Classes and Workshops

Winter Art Classes 2024

Make sure to Register Early!

Classes with less than the minimum number of registrations required will be cancelled 3-5 days before the start date.

If a class is full, please sign up for the waitlist. AGSC will always try to run an additional class if there is enough interest!

PLEASE NOTE – Prices are calculated based on the cost of materials, instructor fees and admin costs. All art materials are included in the class fee.

Kids & Families

Muddy Making
(ages 1-4 with caregiver participation.)

November 6, 13

$25.00 per session

Instructor: Keely Williams BFA

Make memories with your little ones while creating a clay keepsake. Make a new project each week!

 

Wednesdays 4:30-5:30 pm

 

  • Nov 6: Clay Bowl Decorating
  • Nov 13: Cookie Cutter Christmas Ornaments

Messy Making
(ages 2-5 with caregiver participation.)

November 10, 17, 24

December 1

$20.00 per session

Instructor: Theo Houghtaling

Create those core memories together…without ruining your carpet! Explore a new messy medium every week while learning about colour, shapes, and composition.

 

Sundays 2:00-3:00 pm

 

  • Nov 10: Plasticine Pictures
  • Nov 17: Confetti Collage
  • Nov 24: Glitter Dipping
  • Dec 1: Shaving Cream Marbling

Messy Making
(ages 2-5 with caregiver participation.)

October 27

November 3, 10, 17, 24

December 1

$20.00 per session

Instructor: Theo Houghtaling

Create those core memories together…without ruining your carpet! Explore a new messy medium every week, while learning about colour, shapes, and composition.


Sundays 2:00-3:00 pm

  • Oct 27: Blowing Colourful Bubbles
  • Nov 3: Finger Paint & Stamps
  • Nov 10: Plasticine Pictures
  • Nov 17: Confetti Collage
  • Nov 24: Glitter Dipping
  • Dec 1: Shaving Cream Marbling

Teens & Adults

In Flow Motion: Intro to Watercolour painting
(ages 14 to adult)

October 17 – November 28, 2024

$195.00

Instructor: Morghie Flaterud BFA


Are you curious about using watercolour paints but don’t know where to begin? In this 6-week course, participants will learn about various ways to use watercolour paints, get to try different painting surfaces and learn to create landscapes, portraits, and illustrations. Techniques will include gradients, wet and dry brush techniques, colour mixing, light and shadow, and more.


6 Thursdays: October 17 – November 28 (NO Class Oct 31)


6:00-9:00 pm

A sketch a day: An Introduction to Visual Journaling
(ages 16 to adult)

October 23 – December 4, 2024

$90.00

Instructor: Theo Houghtaling

 

Are you seeking some creative inspiration?
Visual journals are journals or diaries that take a visual-art approach in addition to or instead of a written approach. They document your day-to-day life, and put you in a state of constant observation- what will you notice about your life and the world around you?

Each week participants will explore a different approach to visual journaling including comics, zines, scrapbooking and more!

This class is a great opportunity to get into the habit of daily art-making and journaling!

1-hour class weekly for 7 weeks, plus inspirational prompts to keep you journaling in between classes.


7 Wednesdays: October 23 – December 4


7:00-8:00 pm

Splendid Sketchbooks: Create Your Own Sketchbook
(ages 12-16)

October 30 – November 20, 2024

$75.00

Instructor: Maria Enns

 

Create your own sketchbook from scratch! Participants will create their own custom sketchbook from scratch, choosing papers & prompts, designing their own cover & binding it using a wire coil binding machine. Time will be spent creating drawing prompts to inspire creativity, as well as beginning to draw and work in the sketchbooks. 


4 Wednesdays: October 30 – November 20


5:30-6:30pm

Weekend Workshops

Sketchin’ it out: Create Your Own Sketchbook Workshop
(Ages 6-10)

November 17, 2024

$40.00

Instructor: Maria Enns

 

Participants will create their own custom sketchbook from scratch, choosing papers & prompts, designing their own cover & binding it using a wire coil binding machine. Time will be spent creating drawing prompts to inspire creativity, as well as beginning to draw and work in the sketchbooks.

 

Sunday, November 17


2:00-5:00 pm

Spruce Tree Tea Light Holders
(all ages and skill levels)

November 21, 2024

$40.00

Instructor: Keely Williams BFA

 

Children under 11 must be accompanied by an adult.
Make and decorate a ceramic tea light shaped like a spruce tree for the holiday season.


Thursday, November 21


6:00-8:00 pm

Marionette Magic
(ages 11 to adult)

November 23 and 24, 2024

$95.00

Instructor: Tommy Kirk from Tommy’s Puppet Lab


Have you ever wanted to make your own moving puppet?

 

Learn to make your own custom marionette puppet using cardboard, glue, zip ties, and plaster rolls. Then, paint it with acrylic paint. Create your favourite character or invent your own!

 

November 23 and 24, 10:00-3:00 pm each day with an hour-long lunch break.

Stay tuned, new classes coming soon!

All Art Classes take place at the Dickson Community Centre on 751 Lorne Street West. Please use the west entrance.

Gallery Members receive 15% off all classes.

 

To receive your 15% discount on class registration, enter the discount code included in your member’s welcome email or call us at 306.778.2736

Cancellation Policy

  • Cancellations made 14 or more days before class starting date will receive a 100% refund.
  • Cancellations made 7-13 days before class starting date will receive a 50% refund.
  • Students who cancel 6 days or less before class starting date will not receive a refund.

 

Exceptions

Illness or injury with a doctor’s note.