ART COURSES
Summer 2008 - Adults/Youth
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Week-Long ART/CRAFT Workshops
ARTISTIC EXPLORATIONS
Instructor: Jay Dampf
Dates: June 30 - July 4, 2008
Fee: $375 plus HST Member / $400 plus HST Non Member
This highly flexible course offers you an excellent opportunity to be instructed in the improvement of your own artistic skills. You will be taught in an easy-going, highly individual, step-by-step manner... [
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INTRODUCTION TO DRAWING
Instructor: Jennifer Beckley
Dates: June 30 - July 4, 2008
Fee: $375 plus HST Member / $400 plus HST Non Member
This course is designed to introduce the beginner to the fundamentals of observational drawing... [
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POTTERY - HAND BUILT POTTERY
Instructor: Liz Demerson
Dates: June 30 - July 4, 2008
Fee: $375 plus HST Member / $400 plus HST Non Member
Techniques in hand building will be explored as we make all sorts of crazy and funky, functional and decorative pieces... [
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CREATING AN IMPRESSION
Instructor: Jay Dampf
Dates: July 7-11, 2008
Fee: $375 plus HST Member / $400 plus HST Non Member
It is no wonder that Impressionism is one of the most loved painting styles. Its goal is to capture the
feel and emotional impact of the subject portrayed rather than just creating a literal depiction of it... [
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A ST. ANDREWS BY-THE-SEA RUG HOOKING VACATION
Instructor: Doris Norman
Dates: July 7-11, 2008
Fee: $375 plus HST Member / $400 plus HST Non Member
Vacationer or not, you will love this rug hooking course. Buildings, water, boats and sky will be featured... [
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WATERCOLOURS - EMPHASIZING ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDING DESIGN
Instructor: Bonnie Steinberg
Dates: July 14-18, 2008
Fee: $375 plus HST Member / $400 plus HST Non Member
Have you been yearning to paint architecture in transparent watercolor? Then this is the class for you! In this all-levels course and under Bonnie’s experienced eye, you will focus on the specific architecture of this amazing area... [
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USING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY FOR VISUAL COMMUNICATION
Instructor: Lance Timmons
Dates: July 14-18, 2008
Fee: $375 plus HST Member / $400 plus HST Non Member
Spend the week learning how to use your digital camera to capture stunning photographs. Explore various subjects including nature, landscape, architecture, portraiture and gardens... [
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EXPLORING YOUR CREATIVE SIDE WITH CLAY
Juliette Scheffers
Dates: July 14-18, 2008
Fee: $375 plus HST Member / $400 plus HST Non Member
In this course, you will be sculpting one-of-a-kind relief tiles to hang on your wall... [
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PAINTERLY DRAWING
Instructor: Jay Isaac
Dates: July 21-25, 2008
Fee: $375 plus HST Member / $400 plus HST Non Member
The goal of this course will be for students to understand and practice the art of oil sketching in nature. Most of the activity will take place outside, en plein air... [
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PAPERMAKING AND BOOK ARTS
Instructor: Anita Singh
Dates: July 21-25, 2008
Fee: $375 plus HST Member / $400 plus HST Non Member
Participants will learn an artistic approach to papermaking and experiment with how natural fibres (flowers, grass, leaves, corn husk, pineapple tops, onion and garlic skins, fabrics, lace) can be transformed into works of art... [
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INTRODUCTION TO SCULPTURE AND MOLD MAKING
Instructor: Will Gill
Dates: July 21-25, 2008
Fee: $375 plus HST Member / $400 plus HST Non Member
Join artist Will Gill for an exciting week of creative activity that will include a hands-on introduction to a variety of sculpting techniques and mediums including clay, plaster and wax... [
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JAPANESE BRUSH PAINTING
Instructor: Cassandra Wyszkowski
Dates: July 28 - August 1, 2008
Fee: $375 plus HST Member / $400 plus HST Non Member
This unique course, which is suitable for the beginner or the seasoned painter, is designed to introduce you to the discipline of Japanese painting, known as Sumi-e, a water-based medium... [
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RAKU POTTERY
Instructor: Peter Thomas
Dates: July 28 - August 3, 2008 (7 day course)
Fee: $475 plus HST Member / $500 plus HST Non Member
An exceptional opportunity to explore the ancient, yet contemporary, art form of Raku pottery and pit firing in a beautiful seaside setting... [
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PLEIN AIR - PAINTING AND DRAWING THE LANDSCAPE
Instructor: Sharon Yates
Dates: July 28 - August 8, 2008
Fee: Five Day Course
$375 plus HST Member / $400 plus HST Non Member
Fee: Ten Day Course
$630 plus HST Member / $655 plus HST Non Member
The diversity of the area's landscapes is the focus of this one, or two-week, program... [
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COLOUR STUDY
Instructor: Denise Richard
Dates: Aug 4-8, 2008
Fee: $375 plus HST Member / $400 plus HST Non Member
Colour theory is geared towards anyone who uses colour in their work no matter what medium... [
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FELTING
Instructor: Denise Richard
Dates: August 11-15, 2008
Fee: $375 plus HST Member / $400 plus HST Non Member
Students will begin their exploration of felting with a crash course in learning how to dye fleece to create a unique colour palette... [
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SKETCHING IN WATERCOLOURS AND PAINTING IN OILS
Instructor: Vaughn Butland
Dates: August 11-15, 2008
Fee: $375 plus HST Member / $400 plus HST Non Member
This workshop will focus on using watercolour as a sketching medium to be later transformed into a finished oil painting. You will work outside weather permitting, taking advantage of the varied land and seascapes of the area... [
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PLEIN AIR PAINTING IN PASTEL OR OILS
Instructor: Michael Chesley Johnson, PSA, PANM, PSNM
Dates: August 18-22, 2008
Fee: $375 plus HST Member / $400 plus HST Non Member
In this week-long plein air landscape workshop, Michael demonstrates a variety of materials and techniques and explores methods for abstracting the landscape with intuitive, expressive color... [
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NON-OBJECTIVE PAINTING
Instructor: Steve Rose
Dates: August 18-22, 2008
Fee: $375 plus HST Member / $400 plus HST Non Member
In this course, you will learn the difference between abstract and non-objective painting. You will utilize your knowledge of depth, shape, form and contrast in the exciting technique of non-objective painting... [
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Weekend Workshops
RECEIVE AN HOUR LONG CONSULTATION WITH A GARDEN DESIGNER
Instructor: Bette Hall
Dates: July 5, 2008
Time: : 9am to 4pm
Fee: $105 plus HST
Be one of 6 to receive specific advice about your own garden from Garden Designer, Bette Hall... [
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WATERCOLOUR - INTERPRETATION OF COLOUR AND MORE!
Instructor: Bonnie Steinberg
Dates: July 12 and 13, 2008
Fee: $170 plus HST Member / $195 plus HST Non Member
If you have ever wanted to learn about colour theory and colour mixing, then this is the class for you... [
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DISCOVERING LICHENS IN THE FUNDY COASTAL REGION (Field Trip)
Instructor: Dr. Stephen Clayden
Dates: July 19, 2008
Fee: $75 plus HST
Festoons of old-man's-beard on spruce and fir trees, brilliant orange patches on coastal rocks, and spongy, caribou moss in bogs -- all of these are lichens, intimate associations of fungi and green, or blue-green, algae... [
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ETCHING
Instructor: Robert Van de Peer
Dates: July 19 and 20, 2008
Fee: $170 plus HST Member / $195 plus HST Non Member
Join our Master Printmaker as he demonstrates the use of non-toxic methods for producing prints
from copper plates... [
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CHARLOTTE COUNTY MINERALS - IF IT CAN'T BE GROWN, IT MUST BE MINED! (Field Trip)
Instructors: Leigh Smith and Dave Stevens
Dates: July 26, 2008
Time: 9am to 4:30pm
Fee: $75 plus HST
Did you know that indium is an absolutely essential component in our computers and makes today’s solar panels highly efficient, or that 600 pounds of cobalt is required for every jet engine? ... [
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BIRD BANDING UNMASKED!
Instructor: Tracey Dean
Dates: August 8 and 9, 2008
Time: August 8: 7pm to 9pm and August 9: 7am to 11am
Fee: $75 plus HST
This workshop will begin at Sunbury Shores on Friday evening at 7:00 pm with an introduction to bird banding and mark/capture programs... [
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ETCHING
Instructor: Robert Van de Peer
Dates: August 9 and 10, 2008
Fee: $170 plus HST Member / $195 plus HST Non Member
Join our Master Printmaker as he demonstrates the use of non-toxic methods for producing prints
from copper plates... [
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BUILDING A STONE GARDEN BENCH
Instructor: Brian Frost
Dates: August 16, 2008
Time: 9am to 4pm
Fee: $85 plus HST
Brian will explain the basic principles of stone building for durable great-looking stone projects... [
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A PAINTING EXPEDITION TO MINISTERS ISLAND
Instructor: Michael Chesley Johnson, PSA, PANM, PSNM
Dates: August 17, 2008
Time: 9am to 4:30pm
Fee: $85 plus HST (Note: a small donation to the Park would be appreciated).
Join award-winning landscape artist Michael Chesley Johnson for a painting expedition to Ministers Island... [
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