Join a Creative + Connected Community
We’re the #1 art and design university in Canada for many reasons — our excellence in reputation extends not only to your academic and studio experience, but also to the artistic opportunities you’ll have outside of the classroom and after graduation.
As a Critical + Cultural Practice student, you’ll join a vibrant creative network and gain real-world experience. You’ll have access to professional opportunities that support both artistic and academic growth, including:
- On-campus exhibition space to share your work with the public
- Micro-grants to support research or creative projects
- Guest talks and performances through the On Edge Reading Series
- Teaching assistant, research assistant and apprenticeship opportunities with faculty
- Work-integrated learning and career guidance through our Careers team
- Networking events with notable creatives and industry leaders
- Work Experience Program, facilitated by our Career Development and Work Integrated Learning team
In Others’ Words
“I think that’s the practice of community…To offer a form of liberation by not hiding one’s lived experience. To connect into and from those exact spaces of our identity, that we are so often told to keep silent and not disclose in direct and indirect ways. But to speak to them out loud with one another in relationship.”
Taryn Goodwin, BFA
Critical + Cultural Practice Major
Where ECU Can Take You
Graduates of the Critical + Cultural Practice Major bring valuable skills to a wide range of creative and academic fields. With strong critical thinking, writing and communication abilities, many pursue careers as artists, writers and curators or continue to graduate studies. Career paths and roles include:
- MA and PhD studies
- Visual arts and writing
- Publishing
- Cultural criticism
- Curators
- Gallery and museum roles
- Community engagement and education
- Art activism