SUPPORTIVE ARTS WEDNESDAYS for Adults with Varying Abilities | Spring Wednesday Program
2024-03-20 10:00 - 2024-06-19 12:00 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
SPRING 2024 Wednesday Classes | 14-week series
WEDNESDAY mornings | March 20 – June 19, 2024 | 10 am – 12 pm
Weekly inclusive ART & mindfulness WEDNESDAY WORKSHOPS for adults with varying abilities.
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Are you a Passport funding recipient? If so, please email programming@ecfta.ca if you would require special Passport receipts.
Max. 14 spaces | Ages 18+ | $252 + hst for all 14 weeks
Participants please register for the full season block. No charge for support workers or caregivers.
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 will embrace diversity and friendship through explorations in art making, movement, mindfulness and music. Every week is as unique as each of our participants!
OUR SPACE Our bright and cheerful ECFTA classroom is wheelchair accessible and accommodates up to 14 participants, with accompanying support workers and volunteers.
Supportive Arts is offered at a subsidized rate, thanks to the Centre Wellington 100 Women Who Care and our Spring Fundraising Gala!

REFUNDS please note, there is no refund for missed classes. If you are unable to attend for any reason, classes are transferrable to other participants.
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 at programming@ecfta.ca
Please contact us for more information about the program or for availability in our Supportive Arts program!
Visit our Facebook page for photos and updates!

SUPPORTIVE ARTS THURSDAYS for Adults with Varying Abilities | Spring Thursday Program
2024-03-21 10:00 - 2024-06-20 12:00
SPRING 2024 Thursday Classes | 14-week series
THURSDAY mornings | March 21 – June 20, 2024 | 10 am – 12 pm
Weekly inclusive ART & mindfulness THURSDAY WORKSHOPS for adults with varying abilities.
sold out

Are you a Passport funding recipient? If so, please email programming@ecfta.ca if you would require special Passport receipts.
Max. 14 spaces | Ages 18+ | $252 + hst for all 14 weeks
Participants please register for the full season block. No charge for support workers or caregivers.
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 will embrace diversity and friendship through explorations in art making, movement, mindfulness and music. Every week is as unique as each of our participants!
OUR SPACE Our bright and cheerful ECFTA classroom is wheelchair accessible and accommodates up to 14 participants, with accompanying support workers and volunteers.
Supportive Arts is offered at a subsidized rate, thanks to the Centre Wellington 100 Women Who Care and our Spring Fundraising Gala!

REFUNDS please note, there is no refund for missed classes. If you are unable to attend for any reason, classes are transferrable to other participants.
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 at programming@ecfta.ca
Please contact us for more information about the program or for availability in our Supportive Arts program!
Visit our Facebook page for photos and updates!

RADIANT FORESTS | EXPLORING LIGHT & COLOUR IN ACRYLIC | WITH VERA KISSELEVA
2024-05-04 10:00 - 2024-05-05 15:00
RADIANT FORESTS | EXPLORING LIGHT & COLOUR IN ACRYLIC
2-Day Workshop with VERA KISSELEVA
Saturday & Sunday, May 4 & 5, 2024
10 AM – 3 PM both days
AGES 16+ | MAX 10 | $250 + hst
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In this two-day workshop, artist Vera Kisseleva will guide you in the creation of your own radiant canvas! Artists will learn how to mix vibrant colors and use simple compositional rules to create stunning wooded landscapes.

Vera will share some of the techniques she uses in her own work. After a quick demonstration through Vera’s process of developing a painting full of light and shadow, you will learn how to work with reference photos to easily translate real-world beauty onto your canvas.
Artists will then have the opportunity to practice with a few value/colour studies, explore the possibilities of acrylic paint, and refine your brushwork before starting your own larger canvas. Each participant will receive individualized guidance and feedback from Vera.
This workshop is ideal for painters with some experience, but beginners are welcome!
Source photos will be provided. Artists are also welcome to bring their own landscape photo if they have an image from which they would like to work.
Materials:
Students are asked to provide their own canvas and bring any favourite brushes.
Recommended canvas sizes: 18”x24”, 24”x24”, 24”x30”, 24”x36, 30”x30”
Recommended brushes: 3 Flat acrylic brushes, 1″ or larger, size 8 and size 4
Paint, pallets and other supplies for the workshop will be provided.
Brushes will also available in the classroom.
24”x24” canvases will be available for purchase from the instructor if needed.

Meet Vera!
Vera Kisseleva is an established award-wining artist best known for her paintings inspired by the Canadian landscape and nature’s dazzling colours that she believes are a great joy to experience and share with her collectors. Born in Russia, Vera studied fine arts in college and worked for years as a graphic designer and commercial artist. This Canadian painter is now based in rural Ontario where she is inspired by the visual splendor of her new home. Vera works mostly in acrylics and uses bold, vibrant colors in her work and thick brush strokes. Most of her pieces are done in her studio from a photograph and a memory of her recent nature encounters. Instagram @verakiss_art www.VeraKissArt.com

IF YOU CANCEL
Cancellations 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.
IF WE CANCEL
To 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.
