Give your career a creative edge.

Continuing Education provides programming for anyone dedicated to self-improvement, professional development, and lifelong learning.

With everything from an array of adult art courses, weeklong summer campsonline micro-credentials, Pre-College Program, to university our pathway program, Artstream

Find it all at AUArts' School of Continuing Education and Professional Development in Calgary, Alberta. 

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Summer Camps

Teen courses & kids camps

Watch your child’s imagination grow as they learn to express themselves through art in one of AUArts' theme-based kids camps, including Animate It, Crazy for Cats, Draw Cartoons, Painting Party and Video Game Crafts!

Nurture your teen’s creativity with one of AUArts' studio-based summer art and design courses in Animation, Ceramics, Drawing, Fashion, Manga, Painting and Photography.

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Adult Spring Courses:
Coming Soon.

Spring 2024 Personal Interest

Sow your seeds of creativity and watch them bloom this spring by registering for a 2024 art course.

Continuing Education Painting Course

Micro-Credentials

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Animation Micro-Credentials

Stand out from the crowd. Learn sought-after, career defining skills in ten weeks or less. AUArts Micro-credentials are a flexible way to learn practical real-world skills and amplify your career at your own pace.

Focus on specialized, competency-based learning and assessments that align with industry standard skills.

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University pathway programs

Artstream

Want to pursue your creative dreams but don’t quite have the marks yet? Artstream will help get you there.

Artstream is a university transition program that provides a bridge to art, craft and design applicants with accepted portfolios who do not meet AUArts’ academic or English proficiency requirements.

Fall 2024 Applications Closed

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Pre-College program

Get creative and experience a slice of university life in our Pre-College Program this summer.

Curious about pursuing a degree here at AUArts? Get a feel for the life of our students with Pre-College, a 4-week intensive summer program where you can develop your portfolio and earn 3-credits towards your post-secondary education.

Early-Bird Applications Now Open!

Pre-College program

Micro-credentials

Learn sought-after, career defining skills in ten weeks or less.

Micro-credentials

Personal interest courses

Join an array of arts courses taught by practicing artists and professionals. Drawing, Painting, Ceramics, Design, and more.

Personal interest

Teen courses & kids camps

Creative exploration for young people, led by professional artists.

Teen courses and kids camps