Community Arts Classes
The County Arts Lab offers a range of accessible, arts-focused learning and creative opportunities for all ages!
The County Arts Lab offers a range of accessible, arts-focused learning and creative opportunities for all ages!
There are a few workshops left in the Early Spring session at the County Arts Lab and registration is now open for the Late Spring session! Join us for a course and learn some new skills at the County Arts Lab!
Our multi-week courses this session include some new instructors and some returning favs, with courses that are appropriate for all skill levels! On Tuesday mornings we welcome Jennifer Higgs for a five week Paper Pop-Up Books course. In the afternoon, breathe new life into your nonfiction writing with Allison Nichol Longtin in Writing Life into Being. Develop storytelling skills through a blend of creative writing and visual art-making with Kamee Abrahamian in Visionary Futures on Wednesday evenings. And Megan Fitzgerald is back with another amazing painting course, Expressive Still Life Florals, on Friday evenings.
Julie Seddon returns for our Saturday morning Kids’ Creation Club! Kids will turn simple ideas into awesome art and become curators in a pop up gallery to exhibit their creations!
We have an inspiring selection of workshops with Megan Fitzgerald returning to teach composition and design in Mixed Media Collage. Lucy Sterezylo is back with another lo-fi printmaking course in Lego Relief Printing for adults. Discover innovative ways to use text and book forms with Hannah Strauss in Text & Form: Experimental Bookmaking. Explore drawing and painting a bold, expressive portrait from a life model, with Bogdan Luca. Join the Procreate Workshop with Irene Götz at a new time and date!
And back by popular demand, Making Windows Bird-Safe with Iris Häussler and Victoria Taylor returns in May in partnership with PEPtBO Spring Birding Festival.
Sign up today and learn something new! And remember – you can give the gift of creativity with a County Arts Lab gift certificate!
This session is SOLD OUT!
In this session youth will learn about glass as a craft material through a number of creative projects using glass fusing techniques. Students will learn all about the art of glass fusing from how to work with cold glass to make a design to understanding the process of firing the work in a kiln to fuse it together. Guidance on the elements and principles of art and design as well as methods for making interesting and engaging surface design will be covered. Students will make a variety of beautiful pieces including bowls, jewellery, and unique art pieces and will leave with an appreciation of this unique medium. All materials will be provided.
Location – The County Arts Lab is located in unit 2E on the Main Street level of the Picton Armoury Building (206 Main Street, Picton). The most convenient access is through the Main Street entrance, but you can also enter through the back/Mary St. entrance and use the interior stairs to reach the main floor (please note there is no elevator in the Armoury). There is one accessible parking spot at the corner of Main and Ross streets across from The Regent Theatre. The entrance to the building is accessible, and there is an accessible washroom right near the Lab.
Note on the Covid-19 pandemic – The safety of our community is a top priority for County Arts, and we are continually updating our Covid-19 Policy and Protocols based on the state of the pandemic. During classes we run the Blueair Pro L Air Purifier, which captures virus particles down to 0.1 microns at 99.97% effectiveness.
Bursaries for children and youth – To increase community access to our programming, we are providing a limited number of bursaries for children and youth (under 18) who wish to attend our paid programs. Please contact Programs Manager Sarah Burtscher at sarah@countyarts.ca to find out more.
Accessibility – We are committed to providing an accessible environment in which all individuals have equal access to County Arts Lab programming in a way that respects the dignity and independence of people with disabilities. Please let us know of any accommodations that County Arts Lab participants with disabilities may require.
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If an offering you are interested in has already begun, it may still be possible to join (please send an email to sarah@countyarts.ca to inquire).
