Bachelor of Craft and Design (Glass) (Honours)

In Sheridan’s Craft and Design Glass Studio, you’ll be immersed in all aspects of working with glass in a supportive atmosphere.

Learn from industry leaders

Sheridan's Glass program is the oldest of its kind in Canada, founded in 1969. You'll work closely with professors whose credentials range from diplomas to PhDs and are also practicing artists who keep up with industry trends. Other studios often turn to our faculty for consultation and advice, including producers of the Netflix hit reality series Blown Away.

Glass-blowing courses are just the beginning

Our Glass program takes an innovative approach to design, craft and contemporary art. In addition to glass-blowing courses, you'll be introduced to all the other ways you can work with glass: flame-working, sand casting, kiln casting, cold working and electroplating. You'll then enjoy the freedom to specialize in your favourite techniques and express your unique personality in your assignments.

Work in a state-of-the-art Glass studio

Glory holes, furnaces, engraving wheels, cold working and flame working stations, kilns, electroplating equipment and 3D printers. No matter what type of glass work you want to do, you'll find the right tools in our fully stocked studio — which is accessible seven days a week and maintained by a full-time technologist. You can even learn how to build your own equipment!

Be part of a creative community

Come be inspired by a community of like-minded people! Our AA-Wing at Trafalgar Road Campus breeds creativity, featuring five industry-calibre studios located footsteps from each other. Our interdisciplinary curriculum will provide you access to all of the studios. Work with fellow artists who have a wide variety of skillsets, enjoying exposure to each step of their process.

Learning Outcomes

The successful completion of this program will enable the graduate to:

• Develop innovative solutions, appropriate to the target market.

• Plan and execute the creation of objects following a creative process of research, ideation, visualization, analysis, production and evaluation.

• Critically evaluate design decisions and develop defensible lines of argument that support those decisions.

• Explore the potential of materials and processes to develop unique and innovative objects.

• Develop a personal aesthetic that differentiates the work from that of their peers.

• Incorporate knowledge of contemporary and historical art and design theories, principles and historical practices in the conceptualization and development of studio work.

• Synthesize material from other academic disciplines in order to enrich and inform studio practice.

• Integrate appropriate research methodologies to sustain a professional practice.

• Engage in meaningful discourse regarding the larger social context of a craft or design practice.

• Integrate the principles of visual language and design in the development of studio work.

• Produce innovative objects that reflect a critical understanding of contemporary art, craft and design issues.

• Create work for a variety of social and cultural contexts such as speculative work for galleries, client-driven commissions, trade shows, and varied levels of production.

• Exhibit self-direction in project conceptualization and realization.

• Participate effectively in the critique process, both in giving and receiving feedback.

• Work collaboratively and respectfully in multidisciplinary teams, taking on a leadership role as needed.

• Integrate knowledge of ethical and legal frameworks with effective business practices in dealing with clients, colleagues, suppliers and employers.

• Apply project management principles and workflow processes to plan, deliver and evaluate projects.

• Incorporate a variety of networking, financial, marketing and promotional skills in order to build and sustain a professional practice.

• Create a business plan to support the development of a professional practice.

• Evaluate outsourcing opportunities where applicable to the fabrication of work.

• Apply a variety of technologies and materials and studio-specific processes to the creation of studio work.

• Use photography and digital image manipulation as a means for documentation and promotion of studio work.

• Use two and three dimensional design software in the development of studio work.

• Implement ergonomic principles and health and safety standards in the studio environment.

• Exhibit behaviour respectful of the studio environment and the academic community.