Info for High School Advisors
School Visits
We would love to visit you and give a short presentation which highlights the range, nature and career trajectories of our undergraduate programs. Please let me know if you would like us to visit your senior level art/design classes. We also welcome school tours to our facilities.
To book a visit, please e-mail finearts@ualberta.ca.
U of A Open House: Saturday October 17, 2026, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Here's a great chance for prospective students and their families to come and visit us:
- For 2026, we will have an Art & Design info hub in the Fine Arts Building in addition to the info table along with the rest of the Faculty of Arts. Find out more about this year's activities at: U of A Open House.
- Art & Design presentations and tours of the studios are available in the Fine Arts Building. Current students and instructors will be available in studios to talk to prospective students and parents, and we have arranged for displays of work throughout the Fine Arts Building.
Portfolio Feedback Day
Each year in late January or early February we offer an opportunity for prospective students to get some feedback on their portfolios. For truly outstanding portfolios, we also offer conditional acceptances which would mean the student does not have to submit a portfolio in March; their admission is contingent only meeting the academic admission requirements. I will send more information about this to Edmonton area teachers each Fall. Please see the Portfolio Review Day page for more information.