A fashion photography workshop for Photography students in Havana Cuba is planned for this coming March break. Local models and makeup artists will be hired for three out of the seven days. The images produced by the students and faculty will be exhibited at Dawson and will become part of other department displays. Additionally, we...

Students of 3D animation and students of Illustration both study the visual development of film and video games. The DreamWorks Animation Exhibit displays the rarely seen visual development artwork used in the production of DreamWorks feature animation films including Shrek, Madagascar, Kung-fu panda and How to Train your Dragon. The exhibit is subtitled “Journey from...

A 100 page children coloring book showcasing the first 100 elements of the periodic table of chemical elements. Each page has, on top of the chemical symbol and number of the atom, a black and white line art illustrating few applications of the element. The digital version of the Periodic Table Coloring Book will be...

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

Media Night Fall 2017: Media Night 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 awarded prizes – just like...

CTRL + E is a student-run project, which will take place on December 6, 2017 in Conrod’s from 3pm to 6pm. In Cincom, this semester’s Communications Design and Practice class will be holding an event comprised of student designed and developed projects aimed at raising awareness about living deliberately. This involves making deliberate choices about...

In exploring alternative ways of learning, New School’s It’s Showtime! Class will perform an original script: LIssy Walker is Going Home. This show will be performed four times in the Dawson Theatre. This project showcases the creative work of some 20 students from 6 different programs.

Over the years, Mattel Mega Brands has been an important employer for our Illustration & Design graduates. They presently are one of the largest toy design studios in Canada. This field trip would allow our 3rd year Illustration & Design students to get an exclusive opportunity to visit the Mattel Mega Brands facilities (Design Centre...

The Visual Arts Program is organizing a pizza party with the intention of bringing together our 1st and 2nd year Visual Arts Program students, along with the Fine Arts Department faculty. We did this last year and it was so successful that this year’s 2nd year students have requested that we do it again because...

The students from first year Illustration Fall 2017 semester will be visiting a serigraphy (silkscreen) printing studio. It will introduce them to the principles of serigraphy, printing techniques on different surfaces such as paper, material t-shirts, etc. They will apply the knowledge gained from this workshop given to them and then apply on of their...