Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Arts & Politics CTV reports NSCAD's financial difficulties
Art university appeals to municipal and provincial government.
Posted by Sue Carter Flinn on Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 7:05 PM
- NSCAD's waterfront campus
Last night, as I groggily analyzed Bruce Frisko's tie on the ATV 11pm news (note to news writers: referring to "starving artists" is as cliche as saying that TV hosts are shallow), he surprised me with a piece about NSCAD University and their current financial situation. The school isn't saying anything, but provincial (operating costs) and municipal (heritage capital costs) governments confirmed that the school is looking for a major financial injection. Dartmouth councillor Gloria McCluskey suggested that perhaps NSCAD shouldn't have opened their waterfront campus, which was a major expansion and cost for the school in 2007, but that's not really helpful in hindsight.
Actually, it wasn't a surprise to hear about this, as rumours are swirling in the community about where cuts could come next. The dismantling of the Dawson Printshop this time last year, was a sad sign of things to come. Coast's Vincenzo Ravina wrote last year:
Linda Hutchison, director of university relations, alumni & development, confirms that the Dawson was closed as a cost-cutting measure. When asked if NSCAD would hire a technician, she says she doesn't know. "We're not sure when we can reopen the Dawson. We certainly hope to, when the economic climate improves. It's a wonderful opportunity to show and display the letterpress work that's created in the Dawson. I personally love it."When asked about NSCAD's current debt and whether it's related to the building of the school's waterfront Port Campus, which opened two years ago, Hutchison says, "That's not a question I'm prepared to answer.
We don't have specifics right now, but we'll keep on the story.
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DaveywaveyT I think you have to read for comprehension before disagreeing. I said 'the same programs under (and within) the NSCC system."
NSCC is run much better than NSCAD has been to date. NSCC has adapted, and continues to adapt to the modern work world, NSCAD hasn't but needs to.
Education without good jobs at the end is nothing more than a waste of money for both taxpayer and student.
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Disagree with freeme,
NSCC is a program based, diploma program. It's sole purpose is to get you a job in your field of your diploma. Art university is a completely different idea, that requires you take classes in many fields to build a range of creativity. Some people from art school go on to law, architecture and other things. College just wouldn't have the same effect as an art school that offers studio's to work in, an array of courses to choose from, and lets face it: Some people would just rather a degree.
The 1000 students who go to NSCAD will still go to higher art school, it's just a matter of where. And don't we want to keep those people here in our own province?
If NSCAD is in financial difficulty a solution may be to close it as an independent, and open the same programs under (and within) the NSCC system. NSCC has made leaps and bounds in securing its future as a valid, globally recognized system of higher education. In fact, many High School educators recommend the NSCC over University for many areas of study that were once only available at the University level. Go NSCC!
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