Education
Craft Education Across Canada
BRITISH COLUMBIA
- Kwantlen University College – Fashion & Technology: Bachelor of Design
- University College of the Fraser Valley – Fashion Design Diploma
- Emily Carr Institute of Art + Design – Ceramics: Bachelor of Fine Arts
- Selkirk College – Kootenay School of the Arts
- The Digital Media, Contemporary Music and Studio Arts programs support individualism in a challenging learning environment that integrates history, critical thinking, science, technology, business in hands-on studio settings.
- Langara College – Fine Arts Diploma (Ceramics)
- Vancouver Community College
- Develop your inner artist while learning the tools for success in B.C.’s creative industries. VCC offers courses in jewellery and gemmology and fashion design and production.
For a complete listing of educational institutions, including summer school and private and part-time opportunities in British Columbia, visit the Craft Council of British Columbia’s website.
ALBERTA
- Alberta University of the Arts – Bachelor & Masters of Fine Arts: Ceramics, Jewellery + Metals, Glass, and Fibre
- Red Deer College – Series Summer School (Ceramics, Wood, Glass, Metal, Fibre)
- Northern Alberta Institute of Technology – Woodworking, Blacksmithing
SASKATCHEWAN
- University of Saskatchewan – Electives in Jewellery, Fibre Art, Glass, Printmaking, etc.
- University of Saskatchewan – Printmaking
- University of Regina – Bachelor of Fine Arts and Masters of Fine Arts (sculpture, ceramics and printmaking)
- Timeless Instruments School of Luthiery – Luthier programs
MANITOBA
- University of Manitoba – Ceramics
ONTARIO
- Georgian College – Jewellery & Metals, Goldsmithing & Silversmithing
- OCAD University – Bachelor of Design or Bachelor of Fine Arts in Material Art & Design (Jewellery/Metalsmithing, Textiles, Ceramics) & Master of Design/Master of Fine Arts/Master of Design in Interdisciplinary Master’s in Art, Media and Design (IAMD)
- Sheridan College – Bachelor of Craft & Design (Textiles, Ceramics, Furniture, Glass)
- George Brown College, Centre for Arts & Design – Fashion, Jewellery
- Seneca College – Fashion Arts Diploma Program
- Ryerson University – Bachelor of Design and Master of Arts in Fashion
- Fleming College: Haliburton School of the Arts – (Blacksmithing, ceramics, jewellery, glassblowing, textiles)
QUÉBEC
- Institut des métiers d’art : Cégep du Vieux-Montréal – Céramique, Construction Textile & Impression Textile, Ébénsterie artisanale, Joillerie, Lutherie-guitare, Maroquinerie, et Verre
- Centre de formation et de consultation en métiers d’art :Cégep de Limoilou – Céramique, Construction Textile, Ébénsterie artisanale, Joillerie, et Lutherie
- Concordia University – Bachelor of Art in Ceramics and Fibre
- Espace Verre – Glass
- École de joillaire – Jewellery
- Centre de design et impression textile de Montréal – Textiles
- Centre des textiles contemporains de Montréal – Diploma & Workshops in Textiles
NEW BRUNSWICK
- New Brunswick College of Craft and Design – Diplomas in Aboriginal Visual Arts, Ceramics, Fashion Design, Jewellery/Metal Arts, and Textile Design
NOVA SCOTIA
- Nova Scotia College of Art & Design University – Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics, Jewellery Design & Metalsmithing, Textiles & Fashion
- The Cape Breton Centre for Craft & Design – Workshops (Clay, Jewellery, Textiles)
- Nova Scotia Centre for Craft & Design – Workshops (Glass, Clay, Wood, Textiles, Jewellery)
NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR
- College of the North Atlantic – Textiles: Craft & Apparel Design
- Craft Council of Newfoundland & Labrador – Clay Studio Courses
NUNAVUT
- Nunavut Arctic College – Fur Design & Production, Jewellery & Metalwork, Goldsmithing
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
- Aurora College: Traditional Arts Certificate
YUKON
- Arts Underground – Workshops in Textiles, Clay and Glass