Pricing
Dual Diploma
$35,875.00 CAD
paid over 2 years, 3 instalments per year
Art Therapy and Expressive Arts Therapy
Art Therapy and Expressive Arts Therapy
$35,875.00 CAD
- Take both the Art Therapy Diploma and the Expressive Arts Therapy Diploma at a reduced cost
- Meets the Educational Standards of the Canadian Art Therapy Association to become an Art Therapist
- Provides the training necessary to register with OEATA and IEATA as either a Registered Expressive Art Therapist Practitioner or Consultant/Educator depending on prior experience and education
- 2.5-year program with option to extend to 3.5 years
- Summer and spring intensives and evening / weekends from September-June
- Excellent for those looking to register as an art therapist with expressive arts skills in their toolkit
- Additional supervision is available at an hourly cost for those looking to register as both art and expressive arts therapists.
Diploma
$29,800.00 CAD
paid over 2 years, 3 instalments per year
Art Therapy
Art Therapy
$25,490.00 CAD
- Focuses on the therapeutic use of visual art
- Meets the Educational Standards of the Canadian Art Therapy Association to become an Art Therapist
- 2.5-year program
- Summer and spring intensives and evenings / weekends from September-June
- Excellent for those looking to merge an interest and abilities in visual art and healing
Expressive Arts Therapy
Expressive Arts Therapy
$29,800.00 CAD
- Focuses on the multi modal use of the arts for therapeutic purposes (Art, Music, Movement, Drama, Poetry and Mindfulness)
- Provides the training necessary to register with OEATA and IEATA as either an Expressive Art Therapist or Expressive Arts Consultant/Educator
- 2.5-year program
- Summer and spring intensives and evening / weekends from September-June
- Excellent for those who practice and appreciate multiple art forms; drama, poetry, movement, visual art, storytelling, music etc. Learn to support individuals and groups through inter-modal expressive arts therapy.
Certificate
$9,800.00 CAD
paid over 1 year in 3 instalments
Creative and Expressive Arts Certificate: Foundations in Arts Therapies
Creative and Expressive Arts Certificate: Foundations in Arts Therapies
$9,800.00 CAD
- Focuses on the intermodal use of the arts for therapeutic purposes (Visual Arts, Music, Movement, Drama, Poetry and Spoken Word, and Mindfulness)
- 1-year program
- Summer and spring intensives and weekends from October – June
- Add tools to your toolkit
- Excellent for guidance counsellors, resource and classroom teachers, healers and helpers, therapists, cultural workers, and artists and social activists wishing to use the arts in their current practice
Métis Creative Arts Certificate
Métis Creative Arts Certificate
$9,800.00 CAD
- Exploration of various art forms including fiddling, storytelling, art-making, felting, film, beading, and other traditional arts
- 1-year program
- Three intensives and weekends from October – June
- Helpful and inspiring to artists, educators, therapists, and anyone wishing to go deeper into awareness of their Métis identity or to better commit as allies in the Indigenous and Métis resurgence
School-Based Creative Arts Certificate
School-Based Creative Arts Certificate
$7,800.00 CAD
with divisional support
- Experiential engagement in Expressive Arts modalities such as film, drama, mindfulness, movement, music, visual art, poetry, and sensory-based play
- 1-year program
- Summer intensive and evening / weekends from November – June
- Designed for school-based teams including classroom teachers, educational assistants, student services teachers, administration, and clinicians
Land Acknowledgement
WHEAT Institute and Painted Sky Studio are located on Treaty Territories and Ancestral Lands of Anishinaabeg, Ininiwak, Anisininewuk, Dakota Oyate, Dene, and Inuit, and on the National Homeland of the Red River Métis.
We acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past and respect the spirit and intent of the Treaties and Treaty Making. We dedicate ourselves to working in partnership with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people in the spirit of truth, reconciliation, and collaboration.