Studio Art Major

• Take VPSA62H3, VPSA63H3, VPSB56H3, and ACMB01H3.
• Take other intro courses of interest in artistic media: Video I, Sculpture I, Photo I, Drawing I, Painting I, Digital Animation I.
• Apply to the Studio Art Program after year 1.
• Meet with the ACM Program Manager to discuss course enrollment.

• Introductory courses in Studio Art will challenge you to problem solve and express yourself in various artistic media, to develop useful technical skills, and to develop creative concepts.
• Make use of the resources at the CTL Writing Centre to enhance your writing skills.

• Submit your work to participate in the ACM Studio Art Student Exhibition, held annually at UTSC.
• Technicians and professors have drop-in hours to help you develop your technical, artistic, academic, and research skills.
• Check CLNx for arts related workshops offered by Studio Art technicians or visiting artists.

• Volunteer at UTSC’s student-run Gallery 1265.
• Enroll in the ACM Engage! Program, to participate and contribute to the arts beyond your classes.
• Get involved with the ACM Student Association (ACMSA).
• Attend the lunchtime Visiting Artist Lectures Series and listen to professional artists talk about their artworks and their artistic journeys.

• It is always good to have awards listed on your resume/CV; apply for awards that recognize research potential in students enrolled in Studio Art.
• The ACM Studio Art Student Exhibition awards students across all years of study.
• Volunteer with organizations to explore your interests; check listings on CLNx (<Jobs & Recruitment).

• Take VPHA46H3 and explore B-levels in different artistic media.
• Take courses in media such as Performance Art, Video Art, and Kinetic Sculpture.
• Ensure you meet the prerequisites for the VPS C-level courses you intend to take next year.
• Use Degree Explorer to ensure you are on track with your degree.

DEVELOP YOUR ACADEMIC & RESEARCH SKILLS

• Work with more advanced fabrication tools, software, and materials, and spend time practicing technique-as-research.
• Sign out and experiment with digital equipment available to Studio Art students such as cameras, lights, tripods, audio recorders, and microphones to make digital images, short films, and sound works.

APPLY THEORY TO PRACTICE

• Apply for a Work Study (<Jobs & Recruitment<Work Study) position to work in one of the Studio Art Fabrication and Media Labs, where you will apply skills learned in Studio Art courses.
• Volunteer to help organize UTSC’s annual student arts festival, ArtSideOut.
• Submit your work to the ACM Studio Art Student Exhibition.

BECOME AN ENGAGED CITIZEN (LOCALLY & GLOBALLY)

• Apply for a Work Study (<Jobs & Recruitment<Work Study) position to work in Gallery 1265.
• Get a Work Study or volunteer position at the Doris McCarthy Gallery, UTSC’s professional public art gallery.
• Subscribe to on-line magazines and forums such as: canadianart.ca, akimbo.ca/akimblog, foam.org/magazine.

PLAN FOR YOUR FUTURE CAREER

• Volunteer at art galleries and arts festivals such as The Power Plant, the Aga Khan Museum, the AGO, MOCA, Nuit Blanche, Contact Photography Festival, 7a*11d Performance Art Festival, the Toronto Biennial, and Reel Asian Film Festival.
• Explore careers through the AA&CC’s Job Shadowing and In The Field programs.

CHOOSE YOUR COURSES WISELY

• Take 0.5 credit or more from the following: VPSC56H3, VPSC59H3, VPSC66H3, VPSC68H3, VPSC69H3, VPSC70H3.
• Complete 3.5 additional credits in VPS (at least 1.0 credit should be at the C-level) by the end of Year 3 so that you can take D-level courses in Year 4.
• Use Degree Explorer to ensure you are on track to graduate.

• VPS C-level courses combine research and contemporary theory with the technical and conceptual abilities you developed in B-levels.
• Courses such as Studio Practice will guide you through the process of independently researching and developing an artwork specifically for exhibition.
• Present your work at the annual ACM Research Symposium.

• Take a Studio Art summer abroad course such as Urban Studio Hong Kong to explore international art and the role of contemporary art in cities today.  
• Submit your work to student competitions at UofT: ACM Studio Art Student Exhibition, UofT tri-campus Shelley Petersen Student Art Exhibition, ArtSideOut.

• Take Studio Art courses that will introduce you to ways that artists engage social issues at a local and global level such as Art and Activism and Art in a Globalizing World, and The Documentary Image.
• Apply for an Equity and Diversity in the Arts (EDA) Student Project grant.
• Apply for an executive role to help organize ArtSideOut.
• Apply for a Work Study position to work in Gallery 1265 and continue to learn how to mount exhibitions.

• Seek advice from Studio Art professors and the AA&CC about possible career paths, graduate school application materials, and deadlines.
• Attend the Alumni Graduate School Panel held annually by Studio Art.
• Attend the UTSC Professional & Graduate School Fair in September to explore graduate programs, and consider attending Open Houses.

• Take 1.0 VPS D-level credit and make your most advanced and ambitious artworks to date.
• Select D-level courses in Studio Art and culminate in a public exhibition of your work to celebrate your achievements.
• Use Degree Explorer and meet with your Advisor to ensure you are on track to graduate.
• Register your “Intent to Graduate” on ACORN by the deadline.

• D-level courses emphasize independent research and making, alongside practical discussions of professional development and career paths for young artists.
• Ambitious students have the option of proposing an Independent Study to work with a professor (a month in advance of term) on a focused artistic research project.

• Submit your work for competition in the local art community: the Canada-wide BMO 1st Art! competition; the Video Fever video art exhibition at Trinity Square Video; and the Images Festival annual International Student Showcase program.
• Stellar students can work with a Studio Art professor as a Research or Studio Assistant.

• Talk to your professors about opportunities to take your artistic and organizational skills out into the local community and abroad, through volunteer work and internships.
• Serve in an executive role to help organize ArtSideOut.
• Apply for a Work Study (<Jobs & Recruitment<Work Study) position to work in Gallery 1265 and take a leadership role.

• Studio Art students are automatically considered for the Graduating Student award, and the Krashinsky Award for the Visual and Performing Arts.
• Apply for the John McHale Award for Media Arts in third or fourth year.
• Attend AA&CC’s Get Hired job search conference in April/May.
• Sign up for Jobs for Grads to access full-time jobs.