The study of Fine Arts helps you develop your artistic and creative abilities, and your ability to think critically, write, and speak about works of art.
The teaching of art at Mount Allison can be traced back to the opening of the Women's Academy in 1854. It has been an important part of the curriculum since that time.

In 1941 Mount Allison was the first university in Canada to give a BFA degree in the visual arts.

At Mount Allison, Fine Arts offers a unique approach for students looking to obtain professional training — combining studio work and instruction with the freedom of an immersive liberal arts and sciences curriculum.
The Fine Arts program gives you the opportunity to develop your creative and critical ability through studio courses in:

drawing
painting
photography (analog and digital)
printmaking (lithography, silkscreen, intaglio, relief, and letterpress)
sculpture and installation
open media
The first year studio courses give you a broad knowledge and skill base. Second and third year courses build on this foundation and focus on selected studio areas.

In your final year, you create a body of work through independent study.

In addition to studio classes, you'll undertake courses and seminars that foster an understanding of art history and visual culture.

The new Pierre Lassonde School of Fine Arts at Mount Allison builds on the Fine Arts program's long-standing history of arts education and artistic practice.

The Lassonde School complements new learning, scholarship, and arts initiatives designed to enrich the student-artist experience at Mount Allison, including:

entrance scholarships for first-year Fine Arts students
upper-year scholarships for students in Fine Arts, Art History, and Museum and Curatorial Studies
paid arts internships
artist-in-residence program

Whether you're entering the job market or continuing your education, your Mount Allison degree will stand out.
Mount Allison has been recognized by Maclean's as the top primarily undergraduate university in Canada more times than any other university.

With experiential learning and career development opportunities available in every degree, you'll also graduate with hands-on learning and on-the-job experience.

Our graduates also boast extraordinarily high acceptance rates to top graduate programs and professional schools such as law and medicine.

Popular career paths for Fine Arts graduates include:

artist
architect
art gallery director/curator
cartoonist/animator
cinematographer
exhibit preparator
designer
illustrator
interior decorator
landscape designer
medical/scientific illustrator
art critic
art educator
art therapist
conservator/restorer
gallerist
web designer