Art Classes

Young Adults & Adults

All members receive 10% off art education courses and blocks of drop-in life sessions.

Classes must be paid for at the time of registration, and will not be refundable if we receive less than seven (7) days notice from participants that they are unable to attend.

Please register early, as classes may fill up, or be cancelled due to low registration.

Get Your Twisted Drawn: Ideas and Creation


Instructed by Spyder Yardley-Jones • Ages 15 and up • 6 Mondays • November 8th - December 13th • 6:30 - 8:30 PM • Cost: $125 (all supplies included)

This is a class for those who don't belong in "the box", for those whose images are too weird, dark or surreal. Spyder will show you how to express your inner weirdness while teaching students how to refine and tweak their illustration skills. Students will use a variety of illustration mediums: pencil, pen & ink, coloured pencil, watercolour, or collage- whatever it takes to get those visions out onto paper.

Oil Painting for Beginners*


Instructed by Neil McClelland (2009/2010 Artist in Residence) • 6 Tuesdays • October 19th - November 23rd • 6-9 PM • Cost: $155 ($140 for members) • Supplies not included

This class will create several small works using non-toxic, solvent-free oil painting techniques. Using a painterly approach, students will hone observation skills through still life painting.
*Check back for intermediate oil painting with Neil McClelland winter 2011

Working with Pastels: Beginner to Intermediate*


Instructed by David Shkolny • 5 Thursdays • November 18th - December 16th • 6-9 PM • Cost: $145 ($130 members) • Supplies not included

This class presents a more in-depth exploration of soft pastel which incorporates colour and temperature study and the use od newer surfaces such as sanded paper and textured surfaces. Subjects will cover landscape, still life, portraiture and figures. Students will be encouraged to be self-directed choosing their subjects.
*Check back for advanced pastel courses with David Shkolny in winter 2011

Learning How to See: Drawing, beginner to intermediate


Instructed by Dave Carty • 5 Mondays • September 27th - November 1st (no class October 11) • 6-9 PM • Cost: $180 ($162 members) • Supplies not included

The global skill of drawing will be broken down into five basic components and explored as a new way of "seeing" things. This course also includes three full days working from a live model.

For questions about supplies or to register, please call (780) 426-4180.