Media Night is a public event at the Dawson Theatre that showcases films and other media-related projects made by students in the Cinema + Communications Profile and ALC program in a public event held at the end of term. Parents, teachers, colleagues and friends attend the event. The projects are judged by media experts and...

The Arts & Culture Gala is designed and coordinated by students completing their Integrative Activity course, inviting fellow students, faculty, parents and friends from outside the College to come share in their accomplishments. The theme for this year’s Gala is ISLAND. As described by one of the students (Maya Gasco-Gilmour): “Island; eye-land, I land —...

This project involves two separate groups of Visual Arts Program students (18 students per group) going on an excursion to one of the few hand-made paper mills in North America. Papeterie St-Armand is run by David Caruthers, who is a living legend in the paper-making milieu. Students will be presented with some history and processes...

The students from first year Illustration Fall 2018 semester will be visiting a serigraphy (silkscreen) printing studio (Atelier Gymnase). It will introduce them to the principles of serigraphy, printing techniques on different surfaces such as paper, material t-shirts, etc. They will apply the knowledge gained from this workshop given to them and then apply on ...

An interactive gallery presentation to showcase the career possibilities and competencies of students enrolled in the Dawson College 3D Animation and CGI program. It will take place in the Dawson College Art Gallery and will be open to visitors during the period of the Dawson Open House (October 11) and for a period of 3...

This event creates an opportunity for 1st + 2nd yr Visual Arts program students to meet and for potential mentoring friendships to develop in the future. The goal of this event is to improve group moral of the students and foster familiarity between the 1st and 2nd yr Visual Arts program students.

The Open Studio Life Drawing at Dawson College are weekly drawing sessions where students can avail themselves after class time to refine their handling of drawing materials, hone their observational skills, and enhance their drawing techniques as they observe from the human figure. Sessions will be offered September 10, 2018 to May 10, 2019 (11x...

Originally launched in 2011 as a promotional aspect of the now Studio Arts Profile of the pre-university Arts, Literature and Communications Program, the DCA was moved in 2013 to form Student Success recognition within the Applied Arts Programs of the Visual Arts Sector for the work of their graduating students. The Awards are an allocation...

Media Night –  Spring 2018 will showcase films and other media-related projects made by students in the Cinema + Communications Profile and the ALC Program. Parents, teachers, staff and friends attend this evening event. The projects are judged by media experts and prizes are awarded for best films in each category (Narrative, Documentary, Animation, Experimental...

On May 7th, 2018 at 2:00 pm in Dawson’s lower atrium, the Cinema Communications program will be contributing to the ongoing project to create a virtual map of the college through quick response (QR) codes. Students of Jesse Hunter’s Integrated Activity course will be conducting augmented reality tours of Dawson. There are three unique tours...