At Alberta University of the Arts, you’ll develop your creative abilities in our studios, enhance your critical thinking and problem-solving skills, and grow your entrepreneurial spirit.

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AUArts offers more subject areas than most art, craft and design schools. Discover our BFA, BDes, MFA and Minor programs.

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12 concentrations across two programs.

Fine Arts

If your dream is to become a professional artist, arts educator or pursue further studies in the arts, our BFA program will give you the tools and environment to flourish.

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Design

Do you dream of solving functional, aesthetically pleasing solutions to real-world problems in areas like graphic design, illustration, character design and photography?

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99 years of art education.

For 99 years, AUArts has been dedicated to helping art, craft and design students pursue their dreams. 

We value our role in shaping our country’s visual culture. 

We are one of four art, craft and design universities in Canada, and the only in Alberta.

About AUArts
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thousands of alumni stories.

"It's a great place. Where you're going to build skills and a way of thinking that is different from other types of education." 

Kyle Chow, Bachelor of Design | VCD

Creator and Owner of Plant, Recess & Plant Plant.

"I was able to transition from a practicing artist to working in an institution and gaining all sorts of other skills based on the community, and the ideas and the support that I received while going to AUArts."

Su Ying Strang, Bachelor of Fine Arts | Painting

Director of The New Gallery

infinite support.

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