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Teachers, chairs, deans and the provost on art and design: what they are making, teaching and thinking about. Articles, stories, galleries and displays, filed under the departments they come from.
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Article · Oct 15, 2026
Drawing what you cannot see
Why our first-term students spend a week drawing sound, weather and memory before they draw a single figure.
Ann Field, Chair, Illustration
Story · Oct 13, 2026
A week on set, in ninety seconds
The junior production class shot a short in five days. Here is what the set looked like from the floor.
Joe Petricca, Co-Chair, Film, Photo, and Imaging
Gallery · Oct 11, 2026
Studio models, spring term
Twelve concepts for shared city vehicles, from foam to final.
Marek Djordjevic, Chair, Transportation Design
Article · Oct 8, 2026
Three departments, one wall
Illustration, Fine Art and Graphic Design shared a hallway for a term. The dean on what happened next.
Sean Adams, Dean, Division of Visual Art and Communication
Display · Oct 5, 2026
How we teach form
One object, drawn, modelled and made, in six steps.
Maggie Hendrie, Dean, Division of Media and Technology