Adelaide College of the Arts
Established | 2001 |
---|---|
Location | , |
Website | www |
The Adelaide College of the Arts, also known as AC Arts and formerly known as Adelaide Centre for the Arts, is a campus of TAFE SA that specialises in performing arts education. It is located on Light Square, Adelaide, South Australia.
History
The centre was created in 2001 from an amalgamation of the Centre for Performing Arts (previously located in Grote Street) and the North Adelaide School of Arts (previously located in Stanley Street, North Adelaide). The new building on Light Square was constructed to house the new centre, and opened in March 2001.[1]
Centre for Performing Arts
The Centre for the Performing Arts (CPA) was established in 1978 on the site of the old Adelaide Girls High School, adjacent to the Adelaide Central Market in Gouger Street.[citation needed]
Set up by Dr Barry Young, it initially offered courses in dance and technical production. An acting course was introduced in 1986, headed by David Kendall. In 1997 an introductory acting course was established, called Prologue.[1]
North Adelaide School of Arts
The North Adelaide School of Arts (NASA) was established in 1979 on a site vacated the previous year by the South Australian School of Art. (The latter moved to a campus in Underdale.)[citation needed]
NASA was dedicated to practical studio-based studies in visual art, providing training in studio areas, such as Photography and Digital Art, ceramics, sculpture, painting, drawing, printmaking, jewellery and textiles.[1]
Building
AC Arts' purpose-built $30 million campus was designed by award-winning[2] architect Adrian Evans during his time with the Adelaide-based firm Hassell.[3]
Theatres
AC Arts has two main theatre spaces. These are used for in-house performances and also for professional productions, especially during the Adelaide Fringe and the Adelaide Festival.
The Main Theatre is a proscenium arch theatre that seats 220 and the X Space experimental theatre that seats 110. Both spaces are industry-standard, allowing students to learn in an environment as close as possible to the professional world.[4]
Acting and dance studios
On the third floor of the building there are four dance studios with mirrors and bars, four acting studios and a music room. Two of the acting studios (The Stables and the David Kendall Studio) double as performance spaces with easy black out ability.
Courses
Identified major study areas of the centre are:
- Performing arts (acting and dance)
- Visual arts
- Music performance and sound production
- Graphic design
- Photography
- Film and television production
- CGI and game art
- Technical production
Adelaide College for the Arts provides both short and award courses. Award courses include:[citation needed]
- Film and Television Production
- Photography and Digital Imaging
- Live Production, Theatre and Events (Technical Operations)
- Costume for Performance
- Live Production, Theatre and Events (Technical Production)
- Scenery and Set Construction
- Acting
- Design for Live Production, Theatre and Events
- Stage Management
- Dance
- Jewellery
- 3D Ceramics and Sculpture
- Visual Arts
- Professional Writing
Notable alumni
- Kate Kendall, actor, best known for her long-running role as "Angie Piper" in the television series Stingers[citation needed]
- Nathan Page, actor, currently starring in Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries[5]
- Nathan O'Keefe, actor, a regular performer with both State Theatre Company of South Australia and Windmill Theatre[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c "Adelaide Centre for the Arts - History". TAFE SA website. Retrieved 27 July 2008. [dead link]
- ^ "South Australian Architecture Awards".
- ^ "Postcards". Archived from the original on 19 June 2005.
- ^ "AC Arts Website - Performing Arts Facilities".
- ^ "Annual Report".[dead link]
External links
- All articles with dead external links
- Articles with dead external links from April 2011
- Articles with dead external links from July 2014
- Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas
- Articles with short description
- Short description matches Wikidata
- Use dmy dates from August 2015
- Use Australian English from August 2015
- All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English
- Articles using infobox university
- Pages using infobox university with the image name parameter
- All articles with unsourced statements
- Articles with unsourced statements from May 2024
- Coordinates on Wikidata
- Australian vocational education and training providers
- Performing arts education in Australia
- Art schools in Australia
- Arts in Adelaide
- Educational institutions established in 2001
- 2001 establishments in Australia