Prerequisites:* | These courses are intended as guidelines. Speak to your guidance counsellor to see what courses are offered at your school. Applicants must have a Diploma of Secondary Studies (DES) or equivalent, including Secondary V Language of Instruction, Secondary V Second Language, Secondary IV Science, Secondary IV Mathematics, and Secondary IV History. Students with a DES missing any of the above subjects may be admitted, space permitting, but may be required to complete remedial courses. |
Additional Admission Requirements: | Eligible applicants will be interviewed and are required to present a portfolio. The portfolio should include an assortment of original artworks realized in high school art courses, art centres or through personal experimentation. Sculptural work, large paintings and media work can be presented in digital format (USB key or other) or in printed colour copies. The portfolio should include 10 to 15 artworks in at least two different media, such as: larger drawings from observation and imagination, paintings (figurative and abstract), traditional or digital prints, collage work, sculpture and ceramics, and Media based artwork. The sketchbook should include a variety of sketches that visually explore ideas and/or depict forms from reality or from imagination. Visual journals are also welcomed. |