• Beat the Winter Blues! Winter Drawing Classes with Tim Murton

    SOLD OUT

    Tuesday Nights  |  January 7 - February 11, 2020  |  6 - 9 PM

    BEGINNER - INTERMEDIATE WELCOME!  Get social and have fun learning new skills on Tuesday nights with artist Tim Murton in a creative and congenial environment. This 6 week course will feature a series of hands-on exercises designed to explore ways to express what you see, feel or imagine. Explore composition, line, contour, light and shadow, atmospherics, perspective, golden mean, contour and gesture.

    Ideal for the beginner to intermediate. All levels are welcome!

    Starter kit included the first week. (newsprint and conte).  A modest supply list will be suggested for subsequent weeks. Students are encouraged to bring any favourite drawing materials.

    Ages 18+

    $225 for the series, plus HST

    Max 18 participants

     

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    Supportive Arts for Adults – Winter/Spring Edition 2020 (on hold)

    24 Week Winter/Spring Session  |  Thursdays 10AM-12PM

    Thursday Supportive Arts sessions will resume in the Fall. We understand the growing concern around the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19)and as promised we are closely monitoring the evolving health reports from reputable sources.  The health of our community, staff and volunteers are the utmost importance to us. We are following the advice of local public health agencies and other leaders in our community as information unfolds rapidly.  This morning our Executive committee made the tough decision to cancel our March Break program for this coming week.  In making these difficult decisions, we hope to reduce the risk of spreading the virus, and, in turn, protect our vulnerable populations.  Our hearts go out to all those impacted in Canada and across the world, and we will do our part in helping to prevent the spread of COVID-19. We will resume normal programming as soon as local health officials indicate it is safe to do so. Thank you for your help and support of these difficult decisions. _____

    January 9 - Thursday June 25, 2020 (24 sessions)

    *no class Thursday, March 19

    Ages 18+

    $288 for 24 sessions, plus HST  (if you are not registering for the 24 sessions and would like to register for individual classes only please contact our office.  Individual sessions are $12 each)

    Max. 20 participants - please register in advance!

     

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    Paint the Winter Blues Away! Winter Painting Classes with Tim Murton

    Thursday nights  |  January 9 - February 13, 2020  |  6 - 9 PM

    BEGINNER - INTERMEDIATE WELCOME!  Bring your painting materials and come learn, experiment, and make art with artist Tim Murton. Make a few new friends in a creative, friendly atmosphere and learn about colour and basic painting techniques to get you started on a very rewarding pastime. Guaranteed to stave off the winter blues.

    Ideal for the beginner to intermediate. All levels are welcome!

    All materials provided for the first session, which will be a hands-on introduction to the different types of paint and surfaces. Students will be encouraged to purchase a modest painting kit to bring to class and explore for the remaining weeks. Please wear comfortable clothes for painting.

    Ages 18+

    $250 for the series, plus HST

    Max 18 participants

     

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    Wet-Felted Wool Slippers Workshop with Megan Cleland

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    Create your own pair of custom felted wool slippers, embellished with silk or yarn.  No sewing required! Designed as a full slipper with heel, made in one piece using a plastic resist technique.  Your choice of colour2.

    All materials provided.

    Ages 16+

    $95 per person, plus HST

    Max 15 participants (Minimum of 6 students required to offer this class).

     

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    Wet-Felted Wool Slippers Workshop with Megan Cleland

     SOLD OUT

    Second workshop added!  Create your own pair of custom felted wool slippers, embellished with silk or yarn.  No sewing required! Designed as a full slipper with heel, made in one piece using a plastic resist technique.  Your choice of colour.

    All materials provided.

    Ages 16+

    $95 per person, plus HST

    Max 15 participants (Minimum of 6 students required to offer this class).

     

    $95.00

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    Strike Day Art Camp – Tuesday January 28th!

    sold out

    Ignite your creativity on the next strike day!  Join our ECFTA Arts Educators for a spontaneous, freestyle day of art making and outdoor fun!

    $56 per day

    9 AM – 4PM

    Agest 4-12

    $56.00

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    PD Day January: Shape Shifters!

    SOLD OUT!

    Our first PA day of the year will find us in the gallery, exploring fluid line and shape-shifting in this day of 2-D abstraction, action painting and big shape art-making! Inspired by our upcoming tech exhibition; The Shape of Dance by glass artist Jerre Davidson: A behind-the-scenes look at how technology influences the artistic process.

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

    Ages 4-11 (split in two groups)

    $56 per student

    Max. 24 kids

    $56.00

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  • Abstract Saturdays for Kids! 3 pack

    3-pack: February 1, 8, 15, 2020

    This 3-week Saturday morning maker series will introduce budding artists ages 6-11 to the eye-popping world of abstract art making, with a little history thrown in! Inspired by American artist, Frank Stella and his amazing constructions, weeks 1 and 2 will focus on a painting, layering and working with different shapes and patterns and discuss how compositions are made. Week 3, we will create a custom lego-based sculpture as our inspiration for a bright and colourful painting!

    Led by artist and ECFTA Arts Educator Eileen MacArthur.

    Ages 6-11

    $75 for all 3 sessions

    Max 15 kids

    $75.00

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    Wet-Felted Wool Slippers Workshop with Megan Cleland

    NEW!

    Third workshop added!  Create your own pair of custom felted wool slippers, embellished with silk or yarn.  No sewing required! Designed as a full slipper with heel, made in one piece using a plastic resist technique.  Your choice of colour.

    Ages 16+

    $95 per person, plus HST

    Max 15 participants (Minimum of 6 students required to offer this class).

     

    $95.00

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    Strike Day Art Camp – Tuesday February 4th

    sold out

    Ignite your creativity on strike day!  Join our ECFTA Arts Educators for freestyle art stations and a day of art making and outdoor fun!

    $56 per day

    9 AM – 4PM

    Ages 4-12

    $56.00

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    Brush Lettering Valentine’s Workshop with Wendy Hardy

    SOLD OUT! Modern brush lettering is incredibly popular and it is very simple to learn! In this 3 hour workshop, we will learn a basic brush alphabet using the Tombow Fudenosuko brush marker. Once we have mastered the letterforms, we will learn to connect them to flow into words. We will then take our letters to the limits, extending ascenders and descenders, bouncing our letters of the baseline, and flourishing our pages. Create a Valentines Card with your own lettering to impress a special someone in your life.

    Note: A $10 material fee is payable to the instructor at the start of class and includes a Tombow Fudensosuko Brush Marker, worksheets, paper and card stock.

    Ages 18+

    $45 per person, plus HST

    Max 10 participants

    Min. of 5 students required to offer this class.

     

    $45.00

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    Going Carbon Neutral: Winter Tree Talk with Neighbourwoods

    Going Carbon Neutral: It Takes a Village Cost: Free for members, $5 non-members Speaker: LINDA SWORD In 2007, Eden Mills decided to be the first village in North America to ‘go carbon neutral’, to emit no more CO2 than it absorbs. As we all know, this is easier said than done! Although the village has not yet reached its goal, we have taken the measure of more than 4500 tonnes of emissions, de-mystified their sources, and taken practical steps to bring them down! We’ll fill you in on how and what we have accomplished so far, everything from changing light bulbs to planting trees to an energy retrofit of our 100-year-old heritage community hall to carbon neutrality. Eden Mills Going Carbon Neutral is a recipient of a Clean50 2020 Top Project Award. Project website: www.goingcarbonneutral.ca

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    Strike Day Art Camp – Thursday February 6th

    sold out

    Ignite your creativity on strike day!  Join our ECFTA Arts Educators for freestyle art stations and a day of art making and outdoor fun!

    $56 per day

    9 AM – 4PM

    Ages 4-12

    $56.00

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    Wet-Felted Wool Slippers Workshop with Megan Cleland

    Sold Out!

    Third workshop added!  Create your own pair of custom felted wool slippers, embellished with silk or yarn.  No sewing required! Designed as a full slipper with heel, made in one piece using a plastic resist technique.  Your choice of colour. Please bring the following items to class:
    • bubble wrap (roughly, 2’ x 4’)
    • 2 large towels
    • 2 plastic grocery bags
    • newspaper (enough for stuffing slippers)
    • permanent marker
    • scissors
    • vinyl gloves
    • empty plastic water bottle

    Ages 16+

    $95 per person, plus HST

    Max 15 participants (Minimum of 6 students required to offer this class).

     

    $95.00

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    Strike Day Art Camp – Monday February 10, 2020

    SOLD OUT!

    Ignite your creativity on strike day!  Join our ECFTA Arts Educators for freestyle art stations and a day of art making and outdoor fun!

    $56 per day

    9 AM – 4PM

    Ages 4-12

    $56.00

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    Strike Day Art Camp – Tuesday February 11, 2020

    SOLD OUT!

    Ignite your creativity on strike day!  Join our ECFTA Arts Educators for freestyle art stations and a day of art making and outdoor fun!

    $56 per day

    9 AM – 4PM

    Ages 4-12

    $56.00

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    Strike Day Art Camp – Friday February 21, 2020

    Sold out

    Ignite your creativity on strike day!  Join our ECFTA Arts Educators for freestyle art stations and a day of winter-inspired art making and outdoor fun!

    $56 per day

    9 AM – 4PM

    Ages 4-12

    $56.00

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    Elora Acoustic Cafe presents Australia’s Saije

    We are excited to launch our 'music in the gallery' series with Australia's multi-instrumental folk duo SAIJE!!! They are stopping by Elora as part of their Canadian Tour - you don't want to miss this! Awarded the Folk Alliance Australia "Young Artist of the Year" Award 2019-20! Dynamic guitar-lines and percussive breakdowns breathe life into their heartfelt stories. Their song writing typically encourages connection to self, to the earth and to each other - inviting you on a journey from the depths of ancient forests to bustling French markets, weaving threads of Celtic and French gypsy flavours into their songs along the way.  Watch them here on YouTube or listen here on Spotify.    Find out more about Saije on their Facebook page, Instagram page, or their website. Tickets are minimum $10 donation at the door (no pre-sales).

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    Needle-Felted Sheep Workshop with Megan Cleland

    Create your own needle felted sheep portrait on an 8"x10" felt base using wool and curly locks! Students will be given a choice of two sheep photo's from which to work. Perfect for the beginner who wants to give needle felting a go!

    All materials provided

    Ages 12+

    $85 per person, plus HST

    Max 15 participants  (Minimum of 6 students required to offer this class)

     

    $85.00

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    Strike Day Art Camp – Friday February 28, 2020

    Dive in to creative exploration and outdoor fun on strike day!  Join our ECFTA Arts Educators for freestyle art stations and a day of winter-inspired art making and outdoor fun!

    $56 per day

    9 AM – 4PM

    Ages 4-12

    $56.00

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  • Uncials & Celtic Knots St. Patrick’s Workshop with Wendy Hardy

    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.

    $70

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    Thursday night PAINT! Snowscapes (new date) Thurs. Mar. 5

    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

    $45

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    March Break Camp: Art in the Great Indoors!

    Cancelled.  The Centre will be closed for the week of March Break

    We understand the growing concern around the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19)and as promised we are closely monitoring the evolving health reports from reputable sources.  The health of our community, staff and volunteers are the utmost importance to us. We are following the advice of local public health agencies and other leaders in our community as information unfolds rapidly.  This morning our Executive committee made the tough decision to cancel our March Break program for this coming week.  In making these difficult decisions, we hope to reduce the risk of spreading the virus, and, in turn, protect our vulnerable populations.  Our hearts go out to all those impacted in Canada and across the world, and we will do our part in helping to prevent the spread of COVID-19. We will resume normal programming as soon as local health officials indicate it is safe to do so.  Thank you for your help and support of these difficult decisions. We will begin processing refunds over the next few weeks. _____

    March Break will be all about our Art in the Great Outdoors Exhibition. Campers will have an have an "outdoor" art experience in our virtual reality “wilderness camp site” gallery. Watch the constellations in our "dome" projection tent, join in a group mural making in the spirit of Tom Thompson on the gallery wall, and create Canadian-inspired artwork in the Casson classroom. Indoor and outdoor creative fun, including a winter campfire in the yard!

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

    Ages 4 -11

    $250 for the week

    Max. 20 campers

    $250.00

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    Youth & Addiction Recovery: The Healing Power of Art and Creative Expression

    CURRENTLY ON HOLD DUE TO COVID-19. In partnership with Portage Ontario Residential Drug Addiction Rehabilitation Centre for youth, Elora Centre for the Arts (ECFTA) offers arts-based programming in our classroom  (includes 12 sessions).  Through individual and group-based art projects, students will have the opportunity to learn art techniques and practice the creative freedom of accepting mistakes, problem-solving and sharing using their projects as the catalyst.  The program will culminate in a public mural installation as well as work shown in a youth exhibition, and will include student reflections of their artistic journey. The first pilot session of this program has been partially funded by a generous grant from the Centre Wellington Community Foundation.

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    Neighbourwoods Spring 2020 Tree Talk: The High Lake Effect on Trees (cancelled)

    Due to the province’s direction on containment of the coronavirus, unfortunately the Spring Tree Talk has been cancelled. We hope to reschedule this event to a later date. Please watch the website and the Neighbourwoods newsletter for updates.

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    Speaker: WARREN HOSELTON, presented by Neighbourwoods

    Where: Elora Centre for the Arts, 75 Melville St, Elora

    Cost:  Free for members, $5 non-members

    The presentation will examine the effects of High Lakes levels around the Lake Ontario basin from the eyes of a certified arborist stationed on Toronto Island.  The presentation looks at the slow and deadly  causes and effects on trees resulting from too much water lingering far too long.  The Lake levels on Lake Ontario are complicated on many levels but the canary in the coal mine happens to be thousands of trees.

    About the speaker: Warren Hoselton (Humber College Landscape Technology / Arboriculture Grad and ISA Certified Arborist) is the Park Supervisor on Toronto Island, overseeing a unique park setting of 230 hectares.  He has served on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Tree Fund since 2007. He is the educational outreach lead (and 18-year rider) on the annual Tour des Trees fund-raising tour that features his highly animated “Professor Pricklethorn” tree presentations across North America.  He has won several awards and has authored 3 workbooks for children to learn more about the benefits of urban trees. Hoselton misses no opportunity to celebrate the urban tree and its critical role aligned with our well being.

    Neighbourwoods thanks our 2019-20 Tree Talk Sponsor, the Elora-Salem Horticultural Society.

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