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WORKSHOPS
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Art Therapist Julie Chaplin teaches Art for Personal Growth. This workshop focuses on making art for self-discovery and personal growth through visualizing, externalizing, and expressing your goals, needs, and wants. Using art as a self-reflection tool, we will explore and transform to build deeper a connection with ourselves. 

Classes are held at Creation Station

(3866 Railway Ave).

All Supplies
Included

Art for Personal Growth Workshop

Dec 7, 2024 1-3 pm

$50 members /$55 non-members

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Art Therapist Julie Chaplin teaches Art for Personal Growth. This workshop focuses on making art for self-discovery and personal growth through visualizing, externalizing, and expressing your goals, needs, and wants. Using art as a self-reflection tool, we will explore and transform to build deeper a connection with ourselves. 

Classes are held at Creation Station

(3866 Railway Ave).

All Supplies
Included

Art for Personal Growth Workshop

Feb 1, 2025 1-3 pm

$50 members /$55 non-members

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This class is for people who have taken Absolute Beginners Watercolour OR have basic familiarity with watercolour washes and brushstrokes. Learn to create depth in your paintings, explore light and shadow, experiment with colour mixing, and more. (Only 7 spots)

Classes are held at Creation Station

(3866 Railway Ave).

All Supplies
Included

Creating Depth in Watercolour

Feb. 4, 11, 18, & 25, 2025  7-9 pm

$130 members /$140 non-members

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Don't miss out on one of Mark Thibeault's most  inspiring workshops. During this workshop, participants will explore line and mark making and various techniques to free ourselves from attachment to let our intuition guide us. And in keeping with the Valentine's theme participants will be working in the hues of red. There will by a lunch break.

Classes are held at Creation Station

(3866 Railway Ave).

Art Without Intent Workshop

Feb 15, 2025 10 am - 5 pm

$140 members /$155 non-members

All Supplies
Included

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This workshop will explore drawing techniques, value, composition and mediums. Instructor Michelle Gazey will lead participants through a variety of engaging drawing exercises through to a final drawing. This can be the jumping off point to her next course, Energetic Oil Painting if you wish.

Classes are held at Creation Station

(3866 Railway Ave).

All Supplies
Included

Introduction to Drawing Workshop

Feb. 22, 2025 10:30 am - 1:30 pm

$70 members /$80 non-members

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Art Therapist Julie Chaplin teaches Art for Personal Growth. This workshop focuses on making art for self-discovery and personal growth through visualizing, externalizing, and expressing your goals, needs, and wants. Using art as a self-reflection tool, we will explore and transform to build deeper a connection with ourselves. 

Classes are held at Creation Station

(3866 Railway Ave).

Art for Personal Growth Workshop

March 1, 2025 1-3 pm

$50 members /$55 non-members

All Supplies
Included

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Explore a different way of dimensional “pot-making” with fabric, paper, stitch and embellishments and create a selection of little pinch pots with needle and thread! Students bring their unique designs to life, crafting charming fabric pots that are unique, individual and serve as containers of creativity. There will be a lunch break.

Classes are held at Creation Station (3866 Railway Ave).

Little Pinch pots

March 1, 2025

10 am – 5 pm

$120 Member /$130 Non-Member

All Supplies
Included

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Learn the basics of oil painting with Michelle Gazely in this 2 day workshop. This workshop is for beginner painters and those looking to add oil paints into their art practice. Studio materials, value studies, colour mixing, composition, and brush strokes will be explored. The aim of this workshop is for participants to enjoy the process and paint fearlessly. There will be a 1/2 hr lunch break.

Energetic Oil Painting 

March 8 from 10:30-4:30

March 9 from 10:30-3:30

$165 member /$180 non-member

All Supplies
Included

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Jill Dunbar leads another beginners watercolour course. These are always well attended and tend to sell out quickly (Only 7 spots). Learn the basics of colour blendin, how to prep your paper, washes, and loads more. Suitable for beginners or for those wanting a refresher. 

Absolute Beginners Watercolour Workshops 

April 1, 8, 15, 22

7 - 9 pm 

$120 member /$130non-member

All Supplies
Included

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Art Therapist Julie Chaplin teaches Art for Personal Growth. This workshop focuses on making art for self-discovery and personal growth through visualizing, externalizing, and expressing your goals, needs, and wants. Using art as a self-reflection tool, we will explore and transform to build deeper a connection with ourselves. 

Classes are held at Creation Station

(3866 Railway Ave).

Art for Personal Growth Workshop

April 5, 1-3 pm

$50 members /$55 non-members

All Supplies
Included

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Join us for a creative two-day workshop to learn how to illustrate environment and houses in a whimsical and fun way. Come and share a watercolour experience with Charlotte Philtjens, children’s book illustrator and go home with a magical illustration! There will be a 1 hr lunch break on Saturday. Click here for more info.

Classes are held at Creation Station

(3866 Railway Ave).

Whimsical Watercolour Illustrations

Friday, May 2, 6 - 9pm 

Saturday, May 3, 10 - 5 pm 

$110 members / $120 non-members

All Supplies
Included

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Art Therapist Julie Chaplin teaches Art for Personal Growth. This workshop focuses on making art for self-discovery and personal growth through visualizing, externalizing, and expressing your goals, needs, and wants. Using art as a self-reflection tool, we will explore and transform to build deeper a connection with ourselves. 

Classes are held at Creation Station

(3866 Railway Ave).

Art for Personal Growth Workshop

May 3, 1-3 pm

$50 members /$55 non-members

All Supplies
Included

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Working with colour before form, mindfully releasing expectations and control over the outcome, we will play with dreamy, fluid wet-on-wet watercolour painting and then line work with ink. You will create a unique work of art that can allow exploration of ideas, emotions and reactions, without competition or pursuit of replicating something precisely. 

Classes are held at Creation Station

(3866 Railway Ave).

Happenstance Watercolour Workshop

May 28, 6-9 pm

$60 members /$66 non members

All Supplies
Included

Payment can be made by e-transfer to programming@smithersart.org
or in person with credit, debit or cash at the Smithers Art Gallery

Administration office is open Mon - Friday from 10:00 - 5:00

 
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