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Creative Days open studio doors for prospective students

October 20, 2017

Benjamin Arcega working in his fourth-year studio, 2017 graduate of UBC Okanagan’s Bachelor of Fine Arts program.

Benjamin Arcega working in his fourth-year studio, 2017 graduate of UBC Okanagan’s Bachelor of Fine Arts program.

Artists interested in UBC’s fine arts opportunities encouraged to attend

What: Creative Days at UBC Okanagan
Who: Prospective students for UBC’s Visual Arts BFA program
When: Multiple dates: Saturday, October 21 and Saturday, November 18
Where: Creative and Critical Studies building, 1148 Research Road, UBC’s Okanagan Campus

Artists interested in UBC Okanagan’s visual arts program are welcome to attend upcoming Creative Days events at the university on Saturday, October 21, and Saturday, November 18.

Creative Days workshops are an opportunity for anyone interested in the Visual Arts Bachelor of Fine Arts program or people wanting to find out more about the visual arts courses at UBC Okanagan through fun, hands-on projects.

The workshops will allow participants to learn something new and see what a university-level course is like. There is also an opportunity to work with university faculty and staff, and have the chance to meet and talk with current students about program choices.

UBC will also host a Portfolio Day in January that will give students an opportunity to begin preparing their application package and portfolio for the program.

There are limited seats available for some of the workshops, so pre-registration is encouraged. To register, contact UBC’s Visual Arts Coordinator Briar Craig at Briar.Craig@ubc.ca or 250 807-9765. To find out more details, and see a complete list of upcoming Creative Days visit: news.ok.ubc.ca/fccs/2017/10/11/creative-days

Creative Day Workshops

  • Saturday, October  21 | 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. with Aleksandra Dulic
    Music of Heavens Animation using stop-motion techniques
  • Saturday, November 18 | 9 a.m. to -11 a.m. with Katherine Pickering
    Life Drawing from the Model

About UBC’s Okanagan campus

UBC’s Okanagan campus is an innovative hub for research and learning in the heart of British Columbia’s stunning Okanagan Valley. Ranked among the top 20 public universities in the world, UBC is home to bold thinking and discoveries that make a difference. Established in 2005, the Okanagan campus combines a globally recognized UBC education with a tight-knit and entrepreneurial community that welcomes students and faculty from around the world. For more visit ok.ubc.ca.

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About UBC Okanagan

UBC’s Okanagan campus is an innovative hub for research and learning founded in partnership with local Indigenous peoples, the Syilx Okanagan Nation, in whose traditional, ancestral and unceded territory the campus resides. The most established and influential global rankings all consistently place UBC in the top five per cent of universities in the world, and among the top three Canadian universities.

The Okanagan campus combines a globally recognized UBC education with a tight-knit and entrepreneurial community that welcomes students and faculty from around the world in British Columbia’s stunning Okanagan Valley. For more visit ok.ubc.ca.

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