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Youth Outreach: Connecting to Community Through Art – for elementary and high school students with (dis)abilities

This program provides arts programming to youth with intellectual and/or developmental delays in elementary and secondary school in the Life Skills/LRC classes.  We meet students once a month at Centre Wellington District High School and once a month at Elora Public School.  The sessions offer guided art instruction and ideas, led by an ECFTA Arts Educator, and assisted by classroom teachers. The program is free to students.  Project themes are centered around community building and emphasize collaboration and success through personal artistic expression. The goal is connecting students to the community in meaningful and creative ways.
Event Series Youth Outreach: The Power of Art & Creative Expression | Addiction & Recovery Program | A partnership with Portage

Youth Outreach: The Power of Art & Creative Expression | Addiction & Recovery Program | A partnership with Portage

Youth Addiction & Recovery Program: The Power of ART & Creative Expression. This program offers weekly art and creative expression classes to residents at Portage Elora as a conduit for acceptance, sharing and healing. It allows for emotional exploration, development of coping strategies and sharing the challenges of recovery. Run by arts educators, engagement facilitators and a social worker. The program runs in the gallery and classroom at the Elora Centre for the Arts throughout the school year.
Event Series Youth Outreach: The Power of Music & Creative Expression | Addiction & Recovery Program | A partnership with Portage

Youth Outreach: The Power of Music & Creative Expression | Addiction & Recovery Program | A partnership with Portage

Youth Addiction & Recovery Program: The Power of MUSIC & Creative Expression. THE POWER OF ART & CREATIVE EXPRESSION continues to be an important outreach connection to our community. Through our partnership with Portage Elora, this Youth Outreach Program is all about the POWER OF MUSIC! MUSIC JAM MONDAYS! is a pilot program this Fall and invites Portage youth in recovery to a welcoming environment to explore the basics of rhythm and melody with a variety of acoustic instruments.

SUPPORTIVE ARTS | Weekly inclusive ART & mindfulness WORKSHOPS

WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY mornings for adults with varying abilities. September through June. Please visit our PROGRAMS-ADULT WORKSHOPS page for more information or to register for FALL, WINTER, or SPRING session blocks. SUPPORTIVE ARTS is a unique program offering arts-based learning opportunities and compelling artistic experiences to individuals with varying abilities.

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

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

6-WEEK EVENING OPEN STUDIO 

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

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

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

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Bollywood Fusion Beats – a free Culture Days event in the gallery at the Arts Centre

Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada
Come visit the gallery and meet Lakshmi Venkataraman, a local artist who will be demonstrating a captivating and interactive dance experience that weaves together Indian dance, stunning visual art, and expressive vocals followed by the enchanting art of henna!  Don't miss this opportunity to immerse yourself in a celebration of culture and creativity! This is a free event, and part of Culture Days throughout the region.

AFTER CASSON | OIL PAINTING WITH RICK WORTHINGTON

Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada
AGES 16+  |  MAX 12  $150 + hst  |  + $25 kit fee  | All materials included in the kit fee Join artist Rick Worthington for this beginner to intermediate oil painting workshop! Rick will guide you in creating a master copy of A.J. Casson’s 1929 oil painting, The Elora Mill. A member of the Group of Seven, Casson found endless inspiration within the villages of Elora and Salem, and so will we!
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DRAWING BASICS FOR KIDS! | 6 WEEK SUNDAY SERIES | with Eileen MacArthur

Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada
SUNDAYS  |  Oct. 20- Dec. 1, 2024  |  (No class Nov. 10)  |  10 am-12 pm  AGES 10-14  |  MAX 12 $150 for all 6 weeks  |  No hst  |  All materials provided Drawing Basics is designed for older kids 10 and up who love to draw and want to learn some new skills! Young artists will learn how to draw from observation and how to translate what we see into drawing. Led by artist Eileen MacArthur, Eileen will guide the class in learning about line, value, and balance in composition. Artists will be experimenting with various wet and dry drawing material including graphite, charcoal, ink and watercolour.
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TEENY TINY BAKERY PRESENTS OCTOBERRRR COOKIE DECORATING

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

At last! Elora’s Teeny Tiny Bakery joins us at the Art Centre to share the love of mini decorated-cookie masterpieces! Join baking/pastry artist Jackie Long for a fun and playful guided evening workshop and learn the art of decorating cookie tops, themed to a holiday or occasion!

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NEON NOODLERS! | OCTOBER PA DAY FOR KIDS!

SOLD OUT AGES 5-12  |  MAX 36   $70  |  No hst   Excite your October senses with fluorescent bolds and bright colours! Phosphorescence, luminescence and day-glo will be the theme of the day as we explore how artists use solid, bright colours and shapes to create ART with intensity! Let's explore abstraction, pop art and synthetic colours as we embrace a hyper method making art!

PLAYFUL PORTRAITS | Loose Pastels | with Peter Skoggard

Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada
AGES 14+  |  MAX 12 $65 per person + HST  |  All materials provided

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

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

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Writing With Fire | Intro to Pyrography With Heather Martin

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