The BFA program in Aboriginal Visual Culture combines contemporary and traditional Aboriginal aesthetic and social studies with a comprehensive studio‐based art education. The program prepares students to engage in complex and evolving global discourses around Aboriginal history, art history and contemporary art practice across a range of expressions, materials and media. Combining practice‐specific and interdisciplinary studio courses in the Faculty of Art and the Faculty of Design with the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences concentrations in the visual, cultural, social and political history of Aboriginal peoples, the curriculum is designed to develop students’ critical and aesthetic responses and practical expertise in Aboriginal cultural and artistic practices.

The program combines new and existing studio and lecture courses that reflect the expertise and skills of both Aboriginal and non‐Aboriginal faculty currently engaged in research and practice in the field. This interdisciplinary approach introduces students to a dynamic and creative environment and a growing community of Aboriginal artists, critics and scholars.