Established in 1925, and based in Vancouver, Emily Carr University of Art + Design is one of Canada’s premier post-secondary institutions, and British Columbia's only University dedicated solely to art, design and media education and research.

Emily Carr is dedicated to fostering an educational environment that is professional, practice-oriented, innovative and at the same time, rooted in history and critical theory.  As a learning community, our purpose is to organize, amplify and transform creativity into an infinite spectrum of possibilities for our world. To achieve this purpose, our University provides a transformative and empowering learning environment, dynamic faculty and attracts a diverse student body.