Emily Carr University of Art and Design

Emily Carr University of Art and Design As part of its commitment to help students negotiate their higher education pathways, ISCA was delighted to welcome back Avalon Mott of Emily Carr University of Art and Design in Vancouver, Canada. Ms Mott gave a detailed presentation covering course choices, the importance of building a professional network […]

Creative Thinking

Creative Thinking Creative Thinking forms a key part of the curriculum at ISCA. It is essential that our students have the means to be able to look at the work of other artists and designers and make sense of what they are viewing. The Creative Thinking course, which began this week for year 1 students, […]

Parsons The New School

Parsons The New School A presentation by Mike Fakih Director of Admission for Parsons Paris provided ISCA students with a snapshot of life at one of the world’s most prestigious art and design colleges. Students were able to find out about the range of courses on offer from architecture to fashion design and also the […]

ISCA Summer 2017

ISCA Summer 2017 The very first ISCA Summer School comprised a packed programme of interlinked creative and cultural opportunities. Over the course of two fun-filled and dynamic weeks, a group of international students explored many styles of working under the broad theme of Creative DNA – The Alphabet. Led by a team of experienced ISCA […]

ISCA Graduation 2017

ISCA Graduation 2017 Congratulations to all ISCA graduating students who have achieved places on some of the top art and design courses in the world. Their success was recognised during an afternoon of celebration at beautiful Colston Hall in nearby Gerrards Cross. Students were joined by family and friends to view the special end of […]

Knitting Patterns

Knitting Patterns A masterclass given by Knitted Textile Specialist Rebecca Smith, offered an insight into what can be created using different materials. The focus was on ideas generation and representing what had been collected on the school trip to Swanage through knitting. The results reflected the colours and materials found on the beach and gave […]

Trinkets and Treasures from Oxford

Trinkets and Treasures from Oxford Our first year group recently travelled to Oxford on an excursion that kick-started the latest project ‘Encounters and Experiences’. The day began with a visit to the Oxford University Museum of Natural History and Pitt Rivers Collection, where students gathered images for research and ideas for personal work. After plenty […]

Drawing from Life

Drawing from Life A small group of ISCA students took part in a life drawing session organised by the National Gallery’s education department. The workshop focused on drawing the female bather in relation to the Renaissance artist Titian and his painting of ‘Diana and Actaeon’. Those who took part found the experience very enjoyable and […]

Winning Designers

Winning Designers As part of their educational prize for winning a national music contest in China, a group of talented musicians recently travelled to the UK to take part in an art and design workshop led by ISCA tutors. The students flexed different creative muscles when they were given the brief to design and build […]

Articulation Competition

Articulation Competition Congratulations to Parker Gibson (year 1) who recently competed at this year’s Articulation competition for public speaking. At the end of last term, Parker was awarded first prize in the internal heat at ISCA, for his presentation on Marina Abramovic’s ‘The Artist is Present’ and was given the opportunity to give his presentation […]