one hundred years
Bealart is Southwestern Ontario's oldest Visual Art institution. For over 110 years Bealart has helped students, adults, artists, and makers of all types reach their goals. The alumni of Bealart have made significant contributions to the art scene Canada and around the world. The founder of Bealart, Mackie Cryderman, believed that visual art training is about exploring, developing strategies, and adapting, which are essential qualities for all of life's endeavors.
Bealart is for everyone, and skills learned here will benefit students looking to enter various fields, including the sciences, creative industries, engineering, and fine arts.
eight specialty studios
Bealart is the only Secondary School in Ontario with 8 professionally equipped studios.
Ceramics, Drawing, Digital & Interactive Art, Painting, Printmaking, Moving Image, Sculpture and Textiles.
Each studio has been outfitted with specialty equipment that rivals or exceeds that of Post-Secondary institutions and commercial businesses. Our Studio Stream which begins in Grade 9, takes advantage of these facilities only found here at Bealart.
ALL TVDSB students
Bealart is part of HB Beal Secondary School in downtown London, Ontario.
HB Beal Administration manages all TVDSB registrations for Bealart.
EVERY STUDENT of the TVDSB is eligible to register to HB Beal & Bealart regardless of catchment or grade level.
TVDSB does not provide bussing for HB Beal students
TVDSB DOES provide bussing for Bealart Grade 11 & 12 Foundations and the After Graduate Program
choice of streams
We offer 2 separate streams: Classroom Stream and Studio Stream.
You can switch between streams if you choose
Classroom Stream: Grades 9-12 offer project based visual art instruction in our well appointed classrooms. This is a great choice for students who need an Art credit to graduate. These courses are 1 credit/semester.
Studio Stream: Grades 9 to After Graduation offer problem based visual art instruction in our studios. These courses are 1 to 8 credits per year and require a portfolio application to enter.
grade 9 to AFTER GRAD
Bealart has had an After Graduation program for graduates of secondary school for 60 years.
Year 1: Studio Practice - Foundations is 8 credits over the course of the year and rotates students through 8 studios with seminar courses in Art history, portfolio creation, post-secondary application and more!
Year 2: Specialist is 8 credits and allows students to choose 2 studios and focus on them for the entire year!
portfolio Application
Admission to our Studio Stream requires that students submit a portfolio.
The portfolio is 5 images for Grade 9 Enriched Studio and 10 images for Foundations courses.
To submit your portfolio application, join our Google Classroom.
Admission is not based on how "good" your art is. We do portfolio reviews to get to know you so that we can learn best how to help you reach your goals. 99% of applications are approved. We are limited only by TVDSB class size restrictions. Follow the instructions carefully and it will be great!