After-School Art: The Recipe for Making Great Art (Ages 8-10)
Registration
Terry Havlis Drahos
Thursdays, January 16 – February 20, 2025
3:00pm – 4:30pm
Join us for 6 weeks of after-school art and creativity this winter! Participants (ages 8-10) will explore a variety of painting, drawing, and collaging materials in the quest to find the “recipe for making great art”. Through fun and engaging projects, each week will explore one of the 7 Principals of Design: repetition, harmony, gradation, contrast, dominance, unity, and balance — culminating in a completed collection of artworks.
This workshop will be followed by a Spring session with dates/description to be announced.
Students should bring:
- Apron or clothes that can get messy
- Snack and water bottle
Bookings
Registrations for this workshop are now closed.
Terry Havlis Drahos
Terry Havlis Drahos is a dynamic Nova Scotia–based visual artist, educator, and arts organizer. Originally from Chicago, Illinois, she earned a Bachelor of Design from Southern Illinois University in 1983 and a Bachelor of Education from Acadia University and NSCAD University in 2006, specializing in art and technology.
Her artistic practice spans a rich spectrum—from vivid paintings and layered photo transfers to compelling collage works. Her collages, often inspired by Surrealism and Dadaism, incorporate photographs, magazine clippings, and arranged imagery to explore subconscious themes and reflections on order and chaos.
Drahos is also the founder of Uncommon Common Art (2008–2019), a public art and education initiative she developed into a registered national charity—highlighting her passion for community engagement and arts education. Her professional versatility extends into organizational leadership: she has nearly four decades of experience in graphic and fine arts within both nonprofit and commercial sectors, offering expertise in budgeting, project logistics, community engagement, exhibition proposals, and art education programming.
Her work has featured in notable exhibitions—such as Trying to Make Sense at ARTSPLACE Gallery in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, and installations at the Ice House Gallery and Craig Gallery that explore memory, travel, environmental change, and rural narratives. Beyond exhibitions, her artwork is represented at Secord Gallery in Halifax.
Bookings
Registrations for this workshop are now closed.