Events
SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS TO THE ART CENTRE. LEARN. DISCOVER. CREATE!
We welcome SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS for Grades K-12!
Morning or afternoon sessions designed to inspire creativity and connect learning with the arts. Experience the power of Art in our art classroom and newly expanded Gallery + Atrium at the Elora Centre for the Arts.
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FOREST FRIENDS! ART OF NATURE SUMMER CAMP
Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada5-DAY CAMP FOR AGES 4-6
Forest Friends is a magical summer art camp of Nature and Nonsense! Where our youngest creators, ages 4–6 discover the joy of story-time, art & friend-making in the great outdoors.
Each day is a gentle adventure filled with kindness, colour, curiosity, and woodland wonder!
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ART WORLD SUPERSTARS! SUMMER ART CAMP
Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada5-DAY CAMP FOR AGES 7-12
Junior Art Stars 7! Step into the summer camp spotlight at Art World Superstars.
This week, we will channel iconic artists like Pop icon Andy Warhol and Street-Art master Banksy and make our own mark on the world! Let’s celebrate the bold colors, big ideas, and the unforgettable styles of Contemporary Arts’ brightest Stars!
CAMP CANDY FACTORY! SUMMER ART CAMP
Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada5-DAY CAMP FOR AGES 4-6
Step into a world of colour, creativity, and candy-coated imagination at Camp Candy Factory, the ultimate art camp for the sweetest of mini artists!
This playful summer adventure blends the joy of storytelling with the magic of art-making, where every day is a deliciously sweet surprise
BIG ART LITTLE ART! SUMMER ART CAMP
Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada4-DAY CAMP FOR AGES 7-12
Get ready to explore a world where size sparks creativity!
BIG ART-little art invites young artists to explore the power of scale and dive into extremes. From giant abstract paintings that stretch across canvases, to tiny insect illustrations that celebrate the beauty of things big and small.
OCEAN ODYSSEY! SUMMER ART CAMP
Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada5-DAY CAMP FOR AGES 7-12
Welcome aboard ocean Explorers! Join us for Ocean Odyssey, a summer camp week designed for artful adventures inspired by our big blue planet!
Come explore your deep-sea creativity and discover the wonders of the oceans through play and hands-on making.
UNDERWATER WORLDS! SUMMER ART CAMP
Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada5-DAY CAMP FOR AGES 4-6
Dive into a summer of art camp creativity! Underwater Worlds is a week where imagination swims free and every project is a splash of adventure.
This ocean-themed experience invites our newest campers, ages 4-6 to dip their toes into the mysteries of the deep through paint, sculpture, storytelling, and more.
IMAGINEERING! SUMMER ART CAMP
Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada5-DAY CAMP FOR AGES 7-12
Imagineering! A dynamo summer art camp that fuses curiosity and creativity. Explore the wonders of Art and Tech through playful experiments and expressive builds.
From designing kinetic sculptures to painting with light, campers will discover how innovation and artistry can go hand in hand. Get ready to dream big and make it real!
LIFE DRAWING IN THE ATRIUM. SEPTEMBER-JUNE
Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, CanadaSEPTEMBER - JUNE.
EVERY 1ST + 3RD TUESDAY
3-HOUR SELF-GUIDED SESSIONS WITH LIVE MODEL
Join us, the first and third Tuesday of each month for self-directed life drawing centered on creative flow, shared space, and working from the human form. This is a welcoming evening designed to support both personal practice and community connection. Come draw, paint and reconnect with your practice alongside fellow artists!
SUPPORTIVE ARTS FALL WEDNESDAYS
REGISTRATION OPENS AUGUST 4
EVERY WEDNESDAY, SEPT 16 - DEC 16
10 AM – 12 PM
Weekly, inclusive art & mindfulness classes for adults with varying abilities. Join us Sept to June for weekly guided 2-hour workshops designed to support adults of all abilities. Each session embraces diversity and friendship through explorations in art making, movement, mindfulness and music. Every week is as unique as our participants!
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SUPPORTIVE ARTS FALL THURSDAYS
REGISTRATION OPENS AUG 4
EVERY THURSDAY, SEPT 17 - DEC 17
10 AM – 12 PM
Weekly, inclusive art & mindfulness classes for adults with varying abilities. Join us Sept to June for weekly guided 2-hour workshops designed to support adults of all abilities. Each session embraces diversity and friendship through explorations in art making, movement, mindfulness and music. Every week is as unique as our participants!
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PAINTING FROM A PHOTOGRAPH WITH RICK WORTHINGTON
Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, CanadaSUNFLOWERS WITH BARN. OIL PAINTING WITH RICK WORTHINGTON
Photographs can be valuable reference tools, but great paintings require more than simply reproducing what the camera sees. Designed for intermediate painters, Artist Rick Worthington will guide artists on how to transform photographic reference into stronger, more expressive works of art.
THE DRAWING ROOM WITH DONNA HULL
Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, CanadaDRAWING LIVE ANIMALS! 6-WEEK SATURDAY SERIES FOR AGES 8+
OCT 17, 24, 31, NOV 7, 14, 21
Saturday mornings this Fall just got a whole lot wilder. In our ongoing Animal Sketching Series, artist‑educator Donna Hull guides young creators through a growing adventure in drawing.
Each week builds on essential sketching skills while introducing brand‑new animals, fresh challenges, and plenty of hands‑on practice. Whether your young artist is just starting out or eager to level up, nothing matches the excitement of sketching live animals as they observe, explore, and create!
PLAYFUL PUNCH NEEDLE CHARACTER! WITH ALISA McRONALD
Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, CanadaSummon a soft, squishy sidekick from the depths of your creative cauldron—let’s BREW UP A PAL with ALISA McRONALD! Let the colours swirl and the characters emerge with internationally exhibited textile artist Alisa McRonald!
WEAVING A CANADIAN LANDSCAPE WITH DIANNE KENNEDY CRUTTENDEN
Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, CanadaTAPESTRY WEAVING WITH DIANNE KENNEDY CRUTTENDEN
Discover the quiet joy of tapestry weaving with fibre artist Dianne Kennedy Cruttenden and create your own hand-woven Canadian landscape. This workshop welcomes both beginners and experienced weavers into a relaxed, creative space that celebrate the land, sky, and beauty of our home-Canada.
DRAGON FIRE CASTLE!
Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, CanadaLEGENDARY CREATURES!
PAINT & CLAY WITH PHEONIX BURTON
Step into the fantasy world of Dragon Fire Castle, where creativity and imagination take flight! Create your own 3-D canvas scene, complete with a towering castle and a mythical dragon of your own design!
INTRODUCTION TO BOTANICAL PAINTING WITH HEATHER WADSWORTH
Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, CanadaGINKO WATERCOLOUR LEAF WITH HEATHER WADSWORTH
Discover the beauty of botanical illustration in this beginner-friendly watercolour workshop with artist Heather Wadsworth. Botanical painting is an art form that combines scientific accuracy with aesthetic beauty to depict plants, flowers, and fungi. Learn how to create accurate and expressive plant portraits through careful observation of the Ginko leaf.
WEAVING FROM WITHIN WITH DIANNE KENNEDY CRUTTENDEN
Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, CanadaWEAVING FROM WITHIN WITH DIANNE KENNEDY CRUTTENDEN
Join tapestry artist Dianne Kennedy Cruttenden for a day of color, texture, and creative freedom with Intuitive Tapestry Weaving -- a joyful, hands-on workshop designed to help you explore the art of weaving in a fresh and expressive way.