Our future is never guaranteed.

Make sure your voice matters.

While it may appear that, at least for the time being, the existential threat to Sheridan’s continued legacy of excellence in glass art and education has dissipated, we cannot allow this to detract from the importance of this conversation.

It is not enough for us to simply be content by with the current state of affairs. As Jamie Hiemstra mentioned in the article discussed during the short essay portion of this project, it integral that we engage with the powers that be in order to help ensure the continued prosperity of this community and creative movement. Make your voice heard, and help to make sure we can keep this legacy going for another six decades to come.

What You Can Do

Taken directly from the advice given in Hiemstra’s article and own call to action and coupled with my own ideas, here are some simple and succinct way you can engage with this issue:

  • Writing to or calling Sheridan’s administration to voice your concerns and inquire about their decisions regarding the program and its future

    • Sheridan College Interim President Rajan Sandhu: rajan.sandhu@sheridancollege.ca

    • Sheridan College Incumbent President (January 2026) Cindy Gouveia: cgouveia@georgebrown.ca, cindy.gouveia@sheridancollege.ca

    • Sheridan College Interim Assistant Secretary of the Board of Governors Nancy Goncalves: nancy.goncalves@sheridancollege.ca

  • If you are a resident of Ontario, voicing your opinions to the Ministry of Colleges and Universities

    • General Phone: 416-326-1600

    • General Email: minister.mcures@ontario.ca

  • Be vocal, active, and unrelenting in your support of Canadian craft communities, and craft education

    • Show the value of craft and design to those in power by your support of the people who enable these communities to flourish.

    • Attend local craft fairs, art shows, and exhibitions that feature artists working in craft disciplines and engage with them

    • Support incentives like the Sheridan Gaffer Club and AU Arts Glass Club that help to pay opportunity costs for students to advance their careers with glass through scholarships and travel allowances

    • Help to spread awareness of what happened in 2024 by sharing this project and educating those around you this issue

Works Cited*

Hiemstra, Janna. “Save Craft Education in Ontario: A Call to Action.” Craft Ontario, Craft Ontario, 8 Apr. 2025, craftontario.com/blogs/participate/campaign-to-save-ontarios-post-secondary-craft-education.

Sheridan IT Pattern. 4 Oct. 2017. Dark Blue FAAD, Sheridan College, https://web.sheridancollege.ca/alumni/alumni_email/adhoc_templates/img/patterns/dark-blue-FAAD.jpg. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.

*Please note that Sqaurespace does not allow for hanging indents