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Join master watercolour artist Zan Barrage for one of his popular watercolour workshops. If you are just getting into watercolours and want to learn the basics, or you are experienced and want to improve or learn new techniques these workshops are sure to suit your needs.

Starting Out in Watercolour is a four-session workshop for beginners designed to lay down a solid foundation for you to work with the medium and help you produce exquisite works. The workshop includes painting exercises involving various subjects, and each session will build upon the one before it. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned watercolour artist who wants a review and to loosen up, this four-session workshop is for you. This workshop is held on Wednesday mornings starting May 8, 2019 from 10:00am - 1:00pm.

Landscapes in Watercolour is a four-session workshop for intermediate to advanced watercolour artists who are looking to apply new techniques, experiment with colours and delve into design and composition. You will come out of your comfort zone, shake things up and in the process paint inspired paintings that will thrill and excite. This workshop is held on Friday mornings and starts May 10, 2019 from 10:00am - 1:00pm.

Make Your Own Watercolours is a single day workshop that is a deep dive into colour and pigments and how to make watercolor paints that are above artist grade. Pigment saturation, medium mixes and character development will be our focus as well as building our own unique blends and signature colours. Students will go home with a palette of twelve colours. This workshop is held on Saturday May 25, 2019 from 2:30pm - 7:30pm.

Register now for Starting Out in Watercolour, Landscapes in Watercolour or Make Your Own Watercolours.

Registration is now open for Visual Arts Brampton's lineup of winter art programs! Choose from our range of art courses for adults, teens and kids. From beginners to experienced artists, we are sure you will find a program to help you explore your creativity in our supportive studio environment.

We are pleased to bring you several new and unique programs for adults this winter covering a range of media and subjects. These new workshops include Accessible Abstracts, Drawing for Painters, Make Your Own Watercolours, and Snowy Winter Landscapes in Soft Pastel.

Our new Introduction to Drawing workshop with artist Stephanie Schirm is a great place to get started if you have never drawn before or are looking to brush up your skills.

For kids and teens, our popular weekly art classes begin a new term in February. These classes provide the perfect environment to inspire young artists of any skill level. Be sure to register early as spaces are limited and fill up fast! Also returning this winter for kids is our March Break Camp and Pottery Making workshop.

Just looking for fun evening out with family and friends? Check out our Paint Nights & Try Art Evenings.

We invite you to explore all of our:

Programs for Adults

Programs for Kids & Teens

Paint Night & Try Art Evening

Weekly Drop-In Sessions

Looking for a great gift this holiday season? Look no further! Give the gift of art classes to the creative person in your life. Whether they are an experienced artist or just looking to try something new this winter, you are sure to find the perfect art class here at Visual Arts Brampton.

To help make the gift giving even easier, we now offer electronic gift cards for all of our workshops, studio sessions and memberships that can be redeemed in the studio.

As the holiday season approaches, it is a great opportunity to think about how we – as  community – can help some of the most vulnerable in Brampton put food on their table.

From now until December 21, Visual Arts Brampton will be holding a Food Drive in support of Knights Table - an organization that serves the needs of people dealing with issues of poverty and homelessness in the Peel Region.

Please consider donating next time you are in the studio to help us help others this season. Some of the most needed items include: Pasta Sauce, Canned Meat, Canned Vegetables, Canned Fruit, Kraft Mac & Cheese, Instant Noodles, Snacks (puddings, jello, granola bars) juices, drink boxes, water, cake mixes, diapers, sanitary products, and hygiene products.