Queensland College of Art and Design

The Queensland College of Art and Design, QCAD is a specialist visual arts and design college located in Meanjin (South Bank, Brisbane), and Southport on the Gold Coast of Queensland in Australia.

Founded in 1881, the college is one of the oldest arts institutions in Australia and has been part of Griffith University since 1991. QCAD is within walking distance of QAGOMA, State Library of Queensland, the Queensland Museum and is co-located with the Queensland Conservatorium, the Griffith Film School and the Griffith Graduate Centre.

The Queensland College of Art and Design at South Bank campus is co-located with the Griffith University Art Museum (GUAM), formerly known as Griffith University Art Gallery (GUAG), as well as a collection of galleries known as the QCAD Galleries.

Galleries
There is a collection of galleries known as the Queensland College of Art and Design Galleries (QCAD Galleries) located on the campus.

QCAD Galleries include (i) Webb Gallery, (ii) Grey Street Gallery, (iii) Project Gallery, (iv) PoP Gallery, and (v) White Box Gallery.

Description
The college is located within the South Bank parklands, along with the Queensland Conservatorium, the Griffith Film School and Griffith Graduate Centre. The college delivers programs across both South Bank and Gold Coast campuses. At South Bank the focus is on Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art, Visual Arts, and Design. The Gold Coast campus focuses specifically on Design degrees.

The Griffith University Art Museum, also on the South Bank campus, houses the Griffith University Art Collection, the second largest public art collection in Queensland. The Museum organises exhibitions, educational and public programs, as well as conducting "research, teaching, publishing and dialogue among communities of Griffith University students, faculty, artists, scholars, alumni, and the wider public".

Courses
The college offers a range of degrees and qualifications, awarded by Griffith University, ranging from diplomas to doctoral studies.

Qualifications

Diploma of Design

Diploma of Visual Arts

Bachelor of Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art

Bachelor of Design

Bachelor of Visual Arts

Bachelor of Design (Honours)

Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours)

Graduate Certificate in Design

Graduate Certificate in Visual Arts

Master of Design

Master of Visual Arts

Master of Philosophy

Doctor of Visual Arts

Doctor of Philosophy

The college also offers double degrees:

Bachelor of Design / Bachelor of Business

Bachelor of Visual Arts / Bachelor of Business

Notable alumni

 * Dylan Mooney


 * Dylan Sarra


 * Anthony Bennett.


 * Gordon Bennett.


 * Tracey Moffatt


 * Michael Zavros


 * Bianca Beetson


 * D Harding


 * Robert Andrew


 * Alexander Lotersztain

Notable Staff

 * Justene Williams, Head of Sculpture, Performance and Installation
 * Carol McGregor, Program Director (Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art)
 * Natalya Hughes, Head of Visual Arts (Honours)
 * Julie Fragar, Program Director (Visual Arts)
 * Sue Best, Art Historian and Deputy Director (Research)
 * Warraba Weatherall, Lecturer, Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art
 * David Sargent, Creative Director (Liveworm)
 * Simon Degroot, Creative Director (LiveArt)
 * Frances Wildt Pavlu, Gold and Silversmithing Department
 * Jennifer Herd, convenor, both the Bachelor of Fine Art and Bachelor Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art, 1993–2014