Courses & Workshops: Winter 2020

Neilson Park Creative Centre: Courses
Collage & Mixed Media
This course is designed as an ongoing investigation into the nature and potential of this versatile, visceral medium. With inspiring examples by collage masters, individual and group discussion and plenty of set and open-ended exercises, we’ll delve into a variety of artistic ideas and issues through collage. 
Thursdays, 9:30am-4pm, Jan. 23 - Feb. 13 (4 weeks) 
Register HERE or call 416-622-5294.

New Work from Old Life Drawings
Got a ton of old life drawings squirrelled away? GREAT! Let’s rework them! This course will get you thinking and playing with endless new possibilities from those old drawings: cut, paste, reconfigure, distress, draw, paint over, under and through them! New designs, new narratives, new emotions =  exciting new work!  
Thursdays, 9:30am-12:30pm, Feb. 20 - Mar. 12 (4 weeks)
Register HERE or call 416-622-5294.

Neilson Park Creative Centre: Weekend Workshops
Indoor Street Art
On the street, art is vital, raw, democratic — and a lil’ dangerous! Why should street artists have all the fun? In the comfort of our studio, explore some of the ideas, themes and methods that make street art so compelling through inspiring examples and open-ended exercises. Get your urban vibe on — no sirens required!
Saturday & Sunday, Feb. 1 & 2, 9:30am-4pm 
Register HERE or call 416-622-5294.

Maps in Art
Maps have long conveyed our geo-political world, and can now represent vast ranges of data and ideas -- from cyberspace to mindscapes. Maps are visually interesting and have great potential for personal expression. Through inspiring map art examples and exercises, we’ll spend the weekend mapping out some new artistic territory!
Saturday & Sunday, Feb. 29 & Mar. 1, 9:30am-4pm 
Register HERE or call 416-622-5294.

Humber Valley Art Club (at Neilson Park)
Painting: Creative Explorations
Popular mentor and instructor for so many. Kal understands the rules and principles that hold so many of us back from discovering our own artistic style. This course is primarily about ideas and creativity, and how to push past the hiccups on your journey. Brief lectures with inspiring masterwork examples, will challenge you to Learn, Apply, Comprehend and Transcend!
Wednesdays, Mar. 4, 11 & 25, 10am-3:30pm 
You must be or become a member to take Humber Valley courses & workshops.

Visual Arts Mississauga: Courses
Value 101
Value is your most powerful visual tool – but seeing the value underlying the colour takes knowledge and practice – get both in this quick-hit class! Through inspiring masterwork examples, discussion and structured exercises, you'll learn how to orchestrate compelling value relationships that make your paintings really work!
Mondays, 9am–12pm, Jan. 20 & 27  (2 weeks)
Register HERE or call 905-277-4313.

Composition 101
Composition isn’t rocket science: it’s simply visual principals that any artist can learn and apply. This quick-hit class demystifies the basics of composition through discussion of principles, masterwork examples and plenty of hands-on exercises. You’ll walk away with a quiver full of new ideas you can apply immediately!
Mondays, 9am-12pm, Feb. 3 & 10 (2 weeks)
Register HERE or call 905-277-4313.

Beginning Abstraction
Are you stuck in your painting process? Perhaps you have mastered drawing or painting what’s in front of you, or perhaps representational painting doesn’t appeal to you but you are not sure how to take the next step. Abstraction may be the solution. Through examples, group discussion, hands-on exercises, and plenty of fun — you’ll try new ways of working, seeing and thinking to explore abstraction. If you’re curious but unsure about abstraction, start with this introductory course.
Mondays, 1pm–4pm, Jan. 20 - Mar. 2 (6 weeks)
Register HERE or call 905-277-4313.