Fine Arts teaches the how and the why of making. The how involves a wide-range of material and digital skills from ceramics, painting, print media, and photography, to cutting-edge technologies such as 3D printing, digital imagery and DSLR filmmaking. The why helps students develop criticality in visual culture—a rigour that hones an understanding of what things look like and mean within the current global condition. Our faculty is outstanding, and students often work with them one-on-one.
Undergraduate students major or minor in Studio and/or Visual Culture; they can also participate in co-op through Waterloo’s Arts and Business program with a Fine Arts major. Graduate students pursue a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) with its unique Keith and Win Shantz International Research Scholarship.
Find out more
To find out more about our department, follow any of the links above or in the main menu. Our faculty and staff are also happy to talk with you via email, over the phone, or in person to answer any questions you might have.
For undergraduate inquiries contact our undergraduate administrator, Brett Roberts, or our undergraduate chair, Bojana Videkanic. The Fine Arts undergraduate office is in East Campus Hall room 1206.
For graduate inquiries contact our graduate chair, Cora Cluett.
The Department of Fine Arts stands in support of our Black, Indigenous, POC, and LGBT+ students and supports the Faculty of Arts’ commitment to doing better.
News
Waterloo News story about student artwork at the Lumen Festival
This year's City of Waterloo Lumen Festival featured artwork created CS/FINE 383 - Computational Digital Art Studio.
Santosh Chandra Sekar's work is in a group show at the Workers Arts and Heritage Centre, Hamilton
Artwork by Fine Arts Alum Santosh Chandra Sekar (BA '22) is part of the exhibition Foreign Dreams at the Workers Arts and Heritage Centre, Hamilton.
Derek Koehler's exhibit House & Home, at the Rotunda Gallery, Kitchener City Hall.
The opening reception for Derek Koehler's exhibit House & Home, is Thursday, September 26 from 7-9 pm.
Events
Treaty Girl exhibit at Longhouse Labs
Created by Courtney Skye (Mohawk Nation, Turtle Clan) and curated by Alex Jacobs-Blum (Cayuga Nation, Wolf Clan), Treaty Girl aims to make visible the many generations of girls who are embodying Treaty, survival, and joy.
2024 Keith and Win Shantz International Research Scholarship lecture
The Fine Arts Department invites you to the annual Keith and Win Shantz International Research presentations.
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)Life drawing
Free life drawing sessions are scheduled for Wednesday evenings, 6:30-8:30 pm in East Campus Hall 1224A.