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  • This course will de-mystify the basics of colour to help improve your paintings.


    Starts Jul 9

    275 Canadian dollars

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  • Landscape painting is a great way to explore the many ways watercolour can be used.


    Starts Jul 9

    275 Canadian dollars

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  • The course will explore many painting techniques to improve your approach to landscape painting.


    Starts Jul 9

    275 Canadian dollars

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  • You will be inspired by many artists who have used the flower as subject in paintings.


    Starts Jul 10

    275 Canadian dollars

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  • Explore the characteristics of plants as you use them for subject matter in painting.


    Starts Jul 11

    275 Canadian dollars

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  • This course focuses on using artists from the 21st century as an inspiration for your paintings.


    Starts Jul 11

    275 Canadian dollars

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  • Learn the techniques and approach that de-mystify the process of drawing from photographs.


    Starts Jul 8

    275 Canadian dollars

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  • See how your drawing can improve immensely by learning the techniques of shading.


    Starts Jul 8

    275 Canadian dollars

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  • Learn the Renaissance discoveries such as perspective, dramatic lighting and emotional expression.


    Starts Jul 10

    275 Canadian dollars

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  • This is an online offering continues the experimentation with mending as an art form.


    Starts Jul 11

    275 Canadian dollars

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  • Continue to learn about more artists in this follow-up course to Contemporary Canadian Art I.


    Starts Jul 10

    275 Canadian dollars

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  • Discover the beauty of Beacon Hill Park by drawing some of its treasures with watercolour pencil.


    Starts Jun 7

    135 Canadian dollars

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  • Learn to make use of the colour wheel to improve the way you use colour in paintings.


    Starts Jun 14

    245 Canadian dollars

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  • Discover many approaches to painting flower bouquets in watercolour in this 2-day workshop.


    Starts Jun 21

    135 Canadian dollars

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  • Have fun creating fantastical plant life with drawing and collage in this workshop.


    Starts Jun 28

    135 Canadian dollars

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  • You won’t want to miss this unique 5-day workshop offering with Mo Hamilton from Prince George.


    Starts Jun 30

    750 Canadian dollars

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  • Discover the beauty of this traditional method and how you can use it to create your paintings.


    Starts Jul 5

    135 Canadian dollars

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  • Learn perspective by drawing cityscapes, buildings and architecture, inside and out.


    Starts Jul 12

    245 Canadian dollars

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  • Learn how to use soft pastels to create beautiful flower drawings in the style of Odilon Redon.


    Starts Jul 19

    135 Canadian dollars

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  • Learn basic calligraphy lettering styles, Roman and Italic, in this beginner-friendly workshop.


    Starts Jul 26

    135 Canadian dollars

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  • Learn practical techniques to take a painting from blank canvas to finished work in this workshop.


    Starts Aug 2

    245 Canadian dollars

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  • Discover the freedom of making large-scale drawings using a range of drawing tools and materials.


    Starts Aug 9

    135 Canadian dollars

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Tuition cost

$575 for a 12 week course, $275 for a 6 week course. Check workshop descriptions for tuition cost by workshop type.

Important Dates

School is closed on Mondays during the Spring and Summer sessions. Winter Assignment Days: Feb 17-21 (no classes)

Delivery methods

Please note the different course delivery methods: Online delivery courses will be delivered using the easily downloadable Zoom platform in real time. Each course will be accompanied by a course blog where all the class information such as slide presentations, handouts and links (including links to recorded weekly classes) will be posted. Online courses are limited to 16 students and in-person courses are limited to 14 students and will follow the COVID-19 self distancing protocols.

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Summer 2025 Schedule

MONDAY

Jul 07 - Aug 11

Open Studio

10am-5pm

TUESDAY

Jul 08 - Aug 12
In-Person
2pm-5pm
Chantal New

Drawing from Photographs

In-Person
6pm-9pm
David Kaarsemaker

Drawing: Shading Techniques

WEDNESDAY

Jul 09 - Aug 13
10am-1pm
David Kaarsemaker
Painting: Introduction to Colour
In-Person
2pm-5pm
Wendy Welch

Watercolour: Landscape as Experiment

In-Person
6pm-9pm
David Kaarsemaker
Painting Landscape
In-Person

THURSDAY

Jul 10 - Aug 14

The Self-Portrait

Holly Boruck
Cancelled
10am-1pm

Drawing from the Renaissance

Mohsen Veysi
Online
10am-1pm
Painting: The Flower as Art
Wendy Welch
In-person
2pm-5pm
Canadian Contemporary Art II
John Luna
In-person
6pm-9pm

FRIDAY

Jul 11 - Aug 15

Mending Made Visible II

10am-1pm
Online
Corrie Peters

Painting Plant Life

10am-1pm
In-Person
Andrea Simmonds

Paint Like an Artist II

2pm-5pm
Online
Wendy Welch
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