REGISTRATION FOR 2009 WINTER AND SPRING CLASSES AVAILABLE NOW.

Classes are being held for the beginning of the Winter Term at the Crosby Community Center in the North Board Room while the studio is undergoing renovations.

Discount of $15.00 per student for early registration before Jan 1st 2009 for classes.

For further information and to register please call us at 905 477-7007 or cell 416-831-6819
Remember space is limited so book early to avoid disappointment.

The registration form is now available online.

Art is a fascinating and amazing vehicle of self-expression. It is a rewarding journey of learning and discovery. Art is an adventure motivated by the heart, with an understanding of the process developed through practice and experimentation.

Art Adventures is a working studio designed for artists of all ages with a main focus on children. The programs offered encompass a wide variety of multimedia art experiences while developing technical skills. Students are encouraged to experiment, create and share ideas in an environment that is enriched, supportive, friendly, and personal.

The groups are kept small, enabling more one-on-one instruction, individual creativity, self-expression, and fun while learning. Everyone leaves feeling proud and excited about his or her accomplishments.



SPRING SESSION 2009

ADVENTURE EXPRESS- ages 5 - 10
Tues May 5 - June 2             4:30p.m - 6:00p.m  OR
Thurs May 7 - June 4                 "                 "        "

Cost $ 125.00 + GST  All supplies included


Techniques for painting water - multi media
Students will be learning various techniques for drawing and painting waves, rippling water,  reflections of moonlight on water and much more. We will be using various media on canvas, watercolour paper and pastel paper to achieve these effects.

Shading effects - pen and ink
Learn various types of shading by filling in shapes with different  pattern or marks. We will then create a drawing with birds, trees flowers and animals using the techniques.

Colour and tone - acrylic on heavy paper
The tone in a picture can change the feeling or mood of it. Light tones give a soft, pastel look, where dark tones give a stronger effect to a picture. Students will be experimenting with tones then painting the same land scape in two different tones.

PORTFOLIO BUILDING - ages 11 - 17

Tues April 21 - May 26           7:00p.m - 8:30p.m
Thurs April 23 - May 28                "            "

Forms and interior spaces - Architectural and irregular forms. For this piece we will be experimenting with flat forms. To do this we will be looking at a room with furniture and begin defining new forms created between the occupied space and the empty space. We will be using acrylic paint on canvas.

Drawing - Textile and folded forms. Learn to observe and analyze the detail in the undulations of the way  fabric hangs when draped and its lines of tension in a knot. We will be using pencil on paper and  oils on heavy paper.

Watercolour landscape - Creating a visual pathway. Learn how to control a viewer's pathway through your painting and objects on the canvas with directional lines from one focal point to another.

Cost: $ 125 + GST. All supplies include.
ADULT CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS (spring 2009)

Watercolour workshops info to follow.


Acrylic Painting- Beginners and intermediate

Wed Feb 4  - March 11 (once per week )
Time: 7:00p.m - 9:00p.m
Cost $135.00 + GST    Some supplies included. A supply list will be available on registration.

This is a great introduction to Acrylics on canvas. We will be discussing each students preference of subject matter and working with their choice. Various techniques and applications will be taught. We will be using heavy body as well as fluid acrylics and students will have a chance to work with various forms of molding paste and gels. Molding paste and gels will be supplied with course.


Silk Painting Workshop -  Two day workshop for beginners and intermediate.

Design and create your own silk paintings with resist techniques and beautiful silk dyes. You will be learning about form and balance within your design as well as colour theory. Subject matter student choice.

Sunday March 1 & 8 - 10:00a.m - 3:00p.m
Cost: $ 150 + GST for two days All supplies included.


CHLDREN WORKSHOP

Christmas / Holiday Workshop
Date & Time Sat Dec 13  1:00pm- 3:00pm
Cost $22+ GST All supplies included

Project to follow

 Mothers Day Workshop
Sat May 2          1:00p.m - 3:30p.m
Cost: $25.00 + GST All supplies and treats included.

Give  Mom a special one of a kind art piece created by you. Come and design and paint wonderful patterns in a wooden bowl that every Mom would love to have. Bowls will be glazed.