THREE-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE -
ONE YEAR
This programme is directed towards you who are interested in working with architecture, industrial and product design, stage design, interior design, design in general and sculpture. The programme also provides complementary education for students with previous educational qualifications or professional experience within the area. 

At the programme we will emphasis on the artistic expression, working with design and different shapes. By drawing and painting you will train your abilities in visualising, chromatics and reproduction. You will work with different types of material and methods. In sculpture you will form the basis of your own ability to perform three-dimensional assignments and find your own expression.

In the school’s workshops you will meet different materials such as wood and industrial clay (plasticine).  You will work with traditional hand tools as well as with machines. You will cast in plaster and concrete. In the textile workshop you will work with different printing techniques and free design assignments using pictures and patterns as starting-points. Some education of computer training is included, using Photoshop and InDesign.

In the subject architecture and design we will teach you how to draw, sketch and present your ideas. You will work three-dimensionally, build scale models and learn how space and objects interact. You will study different form and design concepts and discuss the aesthetic and social significance of the three-dimensional space. 

This programme invites several guest teachers with special knowledge within the areas architecture, industrial design, design theory and stage design. General lectures on art and design are also included as well as study visits and visits to current exhibitions.

SUBJECTS AND MATERIALS
Drawing and painting 300 hrs
Architecture and design 200 hrs
Three-dimensional configuration (woodwork) 100 hrs
Three-dimensional configuration (textile design) 100 hrs
Sculpture I – model studies 100 hrs
Sculpture II – composition studies 100 hrs
Introduction to stage design 33 hrs
Material meetings 33 hrs 
Individual project 33 hrs

Subjects in common:  group dynamics 40 hrs (“The individual versus the group”) and lectures on history of art, crafts and design 20 hrs. An introduction to the computer studio 10 hrs.

TEXTILE DESIGN AND CRAFT - ONE YEAR
Today the textile area is broader than ever. We are all surrounded by textile forms and expressions. This programme is aimed at those who want to acquire basic knowledge within textile arts and crafts and design and/or is interested in one of the professions: interior design architect, stage designer, costume designer (within theatre and film) or free artistry.

The programme gives new angles on traditional techniques. The purpose is to develop artistically, emphasizing on independent creativity. The education will form a good foundation for further studies within the areas with connection to art and design, and also to professions and assignments within the art industry. The programme can also be used as a supplement to a profession or an education already gained.

Drawing, painting and sculpture are crucial subjects of this education and a prerequisite for working with colour and design in the various textile techniques. Textile printing includes composition exercises, sketching assignments, pattern units and printed textile pictures. In weaving, the work is emanated from the thread and study how it can be built into a surface and a shape. We emphasise on the artistic process in that subject. The school year also comprises exercises in sketching and presentation techniques with the help of computer programs such as Photoshop.

The knowledge conquered from all the different subjects of the programme are joined and connected into a special project. In this project you will work three-dimensionally with textile materials, related both to body and space.

The programme contracts guest teachers with special knowledge in textile disciplines. In connection to the individual work the school, we make study visits. Common lectures on art and design are held. Studies of history of textiles as well as study visits to current art exhibitions are also included.

SUBJECTS AND MATERIALS
Textile printing 210 hrs
Textile weaving 300 hrs
Group project in textile design 90 hrs
Painting and drawing 200 hrs
Sculpture 200 hrs

Subjects in common:  group dynamics 40 hrs (“The individual versus the group”) and lectures on history of art, crafts and design 20 hrs. An introduction to the computer studio 10 hrs.

CERAMICS DESIGN AND CRAFT - ONE YEAR
Clay is today used within many areas -  from design, production of utility objects and crafts to architecture, public art and industrial production. Ceramics is also advancing as a free art form.  The programme Ceramic Design and Craft is connecting to all this is will form a good foundation for further higher studies in ceramic art and design, glass design, furniture, interior decoration, architecture, industrial design etc. It will also form the basis for professions within design, fine arts and crafts. The programme can also be used as a supplement to education or professions already gained.

The education begins with different form and technique practises, forming the basis for further work with glazing and incinerating in kilns. The studies are both theoretical and practical. The independent problem assignments will give you a natural motivation for solving and exploring different techniques and methods.

Together with the main subjects: utility objects, ceramic as a free art form and ceramics in the public room, the artistic training in painting, drawing and sculpture will constitute a foundation. You will be encouraged to draw and develop rough sketches. The school year includes practises within sketching and presentation techniques, using computer programs such as Photoshop and InDesign.

Some special courses are held by guest teachers, for example within glass technique, preparation of glazes and incineration techniques, inlcuding study visits to work shops and studios. We also make study visits to professional craftsmen and designers.  

SUBJECTS AND MATERIALS
Interpretation and Design 230 hrs
Techniques and methods 180 hrs
Ceramics – architecture and interior design 80 hrs
Sketching and presentation techniques 200 hrs
Individual projects 90 hrs
Drawing and painting 200 hrs
Sculpture 200 hrs

Subjects in common:  group dynamics 40 hrs (“The individual versus the group”) and lectures on history of art, crafts and design 20 hrs. An introduction to the computer studio 10 hrs.

THREE-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN - METALWORK - ONE YEAR
The programme is aimed at those who wish to explore the possibilities of metal and have an interest of design and crafts. We do not require any special previous knowledge within the area but we expect you to be curious about the material and its expressive possibilities.

The education will give you a good foundation for further studies within the areas: art of jewellery, public art, silver and gold smithery, iron smithery or nearby areas such as industrial design and architecture.  The programme will also suit you who wish to complement an education or profession already gained.

By drawing and painting you will develop your ability of seeing. You will also learn how to visualize your ideas and communicate through sketches and models. The education also contains practices of sketching and presentation techniques, using Photoshop and InDesign. A number of study visits at galleries and work shops are included in the education.

The metal subject comprises different professional areas with courses within silver smithery, art of jewellery, iron smithery, welding, product design etc. Most of these courses are held by guest teachers, active professionals within these areas. In sequences you will work with artistic and technical approaches of a problem. The follow-up is made by common group discussions or individual expositions. The sub-courses are layered with periods of independent projects, giving you the space and opportunity to applying and refining your own ideas. During autumn term, the assignment focus is on problems and challenges within basic design and techniques. During spring term, the education will mainly consist of in-depth studies and independent projects. 

SUBJECTS AND MATERIALS
Introduction course 60 hrs
Art of jewellery 100 hrs
Corpus smithery, iron smithery and welding 180 hrs
Product design, architecture, form analysis 80 hrs
Sketching and presentation techniques 20 hrs
Individual projects and final project work 160 hrs
Drawing and painting 200 hrs
Sculpture 200 hrs

Subjects in common:  group dynamics 40 hrs (“The individual versus the group”) and lectures on history of art, crafts and design 20 hrs. An introduction to the computer studio 10 hrs.

THREE-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN - WOODWORK- ONE YEAR
The programme is directed towards you who wish to explore the possibilities of wood, both functionally and artistically. Wood has always played an important role for Scandinavian architecture and product, interior and furniture design. Nyckelviksskolan takes part in this tradition but will also pose new type of questions.

The programme paves the way for professions and further higher education within a number of areas such as interior architecture, furniture design, industrial design, arts and crafts and theatre. The programme also suits you who wish to complement other education or profession already gained. No previous special technical knowledge is needed but we want you to be curious about wood as a material.

The programme will provide you with basic knowledge of wood as a material in arts and crafts and design. The education is founded on an artistic base, why education in drawing, painting and sculpture is integrated, The goal is to develop your artistic skills, your expression of form and knowledge in crafts.  The teaching is based on a mix of different set tasks and some free themes. We also make pure form practises. You will learn the manual and machine-related techniques for treating wood in a handicraft way. The tuition of drawing techniques is combined with furniture construction, chromatics and an introduction to design methodology.

Different phases become part of larger processes. The subjects are interwoven. The weekly schedule is built in blocks where you work with one and the same subject or material three days in a row. The work is evaluated both individually and in group. The school year includes basic practises in sketching and presentation techniques as well as an introduction to computer programs such as Photoshop and InDesign. In parallel to the work performed in the work shops and studios, lectures are held both in common with all students but also separately at the individual programmes. We make theme-related study visits, go to exhibitions and make a study tour.

SUBJECTS AND MATERIALS
Woodwork- material and tools, construction and planning, project assignments, history and contemporary orientation 530 hrs
Final project work 70 hrs
Painting and drawing 200 hrs
Sculpture 200 hrs

Subjects in common:  group dynamics 40 hrs (“The individual versus the group”) and lectures on history of art, crafts and design 20 hrs. An introduction to the computer studio 10 hrs..

GRAPHIC DESIGN AND ILLUSTRATION - ONE YEAR
In this programme, you will form the basis for artistic work, using illustrations, pictures and text as communicating means. The teaching includes illustration and graphic design, typography, layout and digital photo editing. In addition, there are exercises in drawing and painting in different illustration techniques. Illustrative works are mainly done manually but also digitally. The focus is set on the artistic and creative ability rather than the technical skills. The purpose is to give you training within as many different expressions and techniques and to give you an insight into professions such as graphic designer and illustrator. The education will set the path for further higher education while forming the basis for professions working with printing, web and animations/moving pictures.

The academic year starts with exercises in drawing and painting and lessons in digital photo, layout and illustration programs. After this, the tuition is transferred to week-long exercises with independent projects, supervised by the teacher. All assignments and exercises are presented jointly in group. The academic year is terminated with a larger individual project.

During the year, teaching will also be performed by an amount of guest teachers with special knowledge of different areas within the programme. Several study visits will be undertaken during the year and we visit graphic illustrators and designers.     

SUBJECTS
Illustration 260 hrs
Drawing and painting 220 hrs
Graphic design with layout 215 hrs
Photography with digital photo editing 80 hrs
Material studies 60 hrs
Typography 50 hrs
Final project 115 hrs

Subjects in common:  group dynamics 40 hrs (“The individual versus the group”) and lectures on history of art, crafts and design 20 hrs. An introduction to the computer studio 10 hrs.

SPECIALIST CRAFT TUTOR - TWO-YEAR PROGRAM
The basic thinking behind specialist craft teaching is that peoples' involvement with arts and crafts is of significance in their personal development. One main focus of the entire course is an understanding of the artistic process and the communication which can take place when people come together through craftwork.

It could be about preventive social work and different types of rehabilitation. Today you will find specialist craft tutors within schools, care centres for children, youth centres, refugee centres, prisons, museums, crisis centres for women as well as within care for the elderly, psychiatry and forensic medicine.
    
This two-year program covers the six craft subjects: woodwork, weaving, textile design, metalwork, ceramics and drawing and painting.  In addition, there is an educational component containing educational theory, psychology and social work theory.

You will be acquainted with the different materials and will receive experience in the artistic process. The students gain basic experience in craft techniques and tasks which provide practice in how to proceed from idea to execution in a creative and instructive way. The purpose is that you will be able to help and guide other people by creative activities.
The educational component provides theoretical knowledge about society, the family and individual development. The theoretical part of the education continuously interplays with the practical parts in the work shops.

The tuition is built on presence and group teaching in common themes and projects, crossing borderlines. The education is finalized with an essay where theory and practice are combined.

An important part of the education is the ability to dissolve set structures and working with human meetings. Specialist craft tutors work with groups. The two-year vocational training also contains a tutored work placement in one of the profession’s work areas. The teachers at the Specialist craft tutor programme are active professionals within arts and crafts, psychologists and trained social workers. We also contract guest teachers will special skills and knowledge.
Since special craft tutors are required in many more areas within the society, we welcome a variety of knowledge from the applicants. You do not need any previous experience from pedagogical work. The most important is to be curious about and having a large interest in people.

SUBJECTS AND MATERIALS
Drawing and painting 320 hrs
Woodwork and metalwork 300 hrs
Sculpture 150 hrs
Textile design 150 hrs
Ceramics 150 hrs
Weaving 150 hrs
Educational and social theory 250 hrs
Pedagogics 100 hrs
Psychology 100 hrs
Tutor practices 50 hrs
Work placements 200 hrs
Final project work 60 hrs