The SHSM–Arts and Culture enables students to build a foundation of sector-focused knowledge and skills before graduating and entering apprenticeship training, college, university, or the workplace. Schools may focus on different areas within the sector which include Arts Management, Digital & Media Arts, Performance Arts (Drama, Dance, Music), Technical Production, & Visual Art.
The Arts and Culture SHSM is offered at Ancaster, Bernie Custis, Dundas Valley , Glendale, Orchard Park, Sherwood, Sir Allan MacNab, Westdale, Westmount and NuSteel.
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Bundle of Grade 11 and 12 Courses
- Four sector-specific courses such as Visual Arts, Media Arts, Dance, Drama, and Music.
- Two other required courses: English and Business or Canadian & World Studies
- Two Cooperative Education (Coop) credits in an arts related placement
Speak to your guidance counsellor or SHSM subject teachers for specific pathway courses for your school
Coop placements could include working at places like local art galleries and shops, local professional theatre companies, the conservatory for the arts, photography studios, elementary school art or music programs, or participation in our HWDSB Art Smart Program.
Credits |
Apprenticeship Training
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College
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University
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Workplace
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| Major Credits One credit may be substituted with a cooperative education credit (additional to the 2 required co-op credits) |
4 |
4 Including at least one Gr. 11 and one Gr. 12 credit |
4 Including at least one Gr. 11 and one Gr. 12 credit |
4 Including at least one Gr. 11 and one Gr. 12 credit |
| English including a CLA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Business Studies or Canadian and World Studies including a CLA May be substituted with 1 cooperative education credit (additional to the 2 required co-op credits) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cooperative Education | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Total number of credits | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Certifications
This SHSM sector requires students to complete a specified number of compulsory and elective sector-recognized certifications and/or training courses/programs, as indicated in the following table.
Three (3) compulsory |
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| Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Level C – includes automated external defibrillation (AED) | Standard First Aid | Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) – generic (i.e., not site-specific) instruction |
Three (3) electives from the list below |
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| advanced training in a technique (e.g., figure drawing, conducting, sewing) |
advanced training in a technology (e.g., 3D printing, laser cutting, Serato) |
advanced training in an art form (e.g., mime, tapdance, improvisation) |
advanced training in art therapy |
| audition preparation | basic electrical safety | Beauty Specialist Certification Program – three-part course | curatorial techniques |
| customer service | elevated work platforms | event coordination | fall protection |
| framing and matting | game design | health and safety – basic | wrapping and taping for performance and injury |
| instructor certification | interactive art forms | ladder safety training | leadership skills |
| lighting and sound equipment maintenance | makeup/cosmetology | musical instrument repair | portfolio development |
| project management | proposal/grant writing | pyrotechnics | recording equipment |
| sector-specific software 1 (e.g., animation, graphic arts) |
sector-specific software 2 (e.g., photography) |
stage combat | technical staging |
| working at heights | |||
Experiential Learning
- Workshop days at the Hamilton Conservatory, Burlington Performing Arts Centre, Art Gallery Of Hamilton, & the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra,
- Attending a variety of performances, galleries, & installations and specialized workshops at Art Gallery Of Hamilton, Burlington Performing Arts Centre, Community Galleries, GTHA Galleries & Studio Spaces, Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, The Shaw Festival, The Stratford Festival, and Theatre Aquarius.
Career Exploration
- Job Shadowing: (½- Full Day, in some cases up to three days) one-on-one observation of a worker at place of employment
- Job Twinning: (½- Full Day) one-on-one observation of a cooperative education student at his or her placement
- Work Experience/ Virtual Work Experience: planned learning opportunity that provides students with relatively short-term work experience. Virtual work experience is facilitated through the use of communications technology from the school.
Reach Ahead Examples
- Interviewing an employee in the field of work the SHSM student is considering
- Visiting an approved apprenticeship delivery agent to investigate a program of interest to the SHSM student
- Interviewing a college or university student enrolled in a program of interest to the SHSM student
- Attending a number of college or university classes in the student’s area of interest; attending a conference or workshop held by the sector
- Completing a dual credit course, which counts for credit towards both the OSSD
- A postsecondary certificate, diploma, or degree, or Level 1 apprenticeship
- Talks with professional artists
- Interviewing a college or university student or apprentice
- Job Fairs & Information Sessions
- Visits to post-secondary institutions and apprenticeship training facilities offering arts programs
Occupations in the Arts & Culture Sector
The following table provides examples of occupations in the arts and culture sector, with corresponding National Occupational Classification (NOC) codes, sorted according to the type of postsecondary education or training the occupations would normally require.
Apprenticeship Training |
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Workplace |
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Updated on Tuesday, December 12, 2023.