the 3D Visualisation Aesthetics Lab. It is also the home of the National Institute for Experimental Arts (NIEA). The UNSW iCinema Centre for Interactive Cinema Research was originally developed within the school.

Notable alumni[edit]

Notable faculty[edit]

Faculty notables include:[17]

References[edit]

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  3. ^ News, UNSW Archives (9 June 2013). "1990s". www.recordkeeping.unsw.edu.au.
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  5. ^ "Home page". Blake Prize. 2014. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2021.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "Home page". Blake Prize. 2016. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2021.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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  9. ^ "Galleries".
  10. ^ a b Information needed
  11. ^ "Making Change - UNSW Art & Design".
  12. ^ "Making Change: Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Australia–China Diplomatic Relations - IDAIA".
  13. ^ "National Facility for Human-Robot Interaction Research". hri.edu.au. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Environmental Research Initiative for Art (ERIA) | National Institute for Experimental Arts". www.niea.unsw.edu.au. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  15. ^ Dexter, John (26 May 2017). "Sarah Contos Wins Inaugural Ramsay Art Prize". Adelaide Review. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  16. ^ Coggan, Michael (26 May 2017). "Ramsay Art Prize won by artist Sarah Contos for quilt 'celebrating women in all their glory'". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  17. ^ "Our Staff | UNSW Art & Design". www.artdesign.unsw.edu.au. Retrieved 4 December 2017.

Further reading[edit]

  • Patrick O’Farrell, UNSW, a portrait : the University of New South Wales, 1949–1999, UNSW Press, 1999, ISBN 0-86840-417-9
  • L.M. Koder (Editor), In transit : Sydney CAE, 1982–1989, Sydney College of Advanced Education, 1989, ISBN 0-86398-053-8

External links[edit]

Coordinates: 33°53′02″S 151°13′13″E / 33.88394°S 151.22032°E / -33.88394; 151.22032

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