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Cartoonist, feminist artist to receive honorary degrees

April 29, 2013

Bruce MacKinnon will soon get the degree that eluded him more than 25 years ago. The long-time political cartoonist with The Chronicle Herald will be

NSCAD alumni Bill MacGillivray and Greg Payce win Governor General’s Awards

April 12, 2013

There’s nothing like getting the biggest news of your life and having to keep it to yourself for months on end. That’s what happened to

Ben Rubin to deliver public lecture

March 20, 2013

NSCAD University hosts New York-based media artist Ben Rubin for a public lecture on Thursday, March 21st in the Bell Auditorium on the Granville campus.

Congratulations John Kahrs

February 25, 2013

NSCAD graduate John Kahrs did his alma mater proud on Sunday night when he picked up an Oscar for his animated short, Paperman. The Disney

Respect for the hand-drawn line

January 21, 2013

John Kahrs’s animated short Paperman has all the hallmarks of a Disney production: appealing characters, attention to detail, a charming story and a dash of

José Andrés Mora wins Starfish grand prize

May 7, 2012

NSCAD student José Andrés Mora emerged as the star of the Starfish Student Art Awards at a gala event held Friday evening at NSCAD University’s

A NSCAD celebration

April 13, 2012

Breathe in. It’s time to smell the roses. The President’s Reception for Academic Excellence is a chance to recognize friends and colleagues whose accomplishments reflect

Oh, Canada. Oh, NSCAD

April 3, 2012

Seems a lot of NSCAD folks are headed to North Adams, Massachusetts at the end of May. Why you ask? It’s because of Oh, Canada,

NSCAD professor and alumnus win Governor General Awards

February 28, 2012

Imagine an artistic medium constantly evolving—where the equipment has changed from heavy and cumbersome to light and compact; where formats have been made obsolete every

Eliot’s Odyssey

January 23, 2012

Not long after returning from a trip to Greece—cradle of Western civilization and birthplace of democracy—Eliot Wright shakes his head and muses aloud that maybe

Cartoonist, feminist artist to receive honorary degrees

April 29, 2013

Bruce MacKinnon will soon get the degree that eluded him more than 25 years ago. The long-time political cartoonist with The Chronicle Herald will be