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"The Institution of Knowledge" • May 16 – June 10, 2023

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"Lasting Legacy: Honoring the History of Visual Arts at Extension" • June 22 – July 15, 2023, FAB Gallery Main Floor

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"Emerging Practices: Celebrating Visual Art Certificate Students" • June 22 – July 15, 2023, FAB Gallery Second Floor

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Drawing/Media Arts/Intermedia • Fine Arts

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History of Art, Design, and Visual Culture

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Industrial Design • Design Studies

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Visual Communication Design • Design Studies

The Department of Art & Design at the University of Alberta brings together three practices — Design Studies, Fine Arts, and the History of Art, Design, and Visual Culture. A breadth and depth of teaching, research, and creative endeavour supports collaborations in design thinking, hands-on studio practice, and critical visual and historical analysis.

Design Studies

Our interdisciplinary and competitive Design Studies program offers areas of study in Industrial Design and Visual Communication Design.

Fine Arts

Our Fine Arts program provides a dynamic and collaborative environment offering studies in Drawing, Media Arts/Intermedia, Painting, Printmaking, and Sculpture.

History of Art, Design, and Visual Culture

Our History of Art, Design, and Visual Culture program equips you to think creatively, read critically, and understand visual cultures and their histories.

Art & Design News

Congratulations to HADVC Alumnus Yifan Li

April 12, 2023

HADVC Alumnus Yifan Li has received recognition at the 2023 Association of Asian Studies Annual Conference.
JUNOS Art Installation ‍

March 20, 2023

This project was a collaboration with the JUNOS Edmonton Host Committee, the University of Alberta's Student Design Association (SDA), and MacEwan's Design Student Organization. “Together, we designed a concept that would work across digital platforms and in physical form, that is inspired by the vibrancy and light that music brings to each of us. This project gave us the unique opportunity to uplift and recognize Edmonton’s emerging design community, and gave us a platform to collaborate and form new connections.”
A look at design students' City of Edmonton River Valley interpretive signage project

March 20, 2023

In the spring of 2022, senior class design students took on a redesign project for the City of Edmonton — and the results are exceptional.
Know Thyself as a Virtual Reality

March 03, 2023

A dizzying show raises vital questions about our brave new world.
Virtual reality art show envisions our selves as digital artifacts

March 03, 2023

Immersive works offer thought-provoking glimpses of how personal data shape our identity.
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Art & Design

"The Institution of Knowledge" • May 16 – June 10, 2023

"Lasting Legacy: Honoring the History of Visual Arts at Extension" • June 22 – July 15, 2023, FAB Gallery Main Floor

"Emerging Practices: Celebrating Visual Art Certificate Students" • June 22 – July 15, 2023, FAB Gallery Second Floor

Drawing/Media Arts/Intermedia • Fine Arts

History of Art, Design, and Visual Culture

Industrial Design • Design Studies

Painting • Fine Arts

Printmaking • Fine Arts

Sculpture • Fine Arts

Visual Communication Design • Design Studies

Art & Design News

Congratulations to HADVC Alumnus Yifan Li

JUNOS Art Installation ‍

A look at design students' City of Edmonton River Valley interpretive signage project

Know Thyself as a Virtual Reality

Virtual reality art show envisions our selves as digital artifacts

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