The Yukon School of Visual Arts (commonly referred to by its acronym, YSOVA) is Canada's most northern accredited art school. It is located in Dawson City, Yukon, Canada at the fork of the Yukon and Klondike Rivers. SOVA offers the foundational year for a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) and a Bachelor of Design (BDes). The school combines an experiential, integrated curriculum that is studio-based with liberal studies courses. Successful students continue their degrees at their choice of four partnering art schools across Canada, including the Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto, the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver, the Alberta College of Art and Design in Calgary and the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University in Halifax.
YSOVA is a partnership between the Dawson City Arts Society, Yukon College and Tr’ondek Hwech’in. Each founding organisation has equal representation on the governing council. Yukon School of Visual Arts changed its name from KIAC School of Visual Arts in the Fall of 2010 to avoid confusion between the school and the community arts organisation KIAC.
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