Arms of the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design
Arms of the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design
Blazon
Azure six piles reversed throughout Argent, three in bend meeting in point, three in bend sinister meeting in point, all counterchanged;
Symbolism
The colours are those associated with the Institute and its setting. The pattern on the shield is a geometric allusion to perspective, both in its literal sense, as interpreted by artists over many centuries, or in the much wider sense of the different points of view each artist brings to his or her own work. As well, it symbolizes how the various forms of art challenge us to see things in new ways.
Crest of the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design
Blazon
Issuant from flames a Coast Salish spindle whorl charged with a raven all Argent embellished Azure;
Symbolism
The Coast Salish raven styled by Susan Point represents, as it does in many West Coast First Nations cultures, transformation and cleverness. In this instance, it represents Emily Carr’s interest in the First Peoples as well as the idea that the artist transforms materials to give them new shape and meaning and that art can transform the way the viewer perceives the world. The flames symbolize the idea that the Institute’s professors liberate what burns in each student and what sets them on fire.
Motto of the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design
Blazon
EYE MIND AND HAND;
Symbolism
These words signify the linking together of the perception and visualization of the world through the eyes, the operation of the artist’s mind in the creative process, and the use of hands to bring an idea to life.
Supporters of the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design
Blazon
Two crows Azure standing on a rock Argent above barry wavy Argent and Azure;
Symbolism
The crow is the smaller cousin of the raven, but unlike the raven is at home in urban areas. Here the crows represent the Institute’s urban setting on Granville Island next to the waters of False Creek. As well, they are noted for their intelligence, and thus symbolize the intellectual quotient in all aesthetic endeavours.
