Name: Seven Hills Art College
Time: -
Epoch: Late 20th Century
Category: State Art College
Institution Category: Education
Institution Group: Tertiary
Coordinates: -27.4775044, 153.0734852
Street Address: 28 Tallowwood St, Seven Hills QLD 4170
Suburb: Seven Hills
Sector: State
Local Study Area: Norman Park-Seven-Hills-Camp Hill
Study Stage: MBSH Stage 3 Local Study Areas
Seven Hills Art College came about with the relocation, in 1974, of the Technical School of Visual Art as incorporated into the Brisbane Central Technical College in 1898. The College had been established by its Art Master, Godfrey Rivers, a graduate of the Slade School in London and a painter of international repute. In 1970, painter and critic Alan Warren was appointed director and quickly established a dedicated library and a broader curriculum. Under Warren, the curriculum grew to encompass new media such as printmaking, ceramics and gold and silver-smithing. Film and television and later animation were developed from electives to complete courses. The first Diploma of Arts qualification in Queensland was introduced in 1976.
Geographic Description 1: Inside The Green Belt
Geographic Description 2: [No significant waterways]
Geographic Description 3: Hills; Ridgelines (Short)
Noel Quirke. Preparing for the Future: A History of Griffith University, 1971-1996 . Nathan, Griffith University: Boolarong Press, 1996
Richards, Mick. (n.d.). Ray Bettie and Bob Mercer at Queensland College of Art, Seven Hills, 1993, SLQ Collection reference: 31520 Mick Richards portrait photographs of Queensland artists.
