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2011 – 2012 PROGRAM GUIDE ALBERTA COLLEGE OF ART + DESIGN

Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)

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About ACADAlberta College of Art + Design students explore

their passion for creative thinking with an undergraduate

degree in Design or Fine Art. With a comprehensive

curriculum filled with a range of programs sure to

inspire, challenge and stimulate emerging artists and

designers, ACAD is the leading choice for students

who go on to work in a spectrum of creative industries

– doing what they love while building impressive

careers that impact the world of art and design.

ACAD has been a leading centre for education

and research, and a catalyst for creative inquiry and

cultural development for over 85 years. Located in

Calgary, Canada and overlooking the downtown core,

ACAD provides a unique undergraduate experience

for students in fine art, design and new media – an

experience set in the context of relevant, complementary

liberal studies and practical theory. Our Photography

and Visual Communications Design majors prepare

students for successful careers as professionals

in the discipline, practice and culture of photography

and design. And our Bachelor of Fine Arts program

is one of Canada’s most prestigious studio-based

fine art programs.

ACAD degree programs are studio-based, which

means hands-on. In our studios students explore

multiple media, applying new techniques and immersing

themselves in the practice and culture of art and

design. Our students have access to a wide range of

unique opportunities, including a strong international

exchange program and a robust scholarship and

awards offering for incoming students. Most importantly,

with a 1:9 faculty-to-student ratio, our average studio

class is kept to 15 students so students receive

individual, personal attention from a faculty made up

of a diverse group of over 115 professional practicing

artists, designers and scholars.

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Ceramics

ACAD offers four-year

undergraduate degrees

in eleven program areas:

Bachelor of Design Degree

Photography

Visual Communications Design

Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree

Ceramics

Drawing

Fibre

Glass

Jewellery + Metals

Media Arts + Digital Technologies

Painting

Print Media

Sculpture

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Calgary, AB Canada T2N 4R3

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Bachelor of Fine ArtsThe BFA program at Alberta College of Art + Design

is one of Canada’s most prestigious studio-based

fine art programs.

ACAD’s BFA offers students a unique opportunity

to access an impressive range of quality facilities

while developing advanced technical, conceptual

and creative problem-solving skills. The BFA Program

embraces traditional, contemporary and conceptual

approaches to art making in a learning environment

that is both focused and flexible. Consisting of nine

complementary studio majors, ACAD’s BFA allows

students to immerse themselves in a wide spectrum

of creative directions and opportunities while

acquiring essential skills for professional activity

in their chosen field.

All nine Bachelor of Fine Arts majors are four-year,

full-time programs, with courses offered throughout

the academic year, including a number of select

credit evening classes.

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CeramicsIn the Ceramics program, students

work with traditional and experimental

approaches to the medium through

course work that engages the processes,

concepts, technologies and aesthetic

issues that constitute contemporary

ceramics practices.

Ceramics students will experience learning

to throw on the wheel, to hand build and

make molds, to work experimentally with

cross-media and to fire kilns. Course work

also emphasizes the research and study

of ceramic clay and glaze materials.

Ceramics students take a specialized

Ceramics History course in addition to

Liberal Studies courses to broaden their

understanding of historical and contemporary

visual culture. All of the faculty, including

international visiting artists are practicing

and professional artists and, each term,

guest artists give specialized workshops

and presentations complementing the

many department activities and conferences

that Ceramics students participate

in throughout the year.

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The next four years could change your life. As a student at ACAD, you can experience one-on-one mentorship with some of Canada’s most talented and renowned professional artists and designers. You can explore your potential in our world-class studio settings, and in your own private studio space. You can develop your art and design practice through exploration, experimentation and collaboration with award winning faculty and exciting students. And you can join a community of people passionate about art and design, excited about the power of creative thinking to change the world, and willing to take risks.