Each year faculty from the Visual Arts program host a series of free workshops for prospective applicants. Led by professors from the program, these sessions provide the chance to learn more about a variety of subjects and media such as animation, drawing, creative writing and printmaking, as well as the opportunity for prospective visual arts applicants to receive advice on assembling their entrance portfolio and/or obtain pre-approval for the portfolio requirement as part of their application to the program.
Portfolio Day is a chance to get advice on building an entrance portfolio, or obtain pre-approval for the portfolio requirement for the Bachelor of Fine Arts, or the Bachelor of Media Studies.
At this session, you will learn more about the application process, portfolio requirements for BFA and BMS programs, and have questions answered. For this event, participants will be assigned a 20 minute timeslot and will have the opportunity to show your work to our program coordinator and receive feedback. Over the course of the day, you will have 20 minutes of one-on-one time with a portfolio reviewer to offer feedback on your portfolio and the chance for early approval.
Join us on January 18, 2025 between 10am and 3pm to meet with instructors about your BFA or BMS portfolio. If you are not available to come in person, we can schedule your time as a virtual session.
If you have questions about your portfolio submission or are unable to attend this session but are interested in having your portfolio reviewed before submission, please email creativestudies.ubco@ubc.ca.
We are hosting an open house and a series of short workshops alongside the Portfolio Day for a chance to find out more about our BFA and BMS programs and facilities through fun, hands on projects.
Join us on January 18, 2025 between 10am and 3pm to participate in these interactive workshops.
Stay tuned for specific workshops.
If you have questions about Creative Days workshops, please email creativestudies.ubco@ubc.ca.
Creative Day workshops and Portfolio Day was held January 13, 2024 between 10am and 3pm. Perspective students attended to participate in these interactive workshops and have their portfolios reviewed.
Creative Day workshops and Portfolio Day was held January 7, 2023 between 10am and 3pm. Perspective students attended to participate in these interactive workshops and have their portfolios reviewed.
January 11, 10 a.m. to noon: Sculpture with David Doody
January 18, noon to 2 p.m.: Indigenous Centered Landscapes through Cyanotype with Tania Willard
February 8, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Screenprinting with Briar Craig
March 7, noon to 2 p.m.: Drawing with Patrick Lundeen
March 21, 10 a.m. to noon:: Creative Writing with Nancy Holmes
April 18, 10 a.m. to noon:: Tour of the BFA Student Exhibition with Andreas Rutkauskas
May 30, 10 a.m. to noon:: Frame-by-frame Animation with Myron Campbell
May 30, noon to 2 p.m.: Performance Improvisation with Denise Kenney
June 13, noon to 2 p.m.:: Life Drawing with Katherine Pickering