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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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    • Design & Build! JUNE PA DAY FOR KIDS!

    Friday, June 2, 2023 | 9 am – 4 pm Ages 6-12 | Max 18 $65 no hst

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    Design & BUILD! Our June PA Day will find us exploring ways to turn 2-D designs into intuitive 3-D builds using cardboard, paper and paint! Young designers will draw plans, learn about scale & function, practice adaptation when challenges guide us in other directions and build a day of surprises, along with lots of outdoor play! Bring your BIG IDEAS and BIG IMAGINATION!
    $65.00

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    A Fox or A Hare? | Needle Felting with Megan Cleland

    A FOX OR A HARE? | NEEDLE FELTING with MEGAN CLELAND SUNDAY, JUNE 11, 2023 | 10am – 4pm MAX. 12 | Ages 16+ $130 plus HST | All materials included in kit fee.

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    Please note, there is a $20 material kit fee is payable in cash directly to artist at the start of class.
    A Fox or A Hare? What a fine pair! Learn the art of needle felting a FOX or HARE portrait. Your choice! Join fibre artist, Megan Cleland in a guided workshop to needle-felt your way to create your own woolly portrait of either a fox or a hare. Megan will talk about different transfer techniques, options for backgrounds, colour theory and the basics of dry felting with wool. The finished piece will be framed in a 10” embroidery hoop. A great way to learn a new skill that you can continue to develop and experiment with on your own. Suitable for any level of experience! $20 kit fee is payable in cash to the instructor at the start of class. Included in the kit fee: Backing fabric with image, foam backing, wool, needle, 10” embroidery hoop. **Please let us know your choice of FOX or HARE after you register by emailing Judy at programming@ecfta.ca. Please put "Fox" or "Hare" in the subject line! 
    $130.00

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    • BUSY BEES! ART & NATURE SUMMER CAMP!

    BUSY BEES! ART & NATURE CAMP! for ages 4-6 Monday, July 3 - Friday, July 7, 2023  |  9 am - 4 pm MAX. 32  |  AGES 4-6 $350/week, no hst | All materials provided Join us for a busy, buzzing week of story time, mini-making, and outdoor fun for our youngest budding artists! A great introduction to summer camp for 4, 5 & 6 year-olds and a perfect way to ease into the summer with a week of nature-inspired art making, playful creativity and friendship!
    $350.00

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    Small HUMANS+Big ART! BIG IDEAS+BIG ART SUMMER CAMP!

    Small HUMANS + Big ART! BIG IDEAS + BIG ART CAMP!  for ages 6-12 Monday, July 10 - Friday, July 14, 2023  |  9 am - 4 pm MAX. 32  |  AGES 6-12 $350/week, no hst | All materials provided

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    Get your creativity growing in this BIG camp week! GENERATE big IDEAS and TRANSFORM them into big idea ART! We’ll be thinking MACRO as we collaborate and create both mighty and micro art using the world around us as inspiration! Explore the inner workings of plants and everyday materials, peer into the expansive universe around us and create one-of-a-kind pieces that turn the world of the tiny and humungous on their heads!!
    $350.00

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    LIGHT BRIGHT! CHROMA COLOUR SUMMER CAMP!

    LIGHT BRIGHT! CHROMA COLOUR CAMP! for ages 6-12 Monday, July 17 - Friday, July 21, 2023  |  9 am - 4 pm MAX. 32  |  AGES 6-12 $350/week, no hst | All materials provided

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    This camp is ALL about colour! A rainbow of colour! Darks and lights. Black and whites. Shadows and brights. The possibilities are endless and we’ll spin the COLOUR WHEEL of bright ideas during this week of colourful ART making!
    $350.00

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    BEAM ME UP! SUPER-SONIC STE(A)M SUMMER CAMP!

    BEAM ME UP! SUPER-SONIC STE(A)M CAMP! for ages 6-12 Monday, July 24 - Friday, July 28, 2023  |  9 am - 4 pm MAX. 32  |  AGES 6-12 $350/week, no hst | All materials provided

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    This out-of-this-world camp brings Super-Sonic art making to young artists who LOVE bright IDEAS, bright COLOURS, bright LIGHTS & are curious about adding some STE(A)M, science and tech into their super-awesome ART explorations!
    $350.00

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    WILDCRAFTING! THE ART OF NATURE SUMMER CAMP!

    WILDCRAFTING! THE ART OF NATURE CAMP! for ages 6-12 Monday, July 31 - Friday, August 4, 2023  |  9 am - 4 pm MAX. 32  |  AGES 6-12 $350/week, no hst | All materials provided

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    Go Green Go! Let’s gather together this July in our eco-art-friendly classroom and in the great outdoors for fresh-air creativity & fun designed to bring out the WILD artist in you! Each day will be filled with nature-inspired creativity, fresh air play, and nature explorations!
    $350.00

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    • ITSY BITSY SPIDERS! ART & NATURE SUMMER CAMP!

    ITSY BITSY SPIDERS! ART & NATURE CAMP! for ages 4-6 Tuesday, August 8 - Friday, August 11, 2023  |  9 am - 4 pm This is a 4 DAY CAMP. *No camp holiday Monday. MAX. 32  |  AGES 4-6 $280/week, no hst | All materials provided

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    Join us for an itsy-bitsy week of story time, mini-making, and outdoor fun for our youngest budding artists! A great introduction to summer camp for 4, 5 & 6 year-olds and a perfect way to enjoy the summer with a week of nature-inspired art making, playful creativity and friendship!
    $280.00

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    WOODLAND MAGIC MAKERS! SUMMER CRAFT CAMP!

    WOODLAND MAGIC MAKERS! SUMMER CRAFT CAMP! for ages 6-12 Monday, August 14 - Friday, August 18, 2023  |  9 am - 4 pm MAX. 32  |  AGES 6-12 $350/week, no hst | All materials provided

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    Let’s wander, wonder and weave some summer CRAFT MAGIC into this week of indoor and outdoor crafting with an eye on the traditions of great crafting from the past and present. If you love to CRAFT, CREATE, and COLLABORATE, this camp is for you!
    $350.00

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    TUNES & TOONS! MUSIC & CARTOON SUMMER CAMP!

    TUNES & TOONS! MUSIC & CARTOON CAMP! for ages 6-12 Monday, August 21 - Friday, August 25, 2023  |  9 am - 4 pm MAX. 32  |  AGES 6-12 $350/week, no hst | All materials provided

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    Young artists UNITE for a mash-up week of TUNES & TOONS! We’ll make our own, instruments and decorate them in bold, colourful, graffiti & cartoon styles and learn how to play them! Bring your PLAYful creativity, learn some super-new-skills and be inspired by the amazing connections between these 2 awesome art forms!
    $350.00

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    MORE TREES PLEASE! THE ART OF NATURE SUMMER CAMP!

    MORE TREES PLEASE! THE ART OF NATURE CAMP! for ages 6-12 Monday, August 28 - Friday, September 1, 2023  |  9 am - 4 pm MAX. 32  |  AGES 6-12 $350/week, no hst | All materials provided

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    Go Green Go! Let’s gather together this August in our eco-art-friendly classroom and in the great outdoors for fresh-air creativity & fun designed to bring out the WILD artist in you! Each day will be filled with nature-inspired creativity, fresh air play, and nature explorations!
    $350.00

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    • SUPPORTIVE ARTS for Adults with Varying Abilities | Fall 2023 Program

    FALL 2023 CLASSES  |  14-week series

    Thursday mornings  |  September 14  – December 14, 2023  | 10:00 am-12:00 pm

    Weekly inclusive ART & mindfulness THURSDAY WORKSHOPS for adults with (dis)abilities.

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    $252.00

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    THE MYSTERIOUS TOM THOMSON! SEPTEMBER PA DAY FOR KIDS!

    THE MYSTERIOUS TOM THOMSON!  |  PA Day for Kids! Monday, September 18, 2023 | 9 am – 4 pm Ages 4-12 Max 36 $70 no hst

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    *Please note that this UGDSB PA Day is scheduled for a MONDAY. The Mysterious TOM THOMSON & CANOE LAKE! The Group of Seven's TOM T will lead the way this PA Day as we explore his art, his affection for our Northern Ontario landscapes and his mysterious disappearance on Canoe Lake in Algonquin Park!
    $70.00

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    • DRAWING 101’s FOR KIDS! with Donna Hull

    DRAWING 101’s FOR KIDS! with Donna Hull 5 WEEK SATURDAY MORNING SERIES Saturdays, October 7 - November 4, 2023 9:30 - 12pm MAX. 15  |  Ages 8 + $150 for all 5 weeks  |  no hst  |  All materials provided. Wake up the weekend in an immersive morning with Donna Hull and learn the drawing 101’s from an art educator with more than 30 years of experience teaching, both in the classroom and beyond! This 5-week series will focus on the wonders of nature, drawing beautiful, organic shapes such as shells and rocks, mushrooms, and root vegetables for the first 3-4 weeks and finishing with their choice of a naturalistic animal portrait. A Deer or Hare! Fundamental Drawing skills are woven into each weekly lesson and home play exercises are encouraged! Our young artists will work on paper and be introduced to artist quality drawing materials and tools such as graphite sticks, mechanical erasers, tortillion blending sticks, kneadable erasers and more!
    $150

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    BASKET MAKING FROM YOUR GARDEN with Megan Cleland

    BASKET MAKING FROM YOUR GARDEN with Megan Cleland Sunday, October 15, 2023  |  10am-4pm AGES 14+  |  MAX 14 $95 plus hst

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    Looking 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! In 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. You 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!
    $95.00

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    ART OF DARKNESS | PRINTMAKING FOR KIDS!

    ART OF DARKNESS! Printmaking for Kids! | with Ray Fleming SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2023  |  9:30 am - 12:00 pm AGES 8 and up |  MAX. 12 $35 (no hst)  |  All materials provided   Young printmakers! Join us for a morning of carving and lino block printing to create some DARK ART just in time for Hallowe’en! Artist Ray Fleming will guide you in the 101’s of printmaking and experience the magic of designing your own haunted black cat, dancing pumpkin, or dancing skeleton print. We will be using a carving tool, inking with a brayer, and pulling our own prints to save and share this October!
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    NIGHT GARDEN | PLANTS THAT KILL | Printmaking for Adults

    NIGHT GARDEN | PLANTS THAT KILL Printmaking for Adults | with Ray Fleming SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2023  |  1:00-4:30 pm AGES 14+  |  MAX. 12  |  $55 + hst  |  All materials provided

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    Join artist and ECFTA team member, Ray Fleming for an afternoon of DARK mark-making! We will explore the shadowy world of plants that kill in this introduction to LINO BLOCK PRINTING. Ray 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.
    $55.00

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    EDWARD GOREY’S HAUNTED ABC’S! OCTOBER PA DAY FOR KIDS!

    EDWARD GOREY'S HAUNTED ABC'S!  |  PA Day for Kids! Friday October 27, 2023  |  9 am – 4 pm Ages 4-12 Max 36 $70 no hst

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    Love to draw? Join us for a day of illuminated old-timey pen and ink illustration! Inspired by American writer and gothic illustrator Edward Gorey’s "abcderia" The Gashlycrumb Tinies! We will explore the world of zines, fancy-fine-line drawing and dark humour in this day to celebrate the month of Octobrrrrr!
    $70.00

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    • INSIDE OUTSIDE UPSIDE DOWN! NOVEMBER PA DAY FOR KIDS!

    INside OUTside UPside Down!  |  PA Day for Kids! Friday, November 24, 2023  |  9 am – 4 pm Ages 4-12 Max 36 $70 no hst

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    It’s ok to make a mistake! In fact, sometimes it’s the best thing about making art! We’ll HI-5 those artful accidents and embrace our inner randomness in a day filled with free-styling projects designed to let loose our inner Picasso’s!
    $70

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    WINTER WEAVING WORKSHOP! | With Dianne Kennedy Cruttenden

    WINTER WEAVING WORKSHOP!  with Dianne Kennedy Cruttenden  SECOND CLASS ADDED! SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2023  |  9:30 AM - 3:30 PM AGES 14+  |  MAX 10

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    $110 plus hst  *Please note, there is a $30 kit fee, payable in cash to the instructor at the start of class. Join textile artist Dianne Kennedy Cruttenden for a full day of learning the basics of tapestry weaving! During this workshop, students will be using 2 (canvas) looms.  In the morning students will work on a smaller canvas for a sampler of weaving techniques, and in the afternoon the class will work on a larger canvas for their finished winter tapestry. Dianne will have winter theme designs participants can choose from or they may choose to do their own design.
    $110.00

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    • HOLIDAY MAKERS! | KIDS SATURDAY MAKE & TAKE SERIES | WITH ALEXA COLLETTE

    HOLIDAY MAKERS!  |  SATURDAY MAKE & TAKE FOR KIDS!  |  3 WEEK SERIES with Alexa Collette Saturdays. December 2, 9, 16, 2023  |  1-3 pm Ages 7-12  |  Max 15 $90 no hst for all 3 weeks Join Guelph artist Alexa Collette for some Saturday afternoon artful making in our cheery classroom full of inspiring ideas! This 3-week series will be all about holiday creativity. Young artists will be encouraged to think about gifting and giving as a way to share their amazing imaginations with loved ones! Projects will include; making and decorating your own ornaments, designing and carving lino blocks to make hand-printed cards, and building mini cold-weather creature sculptures! All materials included.
    $90.00

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    GLOWING FORESTS | LIGHT & SHADOW | ACRYLIC PAINTING WITH VERA KISSELEVA

    GLOWING FORESTS  |  LIGHT & SHADOW ACRYLIC PAINTING  |  with Vera Kisseleva SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2023  |  12:30 pm - 4:30 pm AGES 16+  |  MAX. 12 $120 plus hst All materials provided

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    Join Artist Vera Kisseleva for a beginner-friendly workshop and discover the joy of painting vibrant forest scenes filled with luminous light! www.VeraKissArt.com
    $120

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    GLOWING FORESTS | LIGHT & SHADOW | ACRYLIC PAINTING WITH VERA KISSELEVA

    GLOWING FORESTS  |  LIGHT & SHADOW ACRYLIC PAINTING  |  with Vera Kisseleva SECOND CLASS ADDED! SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2023  |  12:30 pm - 4:30 pm AGES 16+  |  MAX. 12 $120 plus hst All materials provided

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    Join Artist Vera Kisseleva for a beginner-friendly workshop and discover the joy of painting vibrant forest scenes filled with luminous light! www.VeraKissArt.com
    $120

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    • WINTER LIGHT | ACRYLIC PAINTING | WITH VERA KISSELEVA

    WINTER LIGHT  |  ACRYLIC PAINTING   |  with Vera Kisseleva Saturday, January 13, 2024 |  12:30 PM - 4:30 PM AGES 16+  |  MAX. 12 $120 plus hst  |  All materials provided

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    Join Artist Vera Kisseleva for a beginner-friendly workshop and discover the joy of painting shimmering winter landscapes filled with glowing colour and luminous light! www.VeraKissArt.com
    $120.00

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    WINTERSLEEP! JANUARY PA DAY FOR KIDS!

    WinterSLEEP!  |  PA Day for Kids! Friday, January 26, 2024  |  9 am – 4 pm Ages 4-12  |  Max 36 $70 no hst

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    Burrowing, nesting, hibernating. Let’s explore how our animal-neighbours spend the coldest months of the year through art in a creative and cozy day designed to celebrate the Canadian winter in us!
    $70

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    • MIXED MEDIA ADVENTURES FOR KIDS! | WITH EMMI BOYLE

    MIXED-MEDIA ADVENTURES FOR KIDS!  with Emmi Boyle  |  4-week Media Collage Series Saturdays  |  February 3, 10, 17, 24, 2024 9:30 - 11:30 am  Ages 6-12  |  Max 12 $110 for all 4 weeks, no hst Guelph artist EMMI BOYLE brings her love for mixing-it-up with materials and hi-5 kid-energy to the Elora Centre for the Arts this winter for 6 weeks of massive imagin-ating in our MIXED MEDIA ADVENTURE collage series! Let your junior artist loose with Emmi to explore animal collage, printed fabric, cardboard cities, and printed fabric star garland! All materials provided.
    $110

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    DRAWING 201’s FOR KIDS! | WITH DONNA HULL

    DRAWING 201’s FOR KIDS!  |  with Donna Hull 4-WEEK SATURDAY AFTERNOON DRAWING BASICS February 17, February 24, March 2, March 9, 2024 1:00 - 3:00 PM Ages 7+  |  Max. 15 $100 for all 4 weeks, no hst 

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    Warm up your winter SATURDAY AFTERNOONS with artist DONNA HULL for 4 fun-filled weeks designed for kids who love to draw! This series invites back our young artists from our Drawing 101 series and is also open to new junior-artists who wish to spread their wings and expand their drawing experience!
    $100

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    • FLYING DRAGON! ACRYLICS FOR KIDS

    FLYING DRAGON!  | Acrylics for Kids with Katherine Olenic Sunday March 3, 2024  |  10 AM -12  PM Ages 8 +  |  Max. 12 $40 no hst 

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    Back by popular dragon-demand! Let artist Katherine Olenic lead your junior artist in a fantasy- filled, vibrant DRAGON 11"x14" landscape on canvas. Katherine will discuss colour theory, composition, and guide artists in the use of acrylics.   A great way to start a fire-breathing Sunday morning! All materials included.
    $40

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