Alberta College of Art and Design

The Alberta College of Art & Design (ACAD) is a Canadian degree-granting, publicly funded art and design college located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It was known as the Provincial Institute of Technology and Arts, which was part of SAIT until 1985. It was known as the Alberta College of Art from 1985 to 1995.

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