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  • Learn how to transform complex landscape scenes into basic abstract shapes.


    Starts May 21

    275 Canadian dollars

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  • Come and see how science has inspired artists over the ages.


    Starts May 19

    275 Canadian dollars

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  • Learn new ways to approach flowers and plants with gouache.


    Starts May 20

    275 Canadian dollars

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  • Want to learn how to paint? Start here.


    Starts May 22

    275 Canadian dollars

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  • Let mysteries of working with colour be revealed to you.


    Starts May 21

    275 Canadian dollars

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    Let artists from art history inspire your art practice.


    Starts May 22

    275 Canadian dollars

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  • Spend time in a variety of parks and public spaces learning to draw and paint.


    Starts Jul 10

    275 Canadian dollars

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  • Let the exciting processes of watercolour help you make experimental landscapes.


    Starts Jul 7

    275 Canadian dollars

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  • Be intimidated no more! You too can learn to paint the figure.


    Starts Jul 8

    275 Canadian dollars

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  • Create a lively series of paintings based on where you live.


    Starts Jul 9

    275 Canadian dollars

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  • Learn the strategies to make interesting paintings from your photographs.


    Starts Jul 10

    275 Canadian dollars

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    Let more artists from art history inspire your art practice.


    Starts Jul 10

    275 Canadian dollars

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  • Take your love of the ocean and let it inspire your paintings.


    Starts Jul 7

    275 Canadian dollars

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  • Discover how a relaxed mind is a creative mind.


    Starts May 19

    275 Canadian dollars

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  • Discover how your love of film can be used to create beautiful drawings.


    Starts May 22

    275 Canadian dollars

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  • A step-by-step guide to making compelling portrait drawings.


    Starts May 20

    275 Canadian dollars

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    Unlock the mysterious of beautiful shading techniques.


    Starts May 20

    275 Canadian dollars

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  • Want to learn to draw? Start here.


    Starts May 20

    275 Canadian dollars

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    Let your everyday thoughts and activities become your source for drawing.


    Starts May 21

    275 Canadian dollars

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    This ubiquitous drawing tool can be used to create a range of exciting contemporary drawings.


    Starts Jul 9

    275 Canadian dollars

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    Have fun with this course where the focus is on plants and animals.


    Starts Jul 8

    275 Canadian dollars

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  • Discover all the tools and processes you can use to make a variety of exciting drawing marks.


    Starts Jul 9

    275 Canadian dollars

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  • Learn techniques from the past to create drawings today.


    Starts Jul 9

    275 Canadian dollars

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  • Discovery the many ways you can use to inspire a drawing.


    Starts Jul 8

    275 Canadian dollars

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  • Easy-to-use soft pastels are the perfect medium to capture the beauty of nature.


    Starts Jul 8

    275 Canadian dollars

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  • Learn exciting processed-based to work with photography.


    Starts May 19

    275 Canadian dollars

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  • Learn to use abstract designs to create compelling compositions.


    Starts Jul 7

    275 Canadian dollars

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  • Discover the beauty of simple line drawing of plants.


    Starts May 23

    135 Canadian dollars

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  • Learn how to make great compositions in your paintings.


    Starts May 30

    135 Canadian dollars

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  • Simple techniques for using the colour wheel are revealed in this course.


    Starts Jun 6

    245 Canadian dollars

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  • Focus on expressive mark making to create dynamic designs.


    Starts Jun 20

    135 Canadian dollars

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  • Learn the Japanese art of positive and negative shapes (Notan).


    Starts Jun 27

    135 Canadian dollars

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  • Perspective is easier than you realize! Learn the tools to make it happen.


    Starts Jul 4

    245 Canadian dollars

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  • Use geometric designs to create formal elegance in your compositions.


    Starts Jul 11

    135 Canadian dollars

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  • Be inspired by the beautiful pastel flowers of Odilon Redon.


    Starts Jul 18

    135 Canadian dollars

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  • Go beyond colour basics and learn some sophisticated approaches to colour.


    Starts Jul 25

    245 Canadian dollars

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  • Discover the excitement of using expressive processes to create botanical drawings.


    Starts Aug 1

    135 Canadian dollars

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  • Learn how to use brush and ink to create fabulous marks and washes.


    Starts Aug 8

    265 Canadian dollars

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  • Unlock the mysterious process of developing and finishing a painting.


    Starts Aug 15

    245 Canadian dollars

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Courses & Workshops

Important information

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 Summer session. Fall Assignment Days: Oct 28-Nov 3 (no classes). Note: Fall Tuesday courses start a week early due to two statutory holidays falling on a Tuesday (Reconciliation Day and Remembrance Day).

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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Fall 2025 Schedule

MONDAY

Sep 15-Dec 8

Open Studio

10am-5pm

TUESDAY

Sep 9 - Dec 9
In-Person
10am-1pm
Meghan Krauss

Photography: A Mixed Media Approach

Online
10am-1pm
Renne Duvall

Painting Inspired by Photographs

Online - CANCELLED
10am-1pm
Tim McCormack

Drawing People

In-Person
2pm-5pm
Chantal New

Drawing the Canadian Landscape

Online
2pm-5pm
Wendy Welch

Fantastical Gardens with Gouache

In-Person
6pm-9pm
Corrie Peters

Textiles: Mending, Unravelling & Weaving

Online
6pm-9pm
David Kaarsemaker

Acrylic Painting Basics

WEDNESDAY

Sep 17-Dec 10
10am-1pm
David Kaarsemaker
Painting the Figure
Online
2pm-5pm
Wendy Welch

Contemporary Art I

In-Person
6pm-9pm
James Letkeman
Drawing for the Absolute Beginner
In-Person

THURSDAY

Sep 18-Dec 11
Jessica Ziakin
In-Person
10am-1pm

Art Hist: The Renaissance to Industrial Revolution

Mohsen Veysi
Online
10am-1pm

Modern Drawing: History and Practice

James Letkeman
In-person
2pm-5pm
Painting: Introduction I
David Kaarsemaker
Online - CANCELLED
2pm-5pm
How to Draw
Leah McInnis
Online
2pm-5pm
Painting: Series Development
Tamara Bond
In-Person
6pm-9pm
Flora and Fauna

FRIDAY

Sep 19-Dec 12

Drawing: Introduction I

10am-1pm
Maddy Knott
In-Person

Painting: Light and Space

10am-1pm
David Kaarsemaker
Online

Understanding Colour

2pm-5pm
Xane St Phillip
In-Person

Landscape Painting Now I

2pm-5pm
Wendy Welch
Online

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Important information

Tuition cost

$575 for a 12 week course, $275 for a 6 week course. Assignment Days: Feb 16—Feb 19 (no classes). Check workshop descriptions for tuition cost by workshop type.

Important Dates

School is closed on Mondays during the Summer session. Winter Assignment Days: Feb 16-19 (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.

Give the gift of art

Spring 2026 Schedule

MONDAY

No classes
May 18-Jun 22

TUESDAY

May 19-Jun 23
In-Person
10am-1pm
Meghan Krauss

Photography: A Mixed Media Approach

In-Person
2pm-5pm
Wendy Welch

Watercolour: Art & Science

In-Person
6pm-9pm
Chantal New

Drawing as Meditation

WEDNESDAY

May 20-Jun 24
10am-1pm
James Letkeman
How to Draw
In-Person
2pm-5pm
David Kaarsemaker

Drawing: Shading Techniques

Online
2pm-5pm
Wendy Welch
Painting with Gouache: Plants & Flowers
In-Person
6pm-9pm
David Kaarsemaker
Drawing: Portraiture
In-Person

THURSDAY

May 21-Jun 25
Leah McInnis
Online
10am-1pm

To Draw a Diary

David Kaarsemaker
In-Person
2pm-5pm

Painting: Introduction to Colour

David Kaarsemaker
In-Person
6pm-9pm
Landscape as Abstraction

FRIDAY

May 22-Jun 26

Painting: The Basics

10am-1pm
James Letkeman
In-Person

Paint Like an Artist I

2pm-5pm
Wendy Welch
Online

Drawing Inspired by Film

2pm-5pm
James Letkeman
In-Person
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