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Study the Arts at NorthTec

09 Nov 2012
Educating people in the arts is like giving them a set of guidelines by which they can run their lives.” Lindsay Marks – Programme Leader

At NorthTec, our students thrive in NorthTec’s supportive creative environment. Northland has more artists per capita than any other region so art education has a pivotal role here. NorthTec enables students to explore new ideas in a variety of media that can launch their art careers.

Multi-million dollar facilities

At NorthTec, our students thrive in NorthTec’s supportive creative environment. Northland has more artists per capita than any other region so art education has a pivotal role here. NorthTec enables students to explore new ideas in a variety of media that can launch their art careers.

Multi-million dollar facilities

NorthTec's Toi Te Pito is a centre of creative educational excellence for the region.

Toi Te Pito is home to programmes in:

Award-winning tutors

As working artists, NorthTec’s award winning tutors maintain very close ties with their artistic communities and creative industries, and they understand the reality of making a living. Many of our students begin working in their field while still completing their courses here. Others go on to become self-employed artists, working either locally or on a global platform from right here in Northland.