Leigh Gillam - Lowresidency Graduate Presentation 2013
Channel: Emily Carr University
Date: 2013-07-09

Lowresidency Graduate Presentation 2013
http://www.ecuad.ca/programs/gradstudies/lowresidency

The low residency MAA program is designed to suit established professionals whose practical circumstances make relocation to Vancouver or the resident MAA schedule unworkable.

The program is structured primarily around three 4-week summer intensive residencies on campus in Vancouver during the month of July. These semesters exceed a full-time schedule and are a period of intense development in response to significant interaction with faculty and visiting artists.  During Fall and Spring semesters, interaction with peers and faculty occurs via the Universitys online environment, building on the experience of each summer intensive.

The Low Residency program involves distinct yet overlapping stages of research and production to support the development of a final thesis project. In the first summer residency, the primary focus is on research; it therefore includes significant class time and instruction. The second summer residency is built around interaction in the studio, with less group instruction and more emphasis on individual contact hours with mentors and visiting artists. The final stage supports the actualization of the final thesis project.