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Enhance your abilities, cultivate imagination, and refine both analytical and innovative thinking in our exceptional art studios. Your diploma could pave the way to a Bachelor of Fine Arts or open doors to creative professions like studio art, art instruction, design, architecture, and beyond. Release your creative talents. Captivate the world with your originality through our thorough two-year Visual Art Diploma program. This course provides a solid grounding in visual arts, arming you with fundamental techniques and understanding. No prior experience required. Throughout this program, you'll benefit from instruction by seasoned, active artists in cutting-edge studios designed for ceramics, sculpture, painting, drawing, and design. The initial year concentrates on building proficiency in drawing, painting, ceramics, sculpture, design, art history, and English, offering diverse visual encounters to expand your artistic language and perfect your compositional and technical abilities. The second year promotes artistic evolution and develops visual sophistication through concentrated studio practice. Our program also creates pathways for advanced studies, allowing you to further your education at universities and progress toward obtaining an undergraduate degree. This diploma serves as your entry point to a vibrant realm of artistic opportunities.
Admission requirements for specific programs will often refer to Alberta Grade 12 course groups. If you completed your studies outside of Alberta, please visit our International Course Equivalencies webpage for equivalencies from a variety of countries around the world.
Students applying to Visual Art must have a minimum average of 50% in: ELA 30-1 or ELA 30-2, or equivalent or
A minimum score of 250 on the Reading component, 250 on the Writing component and 5 on the WritePlacer Test.
English Language Proficiency