About the program
With an Arts and Culture Specialist High Skills Major, students focus on a career path to match their skills and interests in this sector.
By making courses more relevant to students, kids get a better understanding of the Arts and Culture sector because they learn it in a real world environment.
Students learn on the job with employers through Co-op and Experiential Learning opportunities, as well as in school. At graduation they receive a specially designated diploma.
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An Arts and Culture SHSM may be for you if you are interested in any of the following careers
- Brantford Collegiate Institute & Vocational School The Arts and Culture Program - Stage/Screen Focus
- Pauline Johnson Collegiate & Vocational School The Arts and Culture Program - Media Arts Focus
Apprenticeship Training
- Entertainment Industry Power Technician
- Gen Setter/Goldsmith
- Native Clothing and Crafts Artisan
- Painter and Decorator
- Patternmaker - Textile, Leather and Fur Products
College
- Actor or Comedian
- Animator - Graphic Design and Illustration
- Announcer and other Broadcasters
- Apparel Production Supervisor
- Artisan or Craftsperson
- Broadcast Technician
- Film or Video Camera Operator
- Graphic Arts Technician
- Graphic Designer or Illustrator
- Interior Designer
- Other Performers
- Photographer
- Technical Occupations Related to Museums and Art Galleries
- Theatre, Fashion, Exhibit and Other Creative Designers
- Video Recording Technician
University
- Author or Writer
- Conductor, Composer or Arranger
- Conservator or Curator
- Dancer
- Painters, Sculptors, and Other Visual Artists
- Producer, Director, Choreographer, and related Occupations
- Professional Occupations in Public Relations and Communications
Workplace
- Camera, Platemaking, or Other Pre-Press Operations
- Desktop Publishing Operator and Related Occupations
- Entertainer
- Graphic Artist or Illustrator
- Musician or Singer
- Photographic and Film Processor
- Sign Maker
- Textile Colourist
- Weaver, Knitter, and Other Fabric-Making Occupations
Sectors
An Arts and Culture SHSM will provide students with an assortment of the following TRAININGS and CERTIFICATIONS specific to the Arts and Culture sector
- Customer Service
- Elevating Work Platforms
- Fall Protection
- Framing and matting
- Health and Safety
- Instructor Certification
- Lighting and Sound Equipment Maintenance
- Make-up/Cosmetology
- Musical Instrument Repair
- Proper Lifting and Carrying Techniques
- Pyrotechnics
- Recording Equipment
- Sewing
- Software: animation
- Software: graphic arts
- Software: photography
- Stage Combat
- Taping for Dance Performance
- Technical Support (e.g., lighting, sound)
- Training in an art form or technique (e.g., mime, tap dancing, improvisation)
