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    • Supportive Arts Program for Adults with (dis)Abilities – Fall Program

    An inclusive, all abilities art and mindfulness workshop for adults with (dis)abilities 18+

    SUPPORTIVE ARTS is a unique program supported by the Ontario Trillium Foundation, offering arts-based learning opportunities and compelling artistic experiences to individuals with (dis)abilities living in the community. We welcome adults and caregivers from Wellington County and the surrounding areas to our weekly program. Led by ECFTA Arts Educators and Mindfulness Coaches.  The Supportive Arts Fall 2021 program has expanded to 3 sessions per week.

    Please note that our 14-week Fall Session is currently full due to covid restrictions, however as public health guidelines allow for more participants we will allow more.  Please see contact information below regarding out wait list.

    THE PROGRAM: Join us for a guided 2-hour workshop, specifically designed to support adults of all abilities. Each session, we will embrace diversity and friendship through explorations in art making, movement, mindfulness and music. Every week is as unique as each of our participants!  Supportive Arts is offered free of charge to all participants and support companions, thanks to the generous support from the Ontario Trillium Foundation.

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    Elora Fergus Studio Tour 2021

    Studio Tour weekends:  September 25-26 and October 2-3, 2021  |  10AM - 5PM Drop-in Opening Reception: September 16, 2021  |  between 7 - 9 PM in the gallery at Elora Centre for the Arts Here’s your chance to get a look behind the scenes. Take a self-guided tour and meet artists where they live and work. Many artists and craftspeople will open their studios for two consecutive fall weekends. The Studio Tour is completely free of charge. You’ll get a chance to meet directly with the artists, and often see work not shown in gallery settings. You’ll visit the working spaces of both established and emerging artists, from basements to self contained studios.
    We suggest that you begin the Studio Tour at the Elora Centre for the Arts. AVAILABLE AT THE CENTRE:

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    • Sylvia Galbraith Photography Workshop presents “Photography Skills Level 1”

    Sylvia Galbraith Photography Workshop presents "Photography Skills Level 1" This is an 8-week course on Tuesdays from October 5 - November 23, 2021  |  7:00 - 10:00 PM Classes will be held in the classroom at the Elora Centre for the Arts, and will run in-person following Public Health guidelines.
    About the Course:
    Based on my Conestoga College courses, this introductory level 8-week course is the first in a series of four courses that include Photography Skills - Levels 1 & 2,  Digital Imaging - Photoshop Levels 1 & 2, as well as single workshops such as Documentary Photography and The Photographic Art Form. 

    This first course of the series is suitable for those with no experience.  You will gain confidence with your camera to be able to shoot in any situation, and is the first step in learning photography skills that can take you beyond the hobbyist or amateur level.  We'll cover everything from lenses to exposure settings, as well as lighting, file formats, focus and much more.  You must have either a DSLR or advanced mirrorless camera for this course.  

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    ‘Everything in it’s right place”: an exhibition by Callie Gray

    October 7 - December 23, 2021
    Have you ever had a moment in life where everything seems to be in its right place!? Like a painting where every element belongs; nothing to be removed, nothing to be added, it has arrived at that place where everything is right. But it’s not just about the painting; it’s about having this show, at this time, and in this place, and you reading this, and experiencing this show. It’s about positivity, well-being, and acceptance of all that is as part of one ‘Big Thing’ and everything is in its right place. My paintings are an intuitive culmination of all I have observed, emotionally, physically and spiritually. Currently I am surrounded by the beauty and majesty of the Elora Gorge and this is coming out in my artwork.  

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    Hello Halloween Spooktacular Market | by Celestho Crafters Collective

    Saturday October 23 and Sunday October 24, 2021  |  10AM - 4PM This outdoor 2-day vendor market will take place in the yard at the Elora Centre for the Arts.  Come and enjoy local and area vendors and some trick-or-treating! Social distancing protocols in effect.  Admission is free.  You'll also want to roam the streets of Elora and Fergus to see the Monsters on display for Monster Month!  Check out all of their activities here. Are you a vendor? If you are a vendor interested in applying to participate in this weekend show please visit https://celestho.ca/events  

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    Free-Spirited Tapestry Workshop | with Dianne Kennedy-Cruttenden

    Join textile artist Dianne Kennedy-Cruttenden for a day of free-spirited tapestry weaving in this introductory workshop. Dianne brings her wealth of knowledge and spirit of adventure to this 6-hour class designed to play and explore with a variety of tapestry techniques such as; plain weave, rya Knots, soumak eccentric weave and irregular hatching. You will go home with a finished woven tapestry ready to hang or display on an easel.   Participants will learn weaving techniques and some of Dianne’s favourite stitches to create designs that exploring form, colour and texture. Your kit will include a mix of beautiful yarns, including some hand-spun from recycled mill ends, a painted canvas that serves as the loom and frames your finished piece, an easel, and tapestry needles. This is a great way to explore the art of tapestry weaving with very little equipment! SOLD OUT

    MAX. 8 participants

    Ages 16+

    $100 plus HST

    $25 kit fee is payable in cash to the instructor at the start of class.

    Kit fee includes frame loom, warp and weft yarn, tapestry needle and tapestry bobbins. Additional yarn will be available for purchase.

    $100

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    • Neighbourwoods Fall Tree Talk: Ignatius Old Growth Forest Project

    Wednesday, Nov 10th, 2021 | 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Elora Centre for the Arts, 75 Melville St, Elora Cost:  Free for members, $10.00 non-members.  Please RSVP to carole.m.pines@gmail.com to reserve your spot. Speaker: MARTIN TAMLYN, Ignatius Old Growth Forest Project Manager

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    Exploring Cold Wax & Oil Painting | Weekend Workshop with Laurie Skantzos

    2 DAY WORKSHOP  | Saturday November 13 & Sunday November 14, 2021  |  11AM - 4PM

    We are so happy to welcome Guelph artist Laurie Skantzos back with us for an inspiring weekend workshop in our classroom! This course will appeal to painters of any level, who wish to deepen or rekindle their relationship to their inner muse.

    Laurie will be giving instruction in layering, scraping back, using solvent reductions, adding pastels, stamps and stencils and experimenting with a variety of tools such as brayers, clay modeling tools and squeegies to create beautifully rich surfaces.

    Demonstrations using oil and cold wax, along with a variety of implements, will assist you in your own personal exploration.

    Over two days, Laurie will venture deeper into your painting process to develop personal expression in a safe, non-judgmental and playful space.

    sold out

    MAX. 12

    $250/weekend workshop plus HST

    $20 kit fee is payable in cash to the instructor at the start of class.

    $250.00

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    Giving Tuesday | Youth Outreach Programs at the Elora Centre for the Arts

    Giving Tuesday nation-wide is Tuesday November 30, 2021.  Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement, taking place each year after Black Friday.  It is considered the "Opening day of the giving season" where people rally and support their favourite causes.  To find out more about the movement, please click here. Support the Elora Centre for the Arts on Giving Tuesday! Youth Outreach Programs: art as a conduit for healing, belonging and expression
    For Giving Tuesday we are raising awareness and money for our Youth Outreach Fund to fuel and sustain our youth outreach programs. These art-based programs provide the conduit for sharing, belonging and healing.
    DONATE TODAY!

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    Holiday Clay Tumbler Workshop | with Annette Hansen

     

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    Holiday Clay Tumbler Workshop |  Clay + Kiln with Annette Hansen MAX. 10 (minimum 4 people to run the workshop) Ages 16+ $75 plus HST $5 kit fee is payable in cash to the instructor at the start of class. Kit fee includes clay, slip colour and 2 firings. Join clay artist Annette Hansen to learn the art of hand-building in clay to create your own unique set of 2 mugs or tumblers! Annette will lead you in the basics of texture, colour, shape and various hand-building techniques. You will hand form, select slip colours and prepare your pieces, ready for the kiln. Firings will take place in Annette’s studio kiln and be returned to the Art Centre within 3 weeks. Clay is an amazing material to create both functional and sculptural pieces and perfect as a handmade holiday gift or an addition to your own collection of mugs. Just bring your imagination!
    $75.00

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    The Elora Singers CD Launch : Radiant Dawn

    Join the Elora Singers in the Art Gallery at the Elora Centre for the Arts to celebrate the launch of their new 'Radiant Dawn' Christmas CD!
    Browse the Gallery exhibition from local artist Callie Gray, meet with members of The Elora Singers, and treat yourself to an early Christmas experience, with intimate performances from our Singers throughout the afternoon.
    Copies of the CD will be available for purchase.  If you are unable to attend this event, CD's can be purchase on line here. 
    No reservations or RSVP required.

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    Tell Good Stories! | A workshop on the art of storytelling

    Learn to tell good stories! Stories entertain and inform us, but they also help us understand who we are, where we come from and where we are going, so it would only make sense that we should want to tell good stories.  Join professional Storyteller Brad Woods to discuss and discover what makes a good story and how to tell it.   Through the Art of Storytelling, Brad will use traditional, original and personal stories to provide an opportunity for you to engage, to interact and to learn, but mostly to just sit back, relax and listen. An ideal introduction to those new to the Art of Storytelling and a great opportunity for those wanting to dig a little deeper. $35 plus HST (complimentary tea and a bagged snack will be available during a short break) First come seating.  Covid-19 safety protocols are  in effect. More spaces may be added as permitted by Public Health.  Proof of vaccination is required to attend this workshop.
    $35.00

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    Open House Weekend @ the Centre | Artist Studios Open to the Public

    Saturday November 27 and Sunday November 28, 2021  |  10AM - 4PM

    You are invited to wander our building and meet the working artists in their studios!  Normally, these studios are closed to the public but we are opening our doors throughout the building so you can meet the artists and see the collection of work that they've been working on recently.  Just in time for Christmas gift-giving!

    Discover paintings, encaustic, pottery, sculptures, hand made soap, felted pieces, Christmas cards, hand made ornaments and more!

    Participating studios include:

    - Schoolhouse Art Collective (several artists), located on the main floor, south side of building

    - Upwards Art Studio (Terry Gregg & Amelia Kraemer), located on the second floor, north side of building

    - Carolyn Drimmie & Karen Dicicco Studio, located on the second floor, south side of building

    -Erin Perry Studio, located on the second floor, north side of the building  

    The main gallery of the Elora Centre for the Arts and the Artisan Shop will also be open.

    Proof of vaccination is required to enter artist studios.

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    • Holiday Giving Campaign: Support Youth Outreach at ECFTA

    Please consider giving this season to support our Youth Outreach programs here at the Elora Centre for the Arts.  The programs include a youth addiction recovery program, as well as a program that supports students in high school and elementary school with mild intellectual disabilities.

    Our goal is to raise enough to provide programming for the entire school year – thank you to our giving community who provide the foundation for the work we do!

    To find out more about these programs, and/or ways to give this holiday season, please click here.

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    A Magical Christmas: An evening of live jazz and singing

    A Magical Christmas in the gallery at the Elora Centre for the Arts! | Live jazz and beautiful singing featuring music from It's A Charlie Brown Christmas and your favourite holiday songs! Enjoy an evening of live jazz and beautiful singing featuring vocalists Alexandra Lennox, Juliette Jones & Craig Ashton with the Mike Pelletier Jazz Trio. In the main gallery at the Elora Centre for the Arts, 75 Melville Street, Elora.  Proof of vaccination and ID at the door.  Masks must be worn at all times. ADULTS - $40 + HST KIDS 12 and UNDER: $10
    $10.00 – $40

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

    This program provides  visual arts programming to youth with intellectual and/or developmental (dis)abilities in elementary and secondary school.  Students meet twice a month (once a month at Centre Wellington District High School and once a month at Elora Public School.  The sessions offer art instruction, provided by an ECFTA Arts Educator, assisted by classroom teachers. The program, including instruction and art supplies are free to students.  Project themes are centred around community building, emphasizing collaboration and success through personal artistic expression. The goal is connecting students to the community in meaningful and creative ways.

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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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    • Chunky Knit Blanket Workshop with the Blanket Babes!

    Sunday, February 6, 2022  |  1 - 4 PM Ages 16+  | Maximum 10 in the workshop $150 + HST

    Sold out

    Please note: This class has been rescheduled to Sunday Feb 6, 1-4 pm

    You’ve seen these big squishy blankets on Instagram, now here’s your chance to make your own! Come join us for this beginner-friendly workshop!

    Martina from The Blanket Babes will teach you everything that you need to know from casting on to finishing your blanket. No needles or knitting experience is required and all supplies will be provided. The entire project will be finished in 3 hours. All you have to do is choose your blanket colour and show up ready to learn the art of hand-knitting! The blanket size will be approximately 45" x 55".

    $150.00

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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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    Drop-in artist reception: ‘Beyond Words’ student exhibition

    1:00 - 4:00 PM You are invited to meet the student artists of 'Beyond Words' in the gallery at the Elora Centre for the Arts.  Everyone is welcome to attend. Public health protocols in effect, social distancing and masks required.

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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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    CTRL ALT PAINT! Digital Art Den | Saturday Workshop for Kids

    SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2022  |  1:30-4:30 PM

    Ages 8-15

    $45 per student

    Max 10

    Please note: 4 students minimum, required to run this class,

    Students are required to bring their own device (tablet or laptop) and have Medipaintbang software downloaded. This is a free app available from the app store.

    Learn how to create digital illustrations, applying concepts and tools from the film industry with artist, illustrator and instructor Katherine Olenic. In this fast-paced 3-hour class, aspiring artists will develop and create unique digital art paintings on their own computer or tablet.

    $45.00

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    • Opening Reception: ‘Everything Connected’ with Octarine Artists

    Join us in the gallery on Sunday April 24 from 1 - 3PM to meet the artists from the Octarine Women Artists' Collective (OWAC).  These artists from Centre Wellington are presenting 'Everything Connected', an urgent reflection on climate change.  Utilizing their various art forms, the OWAC will challenge us to consider the environmental impact of climate change and offer solutions for learning more and making a difference.

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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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    Side Pony and Drea Lake LIVE in Elora!

    Join Side Pony (Nashville) for their Canadian debut and Drea Lake in her hometown debut for a night of original music! Enjoy a night of music in the gallery at the Elora Centre for the Arts!  Limited seating for an intimate evening of unplugged acoustic music! $19.47 + HST Max 40 tickets | Doors open 7:30PM Can't make it in person?  Watch this live performance virtually!  Simply purchase your ticket for the virtual option below, and an email link will be sent to you the day before the show.
    $19.47

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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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    Lunch Time Lecture Series: Music – the bridge between science and the heart and how harmony works

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

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

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

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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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    Lunch Time Lecture Series: The bird of perception – AN AUTOBIOALLEGORATORIO WITH THE POETRY OF E.E. CUMMINGS AND W.H. AUDEN

    THE BIRD OF PERCEPTION | AN AUTOBIOALLEGORATORIO WITH THE POETRY OF E.E. CUMMINGS AND W.H. AUDEN

    How can we reconcile some of the major metaphysical traditions in our modern lives? Ever try blending Christianity, Buddhism, and developmental psychology, using the poetry of Auden and Cummings? Here it is: The Bird of Perception.

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    Fine Silver Creations: Printing in Silver Metal Clay | 2 day workshop

    JEWELLERY WITH PATRICE BAKER OF SILVERFISH STUDIOS

    FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2022  |  6:30 - 9:00 PM  AND SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 2022 from 10AM - 4 PM

    Ages 16+  | MAX. 12

    $150 + HST

    Plus $90 kit fee payable to the instructor (day of workshop)

    This introductory 2 session workshop in Fine Silver Metal Clay will astonish and delight you!

    Silver Metal Clay feels like a dense, heavy clay, but is actually minute particles of silver mixed with water and a cellulose based binder.  Friday evening, we will explore all manner of textures, found objects, commercial materials, and plan our launch into using the malleable silver clay on day 2.

    $150.00

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    Drop-in reception: Opening of ‘Everything Connected’ exhibition

    You are invited to the gallery at the Elora Centre for the Arts to meet the Octarine artists as they launch their new exhibition 'Everything Connected'. Everyone is welcome, drop in style.  Free admission. The Octarine Women Artists’ Collective (OWAC), founded in 2013, is a group of 8 artists, living in Centre Wellington, working in various media who exhibit together.  The OWAC members are Judy French (oil), Carol Hughes (watercolour), Kim Johnston (watermedia and oils), Dianne Kennedy Cruttenden (weaving,textiles) , Jean Loney (in memory, glass mosaic),  Gail Root (oils and chalk pastel) , M. Anne Smith, (textile and fibre arts)  and Nancy Farrell (acrylics).

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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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    Joyful Mending: The Art of Visible Mending Workshop

    JOYFUL MENDING! THE ART OF VISIBLE MENDING WORKSHOP

    WITH DIANNE KENNEDY-CRUTTENDEN

    Ages 16+  |  MAX. 10 participants

    $80 + HST

    In this one day workshop we will celebrate the mends and embellishments that bring new life to old clothes and favourite textiles to create “beautiful scars for the loved but torn”. Let’s mend that favourite T-shirt, pair of jeans or blanket! It takes 2,700 litres of water to produce ONE T-shirt. Let’s repair our wonderful textiles instead of buying another or adding them to landfill.

    $80

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    • Acrylics 101: Materials & Techniques with Natalie McDonald

    ACRYLICS 101: MATERIALS & TECHNIQUES | WITH NATALIE MCDONALD

    AGES 16+

    MAX 10

    $90 plus HST  | Plus $10 kit fee payable to the instructor

    SOLD OUT

    Re-energize, re-fresh or start from the ground up with acrylics! Explore the versatile effects of acrylic paints and mediums during this one-day workshop with artist Natalie McDonald. You will be introduced to a variety of acrylic mediums and tools to discover and develop additional skills and techniques to apply in your studio practice.

    $90

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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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    Chunky Knit Blanket Workshop with the Blanket Babes!

    Saturday May 7, 2022  | 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Ages 16+  | Maximum 10 in the workshop $150 + HST

    Back by popular demand! You’ve seen these big squishy blankets everywhere, now here’s your chance to make your own or make one for the “Mom” in your life!

    Join us for this beginner-friendly workshop! Martina from The Blanket Babes will teach you everything that you need to know from casting on to finishing your blanket. No needles or knitting experience is required and all supplies will be provided. The entire project will be finished in 3 hours. All you have to do is choose your blanket colour and show up ready to learn the art of hand-knitting! The blanket size will be approximately 45x55

    $150.00

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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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    Hello Sunshine! Artisan Market by Celestho

    Saturday 10 am - 5 pm and Sunday 10 am - 4 pm

    Spring artisan market by Celestho will take place outside at the Elora Centre for the Arts.

    Enjoy the sunny days at the beautiful scenic town of Elora along with some handmade gift shopping.

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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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    Drop in Reception with live music: Celebrate the Opening of ‘Splendid Isolation’ exhibition

    You are invited to join us in the gallery to meet Eva McCauley and celebrate the launch of her exhibition 'Splendid Isolation'.  Enjoy live music in the traditional Irish session format, where musical friends gather to play tunes with and for each other in a relaxed and informal way.  Eva and friends hosted similar sessions for 18 years at our local pub, and we are excited to incorporate this musical element to her opening reception, as some of her work in the exhibition was inspired by her trips to Ireland. The energy and rhythm of the music influences each brush stroke. Everyone is welcome.  Free admission.  Light refreshments will be available.

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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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    Tell Better Stories with Brad Woods

    STORYTELLING WORKSHOP IN THE GALLERY

    MAX. 40 people

    ALL AGES

    $35 + HST

    Despite what you may have heard, it is actually stories that make the world go round!

    We've been telling stories for as long as we've been doing anything. in fact, you could say Storytelling is what makes us human. Whether it is by a bedside, around a table, behind a lectern or from a stage, it's what we do, it's who we are, it's all we are. The stories we tell become our stories, and our stories become the currency with which we connect, commune and collaborate.

    $35.00

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