Not only is the Queensland College of Art (QCA) one of Australia’s foremost institutions of Art, Design and Film, it is also one of the country’s longest running and largest creative academies. Pivotal for the QCA is a belief that cutting edge, creative processes and productions that challenge the way we perceive and understand the world, must be vigorously encouraged.
On 5 September 2017, Vice Chancellor Ian O’Connor unveiled the new Fine Art and Design studios on our Queensland College of Art South Bank campus. Central to the design brief for these refurbishments was the need to develop open studio spaces that would encourage interaction between student groups, support collaborative learning, accommodate digital and micro-electronics fabrication equipment, laser-cutters, and 3D printers and electronics assembly spaces. These latest technologies and tools enable our students to learn how to solve complex problems and integrate design-led strategies into existing practice in business, government and