39 courses found:
Drawing 101: The Basics, Intro: Thurs, 6 - 9 pm
This course is full. Please contact the school if you wish to be placed on a waiting list.
You have always wanted to draw but never gathered up the courage to take a course. Here’s your chance to learn the fundaments of drawing while trying your hand at classical art materials. This ten-week class will start you off with very basic shapes and materials, working your way to a more detailed still-life. We will touch base on drawing portraits and finish off with landscapes. You are sure to have fun while learning new drawing skills and techniques.
You have always wanted to draw but never gathered up the courage to take a course. Here’s your chance to learn the fundaments of drawing while trying your hand at classical art materials. This ten-week class will start you off with very basic shapes and materials, working your way to a more detailed still-life. We will touch base on drawing portraits and finish off with landscapes. You are sure to have fun while learning new drawing skills and techniques.
| Code: | F21D001A |
| Price: | $270.00 |
| Teacher: | Patricia Laalo |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | General Interest / Intérêt général |
| Category: | Drawing / Dessin |
| Room: | |
| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Spots Remaining: | 1 |
| Start Date: | 09/16/2021 |
| End Date: | 11/18/2021 |
| Schedule: |
The ABC's of Drawing for the Beginner, Intro: Fri, 9:30 am -12:30 pm
Students will create indoor and outdoor (weather permitting) projects using a variety of materials while sharpening their observation skills. Each class will be set up with either a model or still life and students will build and expand on existing painting and drawings skills. Students will be introduced to dry mediums like charcoal, conté, pastels and wet mediums, such as acrylics, inks and watercolours. Students’ works will evolve, while getting inspired by the art and philosophy of modern artists such as Peter Doig, Paul Klee, Piet Mondrian, Henri Matisse, Picasso and many others.
2 models
2 models
| Code: | F21D001B |
| Price: | $320.00 |
| Teacher: | Tami Galili-Ellis |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | General Interest / Intérêt général |
| Category: | Drawing / Dessin |
| Room: | |
| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Spots Remaining: | 1 |
| Start Date: | 09/24/2021 |
| End Date: | 12/03/2021 |
| Schedule: |
Drawing with Pastels, Intro: Sun, 1 - 4 pm
You want to draw and also love colour! This class can bring you the best of both worlds. Drawing with Pastels is an introductory/intermediate class for those who have never drawn before or for those who have some experience and are curious about chalk pastels. You will learn about light, shade, composition, and above all…. Colour. Have fun while learning new techniques and skills for drawing with chalk pastels.
No class October 10
No class October 10
| Code: | F21D002A |
| Price: | $270.00 |
| Teacher: | Patricia Laalo |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | General Interest / Intérêt général |
| Category: | Drawing / Dessin |
| Room: | |
| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Spots Remaining: | 2 |
| Start Date: | 09/12/2021 |
| End Date: | 11/21/2021 |
| Schedule: |
CLASS FULL: Drawing and Painting One Step at a Time, Intro: Wed, 6 - 9 pm
This course is full. Please contact the school if you wish to be placed on a waiting list.
The ‘Drawing and Painting: One Step at a Time’ course will provide you with practical exercises to learn to draw and paint in a gradual way. Techniques and subjects will also evolve throughout the classes, from easy shapes and lines, to more complex 3D objects and environments in color. The purpose of the course is to help you gain confidence in your abilities and creativity.
The ‘Drawing and Painting: One Step at a Time’ course will provide you with practical exercises to learn to draw and paint in a gradual way. Techniques and subjects will also evolve throughout the classes, from easy shapes and lines, to more complex 3D objects and environments in color. The purpose of the course is to help you gain confidence in your abilities and creativity.
| Code: | F21D002B |
| Price: | $300.00 |
| Teacher: | Alena Liapko |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | General Interest / Intérêt général |
| Category: | Drawing / Dessin |
| Room: | |
| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Spots Remaining: | 2 |
| Start Date: | 09/15/2021 |
| End Date: | 12/01/2021 |
| Schedule: |
Drawing the Head and Figure, Intro-inter: Thurs, 1 - 4 pm
This course is designed for those who love both the portrait and the figure. The first half is dedicated to the construct of the head and facial features through charcoal studies which will be followed by studying the figure during the second half of the course. Participants will practice the basics of gesture, proportion, and morphology. Finally finishing with big form and small form modeling.
10 models
10 models
| Code: | F21D003A |
| Price: | $400.00 |
| Teacher: | Mahshid Farhoudi |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | General Interest / Intérêt général |
| Category: | Drawing / Dessin |
| Room: | |
| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Spots Remaining: | 3 |
| Start Date: | 09/16/2021 |
| End Date: | 12/02/2021 |
| Schedule: |
CLASS FULL: Portrait and Figure Drawing from Sketch to Detail, Inter-adv: Tues, 6 - 9 pm
This course is full. Please contact the school if you wish to be placed on a waiting list.
In this course, students will familiarize themselves with the 3D structure of the human figure starting with skeleton and portrait studies followed by two sessions of short-term sketches, with a focus on movement and proportions. A live model will be present during the final five sessions, when students will have an opportunity to concentrate on working with details. Academic drawing and sketching are fundamental for the development of a successful drawing technique and an excellent way of gaining hand control over the line and honing fine motor skills.
5 models
In this course, students will familiarize themselves with the 3D structure of the human figure starting with skeleton and portrait studies followed by two sessions of short-term sketches, with a focus on movement and proportions. A live model will be present during the final five sessions, when students will have an opportunity to concentrate on working with details. Academic drawing and sketching are fundamental for the development of a successful drawing technique and an excellent way of gaining hand control over the line and honing fine motor skills.
5 models
| Code: | F21D003B |
| Price: | $350.00 |
| Teacher: | Alena Liapko |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | General Interest / Intérêt général |
| Category: | Drawing / Dessin |
| Room: | |
| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Spots Remaining: | 0 |
| Start Date: | 09/14/2021 |
| End Date: | 11/30/2021 |
| Schedule: |
CLASS FULL: Figure Drawing and the Timeless Anatomical Principles of the Great Masters, Intro-adv: Wed, 6 - 9 pm
This course is full. Please contact the school if you wish to be placed on a waiting list.
Suitable for all levels of artistic skills, this course analyzes the human form by drawing from medieval techniques of crosshatching found in works of such masters as DaVinci, Durer, Holbein, Raphael, and Rembrandt. Embracing the challenge of working from the live nude model via a series of exercises and demonstrations, the course focuses on the rib cage, pelvis and thigh, knee and lower leg, foot, shoulder girdle, arm, hand, neck and head. Using the traditional tools of charcoal, nib and ink, students will acquire the practical knowledge of the old masters in seeing light and form to shape and inform a personal, artistic approach to the human body.
10 models
Suitable for all levels of artistic skills, this course analyzes the human form by drawing from medieval techniques of crosshatching found in works of such masters as DaVinci, Durer, Holbein, Raphael, and Rembrandt. Embracing the challenge of working from the live nude model via a series of exercises and demonstrations, the course focuses on the rib cage, pelvis and thigh, knee and lower leg, foot, shoulder girdle, arm, hand, neck and head. Using the traditional tools of charcoal, nib and ink, students will acquire the practical knowledge of the old masters in seeing light and form to shape and inform a personal, artistic approach to the human body.
10 models
| Code: | F21D004A |
| Price: | $360.00 |
| Teacher: | Adrian Gor |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | General Interest / Intérêt général |
| Category: | Drawing / Dessin |
| Room: | |
| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Spots Remaining: | 0 |
| Start Date: | 09/15/2021 |
| End Date: | 12/01/2021 |
| Schedule: |
Anatomy Drawing, Intro: Thurs, 6:30 - 9:30 pm
Understanding what’s underneath the surface makes for a better drawing and studying the skeleton is the quintessential opportunity in which to improve your drawing skills.
This course teaches student classical drawing methods starting with comparative measurement, a skill for accurately drawing scale and proportion and can be applied to any subject. Classes include demonstrations, examples and individual assistance from the instructor.
This course teaches student classical drawing methods starting with comparative measurement, a skill for accurately drawing scale and proportion and can be applied to any subject. Classes include demonstrations, examples and individual assistance from the instructor.
| Code: | F21D004B |
| Price: | $300.00 |
| Teacher: | Jayne Couch |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | General Interest / Intérêt général |
| Category: | Drawing / Dessin |
| Room: | |
| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Spots Remaining: | 0 |
| Start Date: | 09/16/2021 |
| End Date: | 12/02/2021 |
| Schedule: |
Learning and Understanding Perspective Drawing - The Alberti Project, Intro-inter: Mon/lundi, 18 h 30 - 21 h 30
Apprendre Et Comprendre Le Dessin De Perspective - Le Projet Alberti
A top online and in-person perspective drawing class aiming to provide anyone with a solid notion of rendering depth, so they can become more confident artists.
This course alternates between being at the school in a studio and at home online.
This course alternates between being at the school in a studio and at home online.
| Code: | F21D004C |
| Price: | $245.00 |
| Teacher: | Yves Larocque |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | General Interest / Intérêt général |
| Category: | Drawing / Dessin |
| Room: | |
| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Spots Remaining: | 0 |
| Start Date: | 10/18/2021 |
| End Date: | 12/06/2021 |
| Schedule: |
COURSE FULL WAIT LIST:Botanical Art: Harvest Season, Intro-inter: Fri, 9 am - 12 pm
During this course, adjusted to the beautiful and picturesque Fall season, students are invited to explore practical and emotional benefits of depicting inanimate natural objects – such as plants, fruits (either local and totally exotic ones), leaves, acorns, conkers and trees around Ottawa. The main objective of this course is arranged as a kit of simple, clear instructions – everyone will take their own advantages to gain a few of technical tips and advice in order to reveal their inner creativity.
| Code: | F21D010A |
| Price: | $300.00 |
| Teacher: | Yulia Lisitsyna |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | General Interest / Intérêt général |
| Category: | Painting / Peinture |
| Room: | |
| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Spots Remaining: | 1 |
| Start Date: | 09/17/2021 |
| End Date: | 12/03/2021 |
| Schedule: |
Basic Abstract Painting, Intro: Thurs, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
This course is designed for the absolute beginner painter who is inquisitive about colours and abstraction.
We will examine colours in relation to one another and will experiment in painting Non-figurative Art. We will paint in acrylics using non-traditional tools such as spatulas, sponges, rollers and card board. We will have fun exploring different forms of abstraction: Geometrical Abstract Art (structure & colour) and Abstract Expressionism (oversize art with/without using composition); all of this while we get inspired by the theory and art of artists such as Piet Mondrian, Kandinsky, Mark Rothko, Frank Stella, Helen Frankenthaler and many more.
2 models
We will examine colours in relation to one another and will experiment in painting Non-figurative Art. We will paint in acrylics using non-traditional tools such as spatulas, sponges, rollers and card board. We will have fun exploring different forms of abstraction: Geometrical Abstract Art (structure & colour) and Abstract Expressionism (oversize art with/without using composition); all of this while we get inspired by the theory and art of artists such as Piet Mondrian, Kandinsky, Mark Rothko, Frank Stella, Helen Frankenthaler and many more.
2 models
| Code: | F21D010C |
| Price: | $320.00 |
| Teacher: | Tami Galili-Ellis |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | General Interest / Intérêt général |
| Category: | Painting / Peinture |
| Room: | |
| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Spots Remaining: | 3 |
| Start Date: | 09/16/2021 |
| End Date: | 12/02/2021 |
| Schedule: |
CLASS FULL Exploring Acrylics and Oils, Intro-inter: Tues, 9 am - 12 pm
This course is full. Please contact the school if you wish to be placed on a waiting list.
This Tuesday morning course focuses on the essential skills involved in painting with oils and acrylics. With the instructor’s guidance, students will work on projects of their own choice, learning painting techniques and gaining practical information. Formal issues concerning technique, colour and composition will be discussed in an enthusiastic and lively atmosphere.
1 model
This Tuesday morning course focuses on the essential skills involved in painting with oils and acrylics. With the instructor’s guidance, students will work on projects of their own choice, learning painting techniques and gaining practical information. Formal issues concerning technique, colour and composition will be discussed in an enthusiastic and lively atmosphere.
1 model
| Code: | F21D011A |
| Price: | $310.00 |
| Teacher: | Andrew Fay |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | General Interest / Intérêt général |
| Category: | Painting / Peinture |
| Room: | |
| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Spots Remaining: | 1 |
| Start Date: | 09/14/2021 |
| End Date: | 11/30/2021 |
| Schedule: |
CLASS FULL: Exploring Acrylics and Oils, Intro-inter: Wed, 6 - 9 pm
This course is full. Please contact the school if you wish to be placed on a waiting list.
This Wednesday evening course focuses on the essential skills involved in painting with oils and acrylics. With the instructor’s guidance, students will work on projects of their own choice, learning painting techniques and gaining practical information. Formal issues concerning technique, colour and composition will be discussed in an enthusiastic and lively atmosphere.
1 model
This Wednesday evening course focuses on the essential skills involved in painting with oils and acrylics. With the instructor’s guidance, students will work on projects of their own choice, learning painting techniques and gaining practical information. Formal issues concerning technique, colour and composition will be discussed in an enthusiastic and lively atmosphere.
1 model
| Code: | F21D011B |
| Price: | $310.00 |
| Teacher: | Andrew Fay |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | General Interest / Intérêt général |
| Category: | Painting / Peinture |
| Room: | |
| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Spots Remaining: | 1 |
| Start Date: | 09/15/2021 |
| End Date: | 12/01/2021 |
| Schedule: |
The Ancient Technique of Icon Painting, Intro-adv: Tues, 6 - 9 pm
In this course, students of all levels of artistic skills will create egg-tempera paintings by exploring forgotten medieval techniques of making Byzantine icons. We will learn how to apply gold leaf on handcrafted wood-panels and mix pigments with home-made emulsion and gesso. We will also learn how and why these ancient artistic methods influenced contemporary art and visual culture. For this reason, Byzantine art theory of color, drawing, and composition will be used to discover a new artistic medium and mode seeing images for creative self-expression. This will be done first via a series of exercises to understand the steps of painting exemplary Byzantine icons. In following this historical art form, students will paint next a “personal icon” on a wood-panel based on images and visual composition of their chose.
| Code: | F21D011C |
| Price: | $300.00 |
| Teacher: | Adrian Gor |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | General Interest / Intérêt général |
| Category: | Painting / Peinture |
| Room: | |
| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Spots Remaining: | 4 |
| Start Date: | 09/14/2021 |
| End Date: | 11/30/2021 |
| Schedule: |
Painting the Fall Landscape, Intro-inter: Mon, 1 - 4 pm
Create and learn to use the Fall Landscape to make expressive paintings. Contemporary plein air painting methods will be explored in the medium of your choice. Students will meet weekly at inspiring outdoor painting locations. Studio work will follow when it becomes too cold outside.
No class October 11
No class October 11
| Code: | F21D012A |
| Price: | $300.00 |
| Teacher: | Rob Hinchley |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | General Interest / Intérêt général |
| Category: | Painting / Peinture |
| Room: | |
| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Spots Remaining: | 1 |
| Start Date: | 09/13/2021 |
| End Date: | 12/06/2021 |
| Schedule: |
Figure Drawing to Painting, Intro-inter: Wed, 1 - 4 pm
This course is designed as a transition from figure drawing to painting. It aims at the improvement of figure drawing skills and sketching with colour and paint.
In each class students will paint pictures through observation of a sustained pose. The combination of drawing with charcoal and pastel develops into painting by adding acrylic or oil paint with brush and sponge.
10 models
In each class students will paint pictures through observation of a sustained pose. The combination of drawing with charcoal and pastel develops into painting by adding acrylic or oil paint with brush and sponge.
10 models
| Code: | F21D013B |
| Price: | $400.00 |
| Teacher: | Mahshid Farhoudi |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | General Interest / Intérêt général |
| Category: | Painting / Peinture |
| Room: | |
| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Spots Remaining: | 3 |
| Start Date: | 09/15/2021 |
| End Date: | 12/01/2021 |
| Schedule: |
Way of the Brush: Japanese Painting (Sumi-e), Intro-inter: Tues, 6 - 8 pm
Experience seasonal painting subjects such as the Pine, the Chrysanthemum and more! Subject matter and content change as semester progresses and is tailored for returning students. Beginners will learn the important fundamentals to produce simple, classic ink works in calligraphy and beginner-level subject painting. Intermediate to advanced students will be given new ways to explore painting further. Each student can expect one-on-one assistance to advance along their painting journey.
It is important to get the correct supplies before coming to class, so please ask for the supply list at registration.
It is important to get the correct supplies before coming to class, so please ask for the supply list at registration.
| Code: | F21D017A |
| Price: | $220.00 |
| Teacher: | Heather MacDonald |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | General Interest / Intérêt général |
| Category: | Painting / Peinture |
| Room: | |
| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Spots Remaining: | 4 |
| Start Date: | 09/14/2021 |
| End Date: | 11/16/2021 |
| Schedule: |
CLASS FULL: Watercolour, Ink, Gouache: Fine Art and Illustration, Intro-inter: Tues, 6 - 9 pm
This course is full. Please contact the school if you wish to be placed on a waiting list.
This course is focused specifically on DIY-advice and practical exercises aimed to help attendees get rid of so-called “prejudice about difficulties with watercolour”. Through series of simple, clear, step-by-step guidance they will become aware of their artistic skills, get to know how to use washes, mixes, how to avoid rundowns and will be able to create multi-layered, intricate compositions. Series of sessions are designed to help students to find and develop your own style, to experiment with water-based media such as ink, gouache, watercolor crayons, chalk pastels and different resists. You will be encouraged to find subjects that interest you – and instructions will be given to help you reach your highest creative potential and feel satisfied with your accomplishments.
This course is focused specifically on DIY-advice and practical exercises aimed to help attendees get rid of so-called “prejudice about difficulties with watercolour”. Through series of simple, clear, step-by-step guidance they will become aware of their artistic skills, get to know how to use washes, mixes, how to avoid rundowns and will be able to create multi-layered, intricate compositions. Series of sessions are designed to help students to find and develop your own style, to experiment with water-based media such as ink, gouache, watercolor crayons, chalk pastels and different resists. You will be encouraged to find subjects that interest you – and instructions will be given to help you reach your highest creative potential and feel satisfied with your accomplishments.
| Code: | F21D018A |
| Price: | $300.00 |
| Teacher: | Yulia Lisitsyna |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | General Interest / Intérêt général |
| Category: | Painting / Peinture |
| Room: | |
| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Spots Remaining: | 0 |
| Start Date: | 09/14/2021 |
| End Date: | 11/30/2021 |
| Schedule: |
CLASS FULL: Exploring Printmaking I, Intro-inter: Wed, 6:30 - 9:30
This course is full. Please contact the school if you wish to be placed on a waiting list.
In this course students will explore printmaking techniques with drypoints, monoprints, chine colle and etching methods. Emphasis will be on the unique and expressive qualities found in printmaking. Students will enjoy the atmosphere of the class and working in the OSA printmaking studio.
In this course students will explore printmaking techniques with drypoints, monoprints, chine colle and etching methods. Emphasis will be on the unique and expressive qualities found in printmaking. Students will enjoy the atmosphere of the class and working in the OSA printmaking studio.
| Code: | F21D040 |
| Price: | $340.00 |
| Teacher: | Rob Hinchley |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | General Interest / Intérêt général |
| Category: | Printmaking / Gravure |
| Room: | |
| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Spots Remaining: | 0 |
| Start Date: | 09/15/2021 |
| End Date: | 12/01/2021 |
| Schedule: |
New Printmaking, Intro-inter: Mon, 6:30 - 9:30
In this class we will learn main printmaking techniques, such as: linocuts, woodcuts, etching, and mixed media techniques. The main focus of the class will be the proper use of tools, the press and how we can incorporate the qualities of printmaking in our own work. Class projects are open and each student will receive personal attention from the teacher.
No class October 11
No class October 11
| Code: | F21D041 |
| Price: | $340.00 |
| Teacher: | Guillermo Trejo |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | General Interest / Intérêt général |
| Category: | Printmaking / Gravure |
| Room: | |
| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Spots Remaining: | 3 |
| Start Date: | 09/13/2021 |
| End Date: | 12/06/2021 |
| Schedule: |
Silkscreen Adventures, Intro-inter: Thurs, 6:30 - 9:30 pm
This course will introduce students to different aspects of silkscreen in art making. It is modified for beginners and intermediate levels. Students will explore possibilities and challenges in applying silkscreen techniques in art production. Print on your own T-shirts, canvas bags, paper and more!
Students will become familiar with:
- Screen Drawing Ink techniques
- Screen Filler and clear
- Photo Emulsion and cleaner
- Using positive Images on Acetate
- Photo-Silkscreen
Students will become familiar with:
- Screen Drawing Ink techniques
- Screen Filler and clear
- Photo Emulsion and cleaner
- Using positive Images on Acetate
- Photo-Silkscreen
| Code: | F21D042 |
| Price: | $340.00 |
| Teacher: | Farouk Kaspaules |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | General Interest / Intérêt général |
| Category: | Printmaking / Gravure |
| Room: | |
| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Spots Remaining: | 2 |
| Start Date: | 09/16/2021 |
| End Date: | 12/02/2021 |
| Schedule: |
Printmaking: Less Toxic Inks and Processes, Intro-inter: Tues, 1 - 4 pm
The beauty of line, the wonder of pattern, the dynamics of colour, the subtly of form. Artists gravitate to different printmaking processes because they express different elements of art. This print class introduces students to a variety of printmaking techniques including relief (linocut), intaglio (drypoint and collograph) and planographic (polyester plate lithography), enabling them to explore their own imagery through the versatility of print.
We will use soya-based inks (with the exception of polyester plate lithography), which clean up with soap and water.
We will use soya-based inks (with the exception of polyester plate lithography), which clean up with soap and water.
| Code: | F21D043 |
| Price: | $340.00 |
| Teacher: | Deidre Hierlihy |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | General Interest / Intérêt général |
| Category: | Printmaking / Gravure |
| Room: | |
| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Spots Remaining: | 3 |
| Start Date: | 09/14/2021 |
| End Date: | 11/30/2021 |
| Schedule: |
Sculpture 101: Intro to Basic Principles, Intro: Wed, 6 - 9 pm
Sculpture is the ultimate study of the three-dimensional world. This class will introduce students to the basic principles, techniques and language of space and form that is used in the sculpture industry. Through a series of projects, students will learn to create unique pieces using a mix of classical and contemporary materials. Together, we will go over additive and subtractive forms of sculpture and will conclude the course with a life model sculpture.
The projects and required materials will be discussed in detail during the first class.
The projects and required materials will be discussed in detail during the first class.
| Code: | F21D060 |
| Price: | $340.00 |
| Teacher: | Harrison Duncan |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | General Interest / Intérêt général |
| Category: | Sculpture and Ceramics / Sculpture et Céramique |
| Room: | |
| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Spots Remaining: | 3 |
| Start Date: | 09/15/2021 |
| End Date: | 12/02/2021 |
| Schedule: |
CLASS FULL: Ceramics, Intro-inter: Thurs, 6 - 9 pm
This course is full. Please contact the school if you wish to be placed on a waiting list.
This Thursday evening class is designed for students who have had some previous ceramic experience and have an interest in working with clay. The course gives students experiences in making functional, as well as sculptural pieces, using a variety of techniques. Well thought out forms, designs and function.
This Thursday evening class is designed for students who have had some previous ceramic experience and have an interest in working with clay. The course gives students experiences in making functional, as well as sculptural pieces, using a variety of techniques. Well thought out forms, designs and function.
| Code: | F21D065C |
| Price: | $360.00 |
| Teacher: | Meagan Pethick |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | General Interest / Intérêt général |
| Category: | Sculpture and Ceramics / Sculpture et Céramique |
| Room: | |
| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Spots Remaining: | 0 |
| Start Date: | 09/16/2021 |
| End Date: | 12/02/2021 |
| Schedule: |
CLASS FULL: Advanced Clay Sculpture, Adv, Tues, 1 - 4 pm
This course is full. Please contact the school if you wish to be placed on a waiting list.
In this course we will develop a broad range of approaches to clay sculpture. We will explore using both traditional and non-traditional techniques. This is an independent project-based course; students will work on their projects and reserve one-on-one assistance. This will be a fun and dynamic course that will provide a forum for discussion and exploration of clay sculpture, and its possibilities.
* Independent project students welcome.
*No wheel work taught.
In this course we will develop a broad range of approaches to clay sculpture. We will explore using both traditional and non-traditional techniques. This is an independent project-based course; students will work on their projects and reserve one-on-one assistance. This will be a fun and dynamic course that will provide a forum for discussion and exploration of clay sculpture, and its possibilities.
* Independent project students welcome.
*No wheel work taught.
| Code: | F21D065E |
| Price: | $360.00 |
| Teacher: | Nadine Argo |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | General Interest / Intérêt général |
| Category: | Sculpture and Ceramics / Sculpture et Céramique |
| Room: | |
| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Spots Remaining: | 0 |
| Start Date: | 09/14/2021 |
| End Date: | 11/30/2021 |
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Introduction to Art Therapy, Intro: Tues, 1- 4 pm
The Introduction to Art therapy is beneficial for any artist who wants a better understanding of their own artistic abilities and for anyone in the helping professions. This intensive 8-week course will begin help you with a better understanding of how you work and why. The classes will include some theory, art assessments, group work, ethics, patient art, collage, guided imagery, “life boxes”, and a relaxation technique. A certificate is given upon completion.
| Code: | F21D070 |
| Price: | $260.00 |
| Teacher: | Sharon Mintz |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | General Interest / Intérêt général |
| Category: | Special Interest / Sujets Divers |
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| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Spots Remaining: | 6 |
| Start Date: | 09/14/2021 |
| End Date: | 11/02/2021 |
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Intro to Digital Photography, Intro: Thurs, 6 - 9 pm
The course is structured to introduce the fundamentals of digital photography by helping you to understand your camera as well as introduce the range of choices that one can make to improve their photographs. Beyond basic camera controls, students will complete a range of exercises that will improve their recognition of compositional elements that improve their photographs. Topics covered include simplifying your menu choices, manual exposure controls, how to use your flash properly as well as how to improve your digital photographs in post-production. Weekly exercises, demonstrations and open critiques will improve your seeing and intuition in how to produce dynamic, engaging photographs.
| Code: | F21D091B |
| Price: | $300.00 |
| Teacher: | David Barbour |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | General Interest / Intérêt général |
| Category: | Digital Photography / Photographie Numerique |
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| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Spots Remaining: | 6 |
| Start Date: | 09/16/2021 |
| End Date: | 12/02/2021 |
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Letterpress Workshop - Just in Time for Christmas!, Sat, 1 - 4 pm, Intro-adv
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This creative six hour workshop is an introduction to letterpress printing on a Vandercook press. You will learn basic typesetting and how to operate the press.
In this class you can make your personalized, original Christmas cards, thank you cards, events cards or even your business cards! Most tools and inks will be provided, but you will need to bring your paper and ideas ~ don't be conservative, bring your favourite colours! This workshop is perfect for graphic design students, craft people and anyone who is interested in creating unique prints! No experience is required.
The print studio at the Ottawa School of Art is the only public space where you can experience working with a Vandercook press!
Did you pay for your annual Membership Fee? Pick up your OSA Membership card at the Reception Office at the Ottawa School of Art. The card entitles you to 10% off art supplies at Wallack's and De Serres (St Laurent location only), but you have to have the card with you!
In this class you can make your personalized, original Christmas cards, thank you cards, events cards or even your business cards! Most tools and inks will be provided, but you will need to bring your paper and ideas ~ don't be conservative, bring your favourite colours! This workshop is perfect for graphic design students, craft people and anyone who is interested in creating unique prints! No experience is required.
The print studio at the Ottawa School of Art is the only public space where you can experience working with a Vandercook press!
Did you pay for your annual Membership Fee? Pick up your OSA Membership card at the Reception Office at the Ottawa School of Art. The card entitles you to 10% off art supplies at Wallack's and De Serres (St Laurent location only), but you have to have the card with you!
| Code: | F21DWS01 |
| Price: | $175.00 |
| Teacher: | Guillermo Trejo |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | General Interest / Intérêt général |
| Category: | Short Courses & Workshops / Cours de courte durée et ateliers |
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| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Spots Remaining: | 5 |
| Start Date: | 12/04/2021 |
| End Date: | 12/04/2021 |
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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: | 1 |
| 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: | 2 |
| 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.
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.
| 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: | 4 |
| 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: | 1 |
| Start Date: | 09/11/2021 |
| End Date: | 12/04/2021 |
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B-Sharpes Open Painting Workshop, Independent: Thurs, 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Have paintings you want to finish? Need three hours a week to get out of the house and complete your artwork on your own? Then you need to sign up for this independent painting workshop! It allows individuals to work on their painting projects in an encouraging and relaxing atmosphere with like-minded people.
| Code: | F21DOW1D |
| Price: | $125.00 |
| Teacher: | No Instructor |
| Campus: | Downtown |
| Focus: | General Interest / Intérêt général |
| Category: | Open Workshops / Ateliers Libres |
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| Semester: | Fall |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Spots Remaining: | 0 |
| Start Date: | 09/16/2021 |
| End Date: | 12/02/2021 |
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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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