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    • ELORA NIGHT & DAY! | OIL PAINTING WITH RICK WORTHINGTON

    ELORA NIGHT & DAY  | OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS SUNDAY WORKSHOPS WITH RICK WORTHINGTON DAY CANVAS! SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 2024  |  10 AM-4 PM Please register for workshops individually. We encourage you to consider signing up for both Night & Day! Each workshop is priced individually. To view the March 24 NIGHT workshop, please scroll down on this page. AGES 16+  |  MAX 10  |  $150 + hst per class sold out $10 Kit fee payable in cash to the instructor at the start of class. Explore the art of oil painting with artist Rick Worthington in these beginner friendly workshops celebrating Elora at Night & Day! In this workshop, create your own Elora DAY street scene. Rick will share techniques on composition, contrast, and depth, guiding you through the development of a precise value plan. Using a limited palette of warm and cool primary paints, participants will develop colour-mixing skills for paintings with depth and contrast.
    $150

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    INTRO TO SEWING FOR ALL! | WITH AHMRI VANDEBORNE

    INTRO TO SEWING FOR ALL!  WITH AHMRI VANDEBORNE Saturday, March 23, 2024  |  1 pm-3 pm AGES 12+  |  MAX 20  |  $35 + hst $10 kit fee payable to the instructor at the start of class.

    Join artist Ahmri Vandeborne from Otherwise Studios in this easy-going introduction to sewing!

    Using ready-made stencils of a bird, tree, or flower, or designing your own template, learn basic sewing techniques to create a stuffed felt home decor piece! Participants will gain the knowledge of simple embroidery stitches to embellish their work and will go home with a unique, handcrafted piece to hang up at home for all to enjoy.

    $35

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    ELORA NIGHT & DAY! | OIL PAINTING WITH RICK WORTHINGTON

    ELORA NIGHT & DAY  | OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS SUNDAY WORKSHOPS WITH RICK WORTHINGTON NIGHT CANVAS! SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2024  |  10 AM-4 PM Please register for workshops individually. We encourage you to consider signing up for both Night & Day! Each workshop is priced individually. AGES 16+  |  MAX 10  |  $150 + hst per class sold out $15 Kit fee payable in cash to the instructor at the start of class. Explore the art of oil painting with artist Rick Worthington in these beginner friendly workshops celebrating Elora at Night & Day! In this workshop, create your own Elora NIGHT street scene. Rick will share techniques on composition, contrast, and depth, guiding you through the development of a precise value plan. Using a limited palette of warm and cool primary paints, participants will develop colour-mixing skills for paintings with depth and contrast.
    $150

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    • OIL & COLD WAX ABSTRACT LANDSCAPES  |  WITH CAROLYN SHARP

    OIL & COLD WAX ABSTRACT LANDSCAPES  WEEKEND WORKSHOP  |  WITH CAROLYN SHARP SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 2024  |  11 am - 4 pm SUNDAY, APRIL 7, 2024  |  11 am - 3 pm AGES 16+ | MAX. 8  |  $250 + hst  Unleash 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. This workshop is suitable for all levels of experience!
    $250

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    WEAVING 201 | EXPRESS YOURSELF THROUGH TAPESTRY | WITH DIANNE KENNEDY CRUTTENDEN

    WEAVING 201 | EXPRESS YOURSELF THROUGH TAPESTRY WITH DIANNE KENNEDY CRUTTENDEN Sunday, April 14, 2024  |  9:30 am to 4 pm AGES 14+  |  MAX 10  |  $110 + hst  $30 kit fee  |  All materials included in the kit fee. sold out Weaving 201 is designed for those with some weaving experience who wish to dive into designing and creating woven tapestry. To support weavers on this journey, Dianne will review techniques, answer your questions, and discuss a variety of designing techniques. This workshop will give you the opportunity to experiment with various methods and materials. A great way to continue your weaving journey!  Just bring your enthusiasm!
    $110

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    BRACELET & EARRINGS | SCALE-MAILLE WORKSHOP

    BRACELET & EARRING | SCALE-MAILLE WORKSHOP WITH ARTISAN MAILLE Thursday, April 18, 2024  |  6:00-9:00 PM Ages 16+  |  Max. 20  |  $75 + hst   |  All materials included. Unleash your creativity and dive into the mesmerizing world of scalemaille with this Thursday evening workshop, designed for both beginners and seasoned crafters. In this hands-on session, you'll  create your very own scalemaille bracelet and earrings, blending the ancient art of maille with the shimmering beauty of scales!
    $75

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    • RADIANT FORESTS  |  EXPLORING LIGHT & COLOUR IN ACRYLIC | WITH VERA KISSELEVA

    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 sold out 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.
    $250

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    Radiant Forests | Exploring Light & Color in Acrylic | WITH VERA KISSELEVA

    RADIANT FORESTS  |  EXPLORING LIGHT & COLOUR IN ACRYLIC 2-Day Workshop with VERA KISSELEVA Saturday & Sunday, May 25 & 26, 2024 10 AM - 3 PM both days AGES 16+  |  MAX 10  |  $250 + hst sold out 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.
    $250

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    • AFTER MONET | INTRO TO OIL PAINTING WITH RICK WORTHINGTON

    AFTER MONET  |  INTRO TO OIL PAINTING  with RICK WORTHINGTON Sunday, June 2, 2024  |  10 am-4 pm AGES 16+  |  MAX 12  $150 + hst  |  $15 kit fee Explore the art of oil painting with Elora artist Rick Worthington in this introduction to oil painting as we look to Monet for inspiration. Artists will be guided in how to create the atmospheric qualities of light in Claude Monet’s 1903 painting The Houses of Parliament. Join us for this bite-sized workshop designed to inspire your journey into impressionistic oil painting!
    $150

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    WEAVING TECHNIQUES | TAPESTRY WITH DIANNE KENNEDY CRUTTENDEN

    WEAVING TECHNIQUES  |  TAPESTRY WITH DIANNE KENNEDY CRUTTENDEN SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 2024  |  10 AM - 4 PM AGES 14+  |  MAX 10  |  $110 + hst  Join textile artist Dianne Kennedy Cruttenden for a full day of learning a variety of tapestry techniques! This workshop is for those weavers who want a review and for new weavers to get started on your tapestry weaving adventure!
    $110

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    WILD GARDEN | OIL PAINTING WEEKEND WORKSHOP | WITH RICK WORTHINGTON

    WILD GARDEN | OIL PAINTING WEEKEND WORKSHOP | with RICK WORTHINGTON Saturday & Sunday, June 15 & 16, 2024  10 am-4 pm both days AGES 16+  |  MAX 10 (min. 6 students required) $250 + hst   |  $20 kit fee  Spaces available! Explore the art of oil painting with Elora artist Rick Worthington in this two-day workshop as we look to the wildflower garden for inspiration! Learn how to find your way to clear design in your painting and how to lay down clean colour notes, akin to the techniques of the Impressionists.
    $250

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    • FALL OPEN STUDIO SERIES | WITH EILEEN MACARTHUR (6 weeks)

    Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada

    6-WEEK EVENING OPEN STUDIO 

    Thursdays | October 10, 17, 24, Wednesday 30, November 7, 14, 2024 | 6:30 -8:30 pm  (Please note, no class Thursday, Oct 31. Week 4 will be held on Wednesday, Oct 30.)

     AGES 14+  |  MAX 12    $180 + hst for all 6 weeks

    OPEN STUDIO with artist Eileen MacArthur is designed for artists who have some experience and would like specific guidance to develop or resolve their artwork. All mediums are welcome in this collaborative and friendly Thursday evening series!

    $180.00

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    AFTER CASSON | OIL PAINTING WITH RICK WORTHINGTON

    Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada
    AGES 16+  |  MAX 12  $150 + hst  |  + $25 kit fee  | All materials included in the kit fee Join artist Rick Worthington for this beginner to intermediate oil painting workshop! Rick will guide you in creating a master copy of A.J. Casson’s 1929 oil painting, The Elora Mill. A member of the Group of Seven, Casson found endless inspiration within the villages of Elora and Salem, and so will we!
    $150.00

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    PLAYFUL PORTRAITS | Loose Pastels | with Peter Skoggard

    Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada

    AGES 14+  |  MAX 12

    $65 per person + HST  |  All materials provided

    Join multi-disciplinary artist and Elora-good-egg Peter Skoggard for a playful introduction to chalk pastel!

    Peter has drawn over a thousand pastel self-portraits, and a further two hundred portraits of local characters over the past 4 years, so he has learned how to take the fear out of one of the most difficult subjects: the human face!

    $65.00

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    • Writing With Fire | Intro to Pyrography With Heather Martin

    Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada
    AGES 14+  |  MAX 12  $75 + hst  |  + kit fee Join artist Heather Martin for a relaxed afternoon and explore the beautiful and unique art of Pyrography. Create your own wood-burned Charcuterie board, incorporating intuitive marks, textures and depth and learn about the tools and techniques of Writing with Fire!
    $75.00

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    BASQUIAT-INSPIRED PET PORTRAITS | WITH EILEEN MACARTHUR

    Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada
    AGES 16+  |  MAX 12  $75 + hst  |  All materials included Share some art-love with our furry friends in this playful afternoon of mixed media exploration and collage with artist Eileen MacArthur! Inspired by the Neo-Expressionist work of American pop-culture icon Jean-Michel Basquiat, we will be using a variety of materials and approaches to explore how artists convey emotions and ideas. This workshop is all about using an abstract painting approach and getting a little messy! No experience necessary!
    $75.00

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    Designing for Tapestry | WEAVING WITH Dianne Kennedy Cruttenden

    Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada

    AGES 14 +  |  MAX 12  

    $130 +hst  |  + 40 kit fee  |  All materials included in kit fee

     
    Join Tapestry Artist Dianne Kennedy Cruttenden for a full day of tapestry weaving in the our sunlight studio classroom at the Elora Centre for the Arts!
     

    $130.00

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    Inspiring Your Creativity at Any Stage of Life: ‘Bloom’ with artist Janice Mason Steeves

    Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada

    Are you looking to be inspired for the next stage of your life?  Wondering where to begin as you re-imagine where your creative opportunities and life changes may take you?  Join artist and author Janice Mason Steeves as she talks about how an insistent dream she had while she was at an artist residency in Sweden, led to writing 'Bloom: On Becoming An Artist Later in Life'. Interspersed with stories of  the 138 artists she interviewed, Janice shares her own journey to become an artist as well as the research she did into art and aging.  While written with older artists in mind, this is an inspiring book about creativity for all ages and all mediums, whether music, writing, painting, or poetry.

    $8.85

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    DUTCH FLORAL STILL LIFE | Learning from The Masters | with EILEEN MACARTHUR

    Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada
    AGES 16+  |  MAX 12   $75 + hst  |  All materials included Join artist Eileen MacArthur for an introduction to painting a botanical still life using acrylics. Looking at the works of Dutch masters for inspiration, students will learn about paint handling, value, composition, colour mixing, and creating shape and drama. Eileen will also discuss glazing and how to unify paintings and create strong focal points. Students will go home with an 8×10 painting detail of a Dutch Still Life botanical. Everyone welcome! No experience required.
    $75.00

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    • TEENY TINY BAKERY PRESENTS HOLIDAY COOKIE DECORATING!

    Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada

    At last! Teeny Tiny Bakery joins us to share the love of mini decorated-cookie masterpieces! Join cookie artist Jackie Long for a fun and playful evening workshop to learn the art of decorating cookie-tops, themed to the Holidays!

    $75.00

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    INTIMATE INTERIORS  |  ACRYLICS WITH RICK WORTHINGTON

    Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada

    AGES 16+  |  MAX 12 

    $150 + hst  |  + $15 kit fee

    Join artist Rick Worthington to learn the fundamentals of creating interior paintings and discover the essentials of acrylic painting in this foundational course. Interior scenes offer some of the most intimate, inviting, and captivating subjects to paint! Join us for this immersive day of intimate interiors!

    $150.00

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    HOLIDAY CHARCUTERIE & MORE | WOOD BURNING WITH HEATHER MARTIN

    Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada

    AGES 14+  |  MAX 12 

    $75 + hst  |  + $30 kit fee

    Handcraft your own seasonally inspired charcuterie board to take home or gift for the holidays! , guided Join Pyrography artist Heather Martin in a relaxed afternoon creating your own wood burned, textured design. Learn various Pyrography techniques to create texture, line, and tonal value. Inspired by your own intuitive exploration, students will go home with a charcuterie board as unique as you!

    $75.00

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    • OPEN STUDIO MONDAYS WITH EILEEN MACARTHUR

    Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada

    MONDAY AFTERNOON 7-WEEK SERIES

    Join us Mondays 12:30-3:00 pm this winter! Open Studio is designed as open-flow studio time, loosely guided by artist Eileen MacArthur.

    $245.00

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    NEEDLE FELTED LANDSCAPE WITH MEGAN CLELAND

    Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada

    Join fibre artist Megan Cleland for a fun and friendly introduction to the art of needle felting in the round!

    $120.00

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    Artists Inspiring Artists – a FREE series to ignite creativity, presented by the Canadian Opera Company! – Session 1

    Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada

    Event cancelled due to illness.  To be rescheduled.  Register for one of the other upcoming sessions!

    New Year, New You! With the Canadian Opera Company!

    Kick off 2025 with a burst of creativity by joining the Canadian Opera Company and Elora Centre for the Arts for a transformative series of 3 evening workshops designed to fuel your artistic spirit. Hosted by Renée Salewski, a talented Teaching Artist from the Canadian Opera Company, these workshops are crafted to push you beyond your artistic boundaries. Explore new techniques and perspectives through improv, acting, creative writing, and visual art.

    Free

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    • CIRCLE WEAVING WITH WOOL & NATURE

    Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada

    WEAVING WITH DIANNE KENNEDY CRUTTENDEN

    The smooth, flowing nature of circles offer a calming connection to nature.   Join tapestry artist Dianne Kennedy Cruttenden in our bright and cheery workshop classroom for a creative journey into the portals of circle weaving!

    $120.00

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    Artists Inspiring Artists – a FREE series to ignite creativity, presented by the Canadian Opera Company! – Session 2

    Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada

    New Year, New You! With the Canadian Opera Company!

    Kick off 2025 with a burst of creativity by joining the Canadian Opera Company and Elora Centre for the Arts for a transformative series of 3 evening workshops designed to fuel your artistic spirit. Hosted by Renée Salewski, a talented Teaching Artist from the Canadian Opera Company, these workshops are crafted to push you beyond your artistic boundaries. Explore new techniques and perspectives through improv, acting, creative writing, and visual art.

    Free

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    The Georgian Bay Series AFTER TOM THOMSON

    Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada

    OIL PAINTING WITH RICK WORTHINGTON

    The second in our GEORGIAN BAY series celebrating the work of members of the Group of 7, AFTER TOM THOMSON is an intermediate oil painting workshop for artists with some oil experience. Create a master copy of Tom Thomson’s iconic 1916-1917 painting The West Wind.

    $150.00

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    NEEDLE FELTED 3D SHEEP WITH MEGAN CLELAND

    Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada

    Join fibre artist Megan Cleland for a playful afternoon of guided needle felting and learn how to take felting into another dimension! This class is suitable for beginners and those with some experience flat felting that want to try felting sculpturally!

    $80.00

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    Sundays at the Centre – Women’s Winter Wellness

    Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada

    Grab your bestie, sister or mom and join us for an afternoon to rejuvenate and reconnect!  With a focus on mindfulness and creativity, this session includes take home items, art project & materials as well as a special beverage and snack.  

    Theme – Intention Setting and Mindfulness: Gentle Movement, Reflection and Art Project

    $75.00

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    BURNING ON PAPER! PAPER PYROGRAPHY WITH HEATHER MARTIN

    Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada

    Join Pyrography artist Heather Martin of FireWork Designs for an introduction to the art of burning on paper! In this interactive 2-Sunday afternoon class students will have an opportunity to explore and practice creating consistent lines, patterns, and shading with burning on paper!

    $130.00

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    Vibrant Visions: Beyond Words – How the Arts Bring Meaning and Connection in Life’s Final Chapter

    Join us for our second afternoon in our 'Vibrant Visions' speaker series!  Our 5 panelists will discuss and present various angles and viewpoints on Beyond Words: How the Arts Bring Meaning and Connection in Life's Final Chapter, presented by the Aboyne Rural Hospice and the Elora Centre for the Arts.

    Tickets are on sale now! (scroll down to purchase): $30 General Admission  |  $20 Seniors/Students

    $20.00 – $30.00

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    Artists Inspiring Artists – a FREE series to ignite creativity, presented by the Canadian Opera Company! – Session 3

    Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada

    New Year, New You! With the Canadian Opera Company!

    Kick off 2025 with a burst of creativity by joining the Canadian Opera Company and Elora Centre for the Arts for a transformative series of 3 evening workshops designed to fuel your artistic spirit. Hosted by Renée Salewski, a talented Teaching Artist from the Canadian Opera Company, these workshops are crafted to push you beyond your artistic boundaries. Explore new techniques and perspectives through improv, acting, creative writing, and visual art.

    Free

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    • Sundays at the Centre – Women’s Winter Wellness

    Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada

    Grab your bestie, sister or mom and join us for an afternoon to rejuvenate and reconnect!  With a focus on mindfulness and creativity, this session includes take home items, art project & materials as well as a special beverage and snack.  

    Theme: Gratitude and Connection – Breathwork, Stretching and Hands-on Art Project

    $75.00

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    The Georgian Bay Series AFTER VARLEY

    Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada

    OIL PAINTING WITH RICK WORTHINGTON

    Rescheduled to Saturday, March 15.

    The third in our GEORGIAN BAY series celebrating the work of members of the Group of 7, AFTER VARLEY is an intermediate oil painting workshop for artists with some oil experience. Create a master copy of Frederick Varley's 1921 masterpiece, Stormy Weather, Georgian Bay.

    $150.00

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    Artists Inspiring Artists – a FREE series to ignite creativity, presented by the Canadian Opera Company!

    Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada

    Calling all creative people in our community who want to be inspired!   Join the Canadian Opera Company and Elora Centre for the Arts for a transformative evening workshop designed to fuel your artistic spirit. Hosted by Renée Salewski, a talented Teaching Artist from the Canadian Opera Company, this workshop is crafted to push you beyond your artistic boundaries. Explore new techniques and perspectives through improv, acting, creative writing, and visual art.

    Free

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    SUPPORTIVE ARTS WEDNESDAY MORNINGS

    Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada

    SUPPORTIVE ARTS SPRING

    WEDNESDAY MORNINGS

    10 AM – 12 PM

    MARCH 19-JUNE 18, 2025  

     

    Weekly inclusive art & mindfulness classes for adults with varying abilities. We offer Wednesday morning and Thursday classes, September-June! 

    $280.00

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    SUPPORTIVE ARTS THURSDAY MORNINGS

    Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada

    SUPPORTIVE ARTS SPRING

    THURSDAY MORNINGS

    10 AM–12 PM 

    MARCH 20-JUNE 19, 2025 

    Weekly inclusive art & mindfulness classes for adults with varying abilities. We offer Wednesday morning, Thursday morning & Thursday afternoon classes, September-June! 

    $280.00

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    MAUD LEWIS TULIPS! PUNCH NEEDLE RUG HOOKING

    Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada

    Let's paint with yarn! Join textile artist Caitlin Barrie for a guided introduction to the traditional art of punch needle rug hooking! Join us for an immersive day and create your own  a 9.5" x 9.5" vibrant punch needle rug inspired by Nova Scotian Folk Artist, Maud Lewis’s lively painting Tulips!

    No experience is necessary,

    $120.00

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    GARDEN COTTAGE OIL PAINTING WITH RICK WORTHINGTON

    Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada

    Spring greens can be tricky to work with. Join Elora artist Rick Worthington and learn to tame "the green" using techniques inspired by the Impressionists in the full-day, relaxed introduction to oil painting.

    Working from Rick's original plein air sketch, students will learn how to bring a dynamic, authentic feel to their painting journey!

    $150.00

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    REDUCTIVE LINOBLOCK PRINTMAKING WITH AHMRI VANDEBORNE

    Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada

    2-SATURDAY WORKSHOP MARCH 29 & APRIL 5

    Learn the tools and techniques needed to create a two-colour image through reductive linoblock printmaking with artist Ahmri Vandeborne!

    Reductive lino prints are created through a process of designing an image and selectively carving away details to print each new colour layer. 

    $85.00

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    • HOW TO BUILD A PAINTING WEDNESDAY NIGHT OIL PAINTING

    Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada

    WEDNESDAY NIGHT OIL PAINTING WITH RICK WORTHINGTON

    4-WEEK WEDNESDAY SERIES

    How to Build an Oil Painting is designed to gently guides students through Elora artist Rick Worthington’s unique process of creating an oil painting from start to finish. Throughout the course, students will learn how to choose a color palette, sketch out a drawing, block in shapes, and layer oil paints to bring a piece to life!

    $160.00

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    DRAWING FOR ADULTS WITH EILEEN MACARTHUR

    Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada

    Join artist Eileen MacArthur April 27 and May 4 for this two-Sunday introduction to the basic concepts of studio drawing. Students will work with graphite, conte and charcoal and explore the use of line, shape, value, proportion and composition. Using a still life set-up, there will be time for group and individual critique. This class will focus on observational drawing from life and how to draw what you see.  All skill levels welcome!

    $100.00

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    • PAINTING OUTSIDE! FAMILY PLEIN AIR

    Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada

    Join in our local celebration of plein air painting this May in this 2-hour quick-paint class with artist Eileen MacArthur! Family Plein Air is a fun indoor-outdoor, family-friendly paint for all ages who want to experience art-making together!

    $25.00

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    ABSTRACT EMBROIDERY WITH AHMRI VANDEBORNE

    Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada

    Artist Ahmri Vandeborne joins us for a Thursday evening introduction to embroidery this May. Learn how to take an abstract idea from paper to fabric in this easy-going, loose and freestyle approach to embroidery!

    $65.00

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    INTUITIVE ABSTRACT PAINTING

    Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada

    One spot left!

    Join Stratford artist Sal Cucci for an introduction to intuitive abstracts and explore your personal expression in this  playful and inclusive weekend!

    This immersive 2-day workshop will appeal to painters of any level, whether you are beginning your abstract journey, or would like to deepen your practice.

    $290.00

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    • SPARROW’S NEST COMMUNITY MAKERSPACE. ADULT DROP-IN

    SPARROW'S NEST MAKERSPACE is a community hub where creativity, collaboration, and kindness thrive. Where opportunities to support the voices of our community groups are nurtured from the ground up!

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    SUPPORTIVE ARTS THURSDAY MORNINGS

    SUPPORTIVE ARTS FALL

    THURSDAY MORNINGS

    10 AM – 12 PM

    SEPTEMBER 18-DECEMBER 18, 2025  

    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 each of our participants! 

    $280.00

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