Textile Arts – Certificate
Program Details
Certificate in Textile Arts
Overview
Program Summary
The Textile Arts program is designed to cultivate an environment of creative thinking and problem-solving in conjunction with hands-on studio work that supports students to become skilled, creative makers of textile arts and garments.
The program emphasizes traditional techniques in a contemporary context including weaving, wet felting, dyeing, screen printing and pattern drafting and fosters experimentation with natural dyes and pigments and creating with reclaimed textiles.
Program Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Utilize a variety of traditional and contemporary applied textile techniques
- Demonstrate skill in and knowledge of a range of traditional and contemporary textile techniques
- Produce textile objects that reflect a critical understanding of contemporary art, craft and design
- Analyze the characteristic properties of textile materials, fibres and processes for use in the design and production of textile objects
- Follow a creative process of research, ideation, visualization, analysis, production and evaluation
- Critique projects individually and in group settings
- Incorporate feedback into a project
- Demonstrate knowledge of marketing, entrepreneurship, wholesale/retail pricing and contexts of production for textile development
- Follow industry health and safety guidelines for the use of equipment, materials and processes
Program Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
In addition to meeting the general entrance requirements for admission to Selkirk College, an applicant must meet the following Textile Arts Program entrance requirements:
- English at a grade 12 level with a minimum of 60%.
- Students whose first language is not English must fulfill the college’s English language proficiency requirement. See Policy 8611: Admissions.
- Submit a completed admission application form and other required documents (i.e., secondary school and any post-secondary transcripts) to the Admissions Office.
Additional Requirements
- Questionnaire
All applicants must complete and submit a questionnaire at least one week prior to their scheduled interview date. The questionnaire helps us to understand the applicant’s interest and commitment to the studio program.
Submit a questionnaire using the Kootenay Studio Arts (KSA) online form.
- Interview
All applicants are required to participate in an interview with a program instructor from KSA. Telephone interviews will be arranged for those applicants who, because of distance, cannot attend in person.
The interview is an opportunity for applicants to introduce themselves, present their work and discuss their interests within the arts. The instructor will assess the applicant’s preparedness for entry into the program and will ask about commitment, goals and expectations, design knowledge, experience and communication skills. It is also an opportunity for applicants to ask any questions they might have about the program and for faculty to recommend upgrading if necessary.
- Portfolio
The portfolio is designed to assess your skill level to help instructors increase your chances of success in your studio program. KSA is looking for a demonstration of visual awareness, creativity and technical skill. The portfolio pieces may be of any medium and they need not be specific to studio preference.
For portfolio guidelines, see our website.
APPLICATION PROCESS
1. Before an applicant's file is considered to be complete the following must have been received or marked complete by the admissions office:
a) Completed application form.
b) Official transcripts of high school grades and interim statement of grades is acceptable if applicant is currently a high school student.
c) Official transcripts of all post-secondary education grades.
d) Applicant information questionnaire.
e) Portfolio submission.
f) Interview.
2. Students wishing to enroll in the Textile Arts Program on a part-time basis may do so providing the same entry requirements as full-time students, as stated in Part A, have been met. Part-time students are accepted only if space is available after all full-time students are scheduled, and only with permission of the school chair.
Graduation and Promotion
A. PROMOTION
1. Admission to a given semester requires completion of all required courses with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 and no more than one (1) failure grade in the previous semester courses. Any student with more than one (1) failure must have the school chair's approval to progress to the next semester. Students receiving a final grade of "F" in a prerequisite course will not be allowed to register in a subsequent course requiring that prerequisite.
2. To be qualified for admission into a course which stipulates a prerequisite, a minimum grade of "C" must be achieved in the prerequisite course, unless otherwise specified.
B. GRADUATION
In order to qualify for a Selkirk College Textile Arts Certificate, a student must complete all of the following courses with a minimum final grade of “P” in each course and an overall GPA of 2.00 or better. See Policy 8617: Graduation
Program Courses
Term 1
Required Courses
| TEXT131 | Dye Technology I - Plant Dye and Modifiers | 3.00 | 60 |
| TEXT133 | Textile Construction and Pattern Drafting I | 3.00 | 60 |
| TEXT135 | Dye Tech II: Dye and Print Processes | 3.00 | 60 |
| TEXT137 | Surface and Structure | 3.00 | 60 |
| TEXT138 | Textile Design | 3.00 | 60 |
Term 2
Required Courses
| TEXT132 | Printing on Cloth | 3.00 | 60 |
| TEXT134 | Textile Construction and Pattern Drafting II | 6.00 | 120 |
| TEXT136 | Weaving | 3.00 | 60 |
| TEXT139 | Production and Product Development | 3.00 | 60 |
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