Workshops

"Basics" - 2-day Sunday Beginner Level Workshops

Too busy to commit to an 8 week class? Why not take a 2 day intensive "Basics" version of our beginner level courses. Find out more...

Adult Workshops Spring 2013

Youth/Teen Workshops Spring 2013

Workshops for Adults

Throwing Pots for Beginners
with David Baker

Spring Workshop Date: Day 1 April 7, Day 2 April 20
Time: Day 1 10:00am - 4:00, Day 2 10:00am - 1:00pm
Cost: $135 + cost of clay
Members Cost: $121/50 + cost of clay
Workshop Description: A beginner pottery workshop that introduces all the skills and techniques involved in using the potter's wheel. Learn centering, forming the base, raising and thinning the walls, shaping and finishing the piece, and explore how to make pleasing and well proportioned shapes.

Mixed Media Workshop
with Anne Renouf

Spring Workshop Date: Day 1 April , 7 Day 2 April 14
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm
Cost: $180
Members Cost: $162
Workshop Description: A workshop for advanced artists and beginners alike, who are interested in exploring mixed media, and combining art materials in innovative ways. Boxes, decorative papers, acrylics, photos, buttons, beads, wire, threads, nails, twigs, are just some of the unusual materials available when creating these one-of-a-kind works. Learn the image transfer process, gold leaf application, collage, and much more.

Hands Down: Drawing Workshop
with Hilary Phillips

Spring Workshop Date: April 14
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm
Cost: $90
Members Cost: $81
Workshop Description: Come refine your skills through observational drawing of the human hands and feet. Student's will gain knowledge in various drawing techniques and simple anatomy. Demonstrations and critiques will be given in this workshop.

Making Lidded Pots
with David Baker

Spring Workshop Date: Day 1 April 14, Day 2 April 21
Time: Day 1 10:00am - 4:00, Day 2 10:00am - 1:00pm
Cost: $135 + cost of clay
Members Cost: $121.50 + cost of clay
Workshop Description:This beginner/intermediate level workshop will teach potters how to create different lidded vessels such as casseroles, storage jars, honey pots and others. Students will learn to make different types of lids suited to various forms. Day 2 will involve glazing your pottery.

Drawing Basics
with Nicole Cooper

Spring Workshop Date: Sunday, April 21& 28 (2 days)
Time:10:00am - 4:00pm
Cost: $180 (supplies not included)
Members' Cost: $162 (supplies not included)
Workshop Description: Anyone can learn to draw. Drawing is an artist's most fundamental and useful skill. It is the point of departure for most artistic pursuits. This workshop will help you hone the technical and perceptual skills needed to draw with confidence. Exercises will include drawing from still life and photos while working predominantly with graphite.

Fused Glass Jewellery
with Val Cowle

Spring Workshop Date: Sunday, April 21
Time: 10:00am -1:00pm
Cost: $65 ($45 + $20 cost of materials)
Members Cost: $60.50 ($40.50 + $20 cost of materials)
Workshop Description: Create unique jewellery using the glass fusing process. Design pendants/cabochons and earrings using a selection of colourful stained glass and add some style with dichroic glass elements. Your creations will be fused and will be available for pickup the forllowing week.

The Elements of Composition in Photography
with Bill Lockington

Winter Workshop Date: Saturday, April 27
Time: 9:30am -4:00pm
Cost: $150 includes Workbook and CD
|Members Cost: $135 includes Workbook and CD
Workshop held at LLF Lawyers 332 Aylmer St. North
Workshop Description: Understanding why pictures "work" in the focus of this one-day workshop. Recognition of the 'elements' of composition will create balance, proportion and emotion in your photography. Learn the time honoured 'rules' of composition, when to break them, and the importance of background as our photography pallet.

Silver Band Rings
with Sandy MacFarlane

Spring Workshop Date: Sunday, April 28
Time: 10:00am -4:00pm
Cost: $90 + cost of silver by weight
Members Cost: $81 + cost of silver by weight
Workshop Description: Band rings form the basis of many ring styles or simply can be worn as is by letting the precious metal speak for itself. In this one-day workshop you will create one or more band rings and explore ways to add interest by carving, shaping or adding details. Due to the small scale of objects, it is recommended you bring your own visual enhancement aids (e.g. a magnifying glass or visor.) Silver will be available at extra cost due the day of the workshop.

Casting in Silver: A 2-Day Workshop
with Sandy MacFarlane

Spring Workshop Dates: Sunday, May 5 and June 2
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm
Cost: $180 - tools & supplies provided. The cost of silver castings is extra (by weight)
Members' Cost: $162 - tools & supplies provided. The cost of silver castings is extra (by weight)
Please Note: Due to the small scale of objects, visual enhancement tools are recommended, such as a magnifying visor or magnifying glass (please bring your own). Manual dexterity and attention to detail are important skills needed in this course.

This two-day workshop will give you an opportunity to become familiar with the lost wax casting process of making jewellery, and make your own piece of unique silver jewellery.

Lost wax casting has been used for thousands of years, and about 95% of today's jewellery is produced using this method. It involves creating wax models that are exactly replicated in metal in the finest detail. The workshop will be split over two Sundays, three weeks apart. The first session will focus on preparing the wax models by hand, involving filing, carving, drilling or melting the wax. Various techniques will be demonstrated. The second session will involve filing, sanding, finishing, and polishing the silver castings. Note: cost of the silver is in addition to the course fee, and will depend on the number and weight of piece(s) made. (As a indicator, a 'smaller' ring or pendant can be made for $25-35). Not only will you come away with a unique piece of jewellery made by yourself, but you will gain valuable insight into the process of jewellery making in general. Refreshments provided, but please bring your own lunch.

Glazing and Decorating Pottery
with David Baker

Spring Workshop Date: Sunday, May 5
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Cost: $45
Members Cost: $40.50
Workshop Description: This 1-day beginner/intermediate workshop explores decorative techniques such as application of slip, use of under glaze colours, applied surface decoration and glazing techniques such as pouring, dipping, spraying and brushing. Participants will have to bring bisqued pottery to work on.

Splashdown Watercolour Basics Part 1
with Martha Robinson

Spring Workshop Date: May 5
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm
Cost: $90
Members Cost: $81
Workshop Description: Captivated by watercolours, but intimidated by paint? This workshop starts with the very basics: setting up your palette, understanding papers, introduction to washes and colour mixing from the ground up to give participants a firm foundation for any further exploration-with-reduced frustration in watercolour. Demonstrations and colour handouts included.

Byzantine Bracelet
with Sandy MacFarlane

Spring Workshop Date: May 12 or June 9
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm
Cost: $90
Members Cost: $81
Workshop Description: Celebrate Mother's Day with your Mom or Daughter by learning how to make jump rings, fabricate chain patters while finishing with a hand-made clasp. Brass, nickel and copper wire are included. Those wanting to work in silver should indicate when registering. (Addition cost of silver $20-$40 depending on size and length of bracelet).

Spring Workshop Date: Monday, May 13
Time: 6:00 - 9:00pm
Cost: $45
Members Cost: $40.50
Workshop Description: Whether social media is entirely new to you, or you've got your feet wet, but are unsure how to dive in, this workshop will look at the vital role social media can play in the promotion of your work. We'll look at what makes the various platforms unique, what makes the most sense for you and get you setup and running. Students should bring a laptop, tablet or smart phone.

Outdoor Watercolour
with Sharon Taylor

Spring Workshop Date: Sunday May 26 (rain date June 2)
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm
Cost: $90 supplies not included
Members Cost: $81 supplies not included
Workshop Description: Painting waercolour en plein air. Come and experience painting directly from nature. From the most intimate detailed close up to distant vistas. Demonstrations and specific approaches given will help you create the paintings you envision. Supplies and location will be specified upon registration.

Garden Art Workshop in Fused Glass
with Val Cowle

Spring Workshop Date: Sunday May 26
Time: 10:00am - 2:00pm
Cost: $155 ($60 plus materials kit $95)
Members Cost: $149 ($54 plus materials kit $95)
Workshop Description: Using stained glass as the media and fusing as the process, create your own unique piece of all-weather art for your garden (or apartment). The finished fused piece is around 12" square and comes with a tall locally crafted wrought iron stand to enable you to display your art. Your work will be fused and will be ready for pick up one week later. Kit includes a quality oil-filled glass cutter.

Chainmaking for Jewellery
with Sandy MacFarlane

Winter Workshop Date: Sunday, May 26
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm
Cost: $90 - tools & supplies provided; cost of silver wire is extra.
Members Cost: $81 - tools & supplies provided; cost of silver wire extra
Workshop Description: Learn the skills and techniques to make your own bracelets or necklaces based on century old traditional patterns. Besides learning a variety of patterns, you will explore ways to make basic jump rings, how to work with various thicknesses of wire, how to make simple clasps, as well as techniques for finishing and polishing your chains. Brass, copper and nickel wire are included in course fee. Silver wire is available at an extra cost, to be paid the day of the workshop. Please indicate when registering.

Splashdown Watercolour Basics Part 2
with Martha Robinson

Spring Workshop Date: May 26
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm
Cost: $90
Members Cost: $81
Workshop Description: Watercolour frustration? Need the Basics? This workshop starts with a quick colour wheel review and then tackles some very basic components of good painting with exercises to address values, mixing darks, warm and cool washes, and colour for cast shadows and backgrounds at a pace geared to beginners and near to beginner watercolourists. Demonstrations and colour handouts included.

Hand-building Pottery
with David Baker

Winter Workshop Date: June 2 & June 9
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm
Cost: $180 + cost of clay
Members Cost: $162 + cost of clay
Workshop Description: A beginners introduction to hand-building will allow you explore the various methods in creating a vessel without using the potter`s wheel. Design aesthetics and techniques will help individuals create unique one of a kind pieces. Creations will be fired and ready to be glazed for the Day 2.

Typography
with Martha Robinson

Spring Workshop Date: Sunday, June 2
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm
Cost: $90
Members Cost: $81
Workshop Description: Learn the basics in principles of typography: when to use serif or sans serif faces, letter and line spacing, altering weights and decorative manipulation (in Photoshop) for more effective documents from business cards to posters, this workshop will address these concepts while guiding you through the design of a document of your choice.

Oil Painting
with Jenni Johnston

Spring Workshop Date: Sunday, June 9
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm
Cost: $90
Members Cost: $81
Workshop Description: Come dabble in oil paint. Learn the basics: brushes, paints and mediums, colour theory, techniques, composition, and develop observation skills. Dive into a painting, learn by doing. After the end of the workshop everyone will have a completed oil painting

Workshops for Youth

Youth Intro to Pottery
with Brianna Gosselin
Ages 6-12

Spring Workshop Date: Day 1 April 13, Day 2 April 28
Time: Day 1 10-2pm, Day 2 10-1pm
Cost: $90 (including materials)
Members Cost: $81 (including materials)

A beginner youth pottery workshop that introduces all the skills and techniques involved in using the pottery wheel. Children will learn centering, forming a base, raising the walls and shaping their piece. Hand building and design elements will be introduced through pinch and coil pots. Pottery pieces will be fired and ready to glaze for day two of the workshop. This is a great introduction to the pottery studio for young creative minds.

Abstract Youth Workshop
with Elizabeth Adlam
Ages 6 - 12

Spring Workshop Date: April 13
Time: 12:00 - 4:00pm
Cost: $50 incluing supplies
Members Cost: $45 including supplies
Workshop Description: This workshop will introduce children to the ideas behind abstraction. Historical references will be addressed with the chance to explore the realm of abstraction through art projects. A variety of techniques and materials will be introduced. Students will be allowed to free their mind of representation and truly enjoy the act of creating.

Mother's Day Projects for Youth
with Jenni Johnston
Ages 6 - 12

Spring Workshop Date: April 21
Time: 10:00am - 2:00pm
Cost: $50 including supplies
Members Cost: $45 including supplies
Workshop Description: Celebrate Mom! Children will create personal heartfelt projects that revolve around Mother's Day. They will be exposed to a variety of mediums and will create numerous masterpieces that are sure to be cherished. Come express yourself through art.

Group of Seven Landscapes
with Jenni Johnston

Spring Workshop Date: Saturday, May 4
Time: 12:00 - 4:00pm
Cost: $50 all supplies included
Members Cost: $45 all supplies included
Workshop Description: Celebrate landscape painting with the Group of Seven. Be introduced to the artists and their specific techniques and styles that are unique to them. Learn about preliminary sketches, composition, underpainting, painting techniques and brush strokes Translate their style into your own landscape painting.

Youth Fused Glass Suncatchers
with Val Cowle

Spring Workshop Date: Sunday, May 5
Time: 10:00am - 12:30pm
Cost: $55 ($35 plus $20 materials)
Members Cost: $51.50 ($31.50 plus $20 materials)
Workshop Description: Kids get a chance to demonstrate their design skills in this fun workshop where thye create up to four unique suncatchers through the fused glass process. Artwork will be fused and ready for pickup the next week.

Teen Portrait
with Nicole Cooper

Spring Workshop Date: Friday May 10 & 17
Time: 6:30 - 9:00pm
Cost: $75 (students must provide their own canvas)
Members Cost: $67.50 (students must provide their own canvas)
Workshop Description: Work on on your observational skills through portraits. Create an acrylic painting of someone special. Learn proportions, composition, colour mixing, and how to create a likeness. Artwork created can be submitted into the Peterborough Portraits, Community Living project, June 15, 2013. Deadline for submission is May 31.

Anime/Manga Workshop
with Brianna Gosselin

Ages: 13 - 17
Spring Workshop Date: Thursday May 23, 30 & June 6 (3 evenings)
Time: 6:00 - 8:00pm
Cost: $75 all supplies included
Members' Cost: $67.50 all supplies included
Workshop Description: Design anime/manga characters with proper proportions, facial expressions and body language. Learn about artists, various tools, culture and the industry. Explore storyline and character development to help bring the art to life

Youth Portrait Painting
with Jenni Johnston

Spring Workshop Date: Saturday May 25
Time: 10:00am - 2:00pm
Cost: $50 (students must provide their own canvas)
Members Cost: $45 (students must provide their own canvas)
Workshop Description: Come be introduced to the world of Portrait Painting. Create an acrylic painting of someone special in your life. Learn proportions, composition, mixing colours, and creating a likeness. Artwork created can be submitted into the Peterborough Portraits, Community Living project, June 15, 2013. Deadline for submission is May 31.

Mask Making Teen Pottery Workshop
with Kristin Drummond

Spring Workshop Date: Sunday May 26 & June 9
Time: 10:00am - 2:00pm
Cost: $100 all supplies included
Members Cost: $90 all supplies included
Workshop Description: Explore the cultural significance of masks, and their important role in the theatre. Learn how to create a structural base by making a plaster cast of your face, then build facial features by pressing clay into the mold. This clay base will sllow students to build up expressions. The second day of the workshop will involve painting and adding other forms of mixed media.

Father's Day Projects
with Jenni Johnston

Spring Workshop Date: Sunday June 2
Time: 10:00am - 2:00pm
Cost: $50 all supplies included
Members Cost: $45 all supplies included
Workshop Description: Celebrate Dad! Children will create personal heartfelt projects that revolve around father's day. They will be exposed to a variety of mediums and will create numerous masterpieces that are sure to be cherished. Come express your love through art.

Silk Screening for Teens
with Emily Gosselin
Ages 10-17+

Spring Workshop Date: February 3
Time: 10-2 p.m.
Cost: $50 all supplies included)
Members Cost: $45.50 all supplies included
Workshop Description: This one day workshop will explain the basic fundamentals in silk screening. Design elements and the principals or art will be addressed in the creation of a stencil. Individuals will be shown techniques in design, preparation, application and printing. Students are encouraged to bring in an article of clothing to print on. Canvas will be provided for the main project.