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Bachelor of Fine Arts (Drawing & Painting)

4 Years On Campus Bachelors Program

OCAD University

Program Overview

In the Drawing & Painting program, you'll learn to become a creative and engaged artist. You can concentrate on your painting studio skills and study art theory, history and contemporary social issues. You'll learn to speak and write about your artwork in various formats. A wide variety of options for courses are available that focus in digital, landscape, figurative and abstract painting. Your instructors will also encourage you to explore new forms of digital artmaking, installations, and experimental approaches to painting. Our instructors are professional artists who share their career advice and provide one-on-one, in-depth, feedback on your progress. You'll have many opportunities to present your work professionally in public exhibitions. Drawing & Painting admits first-year students directly into the program. Applicants selecting this major will have their portfolios reviewed by Drawing & Painting faculty for the limited number of spaces available for direct entry. Applicants not accepted for direct entry will be considered for the general, first-year program.

Program Key Stats

$12315
Rolling


Eligibility Criteria

3

6.5
90

Additional Information & Requirements

Secondary School Graduation equivalent to Grade 12 in Ontario with an overall average of B or 70% numeric equivalent in the final year and:If you are applying from a country or school system with English as the official language of instruction, a minimum grade of B or 70% numeric equivalent in English 12 or equivalent course is required.

Career Options

  • Practicing artists
  • Curators
  • Cultural programming coordinators
  • Museum and gallery administrators
  • Illustration and mural artists
  • Art teachers
  • Arts administrators
  • Art conservators and restorers
  • Writers and critics
  • Studio managers
  • Arts advocacy officers
  • Artistic directors

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