Classes and Workshops
Fall 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.)
October 9, 16, 23, 30
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 11:00 am-12:00 pm
- Oct 9: Hand Print Plates
- Oct 16: Decorate Clay Mugs
- Oct 23: Pinch Pots (Recommended for ages 2+)
- Oct 30: Ghost Tea Lights (Recommended for ages 2+)
- Nov 6: Clay Bowl Decorating
- Nov 13: Cookie Cutter Christmas Ornaments
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
Art in Three Dimensions
(Ages 8-10)
October 10 – November 21
$100.00
Instructor: Theo Houghtaling
Work in clay, plasticine, paper, and found materials to create a variety of fun sculptures! Participants will learn the process of building up and taking away material to construct a 3D form.
6 Thursdays: October 10 – November 21 (NO Class Oct 31)
4:30-5:30 pm
Teens & Adults
A Clay in the Life: Beginner Ceramics
(ages 15 to adult)
October 1 – November 26, 2024
$250.00
Instructor: Keely Williams BFA
This is for those who are new to working with clay! Participants will learn various hand-building techniques, how to use the pottery wheel, and how to glaze their ceramic pieces.
8 Tuesdays October 1 – November 26, 2024 (No Class Nov 19)
Afternoons: 1:00-4:00 pm
OR
Evenings: 6:00-9:00 pm
Glazing Dates: Nov 26, 27
Kiln’ it: Mixed Level Ceramics
(ages 15 to adult)
October 2 – November 27, 2024
$250.00
Instructor: Keely Williams BFA
For those who have taken a previous ceramics class at AGSC. Now that you have learned the basics of working with clay, this class will focus a little more on independent projects using hand-building techniques and the pottery wheel. No need to be a clay expert.
8 Wednesdays October 2 – November 27, 2024 (No Class Nov 20)
Afternoons: 1:00-4:00 pm
OR
Evenings: 6:00-9:00 pm
Glazing Dates: Nov 26, 27
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
Discerning Drawings: Introduction to Drawing
(ages 16 to adult)
October 15 – December 3, 2024
$215.00
Instructor: Theo Houghtaling
Learn the fundamentals of drawing, from value, form, line, and more. Participants will experiment with a variety of drawing materials and break down the process involved in historical examples.
For beginners and those with some experience.
8 Tuesdays: October 15 – December 3
7:00-9:00 pm
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
Weekend Workshops
Create Your Own Sketchbook
(ages 15 to adult)
October 6, 2024
$40.00
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.
Sunday, October 6
2:00-5:00 pm
Halloween Factory
(ages 8+ with caregiver participation)
October 19 & 20, 2024
$60.00
Instructor: Theo Houghtaling
For participants and caregivers.
Participants and their adult will work together to make a big cardboard Halloween head (And other costume props), then use paint and tissue paper to colour it. Learn how to safely use hot glue, scissors, and canary knives.
Saturday, October 19 & Sunday, October 20
4:00-7:00 pm both days
Cookie Stamp Making
(ages 16 to adult)
November 2, 2024
$40.00
Instructor: Theo Houghtaling
Design and create your own ceramic cookie stamps! Perfect ahead of the holidays!
Saturday, November 2
2:00-5:00 pm
Snapshots: Intro to Cellphone Photography
(ages 16 to adult)
November 9, 2024
FREE
Instructor: Theo Houghtaling
Learn some basic strategies for taking amazing photos with your cellphone in this free workshop!
Bring your own smartphone with a camera.
Saturday, November 9
2:00-5:00 pm
Please email: agscprograms@swiftcurrent.ca to register.
Sketchin’ it out: Create Your Own Sketchbook Workshop
(Ages 6-8)
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
Ceramic Christmas Tree Ornaments
(all ages and skill levels)
November 24, 2024
$40.00
Instructor: Keely Williams BFA
Children under 11 must be accompanied by an adult.
Learn to make different styles of Christmas Ornaments out of clay and decorate them in your favourite colours!
Sunday, November 24
1:00-3:00 pm
Sketchin’ it out: Create Your Own Sketchbook Workshop
(Ages 6-8)
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
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.