SUPPORTIVE ARTS 2025 SPRING THURSDAYS
MARCH 20-JUNE 19, 2025
EVERY THURSDAY, 10 AM – 12 PM
Weekly inclusive art & mindfulness classes for adults with varying abilities
REGISTRATION OPENS JANUARY 29
SUPPORTIVE ARTS is a unique program offering arts-based learning opportunities and compelling artistic experiences to individuals with varying abilities. We welcome adults and caregivers from Wellington County and the surrounding areas to our weekly program, led by ECFTA Arts Educators and Mindfulness Coach.
Join us for a guided 2-hour workshop designed to support adults of all abilities. Each session, we embrace diversity and friendship through explorations in art making, movement, mindfulness and music. Every week is as unique as each of our participants!
Our bright and cheerful ECFTA classroom is wheelchair accessible and accommodates up to 14 participants, with accompanying support workers and volunteers.
The 2024-2025 Supportive Arts season is supported by the W. C. Wood Foundation, the Township of Centre Wellington, and through donations from our community. We thank you!
REFUNDS There are no refunds for missed classes. If you are unable to attend for any reason, classes are transferrable to another participant.
PAYMENT can be made using a credit card by registering below. Registration & payment via e-transfer or personal cheque are also accepted by contacting Judy
Please contact us for more information or availability on our waitlist.
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Meet Judy!
Judy Anderson is an artist and educator and manages Public Programs at the Elora Centre for the Arts. She has run the Supportive Arts program since 2017, creating art projects that embrace diversity and are engaging for artists of all abilities. Judy is passionate for creativity in all its forms and is particularly fascinated by shadowy storytelling, the curious imaginations of children, and the unique abilities within each of us. Judy studied at Ontario College of Art & Design and the University of Guelph. She makes her playful and peculiar brand of art under the name kukucaju.com
Meet Eileen!
Eileen MacArthur is a practicing artist and arts educator with over 20 years of experience teaching art to adults and children at the Guelph School of Art, Studiohere and the Art Gallery of Guelph. She holds a Master of Fine Art degree from the University of Guelph, and a Bachelor of Fine Art degree from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University. Eileen is inspired by watching artist communities evolve and flourish! Eileen owns and operated the Arthur School of Art, an art school located in her studio at her home in Arthur Ontario. www.arthurschoolofart.com
Meet Stephanie!
Stephanie Lines-Toohill brings her magical mix of compassion, creativity, and mindfulness to everything she does. She reminds us to pause and find wonder in unexpected places. She helps us let go of our worries and to be brave. Steph also runs Sparrow’s Nest Makerspace, a collaborative community space of connection. You might find her on a forest walk where she finds calming inspiration and beautiful found objects. Stephanie has been leading youth art groups and community art opportunities for over 15 years. She champions the process of each artist as a curious explorer!