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**.

SUMMER 2026 PART-TIME CLASS OFFERINGS

Non-vocational programming

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY

**PHOTOGRAPHIE NUMÉRIQUE I:** FONDATION

**Commence le 14 juin**
Les dimanches, de 9 h à 12 h
8 séances

**DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY II:** BEYOND THE BASICS

**Starts June 1**
Mondays, 6pm - 9pm
8 Sessions

LIGHTING

**SPEEDLITE I:** ON-CAMERA FLASH

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

MASTERCLASSES

**MASTERCLASS:** DOCUMENTARY CONCEPTS

**Starts June 14**
Sundays, 1pm - 4pm
8 Sessions

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

**DIGITAL ARCHIVING**

**July 18**
Saturday, 10am - 4pm
1 Session

**MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY**

**June 13**
Saturday, 10am - 4pm
1 Session

**FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY**

**Starts June 20**
Saturdays, 10am - 4pm
2 Sessions

**ALTERNATIVE PROCESSES I:** Cyanotype

**July 2 + 4 + 5**
Thursday, 6pm - 9pm
Saturday + Sunday, 10am - 4pm

**HISTORICAL PROCESSES I:** THE LARGE FORMAT

**August 19 + 22 + 23**
Thursday, 6pm - 9pm
Saturday + Sunday, 10am- 4pm

**ALTERNATIVE PROCESSES II:** GUM BICHROMATE

**July 9 + 11 + 12**
Thursday, 6pm - 9pm
Saturday + Sunday, 10am - 4pm

DARKROOM

POST-PRODUCTION

**AFFINITY:** THE ALTERNATIVE PHOTO-EDITING SUITE

**Starts July 23**
Thursdays, 6pm - 8pm
5 Sessions

**photoshop I:** the precise process

**Starts May 26**
Tuesdays, 6pm - 8pm
6 Sessions

**PHOTOSHOP II:** ADVANCED TECHNIQUES

**Starts July 7**
Tuesdays, 6pm - 8pm
6 Sessions

DIGITAL PRINTING

I **NKJET PRINTING I**

**Starts May 26**
Tuesdays, 1pm - 3pm
5 Sessions

**BOOKMAKING II:** CRITICAL CONTENT

**Starts June 30**
Tuesdays, 1pm - 4pm
7 Sessions

EXCURSIONS

**PHOTO EXCURSION I:** REGIONAL ROAD TRIP

**Starts May 31**
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