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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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    Colour, Light & Line with Peter Skoggard

    DRAWING EXPLORATIONS IN PASTEL FOR ALL!  |  COLOUR, LIGHT & LINE WITH PETER SKOGGARD

    AGES 16+

    MAX 12 people

    $75 + HST

    THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED TO THE FALL.

    PLEASE CHECK BACK IN FOR A NEW DATE SOON!

    A lively introduction to drawing for beginners or those who wish to re-engage with their drawing practice.  Led by enigmatic artist and Instructor Peter Skoggard.

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    THE NEST! Tuesday after-school drop-in space (ages 10 and up) | SESSION 2

    Tuesdays 3:30 - 5:30 PM   |  May 17 - June 21, 2022

    THE NEST! TUESDAY AFTER-SCHOOL DROP-IN SPACE : for ages 10 and up

    SESSION TWO (6 weeks)

    Max 15 students per session  |  $30 for 6 week session

    DROP INTO THE NEST!

    A space to relax and create in our sunny studio at the Elora Centre for the Arts! Just bring YOU and any projects you’re working on, non-digital games, homework, water bottle and snack if you wish. This is an open flow, gender diverse space for gently guided creativity and gathering with friends.

    We encourage you to bring a friend and anything you wish to work on!  This is a safe student space for student led projects guided by ECFTA Volunteer Arts Facilitators.

    $30.00

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    Hello Sunshine! Artisan Market by Celestho

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

    Summer 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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    ‘The Secret Garden’ outdoor summer series presented by Elora Community Theatre

    Enjoy outdoor live theatre in the yard at the Elora Centre for the Arts!  Presented by Elora Community Theatre The Secret Garden, a children’s novel by British author Frances Hodgson Burnett, first published in 1910 as a magazine serial and a year later as a novel, focuses on a headstrong young girl sent to live with her uncle after losing her parents to cholera in India. She meets her sickly cousin, Colin, and clashes with the boy, but they eventually bond after discovering a secret garden in the manor, locked behind a gate. Together with a local boy, they transform the garden and become close friends, transforming each other in the process. Please bring your own chair or blanket to the performance.
    $15.00 – $22.12

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    • Summer Camps 2022

    CAMP REGISTRATION OPENS SATURDAY MARCH 12 AT 10AM! 

    To view camp descriptions and register, please click here.  Scroll to the bottom of the page to view each individual camp description!

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    Lucky Ducklings! Half Day Morning Mini Camp (3 days)

    LUCKY DUCKLINGS! HALF DAY MORNING MINI SUMMER CAMP (3 DAYS) | WITH JUDY ANDERSON

    Monday July 4 - Wednesday July 6, 2022  |  9 - 12 AM (morning only)

    AGES 4-6  | Max 18 campers

    $90 per student (no HST)

    sold out

    Join us for a morning of mini-making, story time and indoor and outdoor play for our youngest artists in our sunny studio classroom and under our big top canopy tent situated in the ECFTA large and lush yard! This 3-day morning camp will be a great way to ease into the summer after a long school year! Projects will include; eye spy flashlight in a bag, blue jay garden sticks, “no-peeking” sketching, animal shadow drawing, cloud telescopes and more!

    $90.00

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    Lucky Ducklings! Half Day Afternoon Mini Camp (3 days)

    LUCKY DUCKLINGS! HALF DAY AFTERNOON MINI SUMMER CAMP (3 DAYS) | WITH STEPH LINES-TOOHILL

    Monday July 4 - Wednesday July 6, 2022  |  1 - 4 PM (afternoons only)

    AGES 4-6  | Max 18 campers

    $90 per student (no HST)

    sold out

    Join us for an afternoon of mini-making, story time and indoor and outdoor play for our youngest artists in our sunny studio classroom and under our big top canopy tent situated in the ECFTA large and lush yard! This 3-day morning camp will be a great way to ease into the summer after a long school year! Projects will include; eye spy flashlight in a bag, blue jay garden sticks, “no-peeking” sketching, animal shadow drawing, cloud telescopes and more!

    $90.00

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    Creative Spark in the Yard | Our annual summer event is back!

    Elora Centre for the Arts presents Creative Spark in the Yard 2022 | An artisans and makers show & sale in Elora! Event Dates: Saturday & Sunday July 9 & 10, 2022  Time: 10AM – 5PM, both Saturday and Sunday Entry fee: by donation  The Venue: Elora Centre for the Arts, 75 Melville Street, Elora ON

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    Little Earthlings! 5 day summer camp

    SOLD OUT! Little Earthlings! 5 day camp  | with Carolyn McLeod from Creative Spark Workshops

    July 11 - 15, 2022   |  9AM - 4 PM

    AGES 7-12  |  MAX 18 campers

    $300 PER STUDENT (NO HST)

    Join us for a week with no limits! Our Earth and Space art camp is designed to connect campers to outer space, the skies above and their own special place here on Earth. Projects will include papier mâché moon landing, design your own rocket ship, dazzling acrylic pour planet planets, spacey shrinky art, and more!

    $300.00

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    Story + Stretch + Art (half day MORNING mini camp)

    SOLD OUT! STORY+ STRETCH + ART | HALF-DAY MORNING MINI CAMP

    JULY 18 - 22, 2022  |  9AM - 12 PM

    AGES 4-6  |  MAX 18

    $150 per student (no HST)

    What’s the story morning glory? Yoga and story camp!  Wake up with a streeetch in the gallery, followed by a hand-picked book for story-time to inspire a make and take art project each day.

    $150.00

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    Story + Stretch + Art (half day AFTERNOON mini camp)

    STORY+ STRETCH + ART | HALF-DAY AFTERNOON MINI CAMP

    JULY 18 - 22, 2022  |  1 - 4 PM

    AGES 4-6  |  MAX 18

    $150 per student (no HST)

    SOLD OUT!

    Join us for 5 wide-eyed afternoons of Yoga and Story camp!  Start with a streeetch in the gallery, followed by a hand-picked book for story-time to inspire a make-and-take art project each day!

    $150.00

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    Artist Talk – Motivation & Inspiration! with artist Eva McCauley

    Are you looking for some creative inspiration?  A bit of motivation to rejuvenate your artistic practice?  Does your soul need to be filled with the energy from other creative people in our community?  Are you just looking for some balance in your life, a way of welcoming creativity into your mindset?  If you answered yes to any of the above, please JOIN US for this FREE Artist Talk with Eva McCauley this summer!

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    Friends of the Planet! 5 day camp

    FRIENDS OF THE PLANET!  |  5 DAY SUMMER CAMP

    JULY 25 - 29, 2022  |  9AM - 4 PM

    AGES 7-11  | MAX 18 campers

    $300 PER STUDENT (no HST)

    sold out

     Campers! Recycle, Upcycle and Go Green this July as we gather together in our cheery studio classroom and out in the great outdoors for fresh-air creativity and fun designed to bring out the Friend of the Planet in you! Each day will be filled with eco-inspired creativity. Make a recycled jean bag with blanket stitching, upcycled T shirts, story stones, nature crafting and free-range play perfect for a hot July week!

    Led by artist and educator Carolyn McLeod of Creative Spark Workshops in Guelph with the support of student leaders from the Canada Summer Jobs Youth Program.

    $300.00

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    • Art of the Bizarre! 4 day camp

    ART OF THE BIZARRE!   |  4 DAY SUMMER CAMP

    AUGUST 2 - 5, 2022 (Tuesday - Friday, no camp Holiday Monday, Aug 1)  |  9AM - 4 PM

    AGES 7-12    |  MAX 18 campers

    $240 PER STUDENT (no HST)

    SOLD OUT!

    Join us for 4 full-on days of bizzaro hands-on and interactive outdoor activities and games and extreme art-making, including; doll head planters, stuffy printmaking, drawing from the flip-side, exquisite “corpses”, surreal snow globes and radioactive-green cat sculptures! A week of Op Art, Dada, and contemporary Surrealist insane-inspiration!

    $240

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    ‘The Taming of the Shrew’: Outdoor Summer Series presented by Elora Community Theatre

    Enjoy outdoor live theatre in Bissell Park!  Presented by Elora Community Theatre About the Show: written between 1590 and 1592, Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy about the unconventional marriage between Petruchio and Katherine. Disreputable Petruchio is paid to woo cantankerous Katherine so that her younger sister, Bianca, is eligible for marriage. Please bring your own chair or blanket to the performance.
    $15.00 – $22.12

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    Birds of a Feather! 5 day camp

    BIRDS OF A FEATHER!  |  5 DAY SUMMER CAMP

    AUGUST 8-12, 2022   |  9AM - 4PM

    AGES 7-12  |  MAX 18 campers

    $300 PER STUDENT (no HST)

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    Birds of a Feather! Let’s flock together this August for a week of avian-inspired-projects in our sunny studio classroom and free range outdoor play!

    We will fluff our friendship feathers and sharpen our art-making talons as we explore the aerial world of all things feathered and plumed.

    Projects will include songbird marionettes, owl pastel, feather calligraphy pens, paper feather lanterns, crane sculpture and more!

    Let’s wing it together and soar!

    $300.00

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    ART + MUSIC = FUN! 5 day camp

    ART + MUSIC = FUN!  |  5 DAY SUMMER CAMP

    AUGUST 22-26, 2022  |  9AM - 4 PM

    AGES 7-12  | MAX 18 campers

    $300 PER STUDENT (no HST)

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    This camp is designed to bring out the musician + artist in you! Don’t worry about knowing your way around a melody. By the end of the week, musician and educator Carolyn McLeod will have you playing a tune and creating some harmonious art to accompany it!

    Let music inspire your choice of colours & style for a musical painting, learn to write an original song and then add a melody & beat, explore ways to make music with every-day objects, create a box drum and rubber band guitar, experiment with water glass chimes, and art-up your own unique instruments. Who said music theory was boring? Not us!

    $300.00

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