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Faculty appointment: NSCAD welcomes HaeAhn Woo Kwon

NSCAD University is very pleased to announce the appointment of HaeAhn Woo Kwon (she/they) as Assistant Professor, Division of Fine Arts (Sculpture). Kwon is a visual artist whose work centers primarily on drawing, sculpture, and installation

Sydney's hand putting a QR code on a plaque outside of the public gardens.

Difficult Histories Database

How often do you stop and reflect on where you’re standing, what difficult historical significance the space may have, or what weight its name may carry? The Difficult Histories Database (DHD) challenges us to question and look closer at the spaces we occupy and consider the impacts of the past on where we exist today. Sydney Wreaks (BFA 2020), Master of Art in Art Education student at NSCAD University, has partnered with Lucy Boyd, History and Early Modern Studies student at University of King’s College, to populate the DHD, an initiative part of the Counter Memory Activism interdisciplinary research-creation project.

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Celebrating NS Access Awareness Week and NSCAD’s Accessibility Framework

This year’s Nova Scotia Access Awareness Week takes place from May 29 – June 4, 2022. This is an annual celebration to raise awareness and engage Nova Scotians on issues around accessibility and inclusion. In recognition of this week, we wish to share with you NSCAD University’s Accessibility Framework 2022-27

NSCAD University announces its 2022 honorary degree recipients

NSCAD University is always ready to recognize extraordinary, long-term contributions to the art world, and to the school’s success and reputation. NSCAD is pleased to announce that Luc Courchesne (BDes 1974) and Zainub Verjee will be awarded honorary degrees at the 2022 graduation ceremony on May 12.

Faculty appointment: NSCAD welcomes HaeAhn Woo Kwon

NSCAD University is very pleased to announce the appointment of HaeAhn Woo Kwon (she/they) as Assistant Professor, Division of Fine Arts (Sculpture). Kwon is a visual artist whose work centers primarily on drawing, sculpture, and installation

Sydney's hand putting a QR code on a plaque outside of the public gardens.

Difficult Histories Database

How often do you stop and reflect on where you’re standing, what difficult historical significance the space may have, or what weight its name may carry? The Difficult Histories Database (DHD) challenges us to question and look closer at the spaces we occupy and consider the impacts of the past on where we exist today. Sydney Wreaks (BFA 2020), Master of Art in Art Education student at NSCAD University, has partnered with Lucy Boyd, History and Early Modern Studies student at University of King’s College, to populate the DHD, an initiative part of the Counter Memory Activism interdisciplinary research-creation project.

red background with the black NSCAD logo in the corner.

Celebrating NS Access Awareness Week and NSCAD’s Accessibility Framework

This year’s Nova Scotia Access Awareness Week takes place from May 29 – June 4, 2022. This is an annual celebration to raise awareness and engage Nova Scotians on issues around accessibility and inclusion. In recognition of this week, we wish to share with you NSCAD University’s Accessibility Framework 2022-27

NSCAD University announces its 2022 honorary degree recipients

NSCAD University is always ready to recognize extraordinary, long-term contributions to the art world, and to the school’s success and reputation. NSCAD is pleased to announce that Luc Courchesne (BDes 1974) and Zainub Verjee will be awarded honorary degrees at the 2022 graduation ceremony on May 12.