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    • Opening Gala Reception in the Gallery: Elora Fergus Studio Tour 2024

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

    Opening Gala Reception: Thursday September 19, 2024  |   7 – 9 PM in the gallery at Elora Centre for the Arts

    Mark your calendars: this is an event you don’t want to miss! The Elora Fergus Studio Tour Opening Gala has been elevated to a new level!
    Not only will you enjoy fresh new art; there will be a door prize, catered food, and the fun of mingling with your favourite artists!

    Meet and mingle with the artists of the Elora Fergus Studio Tour and members of our creative community – and get a sneak peak of their work on display in the gallery before the tour begins!  Refreshments and catered food will be served.

    Free admission.  Everyone is welcome!

    For more information about participating artists, please click here.

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    Speaker Series: The Creativity Connection: How art contributes to meaningful and healthy futures for children with disabilities and developmental differences

    Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada
    The Creativity Connection: How Art Contributes to Meaningful and Healthy Futures for Children with Disabilities and Developmental Differences Featuring Julia Hanigsberg, president & CEO of Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital — part of our new Vibrant Visions Speaker Series  Join us as we kick off a brand new speaker series, Vibrant Visions: Bridging Arts, Community & Wellness, in partnership with Aboyne Rural Hospice. This three-part series shines a light on creativity and the arts in health and wellness spaces — from enriching the lives of children with disabilities and caregivers to innovative approaches to end-of-life care.  Parents, educators, caregivers, clinicians, wellness professionals, youth and young adults with lived experience, and anyone interested in learning more about the power of art are welcome and encouraged to attend. 
    $20.00 – $75.00

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    Elora Fergus Studio Tour

    Elora Fergus Studio Tour

    Studio Tour weekends:  September 28-29 and October 5-6, 2024  |  10AM - 5PM This is your chance to get a look behind the scenes of artists at work in their studios.  Take a self-guided tour and meet artists where they live and work. The Studio Tour experience is free of charge. You’ll get a chance to meet directly with the artists, and often see work not shown in gallery settings.
    We suggest that you begin the Studio Tour at the Elora Centre for the Arts where you can view a sample piece from each artist on the Studio Tour!   AVAILABLE AT THE ARTS CENTRE: Opening Gala Reception: Thursday September 19, 2024  |  from 7 - 9 PM in the gallery at Elora Centre for the Arts

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    Elora Fergus Studio Tour

    Elora Fergus Studio Tour

    Studio Tour weekends:  September 28-29 and October 5-6, 2024  |  10AM - 5PM This is your chance to get a look behind the scenes of artists at work in their studios.  Take a self-guided tour and meet artists where they live and work. The Studio Tour experience is free of charge. You’ll get a chance to meet directly with the artists, and often see work not shown in gallery settings.
    We suggest that you begin the Studio Tour at the Elora Centre for the Arts where you can view a sample piece from each artist on the Studio Tour!   AVAILABLE AT THE ARTS CENTRE: Opening Gala Reception: Thursday September 19, 2024  |  from 7 - 9 PM in the gallery at Elora Centre for the Arts

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    • Elora Fergus Studio Tour

    Elora Fergus Studio Tour

    Studio Tour weekends:  September 28-29 and October 5-6, 2024  |  10AM - 5PM This is your chance to get a look behind the scenes of artists at work in their studios.  Take a self-guided tour and meet artists where they live and work. The Studio Tour experience is free of charge. You’ll get a chance to meet directly with the artists, and often see work not shown in gallery settings.
    We suggest that you begin the Studio Tour at the Elora Centre for the Arts where you can view a sample piece from each artist on the Studio Tour!   AVAILABLE AT THE ARTS CENTRE: Opening Gala Reception: Thursday September 19, 2024  |  from 7 - 9 PM in the gallery at Elora Centre for the Arts

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    A ‘concert with Addy-Tude’ presented by Riverfest Elora and Team Addy – in the yard at the Elora Centre for the Arts

    SAVE THE DATE FOR THE 2024 EVENT! - TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

    Riverfest Elora and Team Addy present:  A Concert with Addy-tude!

    Join us for a special evening as Riverfest and Team Addy come together to present A Concert with Addy-tude—a fundraiser honoring the life and spirit of Addison (Addy) Hill. All proceeds will go to support sarcoma research at SickKids Hospital.

    Addy’s journey, marked by her infectious positivity, sense of humor, resilience, and boundless heart, touched everyone who knew her. Although she lost her battle with Angiosarcoma on July 10, 2022, her legacy lives on through the dedication of Team Addy. Together, we’re turning our grief into a powerful and positive force, committed to continuing Addy’s fight against Sarcoma.

    Event Details:

    Date: Saturday, October 5, 2024 (doors open at 3PM, Show runs 4:15 - 11PM)
    Venue: MacDonald Pavilion, Elora Centre for the Arts
    Address: 74 Melville St., Elora, ON

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    Elora Fergus Studio Tour

    Elora Fergus Studio Tour

    Studio Tour weekends:  September 28-29 and October 5-6, 2024  |  10AM - 5PM This is your chance to get a look behind the scenes of artists at work in their studios.  Take a self-guided tour and meet artists where they live and work. The Studio Tour experience is free of charge. You’ll get a chance to meet directly with the artists, and often see work not shown in gallery settings.
    We suggest that you begin the Studio Tour at the Elora Centre for the Arts where you can view a sample piece from each artist on the Studio Tour!   AVAILABLE AT THE ARTS CENTRE: Opening Gala Reception: Thursday September 19, 2024  |  from 7 - 9 PM in the gallery at Elora Centre for the Arts

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    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!

    $180.00

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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.

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    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!
    $150.00

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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

    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.

    $150.00

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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!

    $75.00

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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!

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    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!

    $65.00

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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!
    $75.00

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    Artist Reception in the Gallery: ‘Clay & Cloth’ by sisters Annette & Gitte Hansen

    Join us in the gallery to meet and mingle with clay artist Annette Hansen and textile artist Gitte Hansen, as they launch their new exhibition in the gallery!  'Clay & Cloth' is a collaboration between the sisters as they explore and incorporate elements of the forest, both on land and under water, and demonstrate how these interconnected creative elements can remind us of the very things that sustain life. Refreshments will be provided.  Free admission.  No registration required.

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    ‘Moonlight at the Mill’ fundraising gala in support of the Elora Centre for the Arts

    The Granary 77 Mill Street West, Elora, Ontario, Canada

     

    You are invited to Moonlight at the Mill -   presented and sponsored by the Elora Mill Hotel & Spa. This fundraiser for the Elora Centre for the Arts is not to be missed!

    Guests will enjoy world class cuisine and hospitality with cocktails and a 3-course meal with wine, served in the beautiful Granary Building at the Elora Mill Hotel & Spa.  The festivities will include a live auction, a silent auction and dancing to live music by Lauren Roy and The Boutique Collective.

    $250.00

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    Elora Adventure Film Festival 2024

    Let the 2024 adventure begin - what’s new for 2024!? Following on from last year’s incredible success with 100% sold out screenings, the Elora Adventure Film Festival folks are gearing up for an expanded festival in 2024!

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    2025 SUMMER CAMPS!

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

    REGISTRATION IS OPEN! 

    SCROLL DOWN TO JULY/AUGUST TO SEE WEEKLY CAMP DESCRIPTIONS

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    Elora Adventure Film Festival Speaker Event: “Out there” experiences with Ian Evans

    In this speaker series event, Ian Evans will recount the fun and lessons learned from his expeditions around the globe. The event is approximately 1 hour, including Q&A. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased here.  THIS EVENT IS A FUNDRAISER FOR THE ELORA CENTRE FOR THE ARTS.  The speaker is donating 100% of proceeds to the Arts Centre. Location: in the gallery at the Elora Centre for the Arts, 75 Melville Street, Elora

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    Adventure Speaker Series – presented by the Elora Adventure Film Festival

    As part of the Elora Adventure Film Festival activities this year, they are offering an Adventure Speaker Series that you can sign up for in addition to film festival packages.  Be inspired by the experiences and passions of other Adventurers in this interactive speaker series.  There will be opportunities for Q&A, and engagement with others who share your interest in exploring, pushing boundaries, and living live to the fullest.

    The Adventure Speaker Series will take place on Saturday November 9th, in the gallery at the Elora Centre for the Arts (75 Melville Street in downtown Elora).  The location is walkable from the Gorge Cinema where the films are being presented.  There are 3 speaking sessions to choose from, with dynamic presenters - pick one, two, or all three!  Tickets are $12 per session.  

    Here's the line-up!  Register today (links below):


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    Elora Adventure Film Festival Speaker Event: Scott Kress and Everest

    In this speaker series event, Scott Kress will talk about his incredible expedition to climb Mount Everest.

    The event is approximately 1 hour, including Q&A.

    Tickets are $12 and can be purchased here.

    Location: in the gallery at the Elora Centre for the Arts, 75 Melville Street, Elora

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    BASQUIAT-INSPIRED PET PORTRAITS | WITH EILEEN MACARTHUR

    Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada
    AGES 16+  |  MAX 12  $75 + hst  |  All materials included Share some art-love with our furry friends in this playful afternoon of mixed media exploration and collage with artist Eileen MacArthur! Inspired by the Neo-Expressionist work of American pop-culture icon Jean-Michel Basquiat, we will be using a variety of materials and approaches to explore how artists convey emotions and ideas. This workshop is all about using an abstract painting approach and getting a little messy! No experience necessary!
    $75.00

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    Elora Adventure Film Festival Speaker Event: Stories of Expeditions and ‘Where the Falcon Flies’ with Adam Shoalts

    In this speaker series event, Adam will share stories and photos from his expeditions, and discuss his most recent book Where the Falcon Flies: A 3,400 km Odyssey from My Doorstep to the Arctic. The event is approximately 1 hour, including Q&A. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased here. Location: in the gallery at the Elora Centre for the Arts, 75 Melville Street, Elora

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    Designing for Tapestry | WEAVING WITH Dianne Kennedy Cruttenden

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

    AGES 14 +  |  MAX 12  

    $130 +hst  |  + 40 kit fee  |  All materials included in kit fee

     
    Join Tapestry Artist Dianne Kennedy Cruttenden for a full day of tapestry weaving in the our sunlight studio classroom at the Elora Centre for the Arts!
     

    $130.00

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    Inspiring Your Creativity at Any Stage of Life: ‘Bloom’ with artist Janice Mason Steeves

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

    Are you looking to be inspired for the next stage of your life?  Wondering where to begin as you re-imagine where your creative opportunities and life changes may take you?  Join artist and author Janice Mason Steeves as she talks about how an insistent dream she had while she was at an artist residency in Sweden, led to writing 'Bloom: On Becoming An Artist Later in Life'. Interspersed with stories of  the 138 artists she interviewed, Janice shares her own journey to become an artist as well as the research she did into art and aging.  While written with older artists in mind, this is an inspiring book about creativity for all ages and all mediums, whether music, writing, painting, or poetry.

    $8.85

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    Open House! Christmas Sale Weekend – artist studios open throughout the building! (one weekend only)

    Mark your calendars for our annual OPEN HOUSE!  All of our artist studios in the building will be open to the public for you to wander and shop for creative Christmas finds at affordable prices!

    35 participating artists  |  4 studios  |  Hundreds of gift ideas!

    Admission is free!

    The artisan shop will also be open!

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    BOOK BINDING FOR KIDS! | WITH AHMRI VANDEBORNE

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

    AGES 6-12  |  MAX 12 

    $40  |  No hst  |  All materials provided

    Young makers! Join Guelph artist Ahmri Vandeborne and learn how to book bind! Make your very own notebooks, journals and books in this playful Saturday afternoon, perfect for kids who like to journal, draw, or keep track of their discoveries when they’re exploring outside. We'll bind and decorate together and then explore the Elora Centre for the Arts to document all our discoveries in these brand-new, hand-made pocket books. Artists will leave the class with the skills to keep making their own special books for all their favourite activities!

    $40.00

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    Annual General Meeting

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

    You are invited to join us for our Annual General Meeting, and celebrate the past year and all of our volunteers who helped make it a success! Please come to the gallery and see our “year in review” and how we’ve worked to improve our community through the arts.

    Everyone is welcome to attend (you don’t have to be a member)!  A reminder that your membership needs to be current in order to vote.  Membership information can be found here.

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    LET’S DILLY DALI! | NOVEMBER PA DAY FOR KIDS!

    Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada
    AGES 5-12  |  MAX 36    $70  |  No hst Let’s explore the wild and wonderful surreal world of Salvadore Dali through his mysterious Melting Clocks landscapes! Young artists will learn about weird world of Surrealism and how artists use dreams to create strange artworks with hidden meanings. We will also be looking at some of the methods artists use to express complex ideas, such as frottage and finding images in abstract marks. Get ready to dally with Dali!

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    DUTCH FLORAL STILL LIFE | Learning from The Masters | with EILEEN MACARTHUR

    Elora Centre for the Arts 75 Melville Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada
    AGES 16+  |  MAX 12   $75 + hst  |  All materials included Join artist Eileen MacArthur for an introduction to painting a botanical still life using acrylics. Looking at the works of Dutch masters for inspiration, students will learn about paint handling, value, composition, colour mixing, and creating shape and drama. Eileen will also discuss glazing and how to unify paintings and create strong focal points. Students will go home with an 8×10 painting detail of a Dutch Still Life botanical. Everyone welcome! No experience required.
    $75.00

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    • TEENY TINY BAKERY PRESENTS HOLIDAY COOKIE DECORATING!

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

    At last! Teeny Tiny Bakery joins us to share the love of mini decorated-cookie masterpieces! Join cookie artist Jackie Long for a fun and playful evening workshop to learn the art of decorating cookie-tops, themed to the Holidays!

    $75.00

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    INTIMATE INTERIORS  |  ACRYLICS WITH RICK WORTHINGTON

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

    AGES 16+  |  MAX 12 

    $150 + hst  |  + $15 kit fee

    Join artist Rick Worthington to learn the fundamentals of creating interior paintings and discover the essentials of acrylic painting in this foundational course. Interior scenes offer some of the most intimate, inviting, and captivating subjects to paint! Join us for this immersive day of intimate interiors!

    $150.00

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    SUPPORTIVE ARTS FOR ADULTS SPRING 2025

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

    Scroll down to MARCH classes. Click LEARN MORE to register.

    EVERY WEDNESDAY 10 AM-12 PM

    EVERY THURSDAY 10 AM–12 PM 

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    HOLIDAY CHARCUTERIE & MORE | WOOD BURNING WITH HEATHER MARTIN

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

    AGES 14+  |  MAX 12 

    $75 + hst  |  + $30 kit fee

    Handcraft your own seasonally inspired charcuterie board to take home or gift for the holidays! , guided Join Pyrography artist Heather Martin in a relaxed afternoon creating your own wood burned, textured design. Learn various Pyrography techniques to create texture, line, and tonal value. Inspired by your own intuitive exploration, students will go home with a charcuterie board as unique as you!

    $75.00

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    TEENY TINY BAKERY PRESENTS HOLIDAY COOKIES!

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

    2nd CLASS ADDED!  DECEMBER 12 at 6:30 PM

    Teeny Tiny Bakery joins us to share the love of mini decorated-cookie masterpieces! Join cookie artist Jackie Long for a fun and playful evening workshop to learn the art of decorating cookie-tops, themed to the Holidays!

    $75.00

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    HOLIDAY CARDS FOR KIDS!  |  MIXED MEDIA WITH AHMRI VANDEBORNE

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

    AGES 6-12  |  MAX 12 

    $40  |  No hst  |  All materials provided

    Do you have a crafty kiddo looking for new ways of using all the bits & bobs in your craft drawer? Join this mixed media class with Guelph artist Ahmri Vandeborne! Young makers will explore our current exhibition, collect inspiration in a fun scavenger hunt activity, then will take their new-found inspiration back to the crafting room to work with pencil crayons, pastels, markers, collage materials and more to create unique compositions of colour and shape on giftable cards, perfect for holiday giving!

    $40.00

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    BRIGHT BOLD CANVAS FOR KIDS! | PAINTING BIG ABSTRACTS | WITH EILEEN MACARTHUR

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

    AGES 8 + |  MAX 10

    $65  |  No hst  |  All materials provided

    Junior artists! Join Eileen MacArthur to explore the methods and materials abstract artists use to make big, expressive paintings! We will be experimenting with using mixed media approaches and looking at the work of contemporary and historical artists for inspiration, learn about line, shape, colour, pattern and composition.

    $65.00

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    The Nest! Thursday after-school maker space: Spring 2023

    THE NEST!  THURSDAY AFTER-SCHOOL MAKER SPACE

    FOR AGES 10+  |  Maximum 20 spots

    SPRING PROGRAM  |  APRIL 6– JUNE 15, 2023

    THURSDAYS 3:30-5:30

    $5 PER SESSION  |  $55 for the entire session 

    Register for all 10 weeks (no single date sign-ups or drop in). 

    sold out

    If you would like to sign up for The Nest after the start date, please contact us to arrange details!  Payment will be prorated.

    $55

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    • HOLIDAY MINI CAMP! 2-DAY JANUARY WINTER BREAK WITH ALEXA COLLETTE

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

    Give your kiddos’ school break a creative kickstart to the New Year before they head back to school!

    Join artist Alexa Collette on Thursday and Friday for 2 snow-inspired days exploring mixed-media, paint and clay, to create their own imagined winter-worlds filled with snowy landscapes and captivating creatures! Ages 6-12.

    $130.00

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    SUPPORTIVE ARTS WINTER WEDNESDAYS

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

    SUPPORTIVE ARTS 2025 WINTER WEDNESDAYS

    JANUARY 8 - MARCH 5, 2025 

    EVERY WEDNESDAY, 10 AM - 12 PM 

    Weekly inclusive art & mindfulness classes for adults with varying abilities 

    $180.00

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    SUPPORTIVE ARTS WINTER THURSDAYS

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

    SUPPORTIVE ARTS 2025 WINTER THURSDAYS

    JANUARY 9 - MARCH 6, 2025 

    EVERY THURSDAY, 10 AM - 12 PM 

    Weekly inclusive art & mindfulness classes for adults with varying abilities 

    $180.00

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    PAINTING BASICS FOR KIDS! 4-WEEK SATURDAY SERIES

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

    Artist Eileen MacArthur is back in the ECFTA classroom to lead a fast and fun, art-packed introduction to the basics of painting for young artists ages 8 +.

    Eileen will offer guidance in observational painting techniques, transfer-methods, colour theory, value, brush handling and composition, and how to break a painting down into more manageable parts!

    $110.00

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    OPEN STUDIO MONDAYS WITH EILEEN MACARTHUR

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

    MONDAY AFTERNOON 7-WEEK SERIES

    Join us Mondays 12:30-3:00 pm this winter! Open Studio is designed as open-flow studio time, loosely guided by artist Eileen MacArthur.

    $245.00

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    MIGHTY MATISSE! JANUARY PA DAY FOR KIDS

    From bright solid shapes to colourful painted still life florals, we will ponder the beautiful and complicated inner world of French icon Henri MATISSE. Young makers will explore composition, pattern and colour, and learn about how artists tell stories with pictures!

    sold out 

    $70.00

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    NEEDLE FELTED LANDSCAPE WITH MEGAN CLELAND

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

    Join fibre artist Megan Cleland for a fun and friendly introduction to the art of needle felting in the round!

    $120.00

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    Meet the Artists of ‘Quadrant’ – Opening Reception Event

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

    Please join us in the gallery to meet and mingle with the artists of our new 'Quadrant' exhibition!  A lovely way to spend a Sunday afternoon.  Refreshments will be served.  Everyone is welcome.

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    Artists Inspiring Artists – a FREE series to ignite creativity, presented by the Canadian Opera Company! – Session 1

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

    Event cancelled due to illness.  To be rescheduled.  Register for one of the other upcoming sessions!

    New Year, New You! With the Canadian Opera Company!

    Kick off 2025 with a burst of creativity by joining the Canadian Opera Company and Elora Centre for the Arts for a transformative series of 3 evening workshops designed to fuel your artistic spirit. Hosted by Renée Salewski, a talented Teaching Artist from the Canadian Opera Company, these workshops are crafted to push you beyond your artistic boundaries. Explore new techniques and perspectives through improv, acting, creative writing, and visual art.

    Free

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    • CIRCLE WEAVING WITH WOOL & NATURE

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

    WEAVING WITH DIANNE KENNEDY CRUTTENDEN

    The smooth, flowing nature of circles offer a calming connection to nature.   Join tapestry artist Dianne Kennedy Cruttenden in our bright and cheery workshop classroom for a creative journey into the portals of circle weaving!

    $120.00

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    Artists Inspiring Artists – a FREE series to ignite creativity, presented by the Canadian Opera Company! – Session 2

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

    New Year, New You! With the Canadian Opera Company!

    Kick off 2025 with a burst of creativity by joining the Canadian Opera Company and Elora Centre for the Arts for a transformative series of 3 evening workshops designed to fuel your artistic spirit. Hosted by Renée Salewski, a talented Teaching Artist from the Canadian Opera Company, these workshops are crafted to push you beyond your artistic boundaries. Explore new techniques and perspectives through improv, acting, creative writing, and visual art.

    Free

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