teaching, workshops and pedagogy
With teaching experience at institutions such as the University of Waterloo, Simon Fraser University, the Contemporary Art Gallery (Vancouver), and VIVO Media Arts Centre, Paige Smith has brought her expertise in visual art and filmmaking skills to dozens of classrooms across Canada.
Sessional Lecturer
FINE 150 - Appreciation and Expression
Fall 2024
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
Undergrad Studio
Teaching assistant
FINE 473 - Intensive Studio Specialization 2
Winter 2024
Professor Cora Cluett
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
Undergrad Studio
Fine 100 - Studio Fundamentals
Fall 2023
Professor Doug Kirkton
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
Undergrad Studio
Workshop instructor
Handcrafted Celluloid: A Community Film
Lumen Festival
September 2024
Waterloo, ON
Direction animation on celluloid workshop
Between Canvas and Celluloid
Contemporary Art Gallery
August 2023
Vancouver, BC
Direction animation on celluloid workshop
FCAT After School Podcast
Simon Fraser University’s Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology
Fall 2022
Burnaby, BC
Podcasting workshop series
Podcasting 101 for Teens
Burnaby South Secondary School ACE-IT, VIVO Media Arts Centre, ArtStarts & CJSF 90.1FM
Fall 2020
Burnaby, BC
Podcasting workshop series
Camera & Lights for Women & Non-Binary Folks
VIVO Media Arts Centre
Summer 2020
Vancouver, BC
Cinematography workshop series
Intro to Camera & Lights for Women
VIVO Media Arts Centre
Fall 2019
Vancouver, BC
Cinematography workshop series
Art Community engagement
Program Coordinator
S.A.I.L. (Student Art Innovation Lab)
University of Waterloo
Summer 2025
Waterloo, ON
Printmaking and photography workshops with various secondary schools and summer camps, including Jacob Hespeler Secondary, Waterloo-Oxford District Secondary, Waterloo Collegiate Institute, Glenview Park Secondary, St. David Catholic Secondary, rare ECO Camps, and Woolwich Township Summer Camps.
Art-making workshops in partnership with Contemporary Art Forum Kitchener + Area (CAFKA), Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Toronto Outdoor Art Fair, City of Waterloo, Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Festival, University of Waterloo’s Student Life Centre, and LUMEN Festival.
Program Assistant
SFU’s Vancity Office of Community Engagement
Simon Fraser University
2019-2022
Vancouver, BC
Art-making, storytelling dance and music workshops, exhibitions and screenings in partnership with various Vancouver community organizations, including the Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival, Megaphone Magazine, Karen Jamieson Dance, Project Limelight, Writer’s Exchange, Reel Causes, 312 Main Street, and Salish Singing & Drumming with Russell Wallace.