雪尔顿学院

Hands-on learning

We offer hands-on learning in one of Canada's leading Ceramics studios. Inspiring, dedicated faculty help you explore a full range of processes and techniques with an awareness of contemporary ideas and community. You'll learn innovative approaches to clay, such as wheel throwing, hand building, mold making, slip casting, clay/glaze formulation and firing salt/soda, wood, pit, gas and electric kilns.

Beyond the classroom

In Ceramics, you'll gain real-world experience and engage with the local and international community through professional events, workshops, competitions and exhibitions in galleries and museums. You'll build leadership skills through volunteering, fundraising and organizing initiatives. You'll participate in an internship and connect with renowned visiting artists and our large alumni network.

Get a foundation in all Craft and Design studios

Our program provides a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach to Craft and Design. You'll major in your studio of choice while building skills in the four other disciplines. You'll work with students and faculty from across all five studios on interdisciplinary projects that bring together a range of expertise and experiences to explore the potential of contemporary art, craft and design.

Career Opportunities

Our graduates work in creative professions. Some become self-employed artists. Whether you pursue a Master’s degree, a professional assistantship or an international residency, or open your own studio, you’ll work and think independently, and learn about diverse opportunities.

Here are some jobs you might find:

• Potter
• Artist
• Designer
• Gallerist
• Curator
• Educator
• Technician
• Entrepreneur

Learning Outcomes

• Develop knowledge and critical comprehension of key concepts, methodologies, current trends, and theoretical approaches in all studio concentrations in order to understand the relationship among them.
• Practice real-world, detailed applied research in your studio concentration in order to gain valuable industry experience and insight.
• Advance entrepreneurial and professional skills by developing innovative solutions for a target market.
• Gain industry and entrepreneurial experience by designing and prototyping objects following an iterative creative process involving research, ideation, visualization, analysis, production and evaluation.
• Develop analytical, critical thinking and communication skills by evaluating and justifying your design decisions and processes in critiques.
• Stretch your creative skills by exploring the potential of materials and processes to develop unique and innovative objects.
• Develop a personal aesthetic and style that differentiates your work from your peers.
• Collaborate with students and use material from other academic disciplines in order to enrich and enhance your own studio practice.
• Investigate current industry trends by producing innovative objects that reflect a critical understanding of contemporary art, craft and design issues.
• Practice and refine self-direction and leadership skills by taking a project from conceptualization to realization.
• Develop collaborative skills by working in multidisciplinary teams to complete assignments that mimic industry projects.
• Develop professional insight by responsibly integrating sustainable practices, ethical and legal frameworks and effective business practices when dealing with clients, colleagues, suppliers and employers.