April 2020
Paint! Dutch Floral Still Life with Eileen MacArthur (to be rescheduled)
TO BE RESCHEDULED IN THE FALL 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…
Find out more »10 Simple Steps Towards a Zero Waste Home! (to be rescheduled)
THIS CLASS WILL BE RESCHEDULED IN THE FALL. Thursday April 16, 2020 | 7 - 8:30PM Celebrate Earth Week and join Susan Gentilcore of All Things Preserved for an evening of 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…
Find out more »Make Your Own Beeswax Wraps (to be rescheduled)
THIS CLASS WILL BE RESCHEDULED IN THE FALL. Sunday April 19, 2020 | 1 - 3 PM Start your earth-friendly journey and spend a couple of hours to make your own beeswax food wraps to celebrate Earth Week! 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…
Find out more »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…
Find out more »Wool & Silk Gauze Wrap Workshop
TO BE RESCHEDULED IN THE FALL Sunday April 26, 2020 | 10 AM - 4PM Join contemporary fibre artist, Megan Cleland to create an over-sized Spring wrap using a combination of wool and fine silk gauze. Explore the unlimited possibilities of the Nuno felting technique to create a finished piece, approx. 2’ x 8’, in your choice of neutrals or vibrant colour. Perfect for the warmer days ahead or as a gift for Mother’s Day! Ideal for the beginner to…
Find out more »May 2020
Painting in the Dark! Plein Air at Night with Eileen MacArthur
TO BE RESCHEDULED IN THE FALL 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…
Find out more »Plein Air Kids! Painting Outside with Watercolours (to be rescheduled)
This class will be reschedule for the Fall. 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…
Find out more »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…
Find out more »June 2020
More Bees Please! PD Day Art Camp
We will wait to see what Public Health and the Government of Canada announce about the timing of this event - please stay tuned. Friday June 5, 2020 | 9AM - 4PM Join artist and ECFTA Arts Educator Natalie McDonald for the last PD Day of the year! Full of art-making and learning, this busy-buzzy day will be inspired by the friendly world of entomology and ornithology (birds and the bees!). We will make a beehive box, explore the difference…
Find out more »Natural Dyes & Eco-Print Workshop
TO BE RESCHEDULED IN THE FALL Saturday and Sunday June 6 & 7, 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…
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July 2020
Creative Spark in the Yard 2-day show in Elora
July 11 and 12, 2020 (Saturday and Sunday) 10AM - 5PM This indoor and outdoor show - in the gallery of our historic stone school house as well as in our 2-acre backyard! Over 40+ artisans, artists and makers will be showcasing and selling their unique products. Live music performances all day by musicians curated by the Elora Acoustic Cafe with shaded viewing area, plus delicious food trucks with shaded seating areas! Interactive area for kids. This is a…
Find out more »Little Earthlings! Summer Camp
July 13 - 17, 2020 | 9AM - 4PM 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 globes, design your own rocket ship, dazzling watercolour planets, and galaxy slime making! Led by artist and ECFTA Arts Educator Natalie McDonald and our summer camp staff. Ages 5 - 11 $250 per…
Find out more »Wild Things! Outdoor Art Camp
July 20 - 24, 2020 | 9AM - 4PM Campers! Join us outdoors for fresh-air fun, designed to bring out the Wild Child in you! Each day will be filled with nature-inspired creativity, fort making in the fairy garden, scavenger hunts, campfire & s’mores and free-range play perfect for a hot July week! With a focus on outdoor art-making, the bullseye for this week will be our team-build Sculpture for the our permanent Outdoor Sculpture Garden! (in partnership with Bicycle Friendly…
Find out more »Story Stretch Art: Morning Mini Summer Camp
July 27 - 31, 2020 | 9AM - 12PM 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. Led by artist and ECFTA Arts Educator Bernadine Lacey and our summer camp staff. Ages 4-6 $125 per student About the Instructor: Bernadine Lacey has been creating and teaching art to all ages and abilities in Quebec…
Find out more »August 2020
Art of the Bizarre: 4 Day Summer Camp
Tuesday August 4 - Friday August 7, 2020 | 9AM - 4PM Join us for a short week of bizzaro hands-on activities and extreme art-making! Weird and wacky projects include Doll Head Planters, Frankenstuffies and Radioactive-Green Cat Scultpures! A camp inspired by Op Art, Dada and contemporary Surrealist insanity! Led by artist and ECFTA Arts Educator Natalie McDonald and our summer camp staff. Ages 5 - 11 $200 per camper About the Instructor Natalie McDonald is an artist currently living…
Find out more »Little Earthlings Morning Mini Camp
August 10 - 14, 2020 | 9AM - 12PM Join us for 5 wide-eyed mornings with no limits! Our Earth and Space mini 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 globes, design your own rocket ship, dazzling watercolour planets, and galaxy slime making! Led by artist and ECFTA Arts Educator Natalie McDonald and our summer camp staff. Ages 4-6 $125 per…
Find out more »Harry & Hedwig’s Week of Wizarding Wonder! Summer Camp
August 17 - 21, 2020 | 9AM - 4PM Join us in the wizarding realm and pack your imaginations for a full-on day with Harry and Hedwig inspired creativity! We’ll start each morning with adventure and wonder, led by our guest instructor and HP Expert from Theatricks. Mornings will include a Charms and Magic class; the care of Magical Creatures; Spell Writing; Wand making (and duelling!); Levitation and Quidditch! The afternoons will feature Harry Potter-inspired projects in the classroom with…
Find out more »Comic Art Super Camp!
August 24 - 28, 2020 You don’t have to be a comic genius or even a superhero artist to join this fun-filled action-packed art camp! You just have to be SUPER! Join artist and ECFTA Arts Educator, Eileen MacArthur and our summer camp staff for a week of puppet making, comic hero design, sketching from action figures, storyboarding, making your own comic or flip book, paintings inspired by artists Raymond Pettibon and Keith Haring, and a weeklong “Crankie”-making panorama project,…
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