Victoria School of Art and Design

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NSCAD University, also known as the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, is a post-secondary art school located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.During the 1970s NSCAD was hailed as a cutting edge art school, which emphasized artistic innovation, and political art. Currently the university is forging relationships with galleries, museums and other cultural institutions in Canada and around the world.AcademicsNSCAD offers Bachelor's degrees in Fine Art, Design, and Art History . It also offers Master of Fine Art and Master of Design degrees at the graduate level.Libraries and MuseumsHistorical fine arts and ceramics; contemporary fine arts and printmaking collections are housed in the Anna Leonowens Gallery. The Gallery hosts exhibitions of the work of undergraduate and graduate students, faculty members, visiting artists and curators.HistoryNSCAD was founded in 1887 by Anna Leonowens (of Anna and the King of Siam fame). It was originally called the Victoria School of Art and Design to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. It was renamed to the Nova Scotia College of Art in 1925 under the leadership of its president Dr. Frederick Sexton.One of the notable artists to be associated with the school in its early years was Arthur Lismer, who was a member of the Group of Seven and spent several years as the school president.

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Victoria School of Art and Design is Halifax based place and this enity listed in University category.