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Drop-in Friday Night Life Drawing: Open Studio

Presented in partnership with the Markham Group of Artists, this weekly Friday evening program offers a non-instructional life drawing session featuring a live model. Open to artists of all skill levels, the program provides a relaxed and supportive environment for exploring portraiture and life drawing. Participants are required to bring their own art materials. Space […]

Weekend Art Workshop Series: Introduction to Portrait Drawing

Discover the art of drawing portraits by learning all about the structure of the human head and how to place the features into position with a step-by-step method. Using shading to create value and form, students will work towards capturing a likeness while drawing a professional model in the afternoon. Suitable for all skill levels. […]

Weekend Art Workshop Series: Introduction to Painting

Learn painting techniques and the art of still life painting while exploring topics such as: studio safety and clean up, composition, colour mixing, and energetic brush strokes. Suitable for both beginner and experienced painters. Artist/Instructor: Linda Kalianteris

Weekend Art Workshop Series: Landscape Painting

Learn fundamental skills such as composition, value, and design, as well as how to capture the landscape in paint with instructor guidance and critiques. Suitable for all skill levels. Artist/Instructor: Linda Kalianteris

Adult “Summer Camp” Series: Introduction to Drawing

Build your creative skill set with the workshop that puts the “fun” in the FUNdamentals of drawing! Learn how to use a variety of drawing tools while exploring topics such as: line, form, value , light, shadow and perspective. Suitable for all skill levels. Artist/Instructor: Linda Kalianteris

Adult “Summer Camp” Series: Introduction to Portrait Drawing – Beginner to Intermediate

Discover the art of portraiture! This program will focus on the fundamentals of portraiture to understand the construction of the face and head by using a simple step by step drawing method. Next, students will use shading to create value and form. Together, we will work towards capturing a likeness while drawing a professional model. […]

Adult “Summer Camp” Series: Oil Painting – Without Solvents

Learn the art of oil painting without solvents and chemicals, while exploring topics such as studio safety and clean up, colour mixing and energetic brush strokes! This workshop is perfect for beginner and experienced painter who would like to add oils to their skill set. Artist/Instructor: Linda Kalianteris

Adult “Summer Camp” Series: Landscape Painting

Discover the beauty of painting landscapes in this hands-on workshop designed to introduce you to the fundamentals of landscape painting. Explore topics such as: oil painting safety, composition, value, and design, as well as focused lessons on how to paint sky, trees, clouds, buildings, shrubs, flowers and more. With step-by-step instructor guidance and critiques, this […]

Adult “Summer Camp” Series: En Plein Air

Build on your painting skills by exploring value, composition and design, with rich colour and lively brushwork to boost the energy in your landscape paintings! With weather permitting, we will take our supplies outside to paint beautiful Main Street Unionville and Toogood Pond. Artist/Instructor: Linda Kalianteris

Summer Camp: My First Art Camp

Get set for a week filled with artistic awesomeness tailored for the newest campers on the block! Our art camp is the perfect introduction for kids stepping into the camp world for the first time. They’ll dive into the fun with hands-on activities, captivating stories, catchy songs, and playful games. Kinder campers, who are new […]