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the project must be raised by the University’s
Advancement Department through private do-
nations. To this end, the Emily Carr community,
including partners, students, board members
and supporters, launched THE BIG IDEA Capi-
tal Campaign in May to raise these required
funds. These funds will contribute to build the
new campus’ spaces, many of them public. The
campus will include galleries, a 400-seat the-
atre, the Aboriginal Gathering Place, a library,
the student commons and more. It will reflect
the University’s core values and there will be
“art everywhere”, bringing the public in to
share the space as a cultural hub.
The University’s campaign goal is $25 million
-- $21 million of which will go into the construc-
tion of the physical building. The remaining $4
million will enhance student access (to schol-
arships, curricula and services) and empower
its culture of research and community engage-
ment. To date, the University’s campaign has
already pulled in $15 million. “We are working
in the spaces of art and culture, but also educa-
tion and industry,” says Bosma. The campaign,
which was launched publicly in May 2014, will
take the next three years to complete its finan-
cial goals, moving into the campus in 2017.
“We are eager for the day when we can invite
the public to enjoy the new campus, and to
benefit from its events, lectures, exhibitions
and open spaces – to experience the future of
art, design and media.”
onze in the sculpture area’s foundry at
ity, John Lee photo
A student at work in the ceramics studio, John Lee photo
