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