Spier Arts Trust, based in Cape Town, South Africa, develops visual arts projects that make a significant contribution to the South African cultural environment. Administered by Spier Arts Trust, the Spier Arts Academy offered employment-based training in professional mosaic and ceramic artisanship. Over a course of three years, apprentices receive extensive practical training and tuition in drawing, material theory, art history and business skills. The Academy develops the technical expertise, as well as the creative spirit, of its apprentices in a life-like studio production environment. Top graduates are employed as journeymen and masters in the Spier Artisan Studios. Spier Artisan Studios specializes in collaborative and experimental work with fine artists, designers and architects in the conceptualizing, manufacturing and installation of large-scale artwork.