10 courses found:
CLASS FULL: Seasons: Autumn Rhythms - Mixed Media, ages 4 - 6: Sat, 10 am - 12 pm
This course is full. Please contact the school if you wish to be placed on a waiting list.
This course introduces students to a wide variety of materials, with a focus on experimenting with, and developing skills in, a variety of media. The autumn, a season of transformations, will provide inspiration for our art making. The changing fall colours, animal migration and hibernation, and the festival of Hallowe’en will all be subjects for exploring and expressing the world we live in.
This course introduces students to a wide variety of materials, with a focus on experimenting with, and developing skills in, a variety of media. The autumn, a season of transformations, will provide inspiration for our art making. The changing fall colours, animal migration and hibernation, and the festival of Hallowe’en will all be subjects for exploring and expressing the world we live in.
| Code: | F21DC01A |
| Price: | $260.00 |
| Teacher: | Deidre Hierlihy |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | Children and Teens/ Enfants et Adolescents |
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| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Spots Remaining: | 0 |
| Start Date: | 09/11/2021 |
| End Date: | 12/04/2021 |
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Beneath The Surface - Mixed Media, ages 4 - 6: Sat, 1 - 3 pm
Kids will venture into the limitless ways of seeing as through the lens of an imaginary microscope, revealing depth and texture.
We will create a 3-dimensional papier maché sculpture and explore mixed media collage, painting and drawing. Inspiration will come from the earth beneath our feet; the water we dive into; the many life forms that inhabit this planet, and more!
We will create a 3-dimensional papier maché sculpture and explore mixed media collage, painting and drawing. Inspiration will come from the earth beneath our feet; the water we dive into; the many life forms that inhabit this planet, and more!
| Code: | F21DC01B |
| Price: | $260.00 |
| Teacher: | Josée Van Dromme |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | Children and Teens/ Enfants et Adolescents |
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| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Spots Remaining: | 3 |
| Start Date: | 09/11/2021 |
| End Date: | 12/04/2021 |
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CLASS FULL: Explore, Express, Create! Mixed Media, Ages 7 - 9: Sat, 9:45 am - 11:45 am
This course is full. Please contact the school if you wish to be placed on a waiting list.
This course focuses on supporting creative self-expression because ‘your ideas are brilliant!’ Each class is structured in three parts: A short, interactive art ’game’ to practice observation and creative problem-solving; a demonstration exercise focused on a specific technique, followed by a creative project applying the technique. Media explorations include: pencil, oil pastel, acrylic paint, clay, wax, fabric, and printmaking. A field trip is included.
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This course focuses on supporting creative self-expression because ‘your ideas are brilliant!’ Each class is structured in three parts: A short, interactive art ’game’ to practice observation and creative problem-solving; a demonstration exercise focused on a specific technique, followed by a creative project applying the technique. Media explorations include: pencil, oil pastel, acrylic paint, clay, wax, fabric, and printmaking. A field trip is included.
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| Code: | F21DC01C |
| Price: | $260.00 |
| Teacher: | Marika Jemma |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | Children and Teens/ Enfants et Adolescents |
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| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Spots Remaining: | 0 |
| Start Date: | 09/11/2021 |
| End Date: | 12/04/2021 |
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CLASS FULL: Ancient Rome: Art and Myth - Mixed Media, Ages 7 - 9: Sat, 1:45 - 3:45 pm
This course is full. Please contact the school if you wish to be placed on a waiting list.
The influence of the Roman Empire was enormous, and has an impact on western culture today. Roman art and architecture, daily life and myth will inspire our work this term. Creating numerous projects in clay will allow students to build their proficiency over several weeks. Concepts of colour, composition, texture and negative space will be practiced in drawing, painting, collage and printmaking.
The influence of the Roman Empire was enormous, and has an impact on western culture today. Roman art and architecture, daily life and myth will inspire our work this term. Creating numerous projects in clay will allow students to build their proficiency over several weeks. Concepts of colour, composition, texture and negative space will be practiced in drawing, painting, collage and printmaking.
| Code: | F21DC01D |
| Price: | $260.00 |
| Teacher: | Deidre Hierlihy |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | Children and Teens/ Enfants et Adolescents |
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| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Spots Remaining: | 0 |
| Start Date: | 09/11/2021 |
| End Date: | 12/04/2021 |
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Sustainable Designers - Mixed Media, Ages 10 - 12: Sat, 1:30 - 4 pm
This class investigates different fields of design though art making that is sustainable! Draw designs for eco-friendly homes, create fashion accessories through upcycling, try painting with eco paints that are VOC free, and do product designs! The class will investigate how to use the creative process to come up with ideas for new products while participants build their art skills and design methods!
| Code: | F21DC02 |
| Price: | $290.00 |
| Teacher: | Margaret Boyle |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | Children and Teens/ Enfants et Adolescents |
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| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Spots Remaining: | 3 |
| Start Date: | 09/11/2021 |
| End Date: | 12/04/2021 |
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CLASS FULL: Art in Action - Mixed Media, Ages 10 - 12: Sunday, 1:30 - 3:30 pm
This course is full. Please contact the school if you wish to be placed on a waiting list.
In this dynamic course, children will discover ways to express themselves through visual art. They will learn techniques of drawing, painting, sculpture and mixed media. We will walk around color, line and form, while learning about famous artists, their artworks and movements that continue to inspire us today. This art course is about helping each student pursue their art-making abilities and to their knowledge of mixed media work.
In this dynamic course, children will discover ways to express themselves through visual art. They will learn techniques of drawing, painting, sculpture and mixed media. We will walk around color, line and form, while learning about famous artists, their artworks and movements that continue to inspire us today. This art course is about helping each student pursue their art-making abilities and to their knowledge of mixed media work.
| Code: | F21DC03 |
| Price: | $290.00 |
| Teacher: | Sonia Arenas |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | Children and Teens/ Enfants et Adolescents |
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| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Spots Remaining: | 0 |
| Start Date: | 09/12/2021 |
| End Date: | 12/05/2021 |
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CLASS FULL: Cartooning and Animation, ages 10 - 12: Sat, 9:30 am - 12 pm
This course is full. Please contact the school if you wish to be placed on a waiting list.
This course is full. Please contact the school if you wish to be placed on a waiting list.
Cours bilingue Avec suivi en français pour les élèves francophones.
These courses are designed for students at all skill levels who want to draw seriously. Students will learn and practice drawing techniques and discover cartooning and animated cartoon secrets. Students will apply their creativity to the production of comic strips, single panel comics, caricatures, illustrations, animated cartoons (hand-drawn and stop-motion techniques) and comic pages.
Each season includes lessons on drawing hands (natural and cartoon-style), the human figure and animal characters.
Ces cours sont accessibles aux élèves de tous les niveaux d’habileté qui veulent dessiner de façon sérieuse. Les élèves apprendront et pratiqueront les techniques du dessin et ils découvriront les secrets de la BD et du dessin animé. Les élèves feront preuve de créativité en réalisant des projets de bandes dessinées, cases BD, caricatures, illustrations, dessins animés et des planches de BD.
Chaque saison il y aura des leçons sur comment dessiner les mains (naturelles et caricaturales), la figure humaine et les animaux.
Fall 2021 highlights
Drawing the human body at rest and in movement
Comic strip project with assigned theme (Comics about Comics)
Comic book pages
Stop-motion animation projects
This course is full. Please contact the school if you wish to be placed on a waiting list.
Cours bilingue Avec suivi en français pour les élèves francophones.
These courses are designed for students at all skill levels who want to draw seriously. Students will learn and practice drawing techniques and discover cartooning and animated cartoon secrets. Students will apply their creativity to the production of comic strips, single panel comics, caricatures, illustrations, animated cartoons (hand-drawn and stop-motion techniques) and comic pages.
Each season includes lessons on drawing hands (natural and cartoon-style), the human figure and animal characters.
Ces cours sont accessibles aux élèves de tous les niveaux d’habileté qui veulent dessiner de façon sérieuse. Les élèves apprendront et pratiqueront les techniques du dessin et ils découvriront les secrets de la BD et du dessin animé. Les élèves feront preuve de créativité en réalisant des projets de bandes dessinées, cases BD, caricatures, illustrations, dessins animés et des planches de BD.
Chaque saison il y aura des leçons sur comment dessiner les mains (naturelles et caricaturales), la figure humaine et les animaux.
Fall 2021 highlights
Drawing the human body at rest and in movement
Comic strip project with assigned theme (Comics about Comics)
Comic book pages
Stop-motion animation projects
| Code: | F21DC04 |
| Price: | $290.00 |
| Teacher: | Gérard Bélec |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | Children and Teens/ Enfants et Adolescents |
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| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Spots Remaining: | 0 |
| Start Date: | 09/11/2021 |
| End Date: | 12/04/2021 |
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CLASS FULL: Portfolio Development, Ages 12 - 15, Sat, 9:15 - 12:15
This course is full. Please contact the school if you wish to be placed on a waiting list.
Develop your observation and drawing skills, while creating finished pieces suitable for high school portfolio submission. Using still life, and the human face and figure as subject, practice rendering form, light and shadow, and texture in drawing and painting. Observe and draw gestures during a session with a live draped model. Exhibit your knowledge of form with a sculpture project.
Develop your observation and drawing skills, while creating finished pieces suitable for high school portfolio submission. Using still life, and the human face and figure as subject, practice rendering form, light and shadow, and texture in drawing and painting. Observe and draw gestures during a session with a live draped model. Exhibit your knowledge of form with a sculpture project.
| Code: | F21DT01 |
| Price: | $265.00 |
| Teacher: | Margaret Boyle |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | Children and Teens/ Enfants et Adolescents |
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| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Spots Remaining: | 0 |
| Start Date: | 09/11/2021 |
| End Date: | 12/04/2021 |
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CLASS FULL: Express Yourself: Drawing and Painting, ages 13 - 15: Sat, 1 - 4 pm
This course is full. Please contact the school if you wish to be placed on a waiting list.
Start where you are, learn new skills, practice techniques and gain confidence in expressing your unique ideas in a safe and inclusive space. Each class will begin with a structured exercise designed to hone your techniques, strengthen your observation skills and challenge your creative problem solving abilities. With emphasis on self-expression, students will apply these techniques to individual projects in various media including: pencil, coloured pencil, oil pastel, ink, watercolour and acrylic paint. One model and a field trip will be included.
Start where you are, learn new skills, practice techniques and gain confidence in expressing your unique ideas in a safe and inclusive space. Each class will begin with a structured exercise designed to hone your techniques, strengthen your observation skills and challenge your creative problem solving abilities. With emphasis on self-expression, students will apply these techniques to individual projects in various media including: pencil, coloured pencil, oil pastel, ink, watercolour and acrylic paint. One model and a field trip will be included.
| Code: | F21DT02 |
| Price: | $290.00 |
| Teacher: | Marika Jemma |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | Children and Teens/ Enfants et Adolescents |
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| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Spots Remaining: | 0 |
| Start Date: | 09/11/2021 |
| End Date: | 12/04/2021 |
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CLASS FULL: Comic Books and Cartooning, Ages 13 - 15: Sat, 1:15 - 4:15
Cours bilingue Avec suivi en français pour les élèves francophones.
These courses are for students at all skill levels that need to draw and write seriously. They will learn and practice writing and drawing techniques and discover cartooning and comic book secrets. Students will apply their creativity to the production of comic strips, single panel comics, caricatures, illustrations, and the development of personal projects.
Each season will include a lesson on drawing hands (natural and cartoon), tips on writing and storytelling for comic books, and the production of a class magazine collecting original projects by the students.
Ces cours sont accessibles aux élèves de tous les niveaux d’habileté qui prennent au sérieux leur dessin et écriture. Les élèves apprendront et pratiqueront les techniques du scénario et du dessin et ils découvriront les secrets de la bande dessinée. Les élèves feront preuve de créativité en réalisant des planches de bandes dessinées, cases simples BD, caricatures, illustrations, et en développant leurs projets personnels.
Chaque saison il y aura une leçon sur comment dessiner les mains (naturelles et caricaturales), des conseils au sujet de la rédaction et la scénaristique pour BD, et la réalisation d’une revue contenant les projets personnels des participants.
Fall 2021 highlights
Comic strip project with assigned theme (Comics about Comics)
Comic Pages project: write & draw original short story (script/roughs/designs/layout)
The human body at rest, in movement and in foreshortened poses
These courses are for students at all skill levels that need to draw and write seriously. They will learn and practice writing and drawing techniques and discover cartooning and comic book secrets. Students will apply their creativity to the production of comic strips, single panel comics, caricatures, illustrations, and the development of personal projects.
Each season will include a lesson on drawing hands (natural and cartoon), tips on writing and storytelling for comic books, and the production of a class magazine collecting original projects by the students.
Ces cours sont accessibles aux élèves de tous les niveaux d’habileté qui prennent au sérieux leur dessin et écriture. Les élèves apprendront et pratiqueront les techniques du scénario et du dessin et ils découvriront les secrets de la bande dessinée. Les élèves feront preuve de créativité en réalisant des planches de bandes dessinées, cases simples BD, caricatures, illustrations, et en développant leurs projets personnels.
Chaque saison il y aura une leçon sur comment dessiner les mains (naturelles et caricaturales), des conseils au sujet de la rédaction et la scénaristique pour BD, et la réalisation d’une revue contenant les projets personnels des participants.
Fall 2021 highlights
Comic strip project with assigned theme (Comics about Comics)
Comic Pages project: write & draw original short story (script/roughs/designs/layout)
The human body at rest, in movement and in foreshortened poses
| Code: | F21DT04 |
| Price: | $290.00 |
| Teacher: | Gérard Bélec |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | Children and Teens/ Enfants et Adolescents |
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| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Spots Remaining: | 0 |
| Start Date: | 09/11/2021 |
| End Date: | 12/04/2021 |
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