Art and Crafts  Summer Camp Make and Take Workshops

T﻿he gorgeous old Hobby Shop at 401 St. Paul in St. Catharines is an artful place to be! This place is sacred to our town's memory and is opening its doors once again as a community hub, a place to gather and fill your heart. We are hosting events and workshops that explore the many forms of creation and expression. We host local artist's workshops, shows and markets, always with the focus of building strong community ties through art, generating resources to help artists thrive and encouraging art education for all ages. We are an inclusive, expressive collective and welcome you to come and paint, dance, stretch, write, make music and share in the beauty of this historical space together.

Hobby Shop Saint Kitts

Weekly Make and Take Workshops will engage aspiring artists to create in different media, each class will produce portfolio worthy pieces.

401 St Paul St

E﻿lementary age students are welcomed to art camp hosted in the gorgeous gallery at the Hobby Shop. Campers will be exploring colours, shape and imaginative crafting during these make and take sessions.Each workshop runs from Wednesday to Friday, 1 to 4pm, focusing on different artistic practices. E﻿ach session will produce portfolio worthy pieces, culminating in a gallery show for student's family and friends to visit.The emphasis of these workshops is to engage students in the practice of elements and principals of design which can be applied to any creative endeavor.We will be practicing life drawing, painting, imaginative illustration, journaling, sculpture, collage, calligraphy, watercolour and design during every weekly session.E﻿ach three day week is $374.00 plus taxes and materials are included.

Agenda

Life drawing is the practice of drawing reality, using form, shape, shade and shadow to record what the artist sees. This is an integral practice that hones observation, self awareness, meditation and an understanding of how to replicate three dimensions to two. We will be practicing in chalk/charcoal/pencil/ink.

Learn to draw anything!

Bringing imaginative ideas into fruition requires the ability to share information through images and text. This session focuses on using tradtional and non traditional media to communicate ideas and stories through art.

Imaginative Illustration

Sculptural techniques sharpen the student's hand eye coordination and teaches how to utilize different media to create exciting effects.

3D Media

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