Program type
Major
Studio Art (BFA)
Primary campus
Sir George Williams (SGW)
Duration
3 to 4 years
Start term
Fall
Why study Studio Art?
Develop your own path as a creative artist in one of Canada’s foremost environments for the study of contemporary visual art. As a Studio Art major, you’ll have the flexibility to choose one or combine any of our seven disciplines: Ceramics, Fibres and Material Practices, Intermedia (Video, Performance, and Electronic Arts), Painting and Drawing, Photography, Print Media, Sculpture and Installation. By joining a large Faculty of Fine Arts with strengths in every artistic field, you will learn a full range of technical and theoretical approaches to artmaking, putting you at the forefront of this exciting, rich and complex field of study.
Working in studios equipped with professional tools and equipment, you will discover a variety of processes and techniques. You will also develop the critical abilities to evaluate artistic work and create your own personal direction through the exchange of ideas on contemporary art with practising artists. Choose from studio courses that reflect currents in today’s art world. Or, combine your studio practice with a degree in Art History, enabling you to balance art practice with academic studies.
Program structure
A Bachelor of Fine Arts degree takes a minimum of three or four years (90 – 120 credits) of full-time study, depending on your academic background.
Program option
- Major in Studio Art (60 credits)
By majoring in a Studio Arts program, you will engage in an arena of dialogue and debate that is furthered by critiques, visiting speakers, lectures and panel discussions.
With pedagogical approaches that integrate critical thinking into studio practices, Studio Arts offers an open interdisciplinary environment that positions you as an active participant in the creation of contemporary culture.
Graduates continue to distinguish themselves as leading contemporary artists, curators, critics, educators and citizens.
Courses
You have the flexibility to choose from a range of courses that address the practice, theory and history of art. You’ll also take courses with artists across all disciplines — exploring new ideas and imagining the frontiers of contemporary art together. As a Studio Art student you’ll take:
- Art History and Art Theory courses
- Studio art courses across all disciplines
Admission requirements
This program is only available for Fall admission.
Application deadlines
We consider complete applications year round and we give priority to applicants who apply by official deadlines. Late applications will be considered if places are still available for the Fall Term only.
FALL
March 1 (applicants from Canada)*
February 1 (applicants from outside Canada)*
WINTER
Admission to this program is available for the Fall Term only.
*Certain programs have extended deadlines. Please check program availability.
We reserve the right to close admission to a program at any time after the official deadline without prior notice.
Other programs of interest
Art History and Studio Art (BFA)
- Major
The Major in Art History and Studio Art is the ideal choice for someone interested in both the study and practice of art. Perform academic research and learn to write formally about art as you focus on periods that interest you, from ancient Greece to contemporary art and architecture.
Department
Faculty
Ceramics (BFA)
- Major
Clay offers endless creative possibilities. Throughout time, artists have been reinventing and renewing the art of ceramics.
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Painting and Drawing (BFA)
- Major
Painting and Drawing fuses traditional expertise and technique with cutting edge, contemporary approaches to artmaking.
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Print Media (BFA)
- Major
- Minor
Printmaking plants one foot in the past and the other firmly in the future
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Sculpture (BFA)
- Major
Printmaking plants one foot in the past and the other firmly in the future
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