The NSCAD School of Extended Studies offers a wide range of art courses, workshops and community pro
Whether you’re interested in career or personal enrichment, taking courses as a stepping-stone to full-time studies, or just for the fun of it, we offer a wide range of short and long term courses, workshops,open studios and certificate programs. Collaborating and sharing knowledge is more than how we learn at NSCAD; it’s a long-held value. Through the TD Centre for Community Service Learning, we
10/28/2025
A new season, a new recipe for creativity. this winter, discover hands-on courses that bring together art, technique, and imagination.
Explore what’s on the creative menu at NSCAD Extended Studies winter 2026.
To explore what’s we have to offer and register - follow the link in our bio or visit make.nscad.ca
04/24/2025
Learn to paint like the impressionists with Jack Ross this spring!
Learn more and register by following the link in our bio or visiting our website make.nscad.ca
04/09/2025
Looking to learn a new skill and explore our NSCAD ceramics department? Take a course with us this spring or summer! New courses have been added for summer - head over to our website and take a look! make.nscad.ca
or follow the link in our bio to explore our other courses! :)
03/16/2025
Have you ever wanted to learn Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator? Now is your time with Katherine Diemert’s ‘Illustrating Time” course this spring!
What does your year look like? Illustrate your year in a fun, collage-style calendar that will be print-ready by the end of the course!
To find out more and register, follow the link in our bio or visit our website make.nscad.ca
03/07/2025
Did you know taking an online course could be so collaborative? Take a look at instructor Lisa MacPherson’s ( ) Loose Landscapes padlet of student work! Using padlet, students are able to create an online community and share their work from the week while commenting and sharing ideas with one another!
Take a look at our online courses this spring by following the link in our bio or visiting our website, make.nscad.ca
02/24/2025
Our Art Factory team has been making some epically fun visits to ISANS, the Keshen Goodman Library, and some public schools to facilitate a variety of workshops! Check out these photos of our team creating shrinky keychains, lego prints, and clay jewellery!
02/24/2025
Fresh Beginnings 🍀🌸🎨
Fill your world with colour this spring with our Adult and Youth courses.
PLUS, our summer camp registration for ages 5-18 are now open!
Head over to our website or follow the link in our bio to register!
12/24/2024
Happy Holidays from Extended Studies! ❄️ We wish you all a wonderful holiday season and we can’t wait to see you in the new year!
11/22/2024
ArtFest 2024 was a success! The HRA and Extended Studies hosted close to 200 high school students from across the HRM at the NSCAD port campus to participate in ArtFest.
We had two days filled with 6 different workshops led by NSCAD students and alumn. These high school students were given the day to experience the joy of artmaking while learning directly from NSCAD artists.
| Monday | 9am - 4pm |
| Tuesday | 9am - 4pm |
| Wednesday | 9am - 4pm |
| Thursday | 9am - 4pm |
| Friday | 9am - 4pm |