11 courses found:
Exploring Modern Art: Mixed Media, Ages 4 - 6, Sat, 10 am - 12 pm, start date: 09/10/2022
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Learn about Modern Art and the artists Picasso, Matisse, Calder, Miro, Andy Warhol, Yayoi Kusama, Jasper Johns, and others. In this course, students will understand the techniques used by these artists and the ideas behind them, and implement them to create their works of art. Each lesson will focus on a specific artist and some of the most notable works of the Modern art movement. Projects include drawing, colour studies, creating abstract paintings, collage, mobile making, printmaking and mixed media.
| Code: | F22DC01A |
| Price: | $280.00 |
| Teacher: | Patti Lefebvre |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | Children and Teens/ Enfants et Adolescents |
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| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Spots Remaining: | 4 |
| Start Date: | 09/10/2022 |
| End Date: | 12/03/2022 |
| Schedule: | Saturday from 10:00 - 12:00 |
FULL Animals: Real and Imaginary, Mixed Media, ages 4 - 6, Sat 1:30 - 3:30 pm, start date: 09/10/2022
We will experiment with a wide variety of materials and techniques including wax, plasticine, papier maché, oil and chalk pastel, and charcoal and watercolour. We will gain knowledge of and express our ideas about animals: both real and mythological, those we know, and those we only know of.
| Code: | F22DC01B |
| Price: | $280.00 |
| Teacher: | Deidre Hierlihy |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | Children and Teens/ Enfants et Adolescents |
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| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Spots Remaining: | 0 |
| Start Date: | 09/10/2022 |
| End Date: | 12/03/2022 |
| Schedule: | Saturday from 13:30 - 15:30 |
FULL: Explore, Express, Create: Mixed Media, Ages 7 - 9; Saturday, 10 am - 12 pm, start date: 09/10/2022
Artists are everywhere! Students will explore the works of artists from different cultures and be inspired to express themselves in a variety of media: coloured pencil, ink, oil pastel, acrylic paint, watercolour, sculpting wax and clay. Field trip to an Art Gallery included. Learn new skills, express your ideas, and create beautiful things!
| Code: | F22DC01C |
| Price: | $280.00 |
| Teacher: | Marika Jemma |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | Children and Teens/ Enfants et Adolescents |
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| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Spots Remaining: | 0 |
| Start Date: | 09/10/2022 |
| End Date: | 12/03/2022 |
| Schedule: | Saturday from 10:00 - 12:00 |
Art and Architecture: Mixed Media, Ages 7 - 9, Sat, 1:30 - 3:30 pm, start date: 09/10/2022
The students will learn to see the built environment in new ways by creating 2 and 3-dimensional projects. Inspiration will come from their present-day neighbourhoods and their imaginary ideal neighbourhoods. We will explore some of these existing and imaginary neighbourhood elements by illustrating them in 2D artworks, using collages, drawings and paintings, and in 3D artworks, using clay and found materials.
| Code: | F22DC01D |
| Price: | $280.00 |
| Teacher: | Josée Van Dromme |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | Children and Teens/ Enfants et Adolescents |
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| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Spots Remaining: | 0 |
| Start Date: | 09/10/2022 |
| End Date: | 12/03/2022 |
| Schedule: | Saturday from 13:30 - 15:30 |
Diverse Expressions: Drawing and Painting, Ages 10 - 12, Sat, 1:30 - 4 pm, start date: 09/10/2022
This is class investigates different ways artists make art: observation, memories, imagination, visualization and solving creative challenges. We will focus on skill development in drawing and painting, using a range of media. Students will use various creative processes to generate ideas for new artworks which build their art and design skills. Learn by looking at Indigenous, Canadian and International artists and challenge yourself to make art in new ways.
| Code: | F22DC03 |
| Price: | $310.00 |
| Teacher: | Margaret Boyle |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | Children and Teens/ Enfants et Adolescents |
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| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Spots Remaining: | 0 |
| Start Date: | 09/10/2022 |
| End Date: | 12/03/2022 |
| Schedule: | Saturday from 13:30 - 16:00 |
FULL: Cartooning and Animation, Ages 10 - 12, Sat, 9:30 am - 12 pm, start date: 09/10/2022
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, illustrations, animated cartoons (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, 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 2022 highlights
Drawing the human body at rest and in movement
Comic strip project with assigned theme (Knock Knock)
Comic book pages
Stop-motion animation projects
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, illustrations, animated cartoons (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, 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 2022 highlights
Drawing the human body at rest and in movement
Comic strip project with assigned theme (Knock Knock)
Comic book pages
Stop-motion animation projects
| Code: | F22DC04 |
| Price: | $310.00 |
| Teacher: | Gérard Bélec |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | Children and Teens/ Enfants et Adolescents |
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| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Spots Remaining: | 0 |
| Start Date: | 09/10/2022 |
| End Date: | 12/03/2022 |
| Schedule: | Saturday from 09:30 - 12:00 |
FULL: Teen Portfolio Development, Ages 12 - 15, Sat, 9 am - 12 pm, start date: 09/10/2022
This course will focus on developing students’ observational skills while focusing on tone, form, proportion, likeness, depth, composition and texture. Special attention will be given to portraiture, drawing the human figure (with the aid of a live model), and still life. The objective of this course is to help students prepare a body of work for application to specialized visual art programs in high school, for an art related career or to develop their art abilities. Through a variety of painting, drawing, mixed media and sculpture projects, students will refine their skills. The goal is to help students develop a well-built portfolio by the end of the session.
| Code: | F22DT01 |
| Price: | $320.00 |
| Teacher: | Deidre Hierlihy |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | Children and Teens/ Enfants et Adolescents |
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| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Spots Remaining: | 0 |
| Start Date: | 09/10/2022 |
| End Date: | 12/03/2022 |
| Schedule: | Saturday from 09:00 - 12:00 |
Express Yourself: Contemporary Drawing , Painting and Sculpture, Ages 13 - 15, Sat, 1 - 4 pm, start date: 09/10/2022
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Start where you are and learn new skills, practice techniques and gain confidence in expressing your ideas. With emphasis on self expression and finding your inner passion, we will explore contemporary topics in a variety of media. Based on student discussions, this year a sculptural component will be added! Each class will focus on specific skills through a directed exercise, followed by a student inspired project in a variety of media: pencil, ink, pastel, mixed media, watercolour, acrylics, clay and wax. Field trip to an Art Gallery included.
| Code: | F22DT03 |
| Price: | $315.00 |
| Teacher: | Marika Jemma |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | Children and Teens/ Enfants et Adolescents |
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| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Spots Remaining: | 6 |
| Start Date: | 09/10/2022 |
| End Date: | 12/03/2022 |
| Schedule: | Saturday from 13:00 - 16:00 |
Comic Books and Cartooning, Ages 13 - 15, Sat, 1 - 4 pm, start date: 09/10/2022
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Cours bilingue Avec suivi en français pour les élèves francophones.
These courses are for students at all skill levels that want 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, 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, des 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 2022 highlights
Comic strip project with assigned theme (Knock Knock)
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 want 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, 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, des 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 2022 highlights
Comic strip project with assigned theme (Knock Knock)
Comic Pages project: write & draw original short story (script/roughs/designs/layout)
The human body at rest, in movement and in foreshortened poses.
| Code: | F22DT04 |
| Price: | $310.00 |
| Teacher: | Gérard Bélec |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | Children and Teens/ Enfants et Adolescents |
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| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Spots Remaining: | 8 |
| Start Date: | 09/10/2022 |
| End Date: | 12/03/2022 |
| Schedule: | Saturday from 13:00 - 16:00 |
Art and Architecture: Mixed Media, Ages 8 - 11, Sunday, 1:30 - 4 pm, start date: 09/11/2022
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The students will learn to see the built environment in new ways by creating 2 and 3-dimensional projects. Inspiration will come from their present-day neighbourhoods and their imaginary ideal neighbourhoods. We will explore some of these existing and imaginary neighbourhood elements by illustrating them in 2D artworks, using collages, drawings and paintings, and in 3D artworks, using clay and found materials.
| Code: | F22DC02 |
| Price: | $310.00 |
| Teacher: | Josée Van Dromme |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | Children and Teens/ Enfants et Adolescents |
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| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Spots Remaining: | 8 |
| Start Date: | 09/11/2022 |
| End Date: | 12/04/2022 |
| Schedule: | Sunday from 13:30 - 16:00 |
FULL: Teen Portfolio Development: Drawing and Painting Emphasis, Ages 12 - 15, Sunday. 1 - 4 pm, start date: 09/11/2022
This course will focus on developing students’ observational skills while focusing on tone, form, proportion, likeness, depth, composition and texture. Special attention will be given to portraiture, drawing the human figure (with the aid of a live model), and still life. The objective of this course is to help students prepare a body of work for application to specialized visual art programs in high school, for an art related career or to develop their art abilities. Through a variety of painting, drawing, mixed media and sculpture projects, students will refine their skills. The goal is to help students develop a well-built portfolio by the end of the session.
| Code: | F22DT02 |
| Price: | $320.00 |
| Teacher: | Sonia Arenas |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | Children and Teens/ Enfants et Adolescents |
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| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Spots Remaining: | 0 |
| Start Date: | 09/11/2022 |
| End Date: | 12/04/2022 |
| Schedule: | Sunday from 13:00 - 16:00 |
