Bachelor of Fine Arts [B.F.A] [Indigenous Visual Culture] From OCAD University

The INVC program honors the creative traditions of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit art and design practices. Students will deepen their understanding of the visual, cultural, social, and political histories of Indigenous peoples. Students will also explore their own art and design through a supportive studio-based learning environment. Students will take electives in painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, installation, digital media, and more.

Students in the program receive academic, cultural, social, and wellness support through the Indigenous Student Centre.

INVC students are leaders. They are open to taking risks, experimentation, decolonizing, and are motivated by contributing to their home communities. INVC students are interested in social justice and honoring family, community, culture, and nation. Students in the program contribute to, and continue, the history of innovative artistic production by our Ancestor artists.

INVC students have a variety of experiences or interests in beadwork, drawing, and painting, regalia making, sculpture and installation, storytelling, and performance. Many are passionate about the relationships between objects and spaces or places they’re found in.

Others are interested in screens, games, digital media production, or computer programming. The INVC program, in partnership with the Indigenous Student Centre, connects INVC students to Indigenous artists across Turtle Island through mentorship programs, open studio visits, artist talks, and more.