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

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

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

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

    *no class Thursday, March 19

    Ages 18+

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

    Max. 20 participants - please register in advance!

     

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

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

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

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

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

    Ages 18+

    $250 for the series, plus HST

    Max 18 participants

     

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    Wet-Felted Wool Slippers Workshop with Megan Cleland

    SOLD OUT

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

    All materials provided.

    Ages 16+

    $95 per person, plus HST

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

     

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    Wet-Felted Wool Slippers Workshop with Megan Cleland

     SOLD OUT

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

    All materials provided.

    Ages 16+

    $95 per person, plus HST

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

     

    $95.00

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    Strike Day Art Camp – Tuesday January 28th!

    sold out

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

    $56 per day

    9 AM – 4PM

    Agest 4-12

    $56.00

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    PD Day January: Shape Shifters!

    SOLD OUT!

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

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

    Ages 4-11 (split in two groups)

    $56 per student

    Max. 24 kids

    $56.00

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    • Abstract Saturdays for Kids! 3 pack

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

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

    Led by artist and ECFTA Arts Educator Eileen MacArthur.

    Ages 6-11

    $75 for all 3 sessions

    Max 15 kids

    $75.00

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    Wet-Felted Wool Slippers Workshop with Megan Cleland

    NEW!

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

    Ages 16+

    $95 per person, plus HST

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

     

    $95.00

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    Strike Day Art Camp – Tuesday February 4th

    sold out

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

    $56 per day

    9 AM – 4PM

    Ages 4-12

    $56.00

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    Brush Lettering Valentine’s Workshop with Wendy Hardy

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

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

    Ages 18+

    $45 per person, plus HST

    Max 10 participants

    Min. of 5 students required to offer this class.

     

    $45.00

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    Going Carbon Neutral: Winter Tree Talk with Neighbourwoods

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

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    Strike Day Art Camp – Thursday February 6th

    sold out

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

    $56 per day

    9 AM – 4PM

    Ages 4-12

    $56.00

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    Wet-Felted Wool Slippers Workshop with Megan Cleland

    Sold Out!

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

    Ages 16+

    $95 per person, plus HST

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

     

    $95.00

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    Strike Day Art Camp – Monday February 10, 2020

    SOLD OUT!

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

    $56 per day

    9 AM – 4PM

    Ages 4-12

    $56.00

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    Strike Day Art Camp – Tuesday February 11, 2020

    SOLD OUT!

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

    $56 per day

    9 AM – 4PM

    Ages 4-12

    $56.00

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    Strike Day Art Camp – Friday February 21, 2020

    Sold out

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

    $56 per day

    9 AM – 4PM

    Ages 4-12

    $56.00

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    Elora Acoustic Cafe presents Australia’s Saije

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

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    Needle-Felted Sheep Workshop with Megan Cleland

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

    All materials provided

    Ages 12+

    $85 per person, plus HST

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

     

    $85.00

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    Strike Day Art Camp – Friday February 28, 2020

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

    $56 per day

    9 AM – 4PM

    Ages 4-12

    $56.00

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

    The Uncial hand is a very Celtic hand, with quite a bit of character and is fun to use. It is a very round alphabet with no capitals. Spend time with Wendy Hardy time learning the basics of Uncials and create your own Celtic knot variations. Then get your Irish on, using classic blessings and sayings to create unique pieces to frame or make into cards.

    We will be lettering with the 3.8mm Pilot Parallel Pen or a dip pen with Speedball C2 nib and ink. Worksheets will be supplied for the lettering. This course includes instruction, demonstrations and a fun calligraphic project, with discussion around tools and best practices.

    Note: A $5 material fee is payable to the instructor at the start of class.

    Supply List: 3.8mm Pilot Parallel Pen (green cap) or dip pen, C2 nib & ink. You will also need a mechanical pencil, a fine line black marker (Copic or Micron size 03 preferred) or a Sharpie extra fine, graph paper for the Celtic knots & ruler.

    Ages 18+

    $70 per person, plus HST

    Max 10 participants

    Min. of 5 students required to offer this class.

    $70

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

    RESCHEDULED DUE TO LAST WEEK'S STORM!  Not your average paint night! This class will introduce students how to paint snow, inspired by Canadian landscape painters who have mastered representations of snow, such as Clarence Gagnon and the Group of Seven. We will also look at the work of contemporary artists Peter Doig and Kim Dorland. Students will learn about colour and value, and complete an acrylic painting on canvas. No experience necessary. All materials included.  This workshop will take place in our main floor classroom.

    Led by artist Eileen MacArthur.

    Ages 16+

    $45 per person, plus HST

    Max 15 participants

    $45

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    March Break Camp: Art in the Great Indoors!

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

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

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

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

    Ages 4 -11

    $250 for the week

    Max. 20 campers

    $250.00

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

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

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

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

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    Speaker: WARREN HOSELTON, presented by Neighbourwoods

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

    Cost:  Free for members, $5 non-members

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

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

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

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    • PD Day April: The Day of Nothing! (cancelled)

    This has been cancelled, refunds will be issued.

    Let’s explore the idea of NOTHING!  Zero, blank, nil. What does nothing look like? A void, boredom, a black hole? Is it like “putting blue into your head”? The word “nothing” is real, but does “nothing” really exist?

    Nothing can be a starting point, it can be a beginning…a blank canvas!  Enjoy a day of rotating activities and projects, combined with fresh air outside!  (a ton of EVERYTHING, really)

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

    Ages 4 -11 (in two different groups)

    $56 per session

    Max 24 kids

    $56.00

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    • Elora Plein Air Festival 2020 (cancelled)

    THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED

    May 14 – 17, 2020

    Where: Fergus, Elora and surrounding countryside

    This is a wonderful weekend to visit and explore the Elora and Fergus area!  Artists will be set up throughout the area to capture the charming heritage buildings, historic neighbourhoods, the dramatic river or gorge vistas, rolling hillsides and picturesque farms of our uniquely beautiful region!

    The grand finale show and sale will be Sunday May 17th from 1PM-5PM in the gallery at the Elora Centre for the Arts.  Everyone is welcome to view the collective works from the weekend event.  All pieces are available for sale.

    Admission is free.

    For more information about the Elora Plein Air Festival 2020 please visit the Elora Plein Air Festival website.

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    • Ride the Welly Loop – Guided Route

    The Welly Loop is a bike route through Elora and Fergus that takes about 1 hour to complete.  You are invited to come give it a try!  Enjoy a guided ride of The Loop on Sunday September 13th at 9AM – sharp!

    Meet in the parking lot of the Elora Centre for the Arts.  Everyone is welcome.  No sign-up required, socially distanced.  This week we are riding in support of Portage.

    Green Lanes is a Centre Wellington advocacy group that pushes good urban design through individual ,small group, and large group actions so that we can live in a more equitable, healthy, and happier place.

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    Classroom and Workshops at ECFTA during Covid-19

    Our workshop class sizes have been reduced to ensure that work stations for workshop participants can be 2 metres apart.  Where class size is more than 8, we have overflow teaching space in our gallery.  The safety and peace of mind for our participants, visitors and staff are our priority.  We believe that creativity can be very valuable in this time of recovery, and we invite you to visit our gallery, artisan shop or sign up for a workshop.  For more information about our safety protocols and procedures, please click here.

     

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    Gallery Show & Sale | Elora Fergus Studio Tour 2020

    September 17 – October 11, 2020 | Gallery & Artisan Shop open Thursday – Sundays (check times)

    The Elora Fergus Studio Tour will look different this year!  The annual Studio Tour Show & Sale WILL TAKE PLACE in the gallery at the Elora Centre for the Arts and feature a sample of each Studio Tour artist’s work.  The Show & Sale in the gallery will run from September 17 – October 11, 2020.  This also marks the re-opening of the gallery at the Elora Centre for the Arts – we look forward to seeing you!

    To find out more about the participating artists in the Show & Sale at ECFTA, please click here.

    Free Admission.  All art is for sale and can be taken at time of purchase.  Gallery Hours: Thurs & Fri 11AM-5PM and Sat & Sun 12 -5PM

    Social distancing health protocols are in effect inside the gallery and artisan shop.  For details please click here.

    Please note that, although the traditional Studio Tour (visiting artists in their studios) has been cancelled this year, there are 10 Studio Tour artists participating in ‘Elora Fergus Art in the Open’ where you can visit their property “in the open” over two weekends.  To find out more, please visit the Art in the Open facebook page.

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    Plein Air Kids! Painting Outside with Watercolours

    SOLD OUT!  This class is all about painting in the great outdoors! We will begin inside in the classroom with a short lesson covering the fundamentals of working outside including how to choose a subject, composition and how to paint some simple textures. Then we head outside, rain or shine, to the yard at the Art Centre, set up our easels and create a watercolour painting en plein air!

    Led by artist and ECFTA Arts Educator Eileen MacArthur.

    Please come dressed for the weather.

    Ages 6-12

    $40 

    Max 9 participants.  **We have implemented COVID-19 safety protocols within our building and in our workshop spaces.  This is an outdoor workshop, participants will be set up 6 feet apart.  For more information about our workshop safety procedures, please click here.

    $40.00

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    Painting in the Dark! Plein Air at Night with Eileen MacArthur

    How about this for a Saturday night? This is plein air in the dark!

    We will be working outside with watercolour and brush pen, but with the added twist of seeing the landscape and our palettes, limited by the lack of light. We won't really know what the paintings looks like until the end of the evening, when we head back inside and take a look in the light of the classroom.

    Artists are required to bring their own sketchbooks.  A $10 kit fee is payable to the instructor at the start of class.

    Please meet at the Elora Centre for the Arts to sign in and then we will head out at dusk.  Participants will be required to maintain social distancing and sign a waiver form.  For more information about our safety policies in place, please click here.

    Led by artist Eileen MacArthur

    Ages 16+

    $40 per person, plus HST

    Max 8 participants.

    $40.00

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    10 Simple Steps Towards a Zero Waste Home!

    Thursday September 24, 2020  |  7 - 8:30PM

    Join Susan Gentilcore of All Things Preserved for an evening of earth-friendly learning and making!

    We all want to make changes to reduce waste in our lives, but sometimes we just don’t know where to begin. This fun, interactive and hands-on event is a great place to start. We’ll discuss 10 easy, low or no-cost changes we can all make in our daily lives to reduce waste, save money and help the environment. The focus will be on creative ways to replace single-use paper and plastic household products for the whole family. End the night by taking part in a make-and-take zero waste activity, and take home some up-cycled sustainable product samples.

    All ages welcome! $25 plus HST, includes a make-and-take project Maximum 8 participants.  ALL MATERIALS PROVIDED.  **We have implemented COVID-19 safety protocols within our building and in our workshop spaces.  Work stations are 6 feet apart, masks must be worn.  For more information about our workshop safety procedures, please click here.
    $25.00

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    SOLD OUT! Indian Food Fundraiser for Elora Centre for the Arts

    SOLD OUT!  |  Delivery is on Friday October 23  Unfortunately we had a limited number of meals we could prepare, so we sold out quickly!  We had such an overwhelming and positive response that we will do this again in the future!  Stay tuned! If you would still like to support this fundraiser, please consider making a donation to the Elora Centre for the Arts page on the Canada Helps website.  Thank you to our amazing community!
    $35.00 – $95.00

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    Supportive Arts Program | OTF Grant Boost

    New Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) grant will boost our Supportive Arts program for adults 18+ with learning (dis)abilities We are so thankful to the OTF who's grant will help us grow this community program over the next 3 years!  Our goal with this program is the enrich the lives of our community participants through arts-based learning opportunities and compelling artistic experiences.           Due to COVID restrictions and the compromised immune systems of some of our participants, they are not able to engage in road trips and come visit our facility at the Elora Centre for the Arts for phase one of this program.  The good news is, if they can't come to us (for now) - we will go to them!  We take our art instructors, staff and art supplies 'on the road' to Guelph and run the program twice a week at the Live & Learn day-facility!

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    • Make Your Own Beeswax Wraps

    Thursday October 1, 2020  |  7 - 9 PM Start your earth-friendly journey and spend a couple of hours to make your own beeswax food wraps and reduce one-time plastic use!  Kick the single-use disposable habit with homemade beeswax wraps - a great alternative to plastic wrap. You can use them to cover food and keep it fresh; veggies, cheeses, sandwiches, baked goods and snacks. They’re reusable dozens and dozens of times and can easily be refreshed at home if the wax starts to wear.

    Intended for anyone who wishes to embrace more positive ways to live on this earth, in this workshop you'll design your own fabric to use in the making of your beeswax food wraps and beeswax snack bags. The conversation will flow as we discuss other habits to help increase our waste awareness. Take home your finished wraps at the end of the workshop and start putting them to use right away!

    $50 (plus HST)

    Maximum 8 participants.  Ages 14+ ALL MATERIALS PROVIDED.  **We have implemented COVID-19 safety protocols within our building and in our workshop spaces.  Work stations are 6 feet apart, masks must be worn.  For more information about our workshop safety procedures, please click here.

    $50.00

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    Fantasy Creatures! Saturday Workshop

    sold out

    Ages 8-16

    $35

    Explore various watercolour and inking techniques to create your own unique fantasy creature with artist Katherine Olenic. Build your imagination and drawing skills by learning how to blend colour using inking techniques to bring your fantasy imagination to the page!

    Katherine will demonstrate various styles from fantasy, cartoon, to realistic to help your kiddo design their own fantasy creations!

    A great starter class for anyone who wants to have fun with watercolour, inking and their imagination.

    Maximum 8 kids.  **We have implemented COVID-19 safety protocols within our building and in our workshop spaces.  Work stations are 6 feet apart, masks must be worn.  For more information about our workshop safety procedures, please click here.

     

    $35.00

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    Oil & Cold Wax Workshop with Laurie Skantzos

    This 2-day weekend workshop will appeal to painters of any level, who wish to deepen or rekindle their relationship to their inner muse. Over two days, you will venture deeper into your painting process and develop your personal expression in a safe, non-judgmental and playful space. Demonstrations using oil and cold wax, along with a variety of implements, will give you extra tools to assist you in your exploration.

    We will be layering, scraping back, using solvent reductions, adding pastels, stamps, stencils, and much more. Experimenting with a variety of tools such as brayers, clay modeling tools and “squeegies”, we will create beautifully rich surfaces.

    $225

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    Natural Dyes & Eco-Print Workshop

    Saturday and Sunday October 24 & 25, 2020  |  10AM - 4PM

    Join Gosia Eco Designs’, Margaret Marcy for this unique weekend workshop exploring the magic of natural dyes and eco printing! Create a natural fiber botanical wrap/scarf using Margaret’s Eco Printing technique with flowers and leaves. Finished wrap will be approx. 70”x22”.

    • Get to know local plants for printing
    • Learn the process for mordanting protein and cellulose fabrics
    • Eco print with dyes and mordant blankets
    • Discover different methods of bundling and steaming process

    You will leave the class having learned the basics of Eco Printing and with the know-how to continue printing at home!

    $250.00

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    ‘Continuum’ – Considerations of Memory in Unquiet Landscapes | Opening Reception

    Saturday October 24 from 1-4PM Our Opening Reception is by registration only - please sign up for your preferred arrival time so we maintain small numbers in the gallery.  Meet Sylvia Galbraith and be one of the first people to view her exhibition!  Please click here to register for your Opening Reception time slot. Please note that social distancing protocols are in effect.  Masks must be worn inside the building. Co-presented by the Elora Centre for the Arts and Art North Magazine (Scotland), “Continuum” is a physical manifestation of an upcoming feature on Sylvia Galbraith’s art practice, to be published in the Fall 2020 Special Edition of the magazine.  (release date to coincide with the exhibition opening).  Comprising large-scale framed photographs as well as video, the overall collection is an examination of relationships with “place”, our overlapping experiences, and our  tendency to perpetually seek connections with the landscape; geographically, in time, and in memory. For more information about this exhibition, please click here.

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

    sold out! 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. Small group, socially distanced.  Maximum 8 participants.  Safety protocols in effect.  Minimum 4 participants required to run the workshop.
    $35.00

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    • Paint! Dutch Floral Still Life with Eileen MacArthur

    SOLD OUT! This class will be an introduction to painting in oils with florals as the subject. Looking at the works of Dutch masters for inspiration, we will be learning about paint handling, colour mixing, and creating shape and drama. We will also discuss glazing and how to unify paintings and create strong focal points.

    Students will go home with an 8x10 canvas detail of a Dutch Still Life botanical.

    No experience required.

    A $10 kit fee is payable to the instructor at the beginning of class.

    Led by artist Eileen MacArthur.

    Ages 16+

    $60

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    Animation Flip Books! For Kids (Sunday workshop)

    sold out!

    Ages 8-16

    $35 includes materials

    Learn to create your own moving characters with artist Katherine Olenic.

    In Sunday workshop, Katherine will work to develop your animation skills by making your own flip books. Bouncing balls, flying birds and finally bringing your own original character to life. Learn how your favourite animated movies or TV shows are made and how you can do that too!

    A great intro class for kiddo’s that want to have fun drawing and learning the basics of animating!

    Maximum 8 kids. **We have implemented COVID-19 safety protocols within our building and in our workshop spaces.  Work stations are 6 feet apart, masks must be worn.  For more information about our workshop safety procedures, please click here.

    $35.00

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    Tell Good Stories! | A workshop on the art of storytelling #2

    SOLD OUT! 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. Small group, socially distanced.  Maximum 10 participants.  Safety protocols in effect.  Minimum 4 participants required to run the workshop.
    $35.00

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    Let’s Sing About Passion! | A live-stream fundraiser for the Arts

    Hosted by TV and film actor Noah Danby! The most exciting live-stream event will be coming to your computer screens - let's come together, celebrate and be rejuvenated with songs performed by stage performers who you know and love!  We have an incredible line-up of performers (with more being added to the list every day)! We want to help keep the arts alive during this global pandemic.  This event acknowledges the impact the pandemic has had on our stage performers as well as the arts in our small communities.  All proceeds are being donated to the Actor's Relief Fund and the Elora Centre for the Arts. Live Performances by:
    • Jay Davis - Dear Evan Hansen (Mirvish Productions)
    • Steven Allerick - Lion King (Mirvish Productions & Broadway), NCIS: Los Angeles, The Expanse, Nancy Drew, Supernatural, S.W.A.T., 9-1-1 and Jane the Virgin
    • Saskia Garel - Lion King & Rent (Mirvish Productions)
    • Cynthia Galant - most notably the iconic cult favorite “young Charlotte” in Orphan Black and Edwin Boyd
    • Renee Marino - Mary Delgado in Jersey Boys on Broadway and in the film directed by Clint Eastwood
    • Eric Arndt-Charters - Murdoch Mysteries, stage actor
    • Sarah Strange - stage & TV actress
    • Darcy Stewart - Mrs. Wormwood in Matilda in Toronto
    • Taylor Whittaker - TV/movie actor
    • Patrick Dunn - Valjean in Les Miserable North American Tour
    • Jamie Karen - Broadway Actress, Chess, Man of La Mancha and the National Tour of Spamalot
    • ....and more!
    $30.00

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    Private Shopping on Wednesdays in the Artisan Shop | Pre-registration required!

    We want to make it as comfortable as possible for our community members to come on in and support our amazing makers and artists this holiday season!  If you would prefer to pre-register for a more private shopping time on Wednesdays leading into Christmas, please click here to sign up for a time that works best for you.  We will only be opening the doors for people who pre-register on Wednesdays, and we will be keeping the numbers to 4 maximum at any one time.  Our regular safety protocols are in effect, so you can rest assured that your shopping experience will be relaxing and enjoyable!

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    • Private Shopping on Wednesdays in the Artisan Shop | Pre-registration required!

    We want to make it as comfortable as possible for our community members to come on in and support our amazing makers and artists this holiday season!  If you would prefer to pre-register for a more private shopping time on Wednesdays leading into Christmas, please click here to sign up for a time that works best for you.  We will only be opening the doors for people who pre-register on Wednesdays, and we will be keeping the numbers to 4 maximum at any one time.  Our regular safety protocols are in effect, so you can rest assured that your shopping experience will be relaxing and enjoyable!

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    Now Hiring: Winter Part Time Contract Position

    Position: Programming Assistant

    This position is a part time contract from January 4 – February 26, 2021 (8 weeks). The hours are Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9AM – 3PM (total of 26 hours per week).

    Job responsibilities include scheduling, planning and helping to prepare and execute our “Satellite Student Learning” learning & art program. Leadership skills a must. An interest in education and the arts in general are an asset.  The successful candidate will help to prep art kits and guide students with independent art projects and work alongside educators and staff at the Elora Centre for the Arts.

    This position is offered through the Canada Jobs assistance program. It stipulates that the position covers applicants up to 30 years of age.  You are not required to be registered in, or returning to school in order to apply. Experience in leadership is essential.  An interest in the arts and/or eduction is welcome.  We encourage people with flexible post-secondary schedules to apply.

    $16 – $18 / hour.

    Please send your resume and cover letter to Judy Anderson at frontdesk@ecfta.ca

    DEADLINE TO APPLY: DECEMBER 9th

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    Private Shopping on Wednesdays in the Artisan Shop | Pre-registration required!

    We want to make it as comfortable as possible for our community members to come on in and support our amazing makers and artists this holiday season!  If you would prefer to pre-register for a more private shopping time on Wednesdays leading into Christmas, please click here to sign up for a time that works best for you.  We will only be opening the doors for people who pre-register on Wednesdays, and we will be keeping the numbers to 4 maximum at any one time.  Our regular safety protocols are in effect, so you can rest assured that your shopping experience will be relaxing and enjoyable!

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    Private Shopping on Wednesdays in the Artisan Shop | Pre-registration required!

    We want to make it as comfortable as possible for our community members to come on in and support our amazing makers and artists this holiday season!  If you would prefer to pre-register for a more private shopping time on Wednesdays leading into Christmas, please click here to sign up for a time that works best for you.  We will only be opening the doors for people who pre-register on Wednesdays, and we will be keeping the numbers to 4 maximum at any one time.  Our regular safety protocols are in effect, so you can rest assured that your shopping experience will be relaxing and enjoyable!

    Click Learn More for ticket availability

    Private Shopping on Wednesdays in the Artisan Shop | Pre-registration required!

    We want to make it as comfortable as possible for our community members to come on in and support our amazing makers and artists this holiday season!  If you would prefer to pre-register for a more private shopping time on Wednesdays leading into Christmas, please click here to sign up for a time that works best for you.  We will only be opening the doors for people who pre-register on Wednesdays, and we will be keeping the numbers to 4 maximum at any one time.  Our regular safety protocols are in effect, so you can rest assured that your shopping experience will be relaxing and enjoyable!

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