PART-TIME STUDIES OPPORTUNITIES

**THE SPAO PATH**

Discover where to start, what to take next, and how your journey can lead to **tuition credit** and eligibility for the **SPAO Path Bursary**.

**YOUTH FOUNDATIONS INITIATIVE**

Youth ages 16–20 can now take SPAO’s Foundation Courses for free, including **Digital Photography I** and **Darkroom I**.

**APEX EXHIBITION**

Have you taken a part-time class or workshop at SPAO? If so, you’re invited to submit work to the **APEX Exhibition**.

**FREE SPAO T-SHIRT**

Enroll in a **2025 class** and get a free t-shirt!
**One shirt per individual, even if enrolled in multiple classes.*

SUMMER 2025 PART-TIME CLASS OFFERINGS

Non-vocational programming

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY

LIGHTING

**SPEEDLITE I:** ON-CAMERA FLASH

**Starts June 5**
Thursdays 6pm - 9pm
5 Sessions

**SPEEDLITE II:** OFF-CAMERA FLASH

**Starts July 17**
Thursdays, 6pm - 9pm
5 Sessions

**STUDIO LIGHTING III:** ON-AXIS KEY + FILL

**Starts June 3**
Tuesdays, 6PM - 9PM
6 Sessions

MASTERCLASSES

**MASTERCLASS:** LANDSCAPE CONCEPTS

**Starts May 25**
Sundays 1pm - 4pm
10 Sessions

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

**FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP**

**Starts July 5**
Saturdays 10am - 4pm
2 Sessions

**HISTORICAL PROCESSES I:** THE PINHOLE CAMERA

**July 26 + 27**
Saturday + Sunday, 10am - 4pm

**ALTERNATIVE PROCESSES I:** Cyanotype

**August 7 + 9 + 10**
Thursday 6pm - 9pm
Saturday + Sunday 10am - 4pm

**HISTORICAL PROCESSES I:** THE LARGE FORMAT

**August 14 + 16 + 17**
Thursday, 6PM - 9PM
Saturday + Sunday, 10AM- 4PM

**ALTERNATIVE PROCESSES II:** GUM BICHROMATE

**July 17 + 19 + 20**
Thursday 6pm - 9pm
Saturday + Sunday 10am - 4pm

DARKROOM

POST-PRODUCTION

**photoshop I:** the precise process

**Starts June 3**
Tuesdays, 6pm - 9pm
6 Sessions

**PHOTOSHOP II:** ADVANCED TECHNIQUES

**Starts July 22**
Tuesdays, 6pm - 9pm
6 Sessions

DIGITAL PRINTING

**INKJET PRINTING I**

**Starts June 5**
Thursdays 1pm - 4pm
5 Sessions

**BOOKMAKING II:** CRITICAL CONTENT

**Starts June 3**
Tuesdays 1pm - 4pm
8 Sessions

EXCURSIONS

**PHOTO EXCURSION I:** REGIONAL ROAD TRIP

**Starts May 25**
Sundays 9am - 12pm
8 Sessions

MENTORING

**PRIVATE MENTORING**

Work with SPAO instructors on a customized private mentoring schedule that works for you.

PHOTO ARTS FOR ALL ABILITIES

**TRUE TO LIFE PROJECT**

This project offers those with Down Syndrome the opportunity to regularly work on their photography.

These programs do not require approval under the Ontario Career Colleges Act, 2005.

Questions?

Contact SPAO’s Part-Time Studies Coordinator at part-time@spao.ca.

Don’t worry! Please email part-time@spao.ca so we can put you on the waitlist.
We’re pleased to offer private and group mentoring with many of our faculty members and instructors.
Click here to view our Refund and Withdrawal Policy.

STAPLE CLASSES

SPAO offers new classes regularly; however, below you will find a list of classes that we are likely to offer at least once every calendar year.

SPAO PATH classes, indicated with a star ✪, can contribute to a reduction in tuition fees up to a maximum of $5000 for SPAO’s College Diploma Program OR individuals who complete all SPAO PATH classes can apply for advanced standing (direct entry into year 2) in SPAO’s Diploma Program.

FOUNDATION CLASSES