Visual Arts Brampton
From beginners to experienced artists, we offer a range of classes and workshops for adults to explore in a fun and supportive studio environment. Working with experienced artists and instructors, students will learn their medium of choice though demonstration, exploration, and creation.
Watercolour Batik
Do watercolour washes appeal to you? Then this workshop will interest you. Working from dark to light, students will be introduced to the technique of applying wax and fabric dyes to achieve a...
Date: January 12, 2020
Day: Sunday
Time: 10:30am - 4:30pm
Sessions: 1
Price: $200 non-members, $180 members
Materials: Included
Instructor: Stephanie Schirm
Level: All Skill Levels, Ages 18+
Wallpaper Art
This workshop will take the intuitive approach to designing your own five to six foot wallpaper panel. Students will combine an array of materials from decorative papers, paint to drawing materials...
Dates: January 19, 2020 - January 26, 2020
Day: Sunday
Time: 10:30am - 4:30pm
Sessions: 2
Price: $200 non-members, $180 members
Materials: Included
Instructor: Stephanie Schirm
Level: All Skill Levels, Ages 18+
Make Your Own Watercolours
Put away your brushes and let's get close and personal with colours. This workshop is a deep dive into colour and pigments and how to make watercolor paints that are above artist grade. Pigment...
Date: January 25, 2020
Day: Saturday
Time: 2:30pm - 7:30pm
Sessions: 1
Price: $210 non-members, $190 members
Materials: Included
Instructor: Zan Barrage
Level: Intermediate, Advanced, Ages 18+
Introduction to Drawing
Introduction to Drawing is a five-week workshop designed for adults who have never drawn before or are looking get back into drawing and brush up on their basic skills. Focusing on drawing...
Dates: February 1, 2020 - February 29, 2020
Day: Saturday
Time: 9:00am - 11:30am
Sessions: 5
Price: $175 non-members, $160 members
Materials: Not Included
Instructor: Stephanie Schirm
Level: Beginner, Ages 18+
Sculptures - Papier-Mâché Figures
In this four-week workshop, students will have fun learning how to create papier-mâché figures. If you like to work with your hands, this is an easy step into the world of sculpting. Get loose by...
Dates: February 2, 2020 - March 1, 2020
Day: Sunday
Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm
Sessions: 4
Price: $105 non-members, $90 members
Materials: Included
Instructor: Colleen Dee
Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Ages 16+
Artmaking the Right Way for Painters
Do you find yourself becoming frustrated with a painting but not entirely sure where something went "wrong"? Do you wonder what separates good art from the rest, and want to create the good kind...
Dates: February 3, 2020 - March 9, 2020
Day: Monday
Time: 10:00am - 12:30pm or 6:00pm to 8:30pm
Sessions: 5
Price: $175 non-members, $160 members
Materials: Not Included
Instructor: Rima Koleilat
Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Ages 18+
Landscape Oil Painting - Realistic Clouds
The basics of a realistic landscape painting is covered in this four-session workshop oil painting class. Emphasis will be on learning how to create realistic looking clouds. We will use a limited...
Dates: February 3, 2020 - March 2, 2020
Day: Monday
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Sessions: 4
Price: $215 non-members, $195 members
Materials: Included
Instructor: Joan A Brown
Level: Beginner, Ages 18+
Still Life in Watercolour
Still life and flowers will be the subject of this unique watercolor workshop. All skill levels are welcome. Learn to develop depth, color harmony and loose and expressive still life paintings from...
Dates: February to June - Multiple Sessions
Day: Wednesday / Friday
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm / 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Sessions: 4
Price: $160 non-members, $145 members
Materials: Not Included
Instructor: Zan Barrage
Level: Intermediate, Advanced, Ages 18+
Abstract Landscapes in Soft Pastel
This four-session workshop focuses on the use of soft/chalk pastels in the rendering of landscapes in abstraction. Students will explore this very expressive style of art through rendering various...
Dates: February 7, 2020 - February 28, 2020
Day: Friday
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Sessions: 4
Price: $130 non-members, $117 members
Materials: Not Included
Instructor: Filomena Kandola
Level: All Skill Levels, Ages 18+
Winter Landscapes in Watercolour
If you are an experienced watercolour artist and feel like you have plateaued, this workshop series will push you out of your comfort zone and shake things up. In the process, you will paint...
Dates: February 7, 2020 - February 28, 2020
Day: Friday
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Sessions: 4
Price: $160 non-members, $145 members
Materials: Not Included
Instructor: Zan Barrage
Level: Intermediate, Advanced, Ages 18+
Watercolour Made Easy
Beautiful dynamic paintings await you in this Watercolour Made Easy workshop. A colourful and fun learning approach to working in this amazing living medium. It is time to get your feet wet with...
Dates: February to June - Multiple Sessions
Day: Wednesday / Friday
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm / 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Sessions: 4
Price: $160 non-members, $145 members
Materials: Not Included
Instructor: Zan Barrage
Level: Beginner, Ages 18+
Introduction to Figure Modeling
This class will serve to introduce people interested in becoming a figure model for art classes. The theoretical component of the class will cover the history of figure modelling, proper stage...
Date: February 7, 2020
Day: Friday
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Sessions: 1
Price: $40 non-members, $36 members
Materials: Included
Instructor: A. Thomas
Level: Beginner, Ages 18+
Artistic Exploration - Session 1
Creativity and artistic expression need not be limited to only one medium, so why not try them all and explore new tricks and combinations to better express your ideas? In this course, artists of...
Dates: February 28, 2020 - April 3, 2020
Day: Friday
Time: 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Sessions: 5
Price: $185 non-members, $170 members
Materials: Included
Instructor: Lisa Robinson
Level: All Skill Levels, Ages 18+
Introduction to Portrait Drawing
Have you ever wondered what it feels like to be able to draw yourself, or people you admire on a piece of paper? This six-week workshop will teach students how to draw and be able to portray various...
Dates: March 1, 2020 - April 5, 2020
Day: Sunday
Time: 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Sessions: 6
Price: $175 non-members, $160 members
Materials: Not Included
Instructor: Natasha Antonellis
Level: Beginner, Ages 18+
Cityscapes in Watercolour
If you are an experienced watercolour artist and feel like you have plateaued, this workshop series will push you out of your comfort zone and shake things up. In the process, you will paint...
Dates: March 6, 2020 - March 27, 2020
Day: Friday
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Sessions: 4
Price: $160 non-members, $145 members
Materials: Not Included
Instructor: Zan Barrage
Level: Intermediate, Advanced, Ages 18+
The Mixed Media Portrait
Taking you outside of the traditional portraiture box, you will discover a colourful, expressive and efficient way to create a different kind of portrait. Using an array of materials from paint to...
Dates: March 23, 2020 - April 6, 2020
Day: Monday
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Sessions: 5
Price: $175 non-members, $160 members
Materials: Not Included
Instructor: Stephanie Schirm
Level: All Skill Levels, Ages 18+
Landscape Oil Painting in an Afternoon
In this single session workshop, students will learn a variety of basic lessons about perspective, paint blending, and application. These new skills will then be put to work immediately as you paint...
Dates: March 28, April 25 & June 13, 2020
Day: Saturday
Time: 2:30pm - 5:30pm
Sessions: 1
Price: $50 non-members, $45 members
Materials: Included
Instructor: Will Barras
Level: Beginner, Ages 18+
Introduction to Drawing: Continued
Introduction to Drawing: Continued is a five-week workshop designed to expand and build upon the concepts taught in the Introduction to Drawing workshop. The focus will continue to be on drawing...
Dates: March 28, 2020 - May 2, 2020
Day: Saturday
Time: 9:00am - 11:30am
Sessions: 5
Price: $175 non-members, $160 members
Materials: Not Included
Instructor: Stephanie Schirm
Level: Beginner, Ages 18+
Sculptures - Clay & Plaster
In this six-week program for students of all skill levels, students will learn traditional and modern processes to produce two different three-dimensional sculptures using clay and plaster. This...
Dates: March 29, 2020 - May 17, 2020
Day: Sunday
Time: 11:00am - 1:30pm
Sessions: 6
Price: $180 non-members, $160 members
Materials: Included
Instructor: Colleen Dee
Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Ages 16+
Accessible Abstracts
Abstract art is fundamentally about freedom – one that fuels the artist’s creative spirit and sparks their imagination. Learning to paint in an abstract style will start you on an artistic journey...
Dates: March 30, 2020 - May 11, 2020
Day: Monday
Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm or 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Sessions: 6
Price: $175 non-members, $160 members
Materials: Not Included
Instructor: Rima Koleilat
Level: Intermediate, Ages 18+
Spring Landscapes in Watercolour
If you are an experienced watercolour artist and feel like you have plateaued, this workshop series will push you out of your comfort zone and shake things up. In the process, you will paint...
Dates: April 3, 2020 - May 1, 2020
Day: Friday
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Sessions: 4
Price: $160 non-members, $145 members
Materials: Not Included
Instructor: Zan Barrage
Level: Intermediate, Advanced, Ages 18+
Artistic Exploration - Session 2
Creativity and artistic expression need not be limited to only one medium, so why not try them all and explore new tricks and combinations to better express your ideas? In this course, artists of...
Dates: April 17, 2020 - May 15, 2020
Day: Friday
Time: 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Sessions: 5
Price: $185 non-members, $170 members
Materials: Included
Instructor: Lisa Robinson
Level: All Skill Levels, Ages 18+
Drift Away - Boats in Soft Pastel
The calm and drifting lonely boat on colorfully glistening waters will be the focus of this chalk pastel workshop. Across four separate sessions students will receive guidance in rendering various...
Dates: May 1, 2020 - May 22, 2020
Day: Friday
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Sessions: 4
Price: $130 non-members, $117 members
Materials: Not Included
Instructor: Filomena Kandola
Level: All Skill Levels, Ages 18+
Introduction to Life Drawing
This workshop is designed for those who are brand new to life drawing or for those who may have some familiarity with life drawing and want to develop their skills further. Our goal will be to learn...
Dates: May 3, 2020 - June 7, 2020
Day: Sunday
Time: 7:00pm - 9:30pm
Sessions: 5
Price: $185 non-members, $160 members
Materials: Included
Instructor: Paul Paradiso
Level: Beginner, Ages 16+
Landscape Oil Painting - Creating Depth
The basics of a realistic landscape painting is covered in this four-session workshop oil painting class. Emphasis will be on learning how to create depth in a painting through the understand of how...
Dates: May 4, 2020 - June 1, 2020
Day: Monday
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Sessions: 4
Price: $215 non-members, $195 members
Materials: Included
Instructor: Joan A Brown
Level: Beginner, Ages 18+
People & Indoor Spaces in Watercolour
If you are an experienced watercolour artist and feel like you have plateaued, this workshop series will push you out of your comfort zone and shake things up. In the process, you will paint...
Dates: May 8, 2020 - May 29, 2020
Day: Friday
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Sessions: 4
Price: $160 non-members, $145 members
Materials: Not Included
Instructor: Zan Barrage
Level: Intermediate, Advanced, Ages 18+
Tips from the Masters
This workshop is designed to assist in discovering your own unique style, by studying the techniques of the Old and Contemporary masters. Every week a new art medium will be introduced, through the...
Dates: May 8, 2020 - June 12, 2020
Day: Friday
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Sessions: 6
Price: $160 non-members, $145 members
Materials: Not Included
Instructor: Stephanie Schirm
Level: All Skill Levels, Ages 18+
Realism into Abstraction
Does changing Realism into Abstraction really work? This is a workshop for artists who want to push past their limits and find a new approach to your paintings or drawings. While working from...
Dates: May 11, 2020 - June 22, 2020
Day: Monday
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Sessions: 6
Price: $175 non-members, $160 members
Materials: Not Included
Instructor: Stephanie Schirm
Level: All Skill Levels, Ages 18+
Artistic Exploration - Session 3
Creativity and artistic expression need not be limited to only one medium, so why not try them all and explore new tricks and combinations to better express your ideas? In this course, artists of...
Dates: May 22, 2020 - June 19, 2020
Day: Friday
Time: 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Sessions: 5
Price: $185 non-members, $170 members
Materials: Included
Instructor: Lisa Robinson
Level: All Skill Levels, Ages 18+
Summer Landscapes in Watercolour
If you are an experienced watercolour artist and feel like you have plateaued, this workshop series will push you out of your comfort zone and shake things up. In the process, you will paint...
Dates: June 5, 2020 - June 26, 2020
Day: Friday
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Sessions: 4
Price: $160 non-members, $145 members
Materials: Not Included
Instructor: Zan Barrage
Level: Intermediate, Advanced, Ages 18+