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Children's Visual Art Workshops
Journey Through the Arts is pleased to present workshops for children ages 7-13 throughout the spring, winter, and fall as well as the Christmas and March breaks. Workshops take place at our third floor studio downtown Port Hope. Children are invited to take place in such fun activities as self-portraits, caricatures, pottery, mask making, cartooning, printmaking, jewelry, paper making, drawing and painting, music and recording, plus many more! For details, price, and availability call us at (905) 885-0908. For those already on our mailing list these dates and prices are included with your mailed out package. To become part of our mailing list please call the number listed above. We hope to see you at the studio!
JOURNEY THROUGH THE ARTS
MAY/JUNE VISUAL ART WORKSHOPSMAY: Saturday, May 1: SCRATCHBOARD - Scratchboard is a technique involving layering crayon onto paper, painting over the crayon designs with black paint and scratching through the black surface to reveal the bright colours beneath. Gustav Klimt will act as our inspiration where we will create a personalized “Tree of Life” expressing our personality and interests scratched in the bark of the tree.
Saturday, May 8: JEWELLERY-MAKING (WITH A JEWELLERY BOX!) - Using an assortment of fun and funky beads from Egypt, Africa and around the world, we will create necklaces, bracelets and accessories as a pretty gift for our moms! We will also paint and decorate an accompanying jewellery box.
Saturday, May 15: SUMMER PROGRAM REGISTRATION 10:00-NOON at The Old Art School, Port Hope. For a complete listing of themes and weeks of enrolment please visit Summer Programme.
Saturday, May 22: SANDPAINTING - Using the intricate Navajo Sand paintings as our inspiration we will create three dimensional sand paintings of the Sun, Father Sky or even a monster named Travelling Rock!
JUNE: Saturday, June 5: POTTERY - Using self-hardening clay we will learn all of the techniques used in hand-building projects. By workshops end we will have created a pinch pot and a coiled pot suitable for holding lots of treasures!
Saturday, June 12: SUMMER PROGRAM REGISTRATION 10:00-NOON at The Old Art School, Port Hope. For a complete listing of themes and weeks of enrolment please visit www.journeythroughthearts.com and click on the “Summer Programme” heading!
Saturday, June 19: DRAWING AND PAINTING OUTDOORS - Come and get a sneak peek of the lovely mill (where our Summer Program is held each summer) as we explore indoors and out looking for the perfect places to draw and paint the landscape around us. (THIS WORKSHOP IS HELD AT THE OLD ART SCHOOL, For directions please call!)
WORKSHOP INFORMATION: Instructed by Christine Benson-Woods (A.O.C.A, B.F.A) All workshops are held Saturday’s from 10:00-11:00 at JTTA’s Downtown Studios (27 Walton St. Third Floor, Port Hope unless otherwise noted)
Cost: $20 per workshop (includes all supplies)
TO REGISTER:
Phone: (905) 885-0908 email: journeythroughthearts@bellnet.ca
Adult Visual Art Workshops
These workshops are aimed at adults who are looking for something creative and rewarding to fill their evenings! Whether you are looking to experiment, to try something new, to rekindle your creativity or to just have some fun, these workshops are a perfect way to introduce you to art making... The workshops are designed for beginners and will teach in a laid back and relaxed manner through demonstrations and examples. Workshops include printmaking, silk painting, watercolour, felt-making and more. All workshops are held at the JTTA studio at 27 Walton St. Port Hope (above Smith’s Creek Antiques). Workshops are scheduled both during the week and on weekends to accommodate a variety of schedules. For more information on upcoming workshops please contact Christine at the studio!
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Adult Visual Art Workshops: Have you always wanted to explore your creative side? If so, these workshops are a great chance to learn something new! All workshops are taught in a hand-on, laid-back manner. Make it a ladies night out… bring a friend! Workshops are $30 each and include all art supplies. A schedule of Adult Workshops will be announced soon.
Location
Mailing Address: Journey Through the Arts
27 Walton Street, 2nd Floor
Port Hope, ON
L1A 1M8
Phone: (905)885-0908
Email: journeythroughthearts@bellnet.ca
