{"id":5,"date":"2014-11-09T05:01:15","date_gmt":"2014-11-09T05:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acuads.com.au\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2024-02-02T09:27:39","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T22:27:39","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/acuads.com.au\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"alignfull wp-block-ugb-header ugb-header ugb-c0542ac ugb-header ugb-header--v3 ugb-header--design-plain ugb-main-block ugb--has-custom-content-width-tablet ugb-main-block--inner-wide ugb--has-block-background ugb--has-background-overlay\"><style>.ugb-c0542ac .ugb-header__title{color:#ffffff;text-align:left !important;margin-bottom:10px !important}.ugb-c0542ac .ugb-header__subtitle{font-family:\"ct_font_trestle__regualr\",Sans-serif !important;font-size:23px !important;color:#ffffff}.ugb-c0542ac .ugb-inner-block{text-align:left}.ugb-c0542ac.ugb-header{background-color:var(--paletteColor1,#000000);background-image:url(https:\/\/acuads.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1266-057_low-res.jpg);background-position:bottom center}.ugb-c0542ac.ugb-header:before{background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--paletteColor1,#000000) 0%,var(--paletteColor1,#000000) 100%);opacity:0.6}@media screen and (min-width:768px){.ugb-c0542ac.ugb-header{margin-bottom:70px !important;padding-right:250px !important;padding-left:120px !important}}@media screen and (max-width:1025px){.ugb-c0542ac.ugb-header > .ugb-inner-block{min-width:auto !important;max-width:100% !important}}@media screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width:1025px){.ugb-c0542ac.ugb-header{padding-top:5% !important;padding-right:5% !important;padding-bottom:5% !important;padding-left:5% !important}}@media screen and (max-width:768px){.ugb-c0542ac .ugb-header__subtitle{font-size:21px !important;margin-bottom:32px !important}}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block ugb-inner-block--wide\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-header__item\"><div class=\"ugb-content-wrapper\"><h1 class=\"ugb-header__title\">About<\/h1><p class=\"ugb-header__subtitle\">Actively promoting and advocating for quality education in the tertiary art and design sector.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-qubely-row qubely-section qubely-block-e9c314\"><div class=\"qubely-row-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"qubely-container\"><div class=\"qubely-row \">\n<div class=\"wp-block-qubely-column qubely-column qubely-column-front qubely-block-79db1c\"><div class=\"qubely-column-inner\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who we are<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>ACUADS, The Australian Council of University Art and Design Schools is the leading body for the university visual arts, crafts and design disciplines. We play an active role in shaping quality education for artists and designers. ACUADS represents twenty Australian university art and design faculties, schools and departments and other academic units offering university degrees at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The organisation addresses social, economic and cultural policies and discourses affecting the sector. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Aims<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;primary objectives of ACUADS, The Australian Council of University Art and Design Schools are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-feature-grid ugb-feature-grid ugb-899b4b3 ugb-feature-grid--v2 ugb-feature-grid--columns-2 ugb-feature-grid--design-basic ugb-main-block\"><style>.ugb-899b4b3 .ugb-feature-grid__item{border-radius:0px !important}.ugb-899b4b3 .ugb-img{width:100px;height:auto !important}.ugb-899b4b3 .ugb-feature-grid__description{margin-bottom:6px !important}.ugb-899b4b3 .ugb-feature-grid__image{margin-bottom:30px !important}@media screen and (min-width:768px){.ugb-899b4b3 > .ugb-inner-block > .ugb-block-content > *{padding-top:32px !important;padding-bottom:32px !important;padding-right:32px !important;padding-left:32px !important}}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-feature-grid__item ugb-feature-grid__item1\"><div class=\"ugb-feature-grid__image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ugb-img wp-image-3927\" src=\"https:\/\/acuads.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-17-at-2.16.30-pm-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acuads.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-17-at-2.16.30-pm-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/acuads.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-17-at-2.16.30-pm-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/acuads.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-17-at-2.16.30-pm.png 564w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"ugb-feature-grid__content\"><p class=\"ugb-feature-grid__description\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\">Provide&nbsp;<strong>leadership<\/strong>&nbsp;to professional education, research and community service in art, craft and design in the higher education sector<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ugb-feature-grid__item ugb-feature-grid__item2\"><div class=\"ugb-feature-grid__image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ugb-img wp-image-3929\" src=\"https:\/\/acuads.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-17-at-2.16.42-pm-300x295.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acuads.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-17-at-2.16.42-pm-300x295.png 300w, https:\/\/acuads.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-17-at-2.16.42-pm.png 622w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"ugb-feature-grid__content\"><p class=\"ugb-feature-grid__description\">Promote&nbsp;<strong>quality professional education<\/strong>&nbsp;of artists, crafts practitioners and designers your block.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-feature-grid ugb-feature-grid ugb-9463a92 ugb-feature-grid--v2 ugb-feature-grid--columns-2 ugb-feature-grid--design-basic ugb-main-block\"><style>.ugb-9463a92 .ugb-feature-grid__item{border-radius:0px !important}.ugb-9463a92 .ugb-img{width:100px;height:auto !important}.ugb-9463a92 .ugb-feature-grid__description{margin-bottom:6px !important}.ugb-9463a92 .ugb-feature-grid__image{margin-bottom:30px !important}@media screen and (min-width:768px){.ugb-9463a92.ugb-feature-grid{padding-top:0px !important}}@media screen and (min-width:768px){.ugb-9463a92 > .ugb-inner-block > .ugb-block-content > *{padding-top:32px !important;padding-bottom:32px !important;padding-right:32px !important;padding-left:32px !important}}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-feature-grid__item ugb-feature-grid__item1 ugb--shadow-3\"><div class=\"ugb-feature-grid__image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ugb-img wp-image-3925\" src=\"https:\/\/acuads.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-17-at-2.16.38-pm.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acuads.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-17-at-2.16.38-pm.png 590w, https:\/\/acuads.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-17-at-2.16.38-pm-300x291.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"ugb-feature-grid__content\"><p class=\"ugb-feature-grid__description\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\">Identify, develop and foster&nbsp;<strong>research<\/strong>&nbsp;in art, craft and design education on a national international basis<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ugb-feature-grid__item ugb-feature-grid__item2 ugb--shadow-3\"><div class=\"ugb-feature-grid__image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ugb-img wp-image-3928\" src=\"https:\/\/acuads.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-17-at-2.16.25-pm.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acuads.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-17-at-2.16.25-pm.png 638w, https:\/\/acuads.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-17-at-2.16.25-pm-300x292.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"ugb-feature-grid__content\"><p class=\"ugb-feature-grid__description\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\">Develop&nbsp;<strong>policy<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>advocate<\/strong>&nbsp;on behalf of art, craft and design teaching and research.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>History<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>ACUADS was established in 1981 (initially as the National Conference of Heads of Arts and Design Schools \u2013 NCHADS) as an association of heads of departments, schools and colleges of art and design. NCHADS served as an informal link between executive officers providing support and direction to the development of art and design education in Australia for over ten years. The change of name in 1994 to ACUADS was intended to reflect the location of art and design schools in the National Unified System of Australian Universities. In 2003, membership was extended to include other major TAFE institutions offering degree courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Read the history of ACUADS:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/staging.acuads.com.au\/about\/history\/\" target=\"_blank\">From Tech. Ed to Higher Ed.: Professional training of the artist in Australia. 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