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    • Lunch Time Lecture Series: The bird of perception – AN AUTOBIOALLEGORATORIO WITH THE POETRY OF E.E. CUMMINGS AND W.H. AUDEN

    THE BIRD OF PERCEPTION | AN AUTOBIOALLEGORATORIO WITH THE POETRY OF E.E. CUMMINGS AND W.H. AUDEN

    How can we reconcile some of the major metaphysical traditions in our modern lives? Ever try blending Christianity, Buddhism, and developmental psychology, using the poetry of Auden and Cummings? Here it is: The Bird of Perception.

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    THE NEST! Tuesday after-school drop-in space (ages 10 and up) | SESSION 1

    THE NEST! TUESDAY AFTER-SCHOOL DROP-IN SPACE : for ages 10 and up

    SESSION ONE (6 weeks)

    Tuesdays 3:30 - 5:30 PM   |  April 5 - May 10, 2022

    Max 15 students per session  |  $30 for 6 week session

    sold out

    DROP INTO 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.

    We encourage you to bring a friend and anything you wish to work on!  This is a safe student space for student led projects guided by ECFTA Volunteer Arts Facilitators.

    $30.00

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    • THE NEST! Tuesday after-school drop-in space (ages 10 and up) | SESSION 1

    THE NEST! TUESDAY AFTER-SCHOOL DROP-IN SPACE : for ages 10 and up

    SESSION ONE (6 weeks)

    Tuesdays 3:30 - 5:30 PM   |  April 5 - May 10, 2022

    Max 15 students per session  |  $30 for 6 week session

    sold out

    DROP INTO 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.

    We encourage you to bring a friend and anything you wish to work on!  This is a safe student space for student led projects guided by ECFTA Volunteer Arts Facilitators.

    $30.00

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    THE NEST! Tuesday after-school drop-in space (ages 10 and up) | SESSION 1

    THE NEST! TUESDAY AFTER-SCHOOL DROP-IN SPACE : for ages 10 and up

    SESSION ONE (6 weeks)

    Tuesdays 3:30 - 5:30 PM   |  April 5 - May 10, 2022

    Max 15 students per session  |  $30 for 6 week session

    sold out

    DROP INTO 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.

    We encourage you to bring a friend and anything you wish to work on!  This is a safe student space for student led projects guided by ECFTA Volunteer Arts Facilitators.

    $30.00

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    Big Bold Canvas for Kids! Acrylics + Music Saturday workshop

    SOLD OUT!

    BIG BOLD CANVAS FOR KIDS!  | ACRYLICS + MUSIC  with Natalie McDonald

    Saturday May 14   |  1:00 - 4:00 pm 

    AGES 8+  |  MAX. 10

    $75 (no HST)

    In this Saturday afternoon workshop, let your kiddos try their hand at bold expressive painting in a BIG format!

    Big canvas, big brushes and big colour! Led by artist Natalie McDonald, young artists will work at easels, while listening and responding to a diverse selection of music and learn about colour theory, composition, working with acrylics, building layers and mark-making to create a big, bold contemporary abstract canvas, filled with fresh bubble gum colours!

    Registration is limited so grab your spot!

    $75

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    Magical & Mystical Creatures! Saturday workshop for Kids 7+ (morning session)

    MAGICAL & MYSTICAL CREATURES! SATURDAY WORKSHOP FOR KIDS  |  WITH KATHERINE OLENIC

    SATURDAY, MAY 28, 2022  from 9AM  - 12 PM

    AGES 7+  |  MAX. 12

    $45 (no HST)

    sold out!

    Join artist-illustrator Katherine Olenic in this morning workshop and learn how to illustrate a magical flying fish and a mystical deer creature!  Explore a variety of techniques and materials using watercolour, soft pastel, and india ink to create these mythical creatures. All materials included.
    $45.00

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    Magical Landscapes! Saturday workshop for Kids (afternoon session)

    MAGICAL LANDSCAPES! SATURDAY WORKSHOP FOR KIDS  |  WITH KATHERINE OLENIC

    SATURDAY, MAY 28, 2022  from 1  - 4 PM

    AGES 7+  |  MAX. 12

    $45 (no HST)

    sold out!

    Join artist and illustrator Katherine Olenic in this afternoon workshop as we travel into the other-world! Design your own Magical Landscape or Fantasy Environment with the help of Katherine as she gently guides you in the understanding of perspective and composition to create a compelling and spellbinding landscape of your own invention!

    $45

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    • PD Day Camp! More Bees Please!

    SOLD OUT!

    PD DAY JUNE | MORE BEES PLEASE!

    FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 2022  from 9AM - 4 PM

    AGES 4-11  | Max 15 campers

    $60 per student (no HST)

    Join us for the last PD day of the year for an in-&-out-door day of art-making and fun our cheery studio classroom and sunny ECFTA yard!

    This will be a day full of creativity and learning inspired by the friendly world of entomology and ornithology.

    Make a bee house, explore the difference between bugs and insects, make a bug telescope and go on a search for the many legged creatures living outside!

     

    $60

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    Tell Better Stories with Brad Woods

    STORYTELLING WORKSHOP IN THE GALLERY

    MAX. 40 people

    ALL AGES

    $35 + HST

    Despite what you may have heard, it is actually stories that make the world go round!

    We've been telling stories for as long as we've been doing anything. in fact, you could say Storytelling is what makes us human. Whether it is by a bedside, around a table, behind a lectern or from a stage, it's what we do, it's who we are, it's all we are. The stories we tell become our stories, and our stories become the currency with which we connect, commune and collaborate.

    $35.00

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    Colour, Light & Line with Peter Skoggard

    DRAWING EXPLORATIONS IN PASTEL FOR ALL!  |  COLOUR, LIGHT & LINE WITH PETER SKOGGARD

    AGES 16+

    MAX 12 people

    $75 + HST

    THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED TO THE FALL.

    PLEASE CHECK BACK IN FOR A NEW DATE SOON!

    A lively introduction to drawing for beginners or those who wish to re-engage with their drawing practice.  Led by enigmatic artist and Instructor Peter Skoggard.

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    THE NEST! Tuesday after-school drop-in space (ages 10 and up) | SESSION 2

    Tuesdays 3:30 - 5:30 PM   |  May 17 - June 21, 2022

    THE NEST! TUESDAY AFTER-SCHOOL DROP-IN SPACE : for ages 10 and up

    SESSION TWO (6 weeks)

    Max 15 students per session  |  $30 for 6 week session

    DROP INTO 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.

    We encourage you to bring a friend and anything you wish to work on!  This is a safe student space for student led projects guided by ECFTA Volunteer Arts Facilitators.

    $30.00

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    • Lucky Ducklings! Half Day Morning Mini Camp (3 days)

    LUCKY DUCKLINGS! HALF DAY MORNING MINI SUMMER CAMP (3 DAYS) | WITH JUDY ANDERSON

    Monday July 4 - Wednesday July 6, 2022  |  9 - 12 AM (morning only)

    AGES 4-6  | Max 18 campers

    $90 per student (no HST)

    sold out

    Join us for a morning of mini-making, story time and indoor and outdoor play for our youngest artists in our sunny studio classroom and under our big top canopy tent situated in the ECFTA large and lush yard! This 3-day morning camp will be a great way to ease into the summer after a long school year! Projects will include; eye spy flashlight in a bag, blue jay garden sticks, “no-peeking” sketching, animal shadow drawing, cloud telescopes and more!

    $90.00

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    Lucky Ducklings! Half Day Afternoon Mini Camp (3 days)

    LUCKY DUCKLINGS! HALF DAY AFTERNOON MINI SUMMER CAMP (3 DAYS) | WITH STEPH LINES-TOOHILL

    Monday July 4 - Wednesday July 6, 2022  |  1 - 4 PM (afternoons only)

    AGES 4-6  | Max 18 campers

    $90 per student (no HST)

    sold out

    Join us for an afternoon of mini-making, story time and indoor and outdoor play for our youngest artists in our sunny studio classroom and under our big top canopy tent situated in the ECFTA large and lush yard! This 3-day morning camp will be a great way to ease into the summer after a long school year! Projects will include; eye spy flashlight in a bag, blue jay garden sticks, “no-peeking” sketching, animal shadow drawing, cloud telescopes and more!

    $90.00

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    Little Earthlings! 5 day summer camp

    SOLD OUT! Little Earthlings! 5 day camp  | with Carolyn McLeod from Creative Spark Workshops

    July 11 - 15, 2022   |  9AM - 4 PM

    AGES 7-12  |  MAX 18 campers

    $300 PER STUDENT (NO HST)

    Join us for a week with no limits! Our Earth and Space art camp is designed to connect campers to outer space, the skies above and their own special place here on Earth. Projects will include papier mâché moon landing, design your own rocket ship, dazzling acrylic pour planet planets, spacey shrinky art, and more!

    $300.00

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    Story + Stretch + Art (half day MORNING mini camp)

    SOLD OUT! STORY+ STRETCH + ART | HALF-DAY MORNING MINI CAMP

    JULY 18 - 22, 2022  |  9AM - 12 PM

    AGES 4-6  |  MAX 18

    $150 per student (no HST)

    What’s the story morning glory? Yoga and story camp!  Wake up with a streeetch in the gallery, followed by a hand-picked book for story-time to inspire a make and take art project each day.

    $150.00

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    Story + Stretch + Art (half day AFTERNOON mini camp)

    STORY+ STRETCH + ART | HALF-DAY AFTERNOON MINI CAMP

    JULY 18 - 22, 2022  |  1 - 4 PM

    AGES 4-6  |  MAX 18

    $150 per student (no HST)

    SOLD OUT!

    Join us for 5 wide-eyed afternoons of Yoga and Story camp!  Start with a streeetch in the gallery, followed by a hand-picked book for story-time to inspire a make-and-take art project each day!

    $150.00

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    Friends of the Planet! 5 day camp

    FRIENDS OF THE PLANET!  |  5 DAY SUMMER CAMP

    JULY 25 - 29, 2022  |  9AM - 4 PM

    AGES 7-11  | MAX 18 campers

    $300 PER STUDENT (no HST)

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     Campers! Recycle, Upcycle and Go Green this July as we gather together in our cheery studio classroom and out in the great outdoors for fresh-air creativity and fun designed to bring out the Friend of the Planet in you! Each day will be filled with eco-inspired creativity. Make a recycled jean bag with blanket stitching, upcycled T shirts, story stones, nature crafting and free-range play perfect for a hot July week!

    Led by artist and educator Carolyn McLeod of Creative Spark Workshops in Guelph with the support of student leaders from the Canada Summer Jobs Youth Program.

    $300.00

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    • Art of the Bizarre! 4 day camp

    ART OF THE BIZARRE!   |  4 DAY SUMMER CAMP

    AUGUST 2 - 5, 2022 (Tuesday - Friday, no camp Holiday Monday, Aug 1)  |  9AM - 4 PM

    AGES 7-12    |  MAX 18 campers

    $240 PER STUDENT (no HST)

    SOLD OUT!

    Join us for 4 full-on days of bizzaro hands-on and interactive outdoor activities and games and extreme art-making, including; doll head planters, stuffy printmaking, drawing from the flip-side, exquisite “corpses”, surreal snow globes and radioactive-green cat sculptures! A week of Op Art, Dada, and contemporary Surrealist insane-inspiration!

    $240

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    Birds of a Feather! 5 day camp

    BIRDS OF A FEATHER!  |  5 DAY SUMMER CAMP

    AUGUST 8-12, 2022   |  9AM - 4PM

    AGES 7-12  |  MAX 18 campers

    $300 PER STUDENT (no HST)

    sold out

    Birds of a Feather! Let’s flock together this August for a week of avian-inspired-projects in our sunny studio classroom and free range outdoor play!

    We will fluff our friendship feathers and sharpen our art-making talons as we explore the aerial world of all things feathered and plumed.

    Projects will include songbird marionettes, owl pastel, feather calligraphy pens, paper feather lanterns, crane sculpture and more!

    Let’s wing it together and soar!

    $300.00

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    ART + MUSIC = FUN! 5 day camp

    ART + MUSIC = FUN!  |  5 DAY SUMMER CAMP

    AUGUST 22-26, 2022  |  9AM - 4 PM

    AGES 7-12  | MAX 18 campers

    $300 PER STUDENT (no HST)

    sold out!

    This camp is designed to bring out the musician + artist in you! Don’t worry about knowing your way around a melody. By the end of the week, musician and educator Carolyn McLeod will have you playing a tune and creating some harmonious art to accompany it!

    Let music inspire your choice of colours & style for a musical painting, learn to write an original song and then add a melody & beat, explore ways to make music with every-day objects, create a box drum and rubber band guitar, experiment with water glass chimes, and art-up your own unique instruments. Who said music theory was boring? Not us!

    $300.00

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    Comic Daze Super Camp! | 5 day camp

    Comic Daze Super Camp!  | 5 DAY SUMMER CAMP

    AUGUST 29-SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

    9 AM - 4 PM   |  AGES 7-12

    MAX 18 campers

    $300 PER STUDENT (no HST)

    sold out

    You don’t have to be a superhero artist to join this fun-filled camp. You just have to be SUPER! Join artist and illustrator Katherine Olenic for a week of animating your way to becoming a comic genius!

    Design your own characters for action, fantasy or super high tech adventures, learn to plan a story, create fantastical landscapes, build action hero puppets and create your own comic. 

    Ka-POW!

    $300.00

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    • Welcome to the Elora Nature Journaling for homeschooling families!

    Tuesdays, September 13 - December 6, 2022 | 10 am - 12 pm Ages 6-10 $35 for all 7 weeks Welcome to the Elora Nature Journaling group for homeschooling families! This is a registration required, in person group which meets bi-weekly at the Elora Centre for the Arts, open to homeschooling students between the ages of 6 and 10 who reside in Wellington County and are currently participating in any style of homeschooling. Please contact Lauren at Eloranaturejournaling@gmail.com to register or for more information.

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    • Colour, Light & Line with Peter Skoggard

    DRAWING EXPLORATIONS IN PASTEL FOR ALL!  |  COLOUR, LIGHT & LINE WITH PETER SKOGGARD

    AGES 16+

    MAX 12 people

    $75 + HST

    A lively introduction to drawing for beginners or those who wish to re-engage with their drawing practice.  Led by enigmatic artist and Instructor Peter Skoggard.

    $75.00

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    Across the Great Divide: A Novel Adventure! | In the gallery with authors and music

    IN THE GALLERY WITH AUTHORS DONNA MCCAW AND MARTIN FEATHERSTON & MUSIC BY PAUL WHITAKER

    7-9 PM  |  50 MAX

    TICKETS NOW ONLY AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR!  $25 cash.

    An evening of music, storytelling and fun! Meet a Mae West quoting Angel. Meet Earl, an underperforming reporter who becomes the media liaison for God. Meet Simon, a clay-footed mortal man whose life needs a do-over.

    Try your hand at musical trivia too! Come for some laughs, music and stories!

    $20.00

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    Needle Felted Sheep! Workshop with Megan Cleland

    Ages 12+ (MAX. 10 participants)

    $95 + HST   |  $15 KIT FEE

    Join artist Megan Cleland of In the Line of Fibre to learn the basics of needle felting and create your own amazingly life-like wooly sheep portrait in a day! Megan will guide you step-by-step through this multi-media process and teach you the techniques of transferring a sketch; painting a background; and how to needle felt an image onto canvas. Once completed you will have the skills to create your own designs.  Bring a friend and sign up today!

    Ideal for ages 12 and up. No experience required.

    $95

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    PYROGRAPHY WORKSHOP! BIRCH TREE WOODBURNING ON CHARCUTIERIE BOARD WITH HEATHER MARTIN OF FIREWORK DESIGNS

    SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2022 | 12 PM – 3:30 PM MAX. 12 | Ages 14+ $80 + hst (register through the link below) Elora Centre for the Arts is pleased to host FireWorks Designs, please register through  Event Brite : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/414253482317 Woodburning has endless possibilities when it comes to creating images, similar to drawing with pencil on paper.  Woodburning, however, requires various different techniques to create texture, lines and tonal values and is a much slower process. Join Pyrography Artist Heather Martin of FireWork Designs to begin or expand your knowledge of woodburning while you create your own usable, giftable charcuterie board. Heather will guide you through various woodburning techniques to add texture and interest to your 8"x 10" charcuterie board.  You will also learn about recommended woods and other helpful hints as you work your way through this immersive process using a (variable temperature) walnut hollow versa tool!

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    MONSTER MashUP! OCTOBER PA DAY FOR KIDS!

    Monday, October 24, 2022 | 9 am – 4 pm Ages 6-12 Max 15 $65 no hst

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    *Please note that this UGDSB PA Day is scheduled for a MONDAY. MONSTER MashUP! Let’s mix up our mythic monsters and use our limitless imaginations to create our own unique monster to rival the classics! Franken-fluffer-Nutter? The Were-Bunny? A Drac-Wurst? TikTok the Evil Clock? It will be a cheerfully-chilling day at the Art Centre and we can’t wait!  
    $65

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    Drawing Live Animals! Sketching for KIDS with Donna Hull

    Saturday, October 29, 2022 | 1pm-4pm MAX. 10 | Ages 8-13 $50 no hst What is better than a room full of art supplies? A room full of art supplies AND animals! Learn to draw LIVE animals with live models in our classroom. Careful observation will bring a deeper understanding of anatomy, line, shape, colour and value to help young artists draw the natural world in its’ infinitely diverse and wondrous beauty! All materials provided.

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    $50.00

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    • PAINT the ART you LOVE!

    PAINT the ART you LOVE! with Eileen MacArthur  |  6-week OPEN STUDIO series

    Every Wednesday  |  November 2 – December 7, 2022

    7:00 pm-9:00 pm

    Max. 10  |  Ages 16+

    $150 plus HST ($25 per session)

    sold out

    Learn to make the paintings you LOVE in this OPEN STUDIO class with artist and ECFTA Arts Educator Eileen MacArthur.  Eileen will guide you through various exercises and allow for independent working time and individual & group critique.  If there is an artist whose work inspires you, this class will provide guidance on how to emulate their work and incorporate ideas and techniques into your own own work.

    Eileen will offer a welcoming and collaborative environment for all skill levels to learn from one another, while developing their own individual art practice.

    $150.00

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    Peter Rabbit & Friends. Storytime and Drawing for Young Artists

    Saturday, November 5, 2022 | 1pm-3:30pm Max. 8 Ages 4-8 $45 No hst

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    Beatrix Potter wrote the story of Peter Rabbit for a little boy named Noel. Each of her stories emerged from letters and gifts sent to the children of her friends and relatives. When her stories were published, she wanted little books for little hands. Our youngest artists ages are invited to join artist and educator Donna Hull in a guided afternoon of character sketching and a finished drawing with coloured pencils! Please note, we've expanded ages for this class up to age 8! All materials provided.
    $45.00

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    MACRAME fringed feathers with Cecelia Cheng Wall Hanging for Kids!

    November 12, 2022 | 1pm-3pm

    MAX. 15

    Ages 8+

    $50 no hst

    All materials provided

    Young Makers! Join Cecilia Cheng from Fringed Elora and come make a fun, whimsical feather wall hanging! Perfect for beginners, ages 8 and up will learn how to use one of the most common macrame knots to make feathers.Cecelia will offer techniques for incorporating different colours, beads, and how to use household items as useful macrame tools. 

    A variety of colours of cotton macrame string will be available for kids to personalize their feathers. This workshop will encourage everyone to think creatively, develop fine motor skills and patience in learning a new skill! No experience necessary! 

    $50

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    HOLLYdays MAKE + SHARE! NOVEMBER PA DAY FOR KIDS!

    Friday, November 25, 2022 | 9 am – 4 pm Ages 6-12 | Max 15 $65 no hst HOLLYdays MAKE + SHARE!

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    Young makers! Let’s meet new friends & old in our cheery studio classroom this November to get ready for the holiday season for a day of making and taking! We’ll focus on the idea of sharing and giving in this makers’ day designed for big-hearted junior artists who love to share their handmade talents with their friends and families!
    $65.00

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    Winter MACRAME & Evergreen WREATH! with Fringed Elora and Oak + Ivy

    Sunday, November 27, 2022 | 1 pm to 4 pm

    Ages 16+ | Max 15

    $90 plus hst

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    Oak + Ivy and Fringed Elora are combining forces to bring a festive, ever lasting holiday wreath workshop to Elora Centre for the Arts’ studio classroom for some seasonal merry MAKING!

    Learn the basics of macrame from Cecilia Cheng of Fringed Elora, with an emphasis on the most common knots used to create your own designs.  Olivia Harrison from Oak and Ivy will teach you how to create your own seasonal foliage arrangement and discuss foraging tips to create your own winter wreath!

    A perfect Sunday afternoon for you and a friend! No experience necessary. All materials included.

    $90.00

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    • The Nest! Thursday after-school maker space: Winter 2023

    THE NEST!  THURSDAY AFTER-SCHOOL MAKER SPACE FOR TWEENS!

    FOR AGES 10+  |  Maximum 20 spots

    WINTER PROGRAM  |  JANUARY 19– March 30, 2023

    THURSDAYS 3:30-5:30 *no session during March Break, Thursday, March 16.

    $5 PER SESSION  |  $50 for the entire 10 week session 

    Register for all 10 weeks (no single date sign-ups or drop in). 

    **Please note, The Nest will NOT run on School Closure Days. The Nest WILL run on No Bus days :)

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    $50.00

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    Snow Day! JANUARY PA DAY FOR KIDS!

    Friday, January 27, 2023 | 9 am – 4 pm Ages 6-12 | Max 15 $65 no hst

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    It’s a Friday SNOW DAY in our cozy classroom this January as we gather to celebrate the snowiest month of the year and embrace everything frozen, icy and crystalized! Join us to explore the geometry of a snowflake, the magic of a swirling snow globe and the underground homes of our wintering forest friends!
    $65.00

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    Watercolour Animals for Young Storytellers! with Donna Hull

    Saturday, January 28, 2023 | 1pm-4pm Max. 10 | Ages 8-12 $50 No hst

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    Children in Victorian England were encouraged to write stories and illustrate their characters in watercolour. Animals have inspired us through the ages with their incredible diversity and beauty.  Join artist and educator Donna Hull to learn how to draw your favourite animals with pen and ink hand-tinting. All materials provided.
    $50

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    • BLUE WHALE! ACRYLIC FOR KIDS WITH KATHERINE OLENIC

    BLUE WHALE! ACRYLICS FOR KIDS | with KATHERINE OLENIC Saturday, February 11, 2023 | 10 am – 12 pm MAX. 12 | Ages 7+ $50 no hst | All materials provided

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    Young painters! Join artist and illustrator Katherine Olenic in our cheery classroom to explore the underwater world of whales in a guided 2 hour introduction to acrylics! We’ll be painting in the round on a 12” mdf panel and each junior artist will go home with their own blue whale creation. Explore the technical and creative possibilities of painting this underwater landscape!
    $50.00

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    Kitsune Inking! Magical Firefox for Kids with Katherine Olenic

    KITSUNE FIRE FOX! JAPANESE INKING FOR KIDS | with KATHERINE OLENIC Saturday, February 11, 2023 | 1 pm – 3 pm MAX. 15 | Ages 9+ $50 no hst | All materials provided

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    Inking Kitsune! With artist and illustrator and Katherine Olenic!  Kitsune's are from Japanese folklore, they are also known as Fire Foxes! They are trickster creatures that cause mischief and delight and are known too shape shift. Explore this style of Japanese inking using indian ink and watercolor. Explore different brush techniques, ink wash and learn to create this fantastical creature.
    $50.00

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    LOOSE DUTCH FLORAL ACRYLIC! PAINTING IN THE ROUND WITH EILEEN MACARTHUR

    LOOSE DUTCH FLORAL ACRYLIC! PAINTING IN THE ROUND with EILEEN MACARTHUR FOR AGES 16+ | MAX. 10 Saturday, February 18, 2023 | 10 am - 3 pm $130 plus HST | All materials included

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    Join artist Eileen MacArthur for a light and loose, guided workshop, with focus on creating a tondo floral composition using multiple found sources for inspiration and a conte transfer to get started! Eileen will lead you in the steps to create a 2-foot diameter, original acrylic on a round MDF panel. Explore colour mixing, the figure-ground relationship, and elements of composition. During the course of the day, artists will also delve into various techniques of representational painting, loosely based in the Dutch floral tradition, and try out several brushes and methods of paint application. All levels of experience welcome!
    $130.00

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    • INside, OUTside, UPside, DOWN! MARCH PA DAY FOR KIDS!

    Friday, March 3, 2023 | 9 am – 4 pm Ages 6-12 | Max 15 $65 no hst

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    INside, OUTside, UPside, DOWN! It’s ok to make a mistake! In fact, sometimes it’s the best thing about making art! Innovation requires failure and “mistakes” can be a great starting place, so we’ll HI-5 those artful accidents and embrace randomness in a day filled with thought-provoking projects designed to let loose our inner Picasso’s!
    $65.00

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    Pyrography Workshop | Woodburning with Heather Martin of FireWorks Designs – SOLD OUT

    Pyrography Workshop | Woodburning with Heather Martin  Sunday, March 5 | 12 – 3:30m MAX. 12 | Ages 14+ $80 plus HST All materials included.

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    Elora Centre for the Arts is pleased to host FireWorks Designs in our studio classroom! Please register through Event Brite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/learn-to-woodburn-birch-trees-tickets-535967030817 Woodburning has endless possibilities when it comes to creating images, similar to drawing with pencil on paper. Woodburning, however, requires various different techniques to create texture, lines and tonal values and is a much slower process. Join Pyrography Artist Heather Martin of FireWork Designs to begin or expand your knowledge of woodburning while you create your own usable, giftable cherry or ambrosia maple charcuterie board. Heather will guide you through various woodburning techniques to incorporate texture and interest to your piece. You will also learn about recommended woods and other helpful hints as you work your way through this immersive process. It’s always fun to learn with a friend, with no experience in drawing or woodburning, this makes the perfect class to relax and enjoy the afternoon together! No Experience Necessary. All materials provided: 8x10inch Charcuterie Board, 1oz Board Cream

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    March Break Camp! Mysteries, Myths & Magic!

    MARCH BREAK CAMP! Mysteries, Myths & Magic! Monday, March 13 – Friday March 17, 2023 | 9 am-4 pm MAX. 18 | Ages 6-12 $350/week, no hst | All materials provided

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    YOUNG MAKERS! Join us this MARCH BREAK to explore the magical and mysterious world we live in! Each day we’ll embrace a different mysterious material & theme to make March the most mythic month ever. Get ready for a multi-media-mash-up week of curious creativity, material exploration, fresh air play & friendship!
    $350.00

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    Oil & Cold Wax Abstract Landscapes with Carolyn Sharp

    OIL & COLD WAX ABSTRACT LANDSCAPES  2-DAY WORKSHOP with CAROLYN SHARP SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 2023  |  11 am - 4 pm SUNDAY, MARCH 26, 2023  |  11 am - 3 pm AGES 16+ | MAX. 8 $250 plus hst + $20 kit fee
    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. This workshop is suitable for all levels of experience, so come explore, experiment and get those creative juices going!
    $250.00

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    SUNDAY EXPLORERS | GUIDED ART 5-PACK FOR KIDS!

    SUNDAY EXPLORERS | GUIDED ART 5-PACK FOR KIDS! with RACHEL ABEL March 26-April 30, 2023  |  9:30-11:30 am No lesson Easter Sunday, April 9. Max. 16  |  Ages 6-12 $100 for all 5 weeks (no hst)  |  All materials provided

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    Join artist and ECFTA Arts Educator Rachel Abel for weekly art fundamentals to bring out the junior artist in you! Each week Rachel will offer young artists a guided art lesson designed to learn, explore, and get creative! Students will develop their skills in drawing, painting and learn some theory to go along with them. Classes will be held in the ECFTA classroom and/or gallery each Sunday. Please note, this weekly art program is hosted by the Elora Centre for the Arts. Please contact RACHEL at rae.can.draw@outlook.com for more information or to register.

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    • Portrait Drawing with David Caesar

    PORTRAIT DRAWING with DAVID CAESAR SUNDAY, APRIL 2  |  11am – 5pm MAX. 10  |  Ages 16+ $125 plus HST Please bring your own drawing materials and sketch pad. Join artist David Caesar for this fun and exciting workshop covering the basics of drawing portraits from both life and photographs. David teaches a classical approach which incorporates high realism, with a focus on skill building. He works in the way of the old masters using keen observation and focused critique. His own work is highly detailed and masterful and his class environment encourages students to challenge themselves! During the workshop, David will review the basic proportions of the head and face and move on to a methodology of capturing the likeness of our subject.  You will start by drawing each other (bring your happy face!) and move on to working from photos for a final project. From basic structure to final rendering, students will come away with a new understanding of the portrait drawing process and have the tools to embark on their own projects with confidence! Feeling adventurous?  Bring any medium you like - pastel, watercolour, acrylic, etc. Come prepared! ALL LEVELS WELCOME! Suitable for Beginner and Intermediate students.
    $125.00

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    Neighbourwoods Spring Tree Talk: Restoration as Connection

    What does it mean to be connected to the Land and how does that affect the way we care for it? Lead by Patrick Kelly, Land Manager at Ignatius Jesuit Centre.  Presented by Neighbourwoods and the Elora Salem Horticultural Society.

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    • DRAGON FIRE! Oil Pastel for Kids

    DRAGON FIRE!  |  Oil Pastel for Kids! with Katherine Olenic Saturday, May 6, 2023  |  10-12 pm MAX. 20  |  Ages 7 + $40 (no hst)  |  All materials provided Join artist-Instructor Katherine Olenic to create this vibrant fiery orange mythical DRAGON in oil pastels! Katherine will guide young artists in this 2-hour class from sketching to a completed pastel on paper. A great way to fire up your Saturday morning!!
    $40

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    RED PANDA! ACRYLICS FOR KIDS!

    RED PANDA!  |  Acrylics for Kids! with Katherine Olenic Saturday, May 6, 2023  |  1-4 pm MAX. 13  |  Ages 8+ $50 (no hst)  |  All materials provided Join artist-Instructor Katherine Olenic guide you in this step-by-step painting of a delicate cherry blossom tree with two RED PANDAS in it! This 3-hour class will introduce young artists to acrylics, as well as colour theory and composition. A panda-tastic way to spend a Saturday afternoon!
    $50

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    SUNDAY EXPLORERS | GUIDED ART 7-PACK FOR KIDS!

    SUNDAY EXPLORERS | GUIDED ART 7-PACK FOR KIDS! with RACHEL ABEL Sundays, May 7 - June 25, 2023  |  9:30-11:30 am Max. 18  |  Ages 6-12 $150 for all 7 weeks (no hst)  |  All materials provided

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    Join artist and ECFTA Arts Educator Rachel Abel for weekly art fundamentals to bring out the junior artist in you! Each week Rachel will offer young artists a guided art lesson designed to learn, explore, and get creative! Students will develop their skills in drawing, painting and learn some theory to go along with them. Classes will be held in the ECFTA classroom and/or gallery each Sunday. May 7, May 14, May 28, June 4, June 11, June 18, June 25 Please note: No class holiday weekend Sunday, May 21.
    This weekly art program is hosted by the Elora Centre for the Arts. Please contact RACHEL at rae.can.draw@outlook.com for more information or to register.

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    A Bird in the Hand Drawing & Mixed Media with David Caesar

    A BIRD IN THE HAND  Drawing & Mixed Media workshop with DAVID CAESAR Sunday, May 7  |  11am – 5pm MAX. 10  |  Ages 16+ $125 plus HST Please bring your own materials. *please note there is a minimum of 6 required to run this class. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, but a bird on paper?  Priceless! Join artist David Caesar for this drawing media workshop celebrating our avian friends! David teaches a classical approach which incorporates high realism, with a focus on skill building. He works in the way of the old masters using keen observation and focused critique. His own work is highly detailed and masterful and his class environment encourages students to challenge themselves! In this exciting and comprehensive workshop, we will review basic bird anatomy and move on to creating a composition for the basis of a wildlife painting or drawing.  Working from either photos provided by the instructor or photos that students bring in themselves, we will discuss basic drawing techniques as well as rendering our main subject as well as any background or foreground elements we choose to include. Any medium is welcome. Pencil, pastel, watercolour, acrylic, etc. All wet or dry media accepted. Come prepared! ALL LEVELS WELCOME! Suitable for Beginner and Intermediate students.
    $125.00

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