This two-day workshop will introduce an exciting range of creative and accessible approaches to making comics with a focus on developing your own personal stories. Workshop will begin with examples of independently made comics from the instructor’s personal library and a short overview of the history of alternative comics. Class participants will engage in structured comic and drawing exercises to encourage experimentation and play within the genre and come away with a completed eight- panel mini comic of their own and a collaborative one-page comic. Materials used include pencil, pen, marker, pencil crayon, and paper. The workshop will wrap-up with information on distributing self-published works, and general tips and tricks for getting your work out there and connecting with the community. This workshop focuses on artistic exploration and is open to creators of all skill levels as an introduction to making comics for personal enjoyment and/or independent distribution. Everyone has a potential comic book inside them, so come and see what yours might look like. Suitable for all levels. All supplies included. SATURDAY & SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14 & NOVEMBER 15, 10AM - 1PM(PDT) IN-PERSON

Using the overarching theme of flora and fauna, this course provides a “sampler” of art materials and processes of art-making. Each class we will start by drawing a native plant or animal together that lives and grows on Lekwungen Territory. The following approaches and media will be covered over the 12-week period: drawing with pencil, pencil crayon, chalk pastels, ink, oil pastel, mixed media (combining all of these together), collage, as well as making a zine. Course includes drawing from your imagination using pastel and mixed media; layering pencil crayon to create detailed drawings of plants and animals; and using nature walks as inspiration to create a narrative in a book format. We will be looking at Kinngait artist Shuvinai Ashoona’s drawings, the exhibition Forestrial Brain by Jim Holyoak and Matt Shane, collage artist Mary Delany, painter Ann Craven, the drawings of Pitseolak Qimirpik, and work by local artist Shawna Kiesman. Suitable for all levels. TUESDAYS, SEP 22 - DEC 15, 6PM - 9PM(PDT) IN-PERSON

In this introductory painting class, students will explore a wide range of painting styles and techniques. This course will focus on methods of paint application, colour theory, composition, and the material qualities of paint. While practicing foundational skills, students will develop an understanding of the painting process, learning how to start and develop a strong work of art. Both representational and abstract methods of painting will be explored through term assignments and in-class exercises/demonstrations. Projects will include painting from still-life arrangements, photography, and the figure. Students can work in acrylic and/or oil paints in this course. Suitable for all levels. WEDNESDAYS, SEP 16 - DEC 16, 2PM - 5PM(PDT) IN-PERSON (Due to two statutory holidays Wednesday courses start Sep 16)

This online course focuses on a wide range of contemporary approaches to the genre of landscape. We will consider the history of landscape painting and how artists today respond to this history and use the subject as a way to explore a variety of formal and narrative possibilities. The course is structured according to visual priorities such as shape and form, gesture, composition and scale, the illusion of depth vs flatness, light and shadow, the interaction of colours. In-class exercises will be quick studies of these various visual themes as well as discussions around how formal qualities can evoke emotion, atmosphere, and meaning. We will work from a combination of shared photographs and paintings, direct observation, collage, and memory. Class projects will be accompanied by presentations of work by both historical and contemporary artists. Whether you aspire to be a professional artist or are searching for a fulfilling and meditative practice, landscape painting is a way to engage in close observation and increase one's engagement and appreciation for the wonders of our natural surroundings. Suitable for all levels. WEDNESDAYS, SEP 16 - DEC 16, 10AM - 1PM(PDT) ONLINE (Due to two statutory holidays Wednesday courses start Sep 16)

This workshop uses the work of the early Modernist, Charles Demuth as the source for subject matter. You will look at Demuth’s abstracted flower paintings to learn how to see negative shape and understand that what you leave out in a painting is just as important as what you include. This workshop will give you the tools to look at flowers and plants and see them as simplified shapes. Suitable for all levels. See supply list. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1:30 - 4:30PM(PDT) ONLINE

Collage offers endless ways to combine images in an imaginative and fantastical way. The spontaneity and immediacy of collage is ideal for creating unique and personal images, often resulting in surprising and stunning compositions. This workshop will explore the possibilities of collage with emphasis on the whimsical, the absurd and the fantastic. Let this afternoon workshop free your creative inhibitions and release your playful side. Suitable for all levels. All supplies included. SATURDAY & SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 28 & NOVEMBER 29, 1:30 - 4:30PM(PDT) IN-PERSON

Do you see people sitting on a park bench or in a café sketching and wish you could do the same? Would you like to draw what you see around you while wandering through a city? Students will develop the techniques and confidence needed to draw gardens and parks, interiors of buildings, people, and architecture, and will be introduced to materials and tools suited for sketching on-site, as well as ways to use photography to document ideas for at-home drawing. The course will include exploring downtown as well as visiting local parks and public spaces. During inclement weather, class outings will include going inside buildings such as the Atrium, the Empress Hotel, and the Royal British Columbia Museum. This is a great course to take for those who will be travelling to an urban location and would like to do some drawing while there. (There will be an additional fee for museum entrance). Suitable for all levels. TUESDAYS, SEP 22 - DEC 15, 10AM - 1PM(PDT) IN-PERSON

Cyanotypes are hand-made, one of a kind prints made using photo-sensitive chemicals and the light of the sun or a UV lamp. In this workshop, students will learn how to make unique cyan-hued prints using found objects, plants, and photographs. We will examine how cyanotypes can mix with other media such as printmaking, drawing and collage, as well as its use as a photo-printing technique. The process of making cyanotypes can be unpredictable and can yield surprising results; as such the workshop will embrace play and experimentation as a part of the process of making. Discussions will include the historical uses of cyanotype as well as contemporary applications. Suitable for all levels. See supply list. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 10AM - 4:30PM IN-PERSON

In this workshop, you will be introduced to the building blocks of colour: value, hue, saturation, and explore how to use them. You will learn how to match and mix colours as well as how our perception of colour is affected by surrounding colours. Suitable for all levels. See supply list. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 10AM - 1PM ONLINE

This workshop will cover different applications and approaches to drawing with oil pastels. We will also cover basic colour theory, blending, and layering techniques. Subjects will include still life, landscape, and portraiture. Suitable for all levels. See supply list SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 10AM - 1PM ONLINE

The unique qualities of watercolour make it an ideal medium to create experimental landscapes. In this workshop, participants will make three small-scale landscapes that will focus on a variety of watercolour techniques, including mark making with brushes, mixing colours on the paper, and creating tonal graduations and glazing (layering of colours to create depth and brightness). Discussion of colour and composition will also be covered. Suitable for all levels. See supply list. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1:30 - 4:30PM ONLINE