Toronto Art Schools
Herzing College - Toronto
Toronto Eaton Centre GalleriaToronto, ON M5B 2H1
Sample programs:
- Diploma Computer Graphic Design
- Diploma Game Design and Animation
Everest College of Business, Technology and Health Care - Toronto Central
117 Eglinton Ave EastToronto, ON M4P 1H4
Sample programs:
- Programmer / Network Support Analyst
- Programmer Analyst / Internet Solutions Developer
- Programmer Analyst / Web Developer
- More
Attending Art School in Toronto
Not only is Toronto the largest city in Canada, it is also the epicenter of finance, culture, education, technology, and everything cosmopolitan. Located on the shore of Lake Ontario, Toronto has been coined the “Silicon Valley” of Canada, and “Hollywood North”, but just as noteworthy is the city’s numerous educational opportunities and countless cultural venues and events. Art students considering a school in Toronto will not only have a great variety of institutions to choose from, but also myriad museums and galleries, as well as an artistic community to enhance their own development as they pursue a study of the arts. Among its many museums, the Royal Ontario Museum is Toronto’s most prestigious and the recipient of a recent, massive renovation that enabled the museum to more properly display its extensive permanent collection as well as ample gallery space for various exhibits. Other prominent museums include the Art Gallery of Ontario (neighboring the Ontario College of Art and Design), the Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, the Museum of Textiles, and the Toronto Powerpoint Gallery. Additionally, Toronto hosts the annual Canadian National Exhibition, an 18 day fair that has a 128 year history of art, agricultural, and musical exhibitions that draws 1.3 million visitors each year. Clearly, these attractions reveal the cultural breadth of Canada’s capital, but a visit to Queen Street West is in order to truly appreciate the Toronto art scene. Considered the center of for music, fashion, broadcasting, and the arts, Queen Street West was always considered the neighborhood of the artist until trendy boutiques, restaurants, and nightlife raised rents, forcing most artists to move west of Spadina. The artistic origins of the street, however, remain, along with more than a few popular galleries, which include Angell Gallery, Bus Gallery, DeLeon White Gallery, East Queen Gallery, James Allen Fine Art, and the Stephen Bulger Gallery. Additionally, the annual Queen West Art Crawl is a weekend-long festival held in September, featuring exhibitions put on by area artists and art organizations. These artists, organizations, galleries, and museums all contribute to Toronto’s reputation as Canada’s foremost city for the arts, and a wonderful place to live and study.
Ontario College of Art and Design
| Enrollment: | 2,767 (full time); 700 (part time) |
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| Faculty: | 156 full-time; 229 part-time |
| Programs: | Criticism and Curatorial Practice; Drawing & Painting; Fabrication Studios; Integrated Media; Photography; Printmaking; Sculpture / Installation; Advertising, Environmental Design; Graphic Design; Illustration; Industrial Design; Material Art & Design |
| Degrees: | Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Design |
| Features: | Canada’s largest university for art and design; OCAD Florence Off-Campus Studies; Unusually small class sizes; the new award winning Sharp Centre for Design; Student Gallery features continuous rotation of student exhibits; Visiting Experts Program; the Beal Institute for Strategic Creativity at OCAD; Student Union and student run website (MYOCAD) |
University of Toronto, Department of Fine Art
| Enrollment: | 62,097 (full-time) |
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| Faculty: | 11,807 (faculty and staff) |
| Programs: | Visual Studies (including drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, historical techniques, collage, video, and urban art); Art History; Museum Studies |
| Degrees: | Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, PhD programs |
| Features: | Arguably Canada’s most important research institution; Access to the Fine Arts Digital Imaging System; Fine Art Library; Fine Arts Student Union; The University of Toronto started its own Arts Council to encourage and develop a cultural atmosphere to enrich the studies of its students and community at large; Numerous galleries include the Eric Arthur Gallery, Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, and U of T Art Centre; Ranked #1 in Canadian Universities by Newsweek International; Research at the University of Toronto has led to countless advances in medicine and technology (most notably, first single lung transplant, nerve transplant, and electronic heart pacemaker) |
| Noted Alumni: | 8 Nobel Laureates, David Cronenberg, Mychael Danna, Atom Egoyan, Robert Goulet, Lorne Michaels, Paul Shaffer, Donald Sutherland, Margaret Atwood, Christian Bok, Morley Callahan, Barbara Frum, Malcolm Gladwell, Peter Gzowski, John McCrae, Michael Ondaatje, John Roberts, and countless academics, inventors, government officials, and dignitaries |
| Additional Information: | Additional opportunities for study can be pursued at University of Toronto’s satellite campuses, located at Scarborough and Mississauga |
Ryerson University
| Enrollment: | 23,000 (full time) |
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| Faculty: | 600 (faculty and staff) |
| Programs: | Graphic Communications Management, Fashion, Image Arts (Film, New Media, or Photography), Interior Design, Radio and Television Arts, Journalism, Theatre Performance |
| Degrees: | Bachelor of Design, Bachelor of Interior Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts |
| Features: | Offers the only four year broadcasting program in Canada; The Learning Success Centre |
| Noted Alumni: | Robert J. Sawyer, Lida Baday, George Yabu, Glenn Pushelberg, Tyler Stewart, Eric McCormack, Nia Vardalos, Edward Burtynsky, and numerous figures in journalism |
York University
| Enrollment: | 43,365 (undergraduate) |
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| Faculty: | 7,000 (faculty and staff) |
| Programs: | Studio Arts, Art History |
| Degrees: | Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts |
| Features: | Ongoing guest lectures and workshops by visiting artists, historians, curators and critics; Features five student run galleries as well as the nationally renowned Art Gallery of York University; Annual mural competition; Academic Advising; Writing Centres |
| Noted Alumni: | Murat Akser, Rachel McAdams, Steven Page, Keanu Reeves, Scott Thompson, Trish Stratus |
