Certificate In Art and Design Fundamentals Centennial College

• Program Code: 6409
• School: School of Communications, Media, Arts, and Design
• Credential: Ontario College Certificate
• Program Type: Certificate program
• Program Length: 1 years/ 2 semesters
• Location: Story Arts Centre

The Art and Design Fundamentals program will nurture your artistic talents, and develop your creative, practical, and entrepreneurial skills in visual art and design — whatever your level of expertise.

Practicing artists and designers, who will help you to gain competencies in traditional, digital, and multimedia, will deliver the studio-based, hands-on Art and Design Fundamentals curriculum. The program's goal is to help you prepare a portfolio of artwork required for admission to specialized programs and to open up new possibilities and career choices in the diverse visual arts industry.

In this art program, you'll:

• Get hands-on exposure to drawing, design, color, 3D modeling and design, visual culture, video making, digital illustration, photography, and rapid prototyping.
• Build a comprehensive portfolio of artwork while working one-on-one with faculty.

Once you complete the program, you'll be prepared to succeed in a variety of post-secondary communication arts and design diploma and degree program areas including animation, game art, digital visual effects, product design, industrial design, architecture, interior design, fashion design, illustration, graphic design, digital media art, art direction, art management, creative advertising, and fine arts.

Program Outline

Program Vocational Learning Outcomes

Program Vocational Learning Outcomes describe what graduates of the program have demonstrated they can do with the knowledge and skills they have achieved during their studies. The outcomes are closely tied to the needs of the workplace. Through assessment (e.g., assignments and tests), students verify their ability to reliably perform these outcomes before graduating.

1. Create two and three-dimensional designs using a wide range of materials, processes, and techniques.
2. Apply various strategies for idea generation to identify and solve visual problems in a design process.
3. Apply the formal elements and principles of design to create effective compositions.
4. Utilize a variety of presentation skills to exhibit portfolios and creative work in both public and private venues.
5. Develop a professional art and design portfolio through studio-based projects in a variety of media
6. Apply art concepts and history in critiques of artworks in their social context.
7. Apply basic entrepreneurial principles to professional practice in the field of art and design.

Program Highlights

• Leading practicing artists, designers and educators have crafted and taught in the Art and Design Fundamentals program.
• Small class sizes and a dynamic working relationship between you and the faculty will allow for lots of one-on-one instruction and feedback.
• In the Portfolio Development course, with individual guidance from instructors, you'll work on self-directed projects that will focus on your future career. The Professional Practice course, meanwhile, will include client-based community projects that will emphasize experiential learning and assist in helping you to develop your entrepreneurial skills. And, through the Collaboration Studio course, you'll work on collaborative projects with other students at the Story Arts Centre to gain real-world experience.
• Artists and professionals looking to improve or update their skills in art, design and digital multimedia will benefit from a flexible curriculum if class size allows.

Career Outlook

• Animator
• Game artist
• Digital visual effects artist
• Product designer
• Industrial designer
• Interior designer
• Fashion designer
• Illustrator
• Graphic designer
• Digital media artist
• Art director
• Arts manager
• Fine artist

Further Education

Upon successful completion of the Art and Design Fundamentals program with a B (70%) average you will be eligible for direct transfer to the following programs within Centennial College's School of Communications, Media, Arts, and Design at the Story Arts Centre:

• Graphic Design
• Fine Arts Studio

Additionally, qualified graduates may be eligible to participate in an articulated program with select universities, institutes, and professional associations. These partnerships will allow you to apply academic credit towards further study. The Art and Design Fundamentals program's education partner is:

• Athabasca University in Alberta, where you can obtain a BPA

Areas of Employment

An Art and Design Fundamentals education offers the blend of skills used in diverse visual arts industry careers, including:

• Animation
• Game arts
• Digital visual effects
• Product design
• Industrial design
• Interior design
• Architecture
• Fashion design
• Illustration
• Graphic design
• Digital media art
• Art direction
• Arts management
• Creative advertising
• Fine arts