University Certificate - Visual Arts (offered in Dawson City)

Surrounded by the beauty and mystic of Dawson City, Yukon College’s Visual Arts certificate offers intimate class settings, integrated approaches to studio and academic practices, and the fundamental skills required to pursue a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree.

The Dawson City Arts Society, Yukon College and Tr’ondek Hwech’in have designed an accredited visual arts program, which offers students the opportunity to learn a variety of traditional and contemporary visual arts disciplines and to study Art History. With a focus on contemporary international art practices and a visual culture studies approach to art history, this program delivers courses in a holistic environment, recognizing how both intuitive and learned knowledge are used when one engages with and produces art.

Please Note: This program is offered in Dawson City, Yukon through the Yukon School of Visual Arts (Yukon SOVA). The program is accredited at Yukon College and transferable to Emily Carr University, University of the Fraser Valley, Alberta College of Art and Design, OCAD University and NSCAD University.