This program provides arts programming to youth with intellectual and/or developmental delays in elementary and secondary school in the Life Skills/LRC classes. We meet students once a month at Centre Wellington District High School and once a month at Elora Public School. The sessions offer guided art instruction and ideas, led by an ECFTA Arts...
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...
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY mornings for adults with varying abilities. September through June. Please visit our PROGRAMS-ADULT WORKSHOPS page for more information or to register for FALL, WINTER, or SPRING session blocks. SUPPORTIVE ARTS is a unique program offering arts-based learning opportunities and compelling artistic experiences to individuals with varying abilities. We welcome adults and caregivers from Wellington County and the...
Two weekends!
- Features 18 Artists
- Painting, Encaustic, Sculpture & More!
- Tour our working studio and gallery!
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...
Two weekends!
- Features 18 Artists
- Painting, Encaustic, Sculpture & More!
- Tour our working studio and gallery!
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...
Two weekends!
- Features 18 Artists
- Painting, Encaustic, Sculpture & More!
- Tour our working studio and gallery!
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...
SUNDAYS | Oct. 20- Dec. 1, 2024 | (No class Nov. 10) | 10 am-12 pm AGES 10-14 | MAX 12 $150 for all 6 weeks | No hst | All materials provided Drawing Basics is designed for older kids 10 and up who love to draw and want to learn some new skills! Young...
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...