News & Events
"Intransit" Graduation Showcase 2011 is the latest offerings from Equator Academy of Art and the Graduating Class of 083.
The exhibition of works are from 5 design departments - Graphic & Multimedia Design, Interior Design, Architectural Technology, Fashion Design Technology and Fine Art. Mark it down and visit us this coming Friday, 1st April 2011 from 10am - 9pm daily at Penang Caring Society Complex (Kompleks Masyarakat Penyayang, Jalan Utama, George Town, Penang)!
Mr Martin Pout, Assistant Dean, School of Arts & Media of Teeside University, recently made another visit to Equator Academy of Art and conducted a workshop and gave a talk on creative thinking in design. It was a pleasure to see Mr Martin again and we look forward to his future visits to Equator.
Star Education Fair 2011
Saturday & Sunday, 19th-20th February 2011 | PISA, Penang
A great success during this 2 day event with parents and students alike planning for their future career in the design industry. We hope the insight of art & design courses that we offered will answer your questions and also assist in your creative journey. Thank you for visiting our booth and we wish you all the Best!
2011 kicked off with EAA's Beach Party. With a BBQ, Philippines dishes, Tomyam and lots of games abound, the party was to foster friendship and getting to know new and old Equatorians. The event was organised by Equator's Student Representative Council, led by Cheuk Kwok Cheong and Roxanne Tan.
The new year kicked off with a 3D workshop, "3D Design from Concept to Completion in AutoCad". The FREE registration workshop introduced new methods of creating 3D objects from shapes in AutoCad 2011.
The participants had a insight and practical know how to control sub-object selection as well as learn valuable tips and tricks for navigating and visualizing your AutoCad models. The workshop is a convenient new way to obtain practical skills, industry knowledge and professional contacts.
Congratulations again to Jason Chuah for winning the 1st Prize in the 3D Animation category at the Penang Open e-Creative Challenge 2010 (POeCC '10). Animation students Lim Ee-Wei and Faril Izzadi also won consolation prizes in the 2D animation category.
The competition with the theme "Going Green", is aimed to encourage Malaysians to venture into the digital creative content industry and develop their potential in animation technology.
POeCC 2010 was organised by the Penang Development Corporation and MDeC. The seminar and prize giving ceremony was held at City Bayview Hotel on Saturday, 18th December 2010 and officiated by the Penang Chief Minister YB Tuan Lim Guan Eng.
The Heroes Artcamp 2010
Friday, 17th December 2010 | Equator Leith Street Campus
Another year has gone by and another successful Artcamp concluded. This year's "Heroes" theme had participants making superheroes costumes, printing and taking part in activities and games.
Our annual Artcamp is designed with interesting and exciting activities and games in mind so that students are exposed to the wonderful world of Art and Design.
Thanks to everyone who participated and made this such a successful and enjoyable event! See you all in 2011!
Congratulations to our new 3D Animation lecturer for winning the Best V-Blog Award during the recently concluded Autodesk PANORAMA Asia Pacific Animation Challenge and Bootcamp 2010.
After four days of intense competition, Jason Chuah and his team member Aman Sandhu won the award for the animation, "Change." which is about an energy-saving lightbulb going green. The award recognises creativity, originality, technical excellence and overall design concept.
The competition, organised by Autodesk and MDeC is specially designed for design enthusiasts to challenge their skills and creative mettle against fellow peers, based on a "Change The World" theme.
YB Tuan Phee Boon Poh, Executive Councillor of Penang, Principal Dato' Chuah, Staff and other distinguished guests celebrated 19th Equator Convocation Ceremony with enthusiastic graduates and their family members at the Grand Ballroom of Traders Hotel, Penang.
The Convocation was held on Saturday, 6th November 2010 with hundred of graduates from 6 disciplines in art & design field.
Equator's Graphic & Multimedia Design student Law Ven Yong won the 1st Prize, and walked away with cash and gifts at the annual Digital Art Competition 2010, organised by University Technology Petronas Malaysia - MEDTECH, Perak.
Equator's Interior Design students Lau Joo Ee won the 2nd Prize, the 3rd Prize winner goes to Tan Kuang Wei and follow by the Consolation Prize winners Quah Yee Ching, Tan Li Xin, Ong Sun Sun, Lim Che Ying, and Oung Pei Shan with cash and certificates.
