2012-2013 VIEWBOOK SELKIRK COLLEGE WEST KOOTENAY ...

I chose to go to school at Kootenay School of the Arts because it hosts
the best jewelry program in BC. The course I took gave me an excellent
grounding and start to my full-time career as a jewelry designer!
CAROLINE MILLER, 2003 ALUMNA, JEWELRY & SMALL OBJECT DESIGN PROGRAM.
KOOTENAY STUDIO ARTS
selkirk.ca/ksa
Launch your career in the craft industry! Offering five unique
programs in craft and design education, these programs combine
hands-on studio work with the study of design, drawing, history
and professional practices.
Small class sizes, working artists as instructors and after-hours
studio access all contribute to our goal of graduating students
who will be able to make a living through their professions in art,
craft and design.
Need more information on Kootenay Studio Arts?
Email arts@selkirk.ca or phone 1.877.552.2821.
CERAMICS
Traditional techniques such as hand-building, wheel, glazing and
firing, along with technical, critical and design in contemporary
ceramics and pottery.
TEXTILES
Learn traditional and contemporary textile design practices which
include weaving, felting, dyeing and printing along with pattern
making in both wearable and non-wearable contexts.
JEWELRY
Develop a high level of design and fabrication skills necessary to
create jewelry, while exploring your own concepts and creative
expression.
BLACKSMITHING
Learn to manipulate and join steel through a variety of
blacksmithing techniques and types of welding to create
ornamental metal art.
METAL CASTING
Using sand and lost wax casting methods, learn to design, sculpt,
mold and cast in aluminum and bronze.
Clockwise from top-left: Ceramic bowls by Anita Floether, 2012; Textiles workshop; 2003 Alumna, Megan Hazel at work in her studio;
Metal art by David Abrosimoff, 2012; Metal Casting workshop.
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