STUDY ART, DESIGN & PHOTOGRAPHY AT SIT

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If you are a visual storyteller who loves to create and want to express yourself artistically, SIT has a range of Art, Design and Photography courses to suit you.

Our Art and Design courses will help you develop the skills and knowledge you need to establish your creative career using a range of traditional and digital media, or simply grow your artistic skills as a graphic designer, photographer or florist.

Our SIT2LRN Distance Learning faculty offers popular online NZQA qualifications in Photography and Interior Décor.

Available Courses

Profiles

Photography student uses creative portraiture to empower women
# Invercargill, News, Art Exhibition
Southern Institute of Technology photography student, Julianne Andrews, is halfway through holding her first ever photographic exhibition ‘empowher’. The exhibition is a dream come...
Photography student uses creative portraiture to empower women
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SIT Interior Design graduate wins national bathroom award
# News, Graduate, SIT2LRN, Interior Decor
Southern Institute of Technology graduate and Interior Designer, Amy Coombes, has  been awarded the top prize in the 2024 TIDA New Zealand Group Home Builder Bathroom of the Year and the...
SIT Interior Design graduate wins national bathroom award
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Scholarship recipient aims to advance sustainable home design
# Interior Decor, Student Profile, Scholarship
SIT2LRN Distance Learning student, Carla Garcia, is delighted to be a Prime Minister’s Scholarship recipient. When she heard she had the scholarship in late 2023, Carla says “I cried,...
Scholarship recipient aims to advance sustainable home design
Carla Garcia - SIT2LRN Distance Learning
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Rebecca Guyton
# Graduate, SIT2LRN, Interior Decor, Student Profile, Photography
Having a grandmother who was a wardrobe mistress for the Waimate operatic society played a large part in Rebecca Guyton developing a creative streak … and a love of vintage clothing. 
Rebecca Guyton
SIT2LRN NZ Diploma in Photography (Level 5) & NZ Certificate in Interior Décor (Level 4)
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Courtney Ewington
# Graduate, SIT2LRN, Student Profile, Photography

When Courtney Ewington decided photography was a natural progression for her to compose art from her love of architecture, lighting and people, studying with SIT2LRN was a natural choice. 

Courtney Ewington
SIT2LRN New Zealand Diploma in Photography (Level 5)
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Gillian Maclean
# Graduate, SIT2LRN, Student Profile, Photography
Gillian Maclean’s long-held interest in photography started in her early twenties, while living and working in Australia in the 1980’s. After seeing a local photography course...
Gillian Maclean
New Zealand Diploma in Photography
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Bruce Wang
# Graduate, SIT2LRN, Student Profile, Photography
Bruce Wang has developed such a passion for capturing life through images, he managed to achieve a New Zealand Diploma in Photography over two years, while he was still working in his full-time...
Bruce Wang
New Zealand Diploma in Photography
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Carmel Wackrow
# SIT2LRN, Interior Decor, SITuation Magazine, Graduate Profile
A new side hustle in property development facilitated a need for Carmel Wackrow to upskill in the field of Interior Design; engaging in a programme which was practical and able to be studied from...
Carmel Wackrow
New Zealand Certificate in Interior Décor (Level 4) graduate
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Traci Meek
Originally from Alaska, USA, Traci pursued her love for the creative arts during her studies exploring one form of storytelling after another. Her work as a Costume Crafts Technician in theatre...
Traci Meek
Teaching Staff, Visual and Screen Arts
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