Design and Visual Arts (ADSP)

Whether you are a beginner or practicing artist, this program will help you prepare a varied portfolio of work to be used for entry into the art/design industry or into advanced design or fine art diploma/degree programs.

In the first year of the program, you will experiment with a diverse cross-section of style and media, including drawing, two- and three- dimensional design, illustration, graphic design, web design, digital photography, and multimedia. This hands-on intensive year allows you to explore a wide range of media, subject, and style to strengthen your creative and artistic talents.

In the second year, you may choose to work in an area of specialization such as drawing/illustration/painting, painting/mixed media , printmaking/mixed media, or digital photography/multimedia, or you may explore the whole range of media opportunities with your work program. You will be guided and mentored throughout these studio courses by practicing artists, as well as working with the gallery coordinator of Open Studio, gearing your personal project-based work towards an end-of-year exhibition.