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ADULT WORKSHOPS
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Creating depth in your composition using negative space. During this workshop we will use various exercises to explore positive and negative space, foreground and background and resting areas. Participants will practice techniques on making your work more dynamic. At the end of the workshop participants will have created an abstract painting. There will be a 1/2 break. No experience necessary, all supplies included.
$135 for members/$150 non-members
$135 for members/$150 non-members
Learn how incorporating small acts of creativity into your daily life creates huge benefits for your well-being and brain health-neuroaesthetics. Perry will show you a number of quick small-scale, easy to do activities to add to your creative toolkit to help you through your days and boost your overall engagement with life. All supplies included, no experience necessary.
$50 members/$55 non-members
$50 members/$55 non-members
Emily Klaassen is a local printmaking artist who will be teaching a one-day class covering how to create linocut prints. No experience necessary, all supplies included.
$105 members/$115 non-member rate
$105 members/$115 non-member rate
Sonya Kinsey walks you through drawing portraits in charcoal and watercolours. Learn about the proportions and facial structures to draw or paint confidently. We will have live models to work from. No experience necessary, all supplies included.
$165 members/$180 non-member rate
$165 members/$180 non-member rate
Join Jill Dunbar as she instructs students on how to create texture and thus movement and interest in watercolour. Scrape, stipple and sponge your way to great texture in your watercolour paintings. All skill levels are welcome. All supplies included. There will be a 1 hr break.
$80 for members/$88 for non-members
$80 for members/$88 for non-members
This class is FULL. Click the link below to be placed on a waiting list. Join Jill Dunbar as she instructs students on the basics of watercolour painting. Learn the foundational skills in order to take your painting to the next level. This is a 2 week course. No experience necessary, all supplies included.
$155 for members/$170 for non-members
$155 for members/$170 for non-members
Creative Expressions is a workshop rooted in the concept of art as healing with Art Therapist Julie Chaplin of Insight Art Therapy. We will explore a variety of art materials using simple, fun, therapeutic directives to help you tune into your own inner creative and gain insight, clarity, and wisdom. No art experience required. All supplies included.
$50 member/$55 non-members
$50 member/$55 non-members
Figure drawing with a live model is happening again! For ages 18 and over! Mark Thibeault will be on hand to suggest poses for the model and to answer questions but this isn't a fully instructed group. No experience necessary, please note there will be a nude model some nights.
$100 members/$110 non-members
$100 members/$110 non-members
Learn how to make a digital drawing or painting using your iPad, a stylus and the app Procreate. Practice using Procreate brushes, layers, and masks and then make your own digital drawing in the style of your choice. Bring a photo to use as a reference. You will need to bring your own Ipad and come with your own copy of Procreate installed. There will be a 1 hr break.
$50 for members/$55 for non-members
$50 for members/$55 for non-members
Join Nika Knorr as she teaches participants how to make both dry and wet felted crafts. Just in time for Mothers Day. No experience required. All supplies included.
$85 for members/$95 for non-members
$85 for members/$95 for non-members
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Payment can be made by e-transfer to programming@smithersart.org Even while we are closed for the Christmas Break, your registration will be complete if payment is made by e-transfer.
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Concerned about workshop prices? Learn more about our Art For All Bursary!
Art For All Bursary | Smithers Art Gallery
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