Administrators of the College of Fine Arts and Design (CFAD) are currently leading one of the country鈥檚 biggest art and design educators circles, the Council of Visual Arts and Design Educators, Inc. (ArtDEC), which was registered with the government in 2013. This year, 2024, Thomasian art educators are at the helm, with Department of Advertising Arts Chair Asst. Prof. Gigi B. Ocampo, MS as President; CFAD Assistant Dean Assoc. Prof. Jennifer S. Aguilar, DBA as Vice-President; Department of Industrial Design Chair Asst. Prof. Romano S. Macaisa, MDA as Secretary; and Dean Asst. Prof. Mary Christie D. Que, MS as member of the Board of Trustees.
ARTDEC鈥檚 membership includes faculty affiliates from Visual Art & Design academic institutions in the Philippines namely -University of the Philippines, Far Eastern University, University of San Carlos, University of the East, Bulacan State University, St. Scholastica鈥檚 College, CIIT College of Arts & Technology De La Salle Lipa, Adventist University of the Philippines, Eulogio 鈥淎mang鈥� Rodriguez Institute of Science & Technology and the University of Santo Tomas.
The Council of Visual Arts & Design Educators, Inc. (ArtDEC) was initiated in October 2012 by representatives of higher educational institutions (HEIs) that offer programs in visual arts and design in the Philippines. ArtDEC was organized primarily to provide art and design educators with opportunities for professional development and networking with fellow academicians as well as with practitioners in the creative Industry. Some of the founding members and current officers/board of trustees of ArtDEC also serve as CHED Technical Committee for Fine Arts.
ArtDEC鈥檚 major activity for the year 2024 was held during the three-day conference (July 4-6, 2024) at School of Architecture, Fine Arts and Design (SAFAD) Theater, University of San Carlos (USC) Talamban Campus, Cebu City with the theme 鈥淩EDESIGN: Explore the Ways Design Practice is being Re-considered, Re-defined and Re-formed鈥�.
The said conference was hosted by both academic institutions – University of Santo Tomas College of Fine Arts and Design, Manila and University of San Carlos School of Architecture, Fine Arts and Design, Cebu in partnership with National Bookstore.
