Bachelor of Arts - Visual Art

Visual Art courses can develop the creative process within you. Introductory courses are available to the beginner who can acquire technical skills and general knowledge of the arts. For those focusing on a major field of study, the BFA degree provides a professional level of knowledge to become a capable practicing visual artist. Students will have the chance to examine the art world through its institutions, galleries and museums. They will be encouraged to actively participate in the Visual art community by exhibiting work and organizing student gallery exhibitions as well as meeting professional artists and peers. Courses in Indigenous Art cater to specific interests in developing work inspired by the arts of the Americas. As well, the Indigenous Arts courses provide an understanding of the multitude of indigenous art forms and how they have evolved through the ages. The emphasis in these courses is on the non-western arts and their development from prehistory to the present.