Lecture: 4 hours per week
- Lecture supported by audio-visual materials.
- Student presentations and group discussions.
- Guest lectures.
- Attendance at cultural events.
- Introduction
- Definitions
- Outline of Course Topics
- Reasons for Studying the Arts in Canada
- The Colonial Period
- Native Indian and Inuit Arts
- French Colonial Period
- early music, theatre, and painting
- influence of the church on the arts
- English Colonial Period
- influence of the military on the arts
- the new middle-class audience
- From Confederation to World War I
- Confederation Celebrations
- Growth of Artistic Activity
- the impact of the railway
- establishment of local performing groups, institutions, businesses
- Canadian Painting and Photography
- Canadian Music
- Canadian Literature
- Between the World Wars
- Visual Arts
- the Group of Seven
- Emily Carr
- Canadian Group of Painters
- Music: Performers and Composers
- Theatre
- New Technologies
- The Founding of the CBC
- Visual Arts
- The Period After World War II
- Funding
- public: federal, provincial, municipal
- private: foundations and corporations
- formation, impact and growth of Canada Council
- Visual Arts and Architecture
- Music and Dance
- Literature and Publishing
- Theatre and Film
- Radio, Television and the C.R.T.C.
- Festivals and Competitions
- Museums and Schools
- Funding
- Problems and Issues in the Arts in Canada
- National identity
- Geography
- Regional Issues
- “Arm’s Length” Funding
- Control and Censorship
- Multiculturalism
- Technological Change
- Instruction in the Arts
- The Arts in British Columbia
- Arts Funding
- Cultural Institutions
- Contemporary Issues
- Regional Initiatives
Upon completion of the course, the successful student should be able to demonstrate the following.
- A knowledge of the history of the arts in Canada, including the growth of the arts in society from colonialism to the present day.
- A comprehensive understanding of the various arts organizations and institutions in Canada, including public and private funding sources.
- An awareness of contemporary issues and problems such as national identity, multiculturalism, “arm’s length” funding, education in the arts, and censorship.
Assessment will be based on course objectives and will be carried out in accordance with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy. Instructors may use a student's record of attendance as part of the student's graded performance. This will be clearly defined in the course outline.
An example grading scheme is as follows:
| In-class written work | 10% |
| Oral presentation | 10% |
| Assignment #1 | 20% |
| Assignment #2 | 20% |
| Mid-term exam | 20% |
| Final exam | 20% |
| 100% |
A list of recommended textbooks and materials is provided on the instructor’s course outline which is available to students at the beginning of each semester. Students will be expected to pay entrance fees to local galleries and for tickets to performing arts events, up to a total of approximately $50.00.
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