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  • Textile: Mending, Unraveling and Weaving

    This contemporary craft based course will offer hands-on demonstrations and assignments structured to develop skills in visible mending, felting, crochet and weaving. The class will introduce contemporary artists, current writers and thinkers working with textiles, and what it means to mend, unravel and weave in our lives and art practices. Students will be supported and challenged at their individual skill level to develop projects that combine the learnt textile techniques with conceptual content. No previous experience necessary. No previous textile experience necessary. TUESDAYS, SEP 9 - DEC 9, 6PM - 9PM IN-PERSON (Tuesday courses start one week before other courses due to two stat holidays)

  • Painting Inspired by Photographs

    This course explores the creative use of photographs as an initial inspiration for your painting compositions, themes and personal expression. Students will learn methods for selecting, editing, and finally, departing from a photograph with artistic freedom. Class presentations and assignments focus on the translation of photographic imagery into the language of painting. This course also covers issues of originality when using found images along with the various ways contemporary painters use photos to stimulate their work. Group critiques, one-on-one feedback and guidance will be provided for all painting styles. Students are welcome to use oil or acrylic paint. Some painting experience recommended. Suitable for all levels. TUESDAYS, SEP 9 - DEC 9, 10AM - 1PM ONLINE (Tuesday courses start one week before other courses due to two stat holidays)

  • Fantastical Gardens with Gouache

    This course will cover the fundamentals of painting with gouache while exploring how artists have painted the garden in the last 150 years from Monet, van Gogh, Klimt to Charles Burchfield, Ross Bleckner, Shara Hughes and others. Gouache is a water-based opaque paint that dries to a velvety surface. Unlike watercolour, gouache is very forgiving and great for the beginner artists. Discover the excitement of a new medium while learning about the ways historical and contemporary artists approach the garden as subject matter. Suitable for all levels. TUESDAYS, SEP 9 - DEC 9, 2PM - 5PM ONLINE (Tuesday courses start one week before other courses due to two stat holidays)

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    FA25 Student Art Exhibition Events at the Vancouver Islands School Art including exhibition openings, artist talks and lectures, fundraisers and Open Houses FA25 Student Art Exhibition Create your future COURSES & WORKSHOPS

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