This course introduces students to contemporary forms and practices of First Nations Contemporary Art beginning in 1970 thru to the present. We will focus on various individual artists and movements and consider the critical intent of the work as it relates to aboriginal and Canadian history, current affairs and socio-political realities. This art history course will address numerous forms of contemporary art including but not be limited to: painting, sculpture, print making, performance, installation and new media. This course will feature Canadian aboriginal artists who have impacted art history and those on the cutting edge of cultural production and situate their work intellectually. The intent of the course is for students to expand their knowledge of aboriginal art in the context of a soci-political investigation of their own social relationship to aboriginal art, culture and people.

This course introduces students to contemporary storytelling from the Aboriginal perspective. Instructor, Richard Van Camp, will be sharing stories from some of the finest Aboriginal storytellers from across Canada as well as his own stories in audio and video format to inspire you to begin telling your own stories and the stories of your family and people.

As a class, we will focus on sharing stories of hope, good medicine, transformation, love, the spirit world, and miracles.

This course is designed to inspire you through your journey of life and to encourage you to begin researching , recording and sharing for your family and for the world.

Creative Processes is a required Foundation course that introduces methods of constucting and discussing works of art and design. Particular attention is paid to the process of making works and developing the ideas behind them. This course can also be taken out of general interest or for professional development.

This course introduces students to the basic visual grammar and methodologies of visual communication through colour and design. In weekly exercises students explore point, line, shape, plane, texture, pattern, tone, hierarchy, contrast and composition. Visual presentations, group discussion and critique will analyze the use of these elements and principles in visual communication, contextualized in social, historical and contemporary frameworks.

Students will be introduced to the basics of First Nations artists' long and highly evolved traditions of drawing and painting art practices. The course introduces themes and traces traditions and does not concentrate on a particular culture or style but rather explores form in terms of personal, cultural, social and historical contexts. Students will work on a series of assignments that reflect a hands on approach to drawing and painting starting with basic principles of drawing and line forms, the introduction of colour, personal image development and how artists give their ideas form. They will learn to contextualize traditional and contemporary First Nations art forms and practices within the larger discourse of contemporary painting.

Students will be introduced to the basics of First Nations artists' long and highly evolved traditions of drawing and painting art practices. The course introduces themes and traces traditions and does not concentrate on a particular culture or style but rather explores form in terms of personal, cultural, social and historical contexts. Students will work on a series of assignments that reflect a hands on approach to drawing and painting starting with basic principles of drawing and line forms, the introduction of colour, personal image development and how artists give their ideas form. They will learn to contextualize traditional and contemporary First Nations art forms and practices within the larger discourse of contemporary painting.

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This course examines how encounters with visual material create discussion, which then translates to writing. It will look at the various forms of writing about art, including the press release, the artist statement, the critical review, and the catalogue essay, in printed and online formats. Students will discuss publications and workshop their own writing on a weekly basis.

This course is designed to introduce the study of cultural theory to visual arts students. It provides a theoretical background necessary to the investigation of visual art. Part historical, part thematic, and part theoretical, Introduction to Cultural Theory presumes that cultural studies are central to understanding and producing visual culture. At this juncture in history, with the dominance of globalization and the centrality of discourse in contemporary art, this course seeks to engage students in the issues, ideas, and approaches relevant to our time. The course uses assigned readings, website materials, research projects, and online peer interaction to communicate and examine a breadth of ideas.