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SUMMARY:SUPPORTIVE ARTS for Adults with Varying Abilities  |  Fall 2023 Program
DESCRIPTION:FALL 2023 CLASSES  |  14-week series \nThursday mornings  |  September 14  – December 14\, 2023  | 10:00 am-12:00 pm \nWeekly inclusive ART & mindfulness THURSDAY WORKSHOPS for adults with (dis)abilities. \nsold out\n \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\, specifically 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!  Supportive Arts is offered at a subsidized rate\, thanks to the Centre Wellington 100 Women Who Care and our Spring Fundraising Gala! \nMax. 13  |  Ages 18+ \n$252 plus HST for all 14 weeks ($18 per class) \nParticipants must register for the full season block. \nNo charge for support workers or caregivers. \n**Please note\, there is no refund for missed classes. If you are unable to attend for any reason\, classes are transferrable to other CLGW or day-program 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 \nOUR SPACE Our bright and cheerful ECFTA classroom is wheelchair accessible and accommodates up to 13 participants\, with accompanying support workers and volunteers. \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-for-adults-with-varying-abilities-fall-2023-program-2/
CATEGORIES:Adult Workshops,Classes
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SUMMARY:ACRYLIC PAINTING with EILEEN MACARTHUR
DESCRIPTION:ACRYLIC PAINTING with Eileen MacArthur   \n 6-week THURSDAY STUDIO series \nEvery Thursday  |  October 5 – November 9\, 2023 \n7:00 pm-8:30 pm \n Ages 14+  |  MAX 12 \n$150 + hst for all 6 weeks ($25 per session) \nsold out\nSome materials provided. Please see more ** \nThis class is designed for all levels of experience and will be an introduction to the basics of acrylics. We will be completing in-class exercises and students will be encouraged to develop their own work at their own pace. We will focus on materials\, techniques and methods\, and we will also have time for individual and group critique. We will be looking at the work of historical and contemporary artists for inspiration\, while exploring a variety of ways of working. \nClass will be guided for first 3 weeks. The second half of course will be guided in first part\, working time and feedback in second half of class. \nThis class will be fun and friendly and we encourage artists to engage with other students in the class. \nAll skill levels and experience are welcome! \n \n*Supplies provided for in class exercises for the first 3 weeks. \n**A minimal supply list will be provided for the final 3 weeks for students to bring to class. \nEileen offers a welcoming and collaborative environment for all skill levels to learn from one another\, while developing their own individual art practice. \nMeet Eileen! \nEileen MacArthur is a practicing artist and arts educator with over 15 years of experience teaching art to adults and children at the Elora Centre for the Arts\, 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 has been an ongoing Arts Educator at the Elora Centre for the Arts as part of our Supportive Arts program for adults with (dis)abilities. She is also our lead Arts Educator for our Youth Outreach program “Connecting to Community Through Art” that supports high school and elementary students in the M.I.D and Life Skills programs\, helping them feel connected to their community through art projects that spark conversation\, awareness and belonging. \nEileen owns and operates the Arthur School of Art\, an art school located in her studio at her home in Arthur Ontario. \nhttps://www.eileenmacarthur.com/   https://www.arthurschoolofart.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/acrylic-painting-with-eileen-macarthur/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Adult Workshops,courses
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SUMMARY:EMBROIDERY BASICS with Ahmri Vandeborne
DESCRIPTION:EMBROIDERY BASICS with Ahmri Vandeborne \nSATURDAY\, OCT 7\, 2023  |  1:30 pm-3:30 pm \nAGES 12+  |  MAX 20 \n$30 plus hst \n*please note\, a $10 kit fee is payable in cash to the instructor at the start of class. \nJoin Ahmri Vandeborne from Otherwise Studios for a beginners’ textile workshop! Participants will learn how to take their idea or source image from paper onto fabric in this introductory embroidery workshop. They will gain the knowledge of 8 hand-embroidery stitches that can be used to embellish their desired image on a 4” embroidery hoop. \n \nSince embroidery is a slow and mindful practice\, this workshop is designed to teach the basic skills and encourage participants to finish their design at home. All materials supplied. No experience necessary. \n**Kit fee covers all materials including embroidery hoop\, embroidery needle\, fabric\, thread\, and instructional guide. \nMeet Ahmri! \n \nAhmri Vandeborne (she/her) is an interdisciplinary artist\, curious-hearted collaborator\, and community facilitator. Her passion for spacemaking is an essential tool in both her personal practice and her work as owner of Otherwise Studios\, https://otherwisestudios.com/ an inclusive studio space for art-making and community building. Ahmri believes in the power of art as a vessel for community care and in the importance of accessibility in the arts sector. Her facilitation style is playful\, experimentative and encouraging of anyone who wants to explore their creativity. Ahmri holds a BAH with Distinction in Studio Art\, with minors in French and Art History\, from the University of Guelph. \n(Photo credit Emma Ongman) \n           \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/embroidery-basics-with-ahmri-vandeborne/
LOCATION:Ontario
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SUMMARY:BASKET MAKING FROM YOUR GARDEN with Megan Cleland
DESCRIPTION:BASKET MAKING FROM YOUR GARDEN  \nwith Megan Cleland \nSunday\, October 15\, 2023  |  10am-4pm \nAGES 14+  |  MAX 14 \n$95 plus hst \nsold out\nLooking for a new skill to add to your kit & caboodle of activities to get you through the winter? Join fibre artist Megan Cleland for a full day of learning the art of basket making and take home a beautiful hand-woven basket or bowl at the end class! \nIn this workshop you will learn how to make cordage from dried day lilies in the morning and in the afternoon turn that cordage into your own unique piece. \nYou will be ready to harvest or forage your own plant materials from your garden or nature walks this fall and hang to dry\, ready within days to create more hand-woven shapes to share with others! \n \nMeet Megan! \n \nMegan Cleland is a self-taught artist with a passion for felting. In 2000 Megan and her husband purchased a farm in Australia that came with 400 fine wool merinos. She started explored felting\, spinning\, and weaving for the sheer enjoyment of being surrounded by incredible fibres. Megan returned to Canada in 2008 and began to combine her love of portraiture and needle felting. Painting with wool to create realistic portraits and landscapes has been a natural progression from watercolour and pastel with exciting results. It is more organic and has a warmth and texture that makes the viewer want to reach out and touch! \n@inthelineoffibre www.facebook.com/InTheLineofFibre \nAll basket making materials provided.  \nStudents are asked to bring: tea towel\, darning needle\, basin (plastic kind from the dollar store is perfect). \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/basket-making-from-your-garden-with-megan-cleland/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Adult Workshops,Classes
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SUMMARY:NIGHT GARDEN | PLANTS THAT KILL | Printmaking for Adults
DESCRIPTION:NIGHT GARDEN | PLANTS THAT KILL  \nPrintmaking for Adults | with Ray Fleming \nSUNDAY\, OCTOBER 22\, 2023  |  1:00-4:30 pm \nAGES 14+  |  MAX. 12  |   \n$55 + hst  |  All materials provided \n3 spots left!\nJoin artist and ECFTA team member\, Ray Fleming for an afternoon of DARK mark-making! \nWe will explore the shadowy world of plants that kill in this introduction to LINO BLOCK PRINTING. \nRay will offer a choice of three poisonous plants as your subject and guide you through the process of carving and lino block printing; the purple poison Acontium (Monkshood)\, Conium Maculatum (Hemlock)\, or the deadly Galerina mushroom. \n \nEach artist will have the opportunity to print up to five original images and go home with their lino block If they wish to continue carving more detail or pulling more prints. Perfect for anyone interested in the dark arts and learning a new skill! \nSource images will be provided. For anyone who has more experience or wishes to bring their own reference image/drawing\, this is welcomed. Keep in mind our time frame and make sure your design is simple enough to complete in class. Send us an email or bring along a photocopy. All materials included. \nMeet Ray! (they/them) \nRay Fleming’s current artwork has a strong sense of sentiment\, playfulness\, and sometimes parody. Exploring these themes through printmaking\, painting\, and multimedia artwork. Ray focuses on combining these mediums together in their personal practice contributing to Domestic Art. \nRay has studied the past 4 years at the University of Guelph Studio Art program and has been involved in the local Guelph art scene displaying their artwork any chance they get. Whether its traditional prints\, large scale paintings\, or installation pieces Ray has laboriously crafted them with care and purpose. \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). \nNo refund will apply to cancellations within 10 days of start date\, Registration fees may however be credited to an alternate course/workshop. \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/night-garden-plants-that-kill-printmaking-for-adults/
CATEGORIES:Adult Workshops,Classes
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