The Art and Art History Program at Sheridan in Oakville and the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) has offered an unusual and exciting approach to studying art since 1971, emphasizing both studio art and art history. Students in the program attend courses concurrently at both institutions.
Graduate with two prestigious and practical credentials that reflect the program's dual focus:
Sheridan offers six core studios that students complete in their initial two years of study: drawing, painting, sculpture/installation, print media, design, and photography. In these studios, students are introduced to contemporary art practices through problem-based learning, which encourages a range of personal approaches and solutions to visual expression. In the upper-level studios, students go on to further expertise in two of the core-studio streams, developing a body of self-directed artwork in a class environment of discussion and exchange.
UTM’s unique and varied programs in art history and visual culture teach multiple approaches to understanding art; traditional methods of analysis and interpretation are balanced with newer approaches rooted in critical theory. Works of architecture, sculpture, painting and other arts eloquently testify to the values and priorities of the societies that created them. Art history provides a key to understanding human cultures in general.
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Welcome to the Art & Art History Program! You are the fortieth incoming class, and this will be a special year with a number of anniversary activities and celebrations planned. You have chosen a program of fine arts that we feel is very special: we offer concurrent academic experiences at two outstanding post-secondary institutions through studio training at Sheridan and art history studies at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM). You will graduate at two convocation ceremonies with two prestigious and practical credentials, reflecting the program's dual focus: a diploma in Art & Art History from Sheridan, and an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto Mississauga.
To respond to evolving student demands, Art & Art History has consistently grown and diversified. And we continue to do so. This program began in 1971 with 4 students; it grew to 25 students in 1972, 191 in 1991, and our current enrolment is approximately 400. In 1979, the name of the program was changed from "Art Education" to "Art & Art History." Initially, the program focused on preparing secondary-school art teachers, and we offered a three-year Major, with a somewhat restricted range of studio and art history offerings. In 1982, the program expanded to create a professional fine art program and offered a four-year Specialist, in addition to the Major. Our honours degree is now four years in length, whether you choose the Major or Specialist programs....
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