PART-TIME STUDIES OPPORTUNITIES

**SPARK PHOTO CONTEST**

SPARK is an open-call photography contest for **ages 16–20** in the greater Ottawa/Gatineau region.

**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 FOUNDATION 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**.

FALL 2026 PART-TIME OFFERINGS

Non-vocational programming

SPOTS OPEN IN THESE SUMMER CLASSES:

BOOKBINDING WORKSHOP WITH SPIKE MINOGUE

Starts August 8
Saturday + Sunday, 10am - 4pm
2 Sessions

SUMMER DARKROOM DROP-INS

**June 4 - August 13**

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY

LIGHTING

**SPEEDLITE I:** ON-Camera FLASH

**Starts September 15**
Tuesdays 6pm - 9pm
5 Sessions

MASTERCLASSES

**PROJECT DEVELOPMENT II:** PRINT TO EXHIBITION

**Starts September 16**
Wednesdays 6pm - 9pm
8 Sessions

**MASTERCLASS: EXPERIMENTAL CONCEPTS**

**Starts October 21**
Wednesdays, 6pm - 9pm
8 Sessions

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

**IPHONE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP**

**Starts November 7**
Saturday 10am - 4pm
1 Session

**ALTERNATIVE PROCESSES II:** THE dry plate

**October 15 + 17 + 18**
Thursday, 6pm - 9pm
Saturday + Sunday, 10am - 4pm

**SCANOGRAPHY WORKSHOP**

**Starts October 24**
Saturday 10am - 4pm
1 Session

**ALTERNATIVE PROCESSES II: GUM BICHROMATE**

**October 2 + 3 + 4**
Friday, 6pm - 9pm
Saturday + Sunday, 10am - 4pm

DARKROOM

**DARKROOM Drop-Ins**

**Starts September 16**
Wednesdays, 6pm-9pm

POST-PRODUCTION

**photoshop I:** the precise process

**Starts September 15**
Tuesdays 6pm-8pm
6 Sessions

MENTORING

**PRIVATE MENTORING**

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

These programs do not require approval under the Private 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.