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    • PD Day April: The Day of Nothing! (cancelled)

    This has been cancelled, refunds will be issued.

    Let’s explore the idea of NOTHING!  Zero, blank, nil. What does nothing look like? A void, boredom, a black hole? Is it like “putting blue into your head”? The word “nothing” is real, but does “nothing” really exist?

    Nothing can be a starting point, it can be a beginning…a blank canvas!  Enjoy a day of rotating activities and projects, combined with fresh air outside!  (a ton of EVERYTHING, really)

    Led by artists and ECFTA Arts Educators Eileen MacArthur and Natalie McDonald.

    Ages 4 -11 (in two different groups)

    $56 per session

    Max 24 kids

    $56.00

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    • Classroom and Workshops at ECFTA during Covid-19

    Our workshop class sizes have been reduced to ensure that work stations for workshop participants can be 2 metres apart.  Where class size is more than 8, we have overflow teaching space in our gallery.  The safety and peace of mind for our participants, visitors and staff are our priority.  We believe that creativity can be very valuable in this time of recovery, and we invite you to visit our gallery, artisan shop or sign up for a workshop.  For more information about our safety protocols and procedures, please click here.

     

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    Plein Air Kids! Painting Outside with Watercolours

    SOLD OUT!  This class is all about painting in the great outdoors! We will begin inside in the classroom with a short lesson covering the fundamentals of working outside including how to choose a subject, composition and how to paint some simple textures. Then we head outside, rain or shine, to the yard at the Art Centre, set up our easels and create a watercolour painting en plein air!

    Led by artist and ECFTA Arts Educator Eileen MacArthur.

    Please come dressed for the weather.

    Ages 6-12

    $40 

    Max 9 participants.  **We have implemented COVID-19 safety protocols within our building and in our workshop spaces.  This is an outdoor workshop, participants will be set up 6 feet apart.  For more information about our workshop safety procedures, please click here.

    $40.00

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    • Fantasy Creatures! Saturday Workshop

    sold out

    Ages 8-16

    $35

    Explore various watercolour and inking techniques to create your own unique fantasy creature with artist Katherine Olenic. Build your imagination and drawing skills by learning how to blend colour using inking techniques to bring your fantasy imagination to the page!

    Katherine will demonstrate various styles from fantasy, cartoon, to realistic to help your kiddo design their own fantasy creations!

    A great starter class for anyone who wants to have fun with watercolour, inking and their imagination.

    Maximum 8 kids.  **We have implemented COVID-19 safety protocols within our building and in our workshop spaces.  Work stations are 6 feet apart, masks must be worn.  For more information about our workshop safety procedures, please click here.

     

    $35.00

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    • Animation Flip Books! For Kids (Sunday workshop)

    sold out!

    Ages 8-16

    $35 includes materials

    Learn to create your own moving characters with artist Katherine Olenic.

    In Sunday workshop, Katherine will work to develop your animation skills by making your own flip books. Bouncing balls, flying birds and finally bringing your own original character to life. Learn how your favourite animated movies or TV shows are made and how you can do that too!

    A great intro class for kiddo’s that want to have fun drawing and learning the basics of animating!

    Maximum 8 kids. **We have implemented COVID-19 safety protocols within our building and in our workshop spaces.  Work stations are 6 feet apart, masks must be worn.  For more information about our workshop safety procedures, please click here.

    $35.00

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    • MAKER MORNINGS! Half-day Open-Air Art Camp

    SOLD OUT!

    Ages 4-6

    Max 12

    $185/week

    (a 10% discount will be applied at checkout for ECFTA Members)

    Join us for a week of playful creativity under our big top canopy tent and the big blue sky! Each morning will be filled with nature-inspired creativity, outdoor art & craft making under our 1500 sq. ft. canopy, new friends and lots of free-range play perfect for a hot July week!

    Maker Mornings! is led by ECFTA Arts Educators, Judy Anderson (Mon, Wed, Fri) and Sparrows Nest’s Stephanie Lines-Toohill (Tues, Thurs), along with the help of our Summer Student leader.

    $185.00

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    BIG DAY OUT! Full day Open-Air Art Camp

    SOLD OUT!

    Ages 7-11

    Max 12

    $300/week

    (a 10% discount will be applied at checkout for ECFTA Members)

    Campers! Join us for a full week of fresh-air fun, designed to bring out the young artist in you!  Each day will be filled with nature-inspired creativity, outdoor art & craft making under our 1500 sq. ft. big-top canopy tent, new friends and lots of free-range play perfect for a hot July week!

    BIG DAY OUT! is led by guest instructor Carolyn McLeod-McCarthy of Creative Spark Workshops in Guelph, along with the help of our Summer Student leader.

    $300

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    BIG DAY OUT! Full day open air art camp

    SOLD OUT!

    Ages 7-11

    Max 12

    $300/week

    (a 10% discount will be applied at checkout for ECFTA Members)

    Campers! Join us for a full week of fresh-air fun, designed to bring out the young artist in you!

    Each day will be filled with nature-inspired creativity, outdoor art & craft making under our 1500 sq. ft. big-top canopy tent, new friends and lots of free-range play perfect for a hot July week!

    BIG DAY OUT! is led by guest instructor Carolyn McLeod-McCarthy of Creative Spark Workshops in Guelph, along with the help of our Summer Student leader.

     

    $300

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    MAKER MORNINGS! Half day open-air art camp (3 days only)

    SOLD OUT!

    This is a 3-day camp in the mornings

    Ages 4-6

    Max 12

    $110/week (a 10% discount will be applied at checkout for ECFTA Members)

    Join us for a mini week of  playful creativity under our big top canopy tent and the big blue sky!

    Each morning will be filled with nature-inspired creativity, outdoor art & craft making under our 1500 sq. ft. canopy, new friends and lots of free-range play perfect for a hot July summer!

    Maker Mornings! is led by guest instructor, Donna Hull (Mon & Wed) and ECFTA Arts Educator, Sparrows Nest’s Stephanie Lines-Toohill (Tues), along with the help of our Summer Student leader.

    $110

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    • BIG DAY OUT! Full day open-air art camp (4 days only)

    SOLD OUT! This is a 4-day camp, full days

    Ages 7-11

    Max 12

    $240/4 day week (a 10% discount will be applied at checkout for ECFTA Members)

    Campers! Join us for a 4-day week full of fresh-air fun, designed to bring out the young artist in you! Each day will be filled with nature-inspired creativity, outdoor art & craft making under our 1500 sq. ft. big-top canopy tent, new friends and lots of free-range play perfect for a hot August week!

    BIG DAY OUT! is led by guest instructor Carolyn McLeod-McCarthy of Creative Spark Workshops in Guelph, along with the help of our Summer Student leader.

    $240

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    ART IN THE AFT! Half day open-air art camp

    SOLD OUT!

    Ages 7-11

    Max 12

    $185/week (a 10% discount will be applied at checkout for ECFTA Members)

    Join us for a week of playful creativity under our big top canopy tent and the big blue sky!

    Each afternoon will be filled with nature-inspired creativity, outdoor art & craft making under our 1500 sq. ft. canopy, new friends and lots of free-range play perfect for a hot August week!

    ART IN THE AFT! is led by ECFTA Arts Educators, Judy Anderson (Mon, Wed, Fri) and Sparrows Nest’s Stephanie Lines-Toohill (Tues, Thurs), along with the help of our Summer Student leader.

    $185

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    MAKER MORNINGS! Half day open-air art camp (4 days only)

    SOLD OUT!

    This is a 4 day camp, mornings only

    Ages 4-6

    Max 12

    $148/4 days (a 10% discount will be applied at checkout for ECFTA Members)

    Join us for a 4-day week of playful creativity under our big top canopy tent and the big blue sky! Each morning will be filled with nature-inspired creativity, outdoor art & craft making under our 1500 sq. ft. canopy, new friends and lots of free-range play perfect for a hot Aug week!

    MAKER MORNINGS! is led by guest instructor Donna Hull, along with the help of our Summer Student leader.

    $148

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    • January PD Day: DESIGN + BUILD Paper Architecture

    FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 2022 (cancelled) 

    Ages 6-11

    $60 per student

    Please note: This PD Day camp has been cancelled due to the lockdown.

    12 students maximum

    Our first PD day of the year 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 and make buildings that form a miniature town full of surprises!

    We will look at scale, function, landscaping… anything you think your town needs. While we make plans, we will also practice adaptation, when materials or challenges we encounter guide us in other directions. Bring your BIG IDEAS and IMAGINATION!

    Led by ECFTA Arts Educator Eekta Trienekens

    $60.00

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    • Drawing humans for kids! | Saturday Morning Workshop

    Ages 8-15

    $45 per student

    Max 10

    All materials provided, but feel free to bring your favourite pencils or sketchbook to share with Katherine.

    Gesture drawing is one of the most important, but least understood parts of the figure drawing process. Join digital artist, illustrator and instructor Katherine Olenic to guide you through the figure drawing process. This is a great beginner class for any young artist interested in learning to draw people!

     

    $45

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    Drawing Humans for Kids! | Saturday Afternoon Workshop

    SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2022  |  1:30-4:30 PM 

    Ages 8-15

    $45 per student

    Max 10

    All materials provided, but feel free to bring your favourite pencils or sketchbook to share with Katherine.

    Gesture drawing is one of the most important, but least understood parts of the figure drawing process. Join digital artist, illustrator and instructor Katherine Olenic to guide you through the figure drawing process. This is a great beginner class for any young artist interested in learning to draw people!

    $45.00

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    CLAY + KIDS | Saturday workshop for ages 4 – 6

    SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2022   |   9:30-12 PM

    Ages 4-6

    rescheduled to Saturday, February 26, 2022

    $45 per student |  Fee includes all materials; clay, slip glaze and 2 firings.

    Max 10 kids in the class.

     This morning class is for our 4-6-year-old “clay enthusiasts”!

    Join clay artist Annette Hansen for a get-messy, hands-on morning of texture, tools and best of all, CLAY-play! Designed specifically for our youngest artists, this workshop is a perfect introduction to the basics of hand building for curious makers with BIG imaginations!

    $45.00

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    CLAY + KIDS | Saturday workshop for ages 7 – 11

    SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2022   |   1:00 - 3:30 PM

    Ages 7-12

    $45 per student |  Fee includes all materials; clay, slip glaze and 2 firings.

    rescheduled to Saturday, February 26, 2022

    Max 10 kids in the class.

    This afternoon class is for 7-12-year-old future ceramicists!

    Join clay artist Annette Hansen to create your own nature or animal-inspired plate! Learn different hand building techniques and create your own unique piece of ceramics, perfect for your lunch sammy or after school snack! Just bring your BIG imagination!

    $45.00

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    • March Breakers! Art Makers! | March Break camp

    MONDAY, MARCH 14-FRIDAY MARCH 18, 2022  |  9:00-4:00 PM

    Ages 6-11

    $300 for the week  |  Max 10 campers

    sold out

    Calling all MARCH BREAKERS! Let your curious ART MAKERS loose this March Break during our multi-media-mash-up week!

    Design and build a cardboard town full of surprises; explore the art of chocolate making; try your hand at kiln-fired clay building; create a no-sew reusable T shirt tote bags; plan for some paper folding fun; try out some big brushes on our shared paint-wall; get creative using words from other cultures; and lots of fresh air play outdoors! Each day is led by an ECFTA Arts Educators and our student helpers.

    $300.00

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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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    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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    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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    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)

    sold out

     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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    • 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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    • 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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    • 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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