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SUMMARY:THE NEST!  After-school drop-in space (ages 10 and up)
DESCRIPTION:THE NEST! An after school drop-in space for ages 10+ \nPlease check back for the next session registration information! \nWhat is the Nest?  A space to relax and create in our sunny studio at the Elora Centre for the Arts! Just bring YOU and any projects you’re working on\, non-digital games\, homework\, water bottle and snack if you wish. This is an open flow\, gender diverse space for gently guided creativity and gathering with friends. \nThis is a safe student space for student led projects guided by an ECFTA Arts Facilitator. \n \n \nEach week\, we will provide tea\, a snack. a limited variety of materials each week and engagement with ECFTA Arts Facilitators.  Everyone welcome! \n\nStudents will be asked to sign in and out independently.  \nParents are not required to accompany their children.\nThis is a program to encourage independence.  It is the responsibility of each family to ensure that their child arrives safely.  If parents would like confirmation of arrival\, please instruct your child to use our landline or their own cell phone to check in.\nPlease note\, electronic devices will not be allowed once the program starts.\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://eloracentreforthearts.ca/event/the-nest-after-school-drop-in-space-ages-10-and-up/
LOCATION:Ontario
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SUMMARY:SUPPORTIVE ARTS WEDNESDAYS for Adults with Varying Abilities  |  Spring Wednesday Program
DESCRIPTION:SPRING 2024 Wednesday Classes  |  14-week series \nWEDNESDAY mornings  |  March 20 – June 19\, 2024  |  10 am – 12 pm \nWeekly inclusive ART & mindfulness WEDNESDAY WORKSHOPS for adults with varying abilities. \nsold out \n \nAre you a Passport funding recipient? If so\, please email programming@ecfta.ca if you would require special Passport receipts. \nMax. 14 spaces |  Ages 18+  |  $252 + hst for all 14 weeks  \nParticipants please register for the full season block. No charge for support workers or caregivers. \nSUPPORTIVE 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. \nJoin us for a guided 2-hour workshop designed to support adults of all abilities. Each session\, we will embrace diversity and friendship through explorations in art making\, movement\, mindfulness and music. Every week is as unique as each of our participants!  \nOUR SPACE Our bright and cheerful ECFTA classroom is wheelchair accessible and accommodates up to 14 participants\, with accompanying support workers and volunteers. \n Supportive Arts is offered at a subsidized rate\, thanks to the Centre Wellington 100 Women Who Care and our Spring Fundraising Gala! \n \nREFUNDS please note\, there is no refund for missed classes. If you are unable to attend for any reason\, classes are transferrable to other participants. \nPAYMENT can be made using a credit card by registering below. \nRegistration & payment via e-transfer or personal cheque are also accepted by contacting Judy at programming@ecfta.ca \nPlease contact us for more information about the program or for availability in our Supportive Arts program! \nVisit our Facebook page for photos and updates!
URL:https://eloracentreforthearts.ca/event/supportive-arts-wednesdays-for-adults-with-varying-abilities-wednesday-program/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Adult Workshops,courses
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SUMMARY:SUPPORTIVE ARTS THURSDAYS for Adults with Varying Abilities  |  Spring Thursday Program
DESCRIPTION:SPRING 2024 Thursday Classes  |  14-week series \nTHURSDAY mornings  |  March 21 – June 20\, 2024  |  10 am – 12 pm \nWeekly inclusive ART & mindfulness THURSDAY WORKSHOPS for adults with varying abilities. \nsold out \n \nAre you a Passport funding recipient? If so\, please email programming@ecfta.ca if you would require special Passport receipts. \nMax. 14 spaces |  Ages 18+  |  $252 + hst for all 14 weeks  \nParticipants please register for the full season block. No charge for support workers or caregivers. \nSUPPORTIVE 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. \nJoin us for a guided 2-hour workshop designed to support adults of all abilities. Each session\, we will embrace diversity and friendship through explorations in art making\, movement\, mindfulness and music. Every week is as unique as each of our participants!  \nOUR SPACE Our bright and cheerful ECFTA classroom is wheelchair accessible and accommodates up to 14 participants\, with accompanying support workers and volunteers. \n Supportive Arts is offered at a subsidized rate\, thanks to the Centre Wellington 100 Women Who Care and our Spring Fundraising Gala! \n \nREFUNDS please note\, there is no refund for missed classes. If you are unable to attend for any reason\, classes are transferrable to other participants. \nPAYMENT can be made using a credit card by registering below. \nRegistration & payment via e-transfer or personal cheque are also accepted by contacting Judy at programming@ecfta.ca \nPlease contact us for more information about the program or for availability in our Supportive Arts program! \nVisit our Facebook page for photos and updates!
URL:https://eloracentreforthearts.ca/event/supportive-arts-thursdays-for-adults-with-varying-abilities-spring-thursday-program/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Adult Workshops,Classes
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SUMMARY:OIL & COLD WAX ABSTRACT LANDSCAPES  |  WITH CAROLYN SHARP
DESCRIPTION:OIL & COLD WAX ABSTRACT LANDSCAPES   \nWEEKEND WORKSHOP  |  WITH CAROLYN SHARP \nSATURDAY\, APRIL 6\, 2024  |  11 am – 4 pm \nSUNDAY\, APRIL 7\, 2024  |  11 am – 3 pm \nAGES 16+ | MAX. 8  |  $250 + hst  \nUnleash your creativity and make your own masterpiece using oil paint and cold wax medium. Carolyn will guide you towards creating atmospheric and colourful abstracted land & waterscape paintings on archival oil paper and cradled wood panels. You will also learn ways to find compelling compositions and create colour harmony in your paintings. Materials list will be emailed to students. \nThis workshop is suitable for all levels of experience! \n \nEXPERIENCED OIL & COLD WAX PAINTERS (NO KIT FEE) \nPlease bring the following: \n\n5 landscape images printed in black and white on 8-1/2” by 11” paper\nOil paints – a variety of colours\, plus LOTS OF TITANIUM WHITE\nCold Wax Medium\nOil Sticks and/or oil pastels\nVariety of mark making tools\nCreative catalyst Wedge\, straight edge\nSilicone Bowl Scraper\nMetal Palette knife\, pointed tip\nDisposable paint Palette or parchment paper\n1” roll of Painter’s masking tape\n2-3 cradled wood panels with 2 coats of gesso (tape off the sides before gessoing)\n\nPanel sizes between 8×10 up to 16×20  \n\n1/2 sheet Arches Oil Paper (22” x 30”) cut lengthwise\nRoll of blue “Shop” Paper Towels\nWax Paper (for transporting wet paintings)\nBox or box lid for transporting wet panels\n\nBEGINNER PAINTERS (**KIT FEE of $20 payable in cash to Carolyn at the start of class) \nPlease bring the following: \n\n5 landscape images printed in black and white on 8-1/2” by 11” paper\nTitanium White oil paint\n2-3 cradled wood panels – Sizes 8” x10”\n1” Painters Tape\nBox or box lid for transporting wet panels home on Day 2\n\nYour $20 Kit Fee will provide you with use of the following: \nCold Wax Medium\, ½ sheet of Arches Oil Paper\, a variety of oil paint colours\, a variety of oil sticks & pastels\, mark making tools including Palette Knife & silicone tools\, Gesso (to seal your cradled panels)\, Parchment paper (to use as a palette)\, Wax paper (for transporting wet panels home)\, Shop paper towels \n\nMeet Carolyn! \nCarolyn Sharp is an award-winning full-time artist living & working in beautiful Elora. Her paintings are imaginary\, intuitive\, soulful expressions depicting the lands and waters of Ontario in an abstracted manner. Her background in Interior Design provides her with a keen eye for creating colourful and compelling paintings in both acrylic and oil & cold wax. She began studying art in 2003\, and has trained with many highly regarded artists throughout North America. Carolyn exhibits her work through galleries\, the annual Elora Fergus Studio Tour\, and her private studio/gallery which is open to the public by appointment. She offers semi-private classes from her Elora studio\, has taught at the Elora Mill\, and now through the Elora Centre for the Arts. www.carolyn-sharp.com \n  \n \nIF YOU CANCEL \nCancellations up to 14 days prior to start date will receive a full refund\, less a $25 administrative fee. No refund of fees will apply to cancellations within 14 days of start date. Fees may be applied/credited to an alternate workshop depending on availability. \nIF WE CANCEL \nTo help ensure the course you’re interested in runs\, we suggest you register no less than two weeks in advance. In the event of insufficient registrations ECFTA reserves the right to cancel workshops. You would be eligible for a full refund of fees\, or credit for a future workshop\, pending availability.
URL:https://eloracentreforthearts.ca/event/oil-cold-wax-abstract-landscapes-with-carolyn-sharp-2/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Adult Workshops,courses
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