Australian Academy of Design
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The Australian Academy of Design is a not-for-profit private school of design based in Port Melbourne. A Government-recognised Higher Education Provider (HEP), it is one of only two Australian higher education institutions to deliver a Bachelor of Design Arts, and offers major studies in Advertising, Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Photo Media and Visual Arts.
(RTO), and the following year it was included on the Commonwealth Register of Cultural Organisations.
Between 2001 and 2006, the Academy delivered undergraduate and postgraduate degrees through an affiliation with Charles Sturt University
. After this it was registered as a Non-Self Accrediting Higher Education Institution, able to offer degrees in its own right. This coincided with the accreditation of the Bachelor of Design Arts, developed in association with the Australian Academy of the Arts, which is now offered exclusively by the Academy.
Gallery, which holds regular exhibitions of work by faculty, students and other emerging or outstanding artists, including winners of the annual Australian Academy of Design Photography Prize, the Australian Academy of Design Poster Prize and the Australian Academy of Design Fashion Prize. The Academy is also currently developing a collection of public art.
The Academy has international study agreements with a number of international design institutions, including Utrecht School of the Arts
, Northumbria University
, Politecnico di Milano and Design Academy Eindhoven.
Alumni include Bundit Puangthong (shortlisted for the 2008 Sovereign Asian Art Prize
) and Michael Halford (a member of the Animal Logic visual effects team who worked on Oscar-winning film Happy Feet
).
In 2011 the Academy was invited to join Cumulus, the International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design and Media. It is only the fourth Australian institution to receive such recognition, and the first non-Government funded institution.
Background
The Academy was inaugurated by the Australian Academy of the Arts in 1998. The President of the Senate, its governing body, is Professor Daryl Le Grew (former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Tasmania). The Academy's Patron is renowned Australian designer Ken Cato. In 1999 the Academy was recognised by the Office of Training and Tertiary Education (OTTE) as a Registered Training OrganisationRegistered training organisation
A registered training organisation in Australia, is a vocational education organisation that provides students with training that results in qualifications and statements of attainment that are recognised and accepted by industry and other educational institutions throughout Australia.Registered...
(RTO), and the following year it was included on the Commonwealth Register of Cultural Organisations.
Between 2001 and 2006, the Academy delivered undergraduate and postgraduate degrees through an affiliation with Charles Sturt University
Charles Sturt University
Charles Sturt University is an Australian multi-campus university located in New South Wales, Victoria, and the Australian Capital Territory. It has campuses at Bathurst, Canberra, Albury-Wodonga, Dubbo, Goulburn, Orange, Wagga Wagga and Burlington, Ontario...
. After this it was registered as a Non-Self Accrediting Higher Education Institution, able to offer degrees in its own right. This coincided with the accreditation of the Bachelor of Design Arts, developed in association with the Australian Academy of the Arts, which is now offered exclusively by the Academy.
Features
The Academy campus is also home to the Clement MeadmoreClement Meadmore
Clement Meadmore was an Australian-American sculptor known for massive outdoor steel sculptures.-Biography:...
Gallery, which holds regular exhibitions of work by faculty, students and other emerging or outstanding artists, including winners of the annual Australian Academy of Design Photography Prize, the Australian Academy of Design Poster Prize and the Australian Academy of Design Fashion Prize. The Academy is also currently developing a collection of public art.
The Academy has international study agreements with a number of international design institutions, including Utrecht School of the Arts
Utrecht School of the Arts
The Utrecht School of the Arts is a performing arts and visual arts educational institution in Utrecht, Netherlands. The institution has 570 teachers and staff members...
, Northumbria University
Northumbria University
Northumbria University is an academic institution located in Newcastle upon Tyne in the North East of England. It is a member of the University Alliance.- History :...
, Politecnico di Milano and Design Academy Eindhoven.
Alumni include Bundit Puangthong (shortlisted for the 2008 Sovereign Asian Art Prize
Sovereign Art Foundation
The Sovereign Art Foundation is a charity registered in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom that raises money to help disadvantaged children using the arts as rehabilitation, education and therapy....
) and Michael Halford (a member of the Animal Logic visual effects team who worked on Oscar-winning film Happy Feet
Happy Feet
Happy Feet is a 2006 American-Australian computer-animated family film with music, directed and co-written by George Miller. It was produced at Sydney-based visual effects and animation studio Animal Logic for Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures and Kingdom Feature Productions and was released...
).
In 2011 the Academy was invited to join Cumulus, the International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design and Media. It is only the fourth Australian institution to receive such recognition, and the first non-Government funded institution.