Department of Art and Art History
Programs
Undergraduate programs
Take the opportunity to work with award-winning professors, internationally renowned artists, and technical staff.
Facilities
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Explore our large, bright classrooms and studios. Use up-to-date equipment and experiment with leading-edge processes.
Programs
Graduate programs
UCalgary Arts is embarking on an ambitious Arts renewal process. Starting for Fall 2025, we will pause admissions to the MFA programs in Art and Art History.
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News and Announcements
David Garneau Wants You to Look Again
Books without words. Bubble-wrapped bison heads. Sunlight soap. In David Garneau’s latest exhibitions, everyday objects carry unsettling histories.
From South Africa to Canada: UCalgary staff member adapts skills for Canadian workplace through Continuing Education
How Constantina Caldis Roberts used a professional management certificate to rebuild confidence and pursue new career possibilities
Faculty of Arts Awards and Celebration of Excellence 2026
Event honours the impact of teachers, researchers, creators and administrators at UCalgary and beyond
In the Media
In the News Justine Bui (Alumna), Art and Art History, in CBC News
ASIAN CHANGEMAKERS: Justine Bui raising awareness about colourism through art
In the News David Simmonds, Art and Art History, in Halifax Examiner
Moving from disability rights to disability justice
In the News Judy Anderson, Art and Art History, in Windspeaker
Exhibit challenges audiences to see ‘unlimited potential’ of beadwork
Understanding Arctic Sea Ice
Dr. John Yackel, PhD, professor in the Department of Geography in the Faculty of Arts, is leading an international team studying Arctic sea ice in the High Arctic. The project will improve satellite measurements to better understand climate change.
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