Blacksmithing Studio at Selkirk College

Turn up the heat and reach your potential for creation.
Studio time will help perfect your unique skills and processes.
Develop the skills to turn your passion into a career.
Develop the skills to turn your passion into a career.

Blacksmith work can be seen everywhere from wrought iron patio fences to decorative wall hangings and art.

Designed to let you explore your personal expression, our program teaches you the necessary blacksmithing and welding techniques to manipulate and join steel for both form and function. You’ll learn the basics of ornamental metal art design and creation to put you on the road to success in the professional marketplace.

Our instructors show you how to design, draw and produce work in ferrous and non-ferrous metals through a variety of studio, forge and foundry demonstrations, discussions and exercises.

Gain Valuable Skills

Increase your hand skills and your hand-eye coordination
Understand the movement of mass
Sharpen your creative problem solving
Learn the basics of tool construction

Through the Blacksmithing program, you will be able to reach a level appropriate for a blacksmith apprentice. Gaining control and confidence, you’ll be ready to produce traditional and contemporary ironwork and begin your career.

Your Courses Include

Advanced Conceptualization and Creation Techniques
Drawing and Design for Blacksmithing
Metal Shop Culture
Primary Hammer Skills
Production Processes

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Program At-A-Glance

Length of Study:

4-Month

Accreditation:

Certificate

Campus:

Victoria Street, Nelson

What People are Saying

I regard my time in the metal studio at KSA as an important milestone in my artistic career, it opened my mind to the possibilities of the metal casting world and reunited me with the timeless implications of blacksmithing. These coupled with the chance to work with excellent and extremely helpful faculty and like minded students it was a truly fulfilling expereince.

- Eben Finer, Blacksmithing Grad, 2012 and Metal Casting Grad, 2013

Alexis Mainland, graduate from Selkirk College

I chose to attend KSA and move up to Nelson from Vancouver. I have never regretted this decision and in fact still live in the Kootenays. The course itself, although its only a year long it is action packed and full on. The instructors are artists themselves so not only do you have practical information but real life lessons in the art world. My favorite part is the long hours. On top of a full day of schooling, there is open studio into the evening where you can really explore your artistic abilities.

- Alexis Mainland, KSA Graduate April 2012

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Turn up the heat and reach your potential for creation.

Studio time will help perfect your unique skills and processes.

Develop the skills to turn your passion into a career.

Develop the skills to turn your passion into a career.

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KSA Admissions

Kate Tait