Diploma in
Artisan Entrepreneurship Diploma
Portage College
Key Information
Campus location
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
2 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
CAD 4,612 *
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
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* total tuition & mandatory fees for year for domestic students: : $4,612.34 / total tuition & mandatory fees for year for international students: $12,570.59
Introduction
Bringing Art and Entrepreneurship together
The Artisan Entrepreneur Diploma is a two-year program that focuses on developing the skills and knowledge to be a self-employed artist/artisan. The first year of the program is the Aboriginal Art Certificate which provides the core Aboriginal art forms content as well as introductory-level study in a variety of other fine art and craft media.
In the second year of this program, you will continue to study the traditional Aboriginal and contemporary art forms in advanced courses in painting and drawing, hide tanning, carving, sewing, footwear, beadwork, and decorative arts while identifying an area of focus or interest. The program includes studio courses that provide you with the opportunity for directed study, under the supervision of instructors, in an identified area of interest and skill such as drawing and painting, printmaking, carving, digital media, and other media.
During this year you will also study and learn entrepreneurial skills in each Aboriginal art course by learning pricing and quality standards of products. You will learn marketing through courses such as Introduction to Marketing Arts & Crafts and Creating an Online Business. In these courses, you will develop your own website as well as learn other important marketing skills and business knowledge such as business networking skills and potential business resources. You will be able to combine your interest and love of art with entrepreneurial skills to be well-equipped to be self-employed or to work in one of the many opportunities and careers in visual arts and Aboriginal art & culture.
Entry into the Artisan Entrepreneurship program (second year) will include a portfolio submission developed in the Aboriginal Art Certificate.
Admissions
Curriculum
- Beadwork II
- Care & Collections
- Carving II
- Communications For Artists
- Computers
- Creating An Online Business
- Decorative Arts II
- Footwear II
- Hide Tanning II
- Intro To Marketing Arts And Crafts
- Nature Crafts II
- Sewing II
- Studio I
- Studio II
- Visual Arts V-Making/2d Composition
Career Opportunities
Combine your love of art with entrepreneurial skills to equip yourself for self-employment or work in one of the many visual arts and Indigenous art and culture careers. Jobs include positions with museums, historic sites, native friendship centers, and community and government organizations.