Art is all Over

This book, produced as part of the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design’s 75th anniversary celebration, includes texts by R. Burnett, Radul, Coupland, Steiner and K. Lum, an email discussion between C. Gigliotti, Laiwan and R.L. Cutler, as well as artists’ pages by 35 designers and artists who have attended the school. Burnett’s essay centres on the relationship between art practice and geography. His reflections on the future of independent art schools focus on the need for a new learning paradigm and the value of “gaps” within the educational system’s communicative space. Radul’s essay is concerned with performance as a mode of learning (in and out of the art school environment). Coupland considers how Vancouver’s demographics influence the artists living in the area, while Steiner describes changes in Vancouver’s weather as an allegorical reference to the West Coast’s changing cultural climate. Lum discusses his personal experiences of art school, drawing attention to the important role that art schools play in the development of contemporary art. The email discussion between Gigoliotti, Laiwan and Cutler addresses the following topics: the insistence of information technology, the crowding of cyberspace, superabundance on the WWW and cultural contagion. Includes an illustrated chronology of ECIAD events from 1925-2000, a list of faculty members and sessional instructors, selected responses to a 75th Anniversary Questionnaire and brief biographical notes on authors. 21 bibl. ref.