COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS provides free arts programming to youth with intellectual and/or developmental delays in elementary and secondary school in the Life Skills and LRC classrooms. We meet students once a month throughout the school year at Centre Wellington District Secondary School, Elora Public School, John Black Public School in Fergus, Arthur Public School, Victoria Cross...
Youth Addiction & Recovery Program: The Power of ART & Creative Expression. This program offers weekly art and creative expression classes to residents at Portage Elora as a conduit for acceptance, sharing and healing. It allows for emotional exploration, development of coping strategies and sharing the challenges of recovery. Run by arts educators, engagement facilitators...
Youth Addiction & Recovery Program: The Power of MUSIC & Creative Expression. THE POWER OF ART & CREATIVE EXPRESSION continues to be an important outreach connection to our community. Through our partnership with Portage Elora, this Youth Outreach Program is all about the POWER OF MUSIC! MUSIC JAM MONDAYS! is a pilot program this Fall...
SUPPORTIVE ARTS is a unique program offering inclusive, arts-based learning opportunities and compelling artistic experiences to individuals with varying abilities. We welcome all adults and caregivers from Wellington County and the surrounding areas to our weekly program, led by ECFTA Arts Educator and Mindfulness Facilitators. Wednesday & Thursday morning and afternoon classes held weekly September...
SUPPORTIVE ARTS for Adults with Varying Abilities | 14-week series WEDNESDAY | September 18 - December 18, 2024 | 10 am - 12 pm Weekly inclusive art & mindfulness for adults with varying abilities. sold out MAX 14 | AGES 18+ | $280 + hst for all 14 weeks Participants please register for all 14 weeks....
SUPPORTIVE ARTS for Adults with Varying Abilities | 14-week series THURSDAY | September 19 - December 19, 2024 | 10 am - 12 pm Weekly inclusive art & mindfulness for adults with varying abilities. sold out MAX 14 | AGES 18+ | $280 + hst for all 14 weeks Participants please register for all 14...
Studio Tour weekends: September 28-29 and October 5-6, 2024 | 10AM - 5PM This is your chance to get a look behind the scenes of artists at work in their studios. Take a self-guided tour and meet artists where they live and work. The Studio Tour experience is free of charge. You’ll get a chance...
Studio Tour weekends: September 28-29 and October 5-6, 2024 | 10AM - 5PM This is your chance to get a look behind the scenes of artists at work in their studios. Take a self-guided tour and meet artists where they live and work. The Studio Tour experience is free of charge. You’ll get a chance...
SAVE THE DATE FOR THE 2024 EVENT! - TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Riverfest Elora and Team Addy present: A Concert with Addy-tude! Join us for a special evening as Riverfest and Team Addy come together to present A Concert with Addy-tude—a fundraiser honoring the life and spirit of Addison (Addy) Hill. All proceeds will go...
Studio Tour weekends: September 28-29 and October 5-6, 2024 | 10AM - 5PM This is your chance to get a look behind the scenes of artists at work in their studios. Take a self-guided tour and meet artists where they live and work. The Studio Tour experience is free of charge. You’ll get a chance...
6-WEEK EVENING OPEN STUDIO Thursdays | October 10, 17, 24, Wednesday 30, November 7, 14, 2024 | 6:30 -8:30 pm (Please note, no class Thursday, Oct 31. Week 4 will be held on Wednesday, Oct 30.) AGES 14+ | MAX 12 $180 + hst for all 6 weeks OPEN STUDIO with artist Eileen MacArthur...
Come visit the gallery and meet Lakshmi Venkataraman, a local artist who will be demonstrating a captivating and interactive dance experience that weaves together Indian dance, stunning visual art, and expressive vocals followed by the enchanting art of henna! Don't miss this opportunity to immerse yourself in a celebration of culture and creativity! This is...
AGES 16+ | MAX 12 $150 + hst | + $25 kit fee | All materials included in the kit fee Join artist Rick Worthington for this beginner to intermediate oil painting workshop! Rick will guide you in creating a master copy of A.J. Casson’s 1929 oil painting, The Elora Mill. A member of the...
Drawing Basics is designed for older kids 10 and up who love to draw and want to learn some new skills! Young artists will learn how to draw from observation and how to translate what we see into drawing. Led by artist Eileen MacArthur, Eileen will guide the class in learning about line, value, and...
At last! Elora’s Teeny Tiny Bakery joins us at the Art Centre to share the love of mini decorated-cookie masterpieces! Join baking/pastry artist Jackie Long for a fun and playful guided evening workshop and learn the art of decorating cookie tops, themed to a holiday or occasion! In this beginner decorating class we will create 10-12...
SOLD OUT AGES 5-12 | MAX 36 $70 | No hst Excite your October senses with fluorescent bolds and bright colours! Phosphorescence, luminescence and day-glo will be the theme of the day as we explore how artists use solid, bright colours and shapes to create ART with intensity! Let's explore abstraction, pop art and synthetic...
AGES 14+ | MAX 12 $65 per person + HST | All materials provided Join multi-disciplinary artist and Elora-good-egg Peter Skoggard for a playful introduction to chalk pastel! Peter has drawn over a thousand pastel self-portraits, and a further two hundred portraits of local characters over the past 4 years, so he has learned how...
AGES 14+ | MAX 12 $75 + hst | + kit fee Join artist Heather Martin for a relaxed afternoon and explore the beautiful and unique art of Pyrography. Create your own wood-burned Charcuterie board, incorporating intuitive marks, textures and depth and learn about the tools and techniques of Writing with Fire! Walnut Hallow brass...
Through our exhibitions, workshops, camps, community events and outreach programs — we’re committed to ensuring that everyone has access to meaningful arts opportunities — regardless of the barriers they face.
But none of this is possible without you.
As an independent charity, we rely on community support to fuel this work, and to continue to provide a space where people of all ages and abilities can create, connect and belong.