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Be inspired to use gouache by learning how a range of artists visit the garden as subject.
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Bring your landscape painting to a new level by looking at contemporary landscape artists.
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Discover how you can use photography as a tool to make exciting and dramatic paintings.
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This course covers introductory techniques to painting with an emphasis on personal style.
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Enhance your paintings by understanding how to use light and space in an effective way.
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This online course will use the timeless subject of the human figure as a source of painting.
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Everyone can draw. This step-by-step course will prove this to you.
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Learn a range techniques and approaches to drawing while discovering your personal expression.
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This fun and invigorating course will show you how to draw people in a range of settings.
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Use the diversity of the Canadian Landscape as a source for innovative and exciting drawings.
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Learn drawing techniques and approaches from early to mid-20th century artists.
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Learn to use mixed-media to transform your photographs into rich multi-layered surfaces.
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Learn how basic textile techniques such as crocheting and weaving are used in contemporary art.
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Study the way art and the world changed through three centuries from the 1500s to the 1800s.
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Discover that contemporary art can be fun, exciting and mind-enriching in this seminar course.
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Have fun constructing your very own paper animal pop-up based on historical illustrations!
Starts Sep 20
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Discover how photographs can have new meaning when you combine them with other materials.
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Starts Oct 4
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Experience downtown Victoria through a guided walk with photographer Thomas Guerrero.
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Discover how collage can make you see colour and composition in a new way.
Starts Oct 18
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Learn some basic shading techniques to make all your drawings look three-dimensional.
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This workshop focuses on the numerous ways to create textures and shading in rocks and cliffs.
Starts Oct 25
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Take a journey from drawing what you see, to transforming plant shapes into abstract forms.
Starts Oct 25
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Portraits aren’t as intimidating as you think once you learn some of the basic techniques.
Starts Nov 8
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Take time out to play in this inspirational mixed media printmaking workshop.
Starts Nov 8
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Discover the wonderful images you can make by using the world’s oldest form of photography.
Starts Nov 15
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This short introduction to colour theory that will dramatically improve your paintings.
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Discover the potential of watercolour through abstract landscapes in this playful workshop.
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Instructor will introduce different media and processes to create multi-layered surfaces.
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Learn basic calligraphy lettering styles, Roman and Italic, in this beginner-friendly workshop.
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135 Canadian dollarsLearn practical techniques to take a painting from blank canvas to finished work in this workshop.
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245 Canadian dollarsDiscover the freedom of making large-scale drawings using a range of drawing tools and materials.
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Courses & Workshops
Tuition cost
$575 for a 12 week course, $275 for a 6 week course. Check workshop descriptions for tuition cost by workshop type.
Important Dates
School is closed on Mondays during the Summer session. Fall Assignment Days: Oct 28-Nov 3 (no classes). Note: Fall Tuesday courses start a week early due to two statutory holidays falling on a Tuesday (Reconciliation Day and Remembrance Day).
Delivery methods
Please note the different course delivery methods: Online delivery courses will be delivered using the easily downloadable Zoom platform in real time. Each course will be accompanied by a course blog where all the class information such as slide presentations, handouts and links (including links to recorded weekly classes) will be posted. Online courses are limited to 16 students and in-person courses are limited to 14 students and will follow the COVID-19 self distancing protocols.
Fall 2025 Schedule
MONDAY
Sep 15-Dec 8
Open Studio