Media Night is a public event at the Dawson Theater that showcases films and other media-related projects made by students in the Cinema & Communications Profile and the Art’s, Literature and Communication’s program at the end of term. Parents, teachers, colleagues and friends attend the event. This year due to limited seating capacity we will...

Unfold, the title and theme of this year’s ALC Festival presents creative works by students in the ALC program made in the first semester of in-person learning since March 2020. To unfold is to smooth surfaces, to disclose what is or has been hidden from view, to reveal secrets and potentials. Unfold celebrates the opening...

The Monday evening Open Studio Life Drawing is a tradition that is open to all Dawson Arts Students and Faculty. These weekly drawing sessions are a place for students to avail themselves after class time to refine their handling of drawing materials, hone their observational skills, and enhance their drawing techniques as the observe from...

This project comprises a unique and inspiring visit to the exhibition titled Àbadakone | Continuous Fire | Feu continuel at the National Gallery in Ottawa. Dawson students and the accompanying faculty members will encounter works by contemporary international Indigenous art, including works by more than 70 artists identifying with almost 40 Indigenous Nations, ethnicities and...

Media Night is a public event at the Dawson Theater that showcases films and other media-related projects made by students in the Cinema + Communications Profile and ALC program in a public event held at the end of term. Parents, teachers, colleagues and friends attend the event. The projects are judged by media experts and...

3 industry professionals will be speaking about the early struggles and later triumphs in their careers. See them break down their work and ask them questions. This event is open to students and professionals alike. Students will see an artistic process and demonstration live, a discuss of entry into professional artist careers that span many...

  Second Annual MEET and MINGLE PIZZA PARTY! Back by popular demand, this event brought together the first and second year students of the visual Arts Program along with the Fine Arts Department faculty. Several Dawson Alumni also came by to mingle and share their past and present experience as they continue to study in...

The design and production of an exhibition catalogue is a learning activity within the Studio Arts Integrating Activity course. The Comprehensive Assessment takes place in this course for the students registered in the Studio Arts Profile. The catalogue contains the works created in the Studio Arts Integrating Activity course, some comments from the students, group...

The Open Studio Live Model project is an essential part of our students’ life drawing practice. It provides all students with an opportunity to practice their drawing skills and refine their observational abilities while drawing from live models. These weekly drawing sessions enables students and alumni to keep up with their sketching skills and also network with each...

The Open Studio Live Model project is an essential part of our students’ life drawing practice. It provides all students with an opportunity to practice their drawing skills and refine their observational abilities while drawing from live models. These weekly drawing sessions enables students and alumni to continue drawing during the summer months and also network with...