The Uncial hand is a very Celtic hand, with quite a bit of character and is fun to use. It is a very round alphabet with no capitals. Spend time with Wendy Hardy time learning the basics of Uncials and create your own Celtic knot variations. Then get your Irish on, using classic blessings and sayings to create unique pieces to frame or make into cards.

We will be lettering with the 3.8mm Pilot Parallel Pen or a dip pen with Speedball C2 nib and ink. Worksheets will be supplied for the lettering. This course includes instruction, demonstrations and a fun calligraphic project, with discussion around tools and best practices.

Note: A $5 material fee is payable to the instructor at the start of class.

Supply List: 3.8mm Pilot Parallel Pen (green cap) or dip pen, C2 nib & ink. You will also need a mechanical pencil, a fine line black marker (Copic or Micron size 03 preferred) or a Sharpie extra fine, graph paper for the Celtic knots & ruler.

Ages 18+

$70 per person, plus HST

Max 10 participants

Min. of 5 students required to offer this class.

RESCHEDULED DUE TO LAST WEEK'S STORM!  Not your average paint night! This class will introduce students how to paint snow, inspired by Canadian landscape painters who have mastered representations of snow, such as Clarence Gagnon and the Group of Seven. We will also look at the work of contemporary artists Peter Doig and Kim Dorland. Students will learn about colour and value, and complete an acrylic painting on canvas. No experience necessary. All materials included.  This workshop will take place in our main floor classroom.

Led by artist Eileen MacArthur.

Ages 16+

$45 per person, plus HST

Max 15 participants

How about this for a Saturday night? This is plein air in the dark!

We will be working outside with watercolour and brush pen, but with the added twist of seeing the landscape and our palettes, limited by the lack of light. We won't really know what the paintings looks like until the end of the evening, when we head back inside and take a look in the light of the classroom.

Artists are required to bring their own sketchbooks.  A $10 kit fee is payable to the instructor at the start of class.

Please meet at the Elora Centre for the Arts to sign in and then we will head out at dusk.  Participants will be required to maintain social distancing and sign a waiver form.  For more information about our safety policies in place, please click here.

Led by artist Eileen MacArthur

Ages 16+

$40 per person, plus HST

Max 8 participants.

Join Susan Gentilcore of All Things Preserved for an evening of earth-friendly learning and making!

We all want to make changes to reduce waste in our lives, but sometimes we just don’t know where to begin. This fun, interactive and hands-on event is a great place to start. We’ll discuss 10 easy, low or no-cost changes we can all make in our daily lives to reduce waste, save money and help the environment. The focus will be on creative ways to replace single-use paper and plastic household products for the whole family. End the night by taking part in a make-and-take zero waste activity, and take home some up-cycled sustainable product samples.

Intended for anyone who wishes to embrace more positive ways to live on this earth, in this workshop you'll design your own fabric to use in the making of your beeswax food wraps and beeswax snack bags. The conversation will flow as we discuss other habits to help increase our waste awareness. Take home your finished wraps at the end of the workshop and start putting them to use right away!

$50 (plus HST)

Join Gosia Eco Designs’, Margaret Marcy for this unique weekend workshop exploring the magic of natural dyes and eco printing! Create a natural fiber botanical wrap/scarf using Margaret’s Eco Printing technique with flowers and leaves. Finished wrap will be approx. 70”x22”.

• Get to know local plants for printing
• Learn the process for mordanting protein and cellulose fabrics
• Eco print with dyes and mordant blankets
• Discover different methods of bundling and steaming process

You will leave the class having learned the basics of Eco Printing and with the know-how to continue printing at home!

SOLD OUT! This class will be an introduction to painting in oils with florals as the subject. Looking at the works of Dutch masters for inspiration, we will be learning about paint handling, colour mixing, and creating shape and drama. We will also discuss glazing and how to unify paintings and create strong focal points.

Students will go home with an 8x10 canvas detail of a Dutch Still Life botanical.

No experience required.

A $10 kit fee is payable to the instructor at the beginning of class.

Led by artist Eileen MacArthur.

Ages 16+

T.S. ELIOT’S FOUR QUARTETS: A SPIRITUAL HANDBOOK FOR MODERN TIMES

T.S. Eliot, though not an uncontroversial personality of the 20th Century, did manage to distill an elixir of astounding universality in his last major poem, Four Quartets.

MUSIC: THE BRIDGE BETWEEN SCIENCE AND THE HEART  |  HOW HARMONY WORKS

The science of acoustics and the history of thought and feeling in Music in the last 9 Centuries in one easy lesson.  Sounds improbable? Come and see! We will look briefly at a 14th Century mass, a 15th Century mass, music of John Dowland, Pergolesi, Handel, and Wagner.

No experience necessary. Just bring your ears and your heart.

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.