Bachelor of Fine Arts - Studio Art - Fibre

Meticulous technique combines with wild experimentation as material, pattern, and meaning are explored. Whether wearable art, installation, or sculptural forms, the work challenges boundaries and sparks conversations.

Program Overview

AUArts’ Fibre concentration offers hands-on immersion in weaving, papermaking, surface design, dyeing, and experimental textile processes. The program begins with foundational techniques and moves toward ambitious, self-directed projects that push the boundaries of contemporary fibre art.

Students work in professional-grade studios, learn from active artists and researchers, and explore fibre’s intersections with social issues, sustainability, and new technologies. Studio culture emphasizes collaboration, critique, and creative risk-taking, preparing students for both independent practice and community engagement.

Program Highlights

• 2D & 3D Foundations: The program begins with hands-on projects in weaving, papermaking, felt, dyeing, embroidery, soft sculpture, and wearable art.
• Surface Design & Printing: Students master screen-printing on cloth, repeat pattern techniques, and personalized imagery for textiles.
• Cloth Dyeing & Painting: Students explore vibrant colour through traditional and experimental dye- and resist processes.
• Advanced Weaving: Students learn on looms, experiment with complex structures, pattern, tapestry, and Jacquard techniques.
• Papermaking: Students create two- and three-dimensional art with handmade paper, exploring its sculptural and expressive potential.
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Fibre work combines with painting, sculpture, design, or more; students work across media and connect with other creative fields.

Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the Fibre program will:

• Demonstrate expertise in fibre techniques such as weaving, surface design, dyeing, and papermaking.
• The work of graduates is positioned within historical, cultural, and contemporary contexts.
• Graduates develop, present, and critique independent and collaborative projects.
• Graduates exhibit strong creative problem-solving, material knowledge, and technical skills.
• Graduates articulate a personal artistic philosophy and approach to fibre.

New! The Bachelor of Fine Arts program now offers emerging secondary concentrations in Comic Studies and Game Design, available as additional areas of focus alongside the primary concentration.