Growing Older at Home Workshop
Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
Saturdays, September 14 – September 28, 2024
9:30am – 11:30am
Aging in place doesn’t just happen; it has to be planned. If you want to start this planning process then this participatory workshop is for you! Growing Older at Home This a a free 3 session workshop, registration is required...
Watercolour Techniques
Tom Ward
Tuesdays, October 1 – November 19, 2024
1:00pm – 3:30pm
This workshop is about essential watercolour techniques necessary to a successful painting. Important concepts that help the artist understand how to render three dimensional space on a two dimensional surface will be emphasized. Concepts such as composition, light and value,...
Pattern Translation with Liquid Clay: Ceramics
Tim Worthington
Tuesdays, October 8 – November 19, 2024
1:00pm – 4:00pm
Our purpose is to discover the possibilities of liquid clay slip by copying a pattern. Students will bring in a pattern or patterns, and we will transfer them to a clay body using various slip techniques, including brushing, sponging, trailing,...
Intro to Wheel-Throwing: Ceramics
Laura Piquado
Tuesdays, October 8 – November 26, 2024
5:30pm – 8:30pm
In this introductory class you will learn basic throwing techniques of wheel-thrown pottery, including preparing the clay, centring the clay, shaping, trimming and glazing. We will focus on bowl-making and cylindrical forms, and, time-permitting, thrown slabs. In addition to weekly...
Crochet the Day Away! Rug Crochet
Doris Miles
Thursday, October 17
10:00am – 4:00pm
No sewing, no braiding, and no experience needed — you only need two easy crochet stitches to make these beautiful rugs! In this one-day workshop participants will learn the ins and outs of rug crocheting with an experienced Artist/instructor. Doris...
Crow Lab: Drawing & Painting Crows
Michael Peters
Saturday, October 19
10:00am – 4:00pm
What better time than the month of “All Hallow’s Eve” to explore your creative, dark side with a bold and expressionistic day of making fantastic birds — full of cunning and imagination, myth and magic! We’ll explore creating crows, ravens,...
English Willow Basket Making
Heather Sanft
Friday & Saturday, October 25 – October 26, 2024
10:00am – 4:00pm
In this workshop students will learn to make a small willow basket using traditional English construction techniques: solid bottom, randed sides with a border and handle. To quote Heather, “I enjoy contemporary challenges, I also make wattles and garden panels...
Become a Hooker: Punch Needle Fibre Art for Beginners
Alison Mitchell
Saturday & Sunday, October 26 – October 27, 2024
10:00am – 3:00pm
In this relaxed two day workshop we’ll learn how to use a simple wooden punch needle and yarn from Canada’s oldest woolen mill to create anything from rugs to pillows to wall hangings. Rug hooking has a rich history in...
Happy Hand-printed Holidays: Linocut
Inbal Newman
Friday, November 1
10:00am – 4:00pm
This one-day workshop focuses on simple techniques of relief printing to create a series of holiday cards to show and share with loved ones. During the workshop participants will learn to carve linoleum blocks, print test proofs, take rubbings of...
Let There Be Light: Oil Painting
Amy Funk
Mondays, November 4 – December 9, 2024
1:00pm – 4:00pm
The class will begin with an introduction by your instructor, Amy Funk, and go on to choose between 2 still life images provided. The first class will be spent projecting your image onto your provided 11” x 14” primed canvas...
Servers with Surfaces: Ceramics
Joan Bruneau
Varying days, November 9 – November 17, 2024
10:00am – 4:00pm
This workshop is comprised of 5 working sessions (6hrs/day). November 9 & 10 (10am to 4pm), November 11 (12pm to 6pm), and November 16 & 17 (10am to 4pm). PLUS one final pick-up day (1hr) following the workshop. Join master...
Fundamentals of Painting
Heather Sayeau
Wednesday to Friday, November 13 – November 15, 2024
10:00am – 4:00pm
This “3 day Immersion” will cover basic principles of painting: colour mixing, value ( light and shadow), rules of composition, warm and cool colour, proportion and brushwork. Subject matter will include still life, landscape and figures.There will be guides –...
Embracing Creative Play: A Self-Care Experience (16+)
Liz McCurdy
Saturday, November 23
10:00am – 3:00pm
Our days are often filled with responsibilities and takes that leave little time to nourish our emotional health and the amazing individuals we are. This is an opportunity to slow down and reconnectwithyourself. Thisworkshopexperienceisabout interacting with art materials and a...
Exploring Textile: Mali Mud Cloth
Letitia Fraser
Sunday, November 24
10:00am – 4:00pm
One of the best ways to learn about another culture’s tradition is to immerse yourself within it. During this workshop, we will explore the world of Mali Mud Cloth, or Bogolanfini, a traditional African textile art form rich in history...
Curious Encounters with Clay!
Marla Benton
Sundays, November 24 – December 15, 2024
9:00am – 12:00pm
This course would be fabulous for people curious about what it is like to play with clay! In this 4 weeks long workshop we will have three Sundays to explore hand-building techniques, and the fourth Sunday to glaze everything that...