Why study...
Art History
Studies in Art History will allow you to:
- Explore historical and contemporary art-making and discourse
- Develop your ability to think critically and acquire an appropriate vocabulary
- Be active in the wider visual arts community
- Become an art historian, art theoretician, art critic, broadcaster or visual arts professor (at the elementary, middle school, high school or university level)
- Become a curator in a gallery, museum or on a freelance basis
- Become an administrator in visual arts (work as a gallery owner, museum or art gallery employee, develop municipal, provincial, national or international art policy)
Student profile
- Strong intellectual curiosity with regard to historical and contemporary artistic production and discourse
- Aptitude for research in art history, contemporary art and art theory
- Interest in and ability for reading and writing
- Good analytical skills
Visual Arts
Studies in visual arts will allow you to:
- Develop a personal visual vocabulary
- Acquire relevant formal and technical training
- Explore historical and contemporary art-making and discourse
- Become part of the wider visual arts community
- Become a professional artist practicing in painting, drawing, photography, media and digital art, sculpture, installation, performance or interdisciplinary art
- Teach visual arts (at the elementary, secondary or university level)
- Become an administrator in visual arts (work as a gallery owner, museum or art gallery employee, develop municipal, provincial, national or international art policy)
Student profile
- Artistic ability
- Creativity
- Passionate commitment to artistic exploration
- Strong intellectual curiosity with regard to art production and discourse
- Previous training in visual arts (visual arts courses in high school or CEGEP, portfolio)
Useful links and forms
- Environment, Health and Safety and the Visual Arts
- Learning Crossroads
- Morisset Library - Visual arts resources
- Lynda.com
Lynda.com is a leading online learning platform that helps anyone learn business, software, technology and creative skills to achieve personal and professional goals. Video tutorials are taught by industry experts. - BRAVO - Bureau des regroupements des artistes visuels de l'Ontario
- RAAV - Regroupement des artistes en arts visuels du Québec
- Canada Council for the Arts
- Canadian artists representation (CARFAC)
- The cultural human resources council
- Career fairs
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