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Our Workshops & Classes listings are a great way to find creative courses offered throughout British Columbia. The database is a FREE service for art teachers and organizations offering classes. Instructors post their own classes and potential students can search these listings by date, location, and/or subject.

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Drawing: Science and Nature
May 15, 2013 - June 19, 2013 (6 sessions)
Instructor: Vancouver Island School of Art
Location(s): Vancouver Island, Victoria
Topic(s): Drawing
Cost: $225
Learn how to look at natural structures and phenomena and represent these in an expressive and an imaginative way. Read more.

Painting: Bauhaus Method and Style
May 15, 2013 - June 19, 2013 (6 sessions)
Instructor: Vancouver Island School of Art
Location(s): Vancouver Island, Victoria
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting, Oil Painting
Cost: $225
This course will help develop strong compositional elements in your work. Read more.

Collage: Techniques and Processes
May 15, 2013 - June 19, 2013 (6 sessions)
Instructor: Vancouver Island School of Art
Location(s): Vancouver Island, Victoria
Topic(s): Mixed/Other Media
Cost: $225
Students will learn many collage techniques and composition methods in this course. Read more.

Form and Blending techniques for acrylic painters
May 15, 2013
Instructor: lori Goldberg
Location(s): Vancouver
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting
Cost: 40.00
Learn techniques and different mediums to achieve seamless blends. Read more.

Painting Space
May 15, 2013 - June 19, 2013 (6 sessions)
Instructor: Vancouver Island School of Art
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting, Oil Painting
Cost: $225
This course examines the concept of spatial illusion in painting and the necessary elements that work to create it. Read more.

Photographic Projects
May 15, 2013 - June 19, 2013 (6 sessions)
Instructor: Vancouver Island School of Art
Location(s): Vancouver Island, Victoria
Topic(s): Photography
Cost: $225
This course focuses a photo-based project including: reviewing camera operation, flash techniques, basic lighting set-ups, and post-production solutions (Photoshop and presentation methods). Read more.

Introduction to Abstract Painting with Acrylics: Wednesday Nights
May 15, 2013 - June 19, 2013 (6 sessions)
Instructor: Tanya Slingsby
Location(s): North Vancouver
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting
Cost: $265 plus GST for 6 or $165 plus GST for a 3 class flex pass, $60.00 plus GST Drop In
This open, six week class provides an introduction to the fundamentals of acrylic painting. Read more.

Notan: The Light Dark Principle of Design
May 15, 2013 - June 19, 2013 (6 sessions)
Instructor: Vancouver Island School of Art
Location(s): Vancouver Island, Victoria
Topic(s): Mixed/Other Media
Cost: $225
This course focuses on using Notan (dark and light) to design compositions and to learn how Notan can become an integral part of planning and developing a work of art. Read more.

Craft in Contemporary Art
May 16, 2013 - June 20, 2013 (6 sessions)
Instructor: Vancouver Island School of Art
Location(s): Vancouver Island, Victoria
Topic(s): Art History
Cost: $225.00
This is a seminar course designed to help students gain a broader understanding of both the content and context of craft in contemporary art today. Read more.

Oil Basics
May 16, 2013 - June 20, 2013 (6 sessions)
Instructor: Vancouver Island School of Art
Location(s): Vancouver Island, Victoria
Topic(s): Oil Painting
Cost: $225.00
This is a hands-on introduction to oil painting, including traditional tools and materials, paint handling, working with simple colour palettes and preparing proper surfaces. Read more.

Plein Air Painting
May 16, 2013 - June 20, 2013 (6 sessions)
Instructor: Vancouver Island School of Art
Location(s): Vancouver Island, Victoria
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting, Oil Painting, Watercolour Painting
Cost: $225
This course looks at painting from life out-of-doors with exercises designed to be intense investigations of space and training in the skill of looking. Read more.

Collage Button Making Workshop
May 16, 2013
Instructor: Blim
Location(s): Downtown Vancouver
Topic(s): Mixed/Other Media
Cost: $25
All you can make collage buffet! Read more.

Drawing as Sculpture
May 16, 2013 - June 20, 2013 (6 sessions)
Instructor: Vancouver Island School of Art
Location(s): Vancouver Island, Victoria
Topic(s): 3D, Drawing
Cost: $225
Using the ‘line’ as a basic structure, students make inventive sculptures using everyday materials such as thread, tape, sticks, paper and a range of found objects in this course. Read more.

Layers in Acrylic
May 16, 2013 - May 17, 2013 (2 sessions)
Instructor: Coast Collective Art Centre
Location(s): Victoria
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting
Cost: $160
Instructor; Desiree Bond - This course is designed for artists with basic painting experience who are interested in taking their paintings to the next level. Read more.

Discover Vibrant Watercolours with Soon Warren Workshop (facilitated by Sam Boehner)
May 17, 2013 - May 20, 2013 (4 sessions)
Instructor: Sam L Boehner
Location(s): Victoria
Topic(s): Watercolour Painting
Cost: $450+GST
Discover Vibrant Watercolours: Painting Light, Contrast and Colour; May 17-20,2013 Read more.

Landscape Photography
May 17, 2013 - June 21, 2013 (6 sessions)
Instructor: Vancouver Island School of Art
Location(s): Vancouver Island, Victoria
Topic(s): Photography
Cost: $225.00
This course is a hands-on investigation of contemporary landscape photography that includes review of camera operation, followed by further instruction. Read more.

Expressive Figure Drawing
May 18, 2013 - June 22, 2013 (6 sessions)
Instructor: Vancouver Island School of Art
Location(s): Vancouver Island, Victoria
Topic(s): Drawing
Cost: $300.00
The focus of this course is on expressive form as formal elements used in figure drawing. Read more.

DRAWING FOR THE ABSOLUTE & TERRIFIED BEGINNER - WEEKEND WORKSHOP - Saturday May 18 and Saturday May 25 2013
May 18, 2013 - May 25, 2013 (4 sessions)
Instructor: Lena Leszczynski
Location(s): Vancouver
Topic(s): Drawing
Cost: $300.
Learn basic drawing skills in only two days. Typically students are AMAZED at their progress in only two days. Makes a great gift idea for the closet artist! Read more.

Amazing Acrylics
May 18, 2013 - May 19, 2013 (2 sessions)
Instructor: Coast Collective Art Centre
Location(s): Victoria
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting
Cost: $160
Instructor: Keith Levang - This 2 day workshop is for people who would like to become familiar with acrylic paints or for those wanting to try painting in this medium. Read more.

Photo Collage
May 18, 2013 - June 22, 2013 (6 sessions)
Instructor: Vancouver Island School of Art
Location(s): Vancouver Island, Victoria
Topic(s): Mixed/Other Media, Photography
Cost: $225.00
This course introduces you to many different ways to use photographs in collage with hands-on methods. Read more.

Eat, Paint, Live! Mixed Media Art in Bali, Indonesia
May 18, 2013 - May 31, 2013 (14 sessions)
Instructor: Shary Bartlett
Topic(s): Art Vacations
Cost: $3,300 (double occupancy)
Be inspired by the cultural arts of beautiful Bali, Indonesia on this fun mixed media art, writing, watercolour and photography retreat. Read more.

Liquid Plastics Workshop
May 18, 2013 ( sessions)
Instructor: Blim
Location(s): Downtown Vancouver
Topic(s): Mixed/Other Media
Cost: $85.00 plus tax (all materials incl.)
Learn to make small objects such as jewellery with liquid plastics. Read more.

Urban Sketching
May 18, 2013 - June 22, 2013 (6 sessions)
Instructor: Vancouver Island School of Art
Location(s): Vancouver Island, Victoria
Topic(s): Drawing, Watercolour Painting
Cost: $225.00
This course focuses on drawing things you see as you make your way through the city including architecture, interiors of buildings, people, gardens and parks. Read more.

Photolithography on Clay
May 19, 2013
Instructor: Coast Collective Art Centre
Location(s): Victoria
Topic(s): 3D
Cost: $95
Instructor; Angel Pristucci - An easy method of transferring images onto clay projects using a few simple materials. Read more.

Fun With Watercolour
May 20, 2013 - May 22, 2013 (3 sessions)
Instructor: Leslie Redhead
Topic(s): Watercolour Painting
Cost: $229/person based on double occupancy
Explore watercolor painting with this exciting course at April Point Resort on Quadra Island, BC Read more.

Make-A-Mess Painting Workshops 4 Teens – ages 10-16
May 20, 2013 ( sessions)
Instructor: Charlene Wright
Location(s): Delta, Langley, New Westminster, Surrey, White Rock
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting
Cost: 3 hours- $55.00 each class
If you can hold a brush you can paint. Connect with your inner creator – we all have one in us! Read more.

Applied Illustration I
May 21, 2013 - July 23, 2013 (10 sessions)
Instructor: Langara Continuing Studies Visual Arts
Location(s): Vancouver
Topic(s): Art Business / Professional Development
Cost: $399
In this class the student will begin to develop visual thinking skills that apply to a typical illustration job. Read more.

Life Drawing I
May 21, 2013 - July 23, 2013 (10 sessions)
Instructor: Langara Continuing Studies Visual Arts
Location(s): Vancouver
Topic(s): Figure Drawing
Cost: $399
For the prospective illustration student, learn to see and draw more believable figures by exploring the structure of proportion, balance, gesture, and value from an artistic perspective. Read more.

Working from Photographs in Oil
May 22, 2013 - July 10, 2013 (8 sessions)
Instructor: Langara Continuing Studies Visual Arts
Location(s): Vancouver
Topic(s): Oil Painting
Cost: $239
This course explores the many possibilities in which the photographic image is translated into the painted image. Read more.

Get Creative With Your Computer
April 24, 2013
May 22, 2013
Instructor: Lori Sokoluk
Location(s): Vancouver
Topic(s): Digital, Photography
Cost: 69
Learn how to get your photos out of your digital camera, into your computer, and what you can do with them! Demo plus one-on-one session. Read more.

ENCAUSTIC EXPLORATIONS
May 22, 2013 - June 26, 2013 (6 sessions)
Instructor: Tony Bounsall
Location(s): Victoria
Topic(s): Mixed/Other Media, Oil Painting, Photography
Cost: $396.00 (+$40.00 materials fee payable in cash to the instructor)
This class will focus on creative exploration, innovative mixed media techniques and approaches using encaustic medium and paints. Read more.

Life Drawing II
May 22, 2013 - July 24, 2013 (10 sessions)
Instructor: Langara Continuing Studies Visual Arts
Location(s): Vancouver
Topic(s): Figure Drawing
Cost: $399
In this next level of life drawing students will continue to study the forms and proportions of the human figure, as in Level 1, but with an illustration-based direction. Read more.

4-Day Plein Air Workshop in the Okanagan with Jerry Markham
May 23, 2013 - May 26, 2013 ( sessions)
Instructor:

The instructor for this course has not set up her/his Instructor Profile yet. Please refer to any contact information in the course description to find out more.

Location(s): Kelowna, Vernon
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting, Oil Painting, Outdoor Painting, Watercolour Painting
Cost: $490
In this 4-day outdoor painting workshop receive lots of helpful instruction, wine, and all that spring in the Okanagan has to offer. Read more.

Moccasin Making Workshop
May 23, 2013
Instructor: Blim
Location(s): Downtown Vancouver
Topic(s): Fabric Arts
Cost: $85 + taxes
Learn to make your very own moccasins out of recycled leather. Read more.

Drawing for Illustration
May 23, 2013 - July 25, 2013 (10 sessions)
Instructor: Langara Continuing Studies Visual Arts
Location(s): Vancouver
Topic(s): Drawing
Cost: $399
Illustration is the visual communication of an idea, a story, or a message that appears in editorial, advertising, and publishing media, and it begins with drawing. Read more.

Abstract Painting
May 23, 2013 - July 11, 2013 (8 sessions)
Instructor: Langara Continuing Studies Visual Arts
Location(s): Vancouver
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting
Cost: $239
This course is an introduction to non-representational painting principles using acrylic paint. Read more.

Old Master Methods in Oil
May 24, 2013 - July 12, 2013 (8 sessions)
Instructor: Langara Continuing Studies Visual Arts
Location(s): Vancouver
Topic(s): Oil Painting
Cost: $239
Discover the methods and techniques of oil painting developed by the masters: Da Vinci, Vermeer, and Rembrandt. Read more.

2 hour Drawing class
May 24, 2013 - June 22, 2013
Instructor:

The instructor for this course has not set up her/his Instructor Profile yet. Please refer to any contact information in the course description to find out more.

Location(s): Vancouver
Topic(s): Drawing
Cost: $50/ 2hours class
2 hour Drawing Class on May 24th at 2pm-5pm, June 22nd at 1pm-3pm Read more.

Drawing Fundamentals
May 24, 2013 - July 12, 2013 (8 sessions)
Instructor: Langara Continuing Studies Visual Arts
Location(s): Vancouver
Topic(s): Drawing
Cost: $239
This intensive drawing course will cover a number of skills needed for the sound practice of drawing. Read more.

DSLA Intro
May 24, 2013 - June 7, 2013
Instructor:

The instructor for this course has not set up her/his Instructor Profile yet. Please refer to any contact information in the course description to find out more.

Location(s): Downtown Vancouver
Topic(s): Photography
Cost: $60/ 3 hour class
DSLA Introduction Read more.

Free Flow Abstracts
May 24, 2013 - May 26, 2013
Instructor: Norma Jackson
Location(s): Vancouver Island
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting
Cost: $300
For those of you who are ready or simply interested in painting on canvas with no preconceived ideas of what you are about to paint to create free flow abstract works of art. Read more.

Acrylic Abstraction
May 25, 2013 - May 26, 2013 (2 sessions)
Instructor: Tracey Costescu
Location(s): Burnaby, Coquitlam, Delta, Downtown Vancouver, Maple Ridge, New Westminster, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Vancouver
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting
Cost: $156.00
This workshop will provide you with the skills needed for creating, vibrant acrylic paintings with confidence and purpose. Read more.

Abstract Pencil Drawing
May 25, 2013
Instructor: Vancouver Island School of Art
Location(s): Vancouver Island, Victoria
Topic(s): Pencil Drawing
Cost: $125 includes all supplies
Using the very simple and basic pencil as a starting point, this workshop covers many ways to use lines and tones in abstract drawings. Read more.

GUM BICHROMATE PRINTING
May 25, 2013 - May 26, 2013 (2 sessions)
Instructor: Tony Bounsall
Location(s): Victoria
Topic(s): Mixed/Other Media, Photography, Printmaking, Watercolour Painting
Cost: $180 + HST (some materials included)
Learn how to make beautiful prints from your photographs or hand drawn imagery with photo sensitized water based paints. Read more.

Heron Fabric Sculpture
May 25, 2013 - May 26, 2013 (2 sessions)
Instructor: Coast Collective Art Centre
Location(s): Victoria
Topic(s): Fabric Arts
Cost: $235
Instructor; Kathryn Fudge - Placing art in your garden will give it a whole new sophisticated look, in this two day workshop you’ll use wires, tin foil, t-shirts and Paverpol. Read more.

Surrealist Video Workshop
May 25, 2013 - May 26, 2013 (2 sessions)
Instructor: Vancouver Island School of Art
Location(s): Vancouver Island, Victoria
Topic(s): Digital
Cost: $175.00 + $30 material fee
Students will film and edit a short work using cameras, lights and effects programs. Read more.

A Painting a Day
May 25, 2013 - May 27, 2013 (3 sessions)
Instructor: Federation of Canadian Artists
Location(s): North Vancouver
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting, Oil Painting
Cost: 350.00
Doing a small painting (6x6/6x8) from life each day is a powerful way to rapidly sharpen your skills in all areas of painting from drawing to design to paint handling. Read more.

Painting with Watercolours
May 25, 2013 - July 20, 2013 (8 sessions)
Instructor: Langara Continuing Studies Visual Arts
Location(s): Vancouver
Topic(s): Watercolour Painting
Cost: $239
This beginner level course introduces the basic materials and techniques of watercolour painting, including basic drawing skills. Read more.

Stained Glass Mosaic
May 25, 2013 - May 26, 2013 (2 sessions)
Instructor: Coast Collective Art Centre
Location(s): Victoria
Topic(s): Mixed/Other Media
Cost: 160.00
Come experience the versatile world of mosaics with Charlene Kelln ~ in this 2 part workshop you will come home with a finished 12" x 12" hanging artwork. Read more.

DRAWING FOR THE ABSOLUTE & TERRIFIED BEGINNER - WEEKEND WORKSHOP - Saturday May 25 and June 1, 2013
May 25, 2013 - June 1, 2013 (4 sessions)
Instructor: Lena Leszczynski
Location(s): Vancouver
Topic(s): Drawing
Cost: $300.
Learn basic drawing skills in a only two consecutive Saturdays! Typically students are AMAZED at their progress in only two days. Makes a great gift idea for the closet artist! Read more.

Still Life, Simplicity & Springtime
May 25, 2013 - May 26, 2013 (2 sessions)
Instructor: Federation of Canadian Artists
Location(s): Vancouver
Topic(s): Oil Painting
Cost: $225
In this still life workshop we will focus on the beauty of simplicity and color harmony; We will approach our paintings alla prima in a painterly manner, shedding the linear approach. Read more.

Abstract Pencil Drawing
May 25, 2013
Instructor: Vancouver Island School of Art
Location(s): Vancouver Island, Victoria
Topic(s): Pencil Drawing
Cost: $125 (includes all supplies)
Once you take this workshop, you will never stop drawing again, or if you have never drawn before, you will soon realize its a simple as signing your name. Read more.

Beyond Basic Acrylics
May 25, 2013 - June 15, 2013 (4 sessions)
Instructor: Lori Sokoluk
Location(s): Vancouver
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting, Mixed/Other Media
Cost: $119
Take your acrylic painting to the next level in terms of technique and personal style. Read more.

Gourmet Soap Making Workshop
May 25, 2013
Instructor: Blim
Location(s): Downtown Vancouver
Topic(s): Mixed/Other Media
Cost: $85 + taxes
COME MAKE YOUR OWN SOAPS USING NATURAL INGREDIENTS- VEGETABLE BASED OILS AND PURE ESSENCES AND BOTANICALS! Read more.

About Face: Explorations in Portraiture
May 26, 2013 - July 21, 2013 (8 sessions)
Instructor: Langara Continuing Studies Visual Arts
Location(s): Vancouver
Topic(s): Portrait Drawing
Cost: $289
Through the use of live models this course incorporates a mixed media approach to portraiture. Read more.

Image as Knowledge
May 26, 2013
May 26, 2013
Instructor: susanna ruebsaat
Location(s): Vancouver
Topic(s): Mixed/Other Media
Cost: $45
Servicing the soul's desire for knowledge we need to turn to image. Read more.

Acrylic Painting: A Technical Workshop
May 26, 2013 - July 21, 2013 (8 sessions)
Instructor: Langara Continuing Studies Visual Arts
Location(s): Vancouver
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting
Cost: $229
This course references master and contemporary painters to build a studied approach to acrylic painting. Read more.

Workshop - Family Time: Handmade Paper workshop (6 years and under)
May 27, 2013 - June 3, 2013 (2 sessions)
Instructor:

The instructor for this course has not set up her/his Instructor Profile yet. Please refer to any contact information in the course description to find out more.

Location(s): Coquitlam
Topic(s): Children and Youth, Fabric Arts, Paper Making
Cost: $21 or $29
Introduce your child to the traditional craft of handmade paper. Read more.

Drawing Workshops 4 the Novice
April 25, 2013
May 13, 2013
May 27, 2013
 ( sessions)
Instructor: Charlene Wright
Location(s): Delta, Langley, New Westminster, Surrey, White Rock
Topic(s): Pastel Drawing
Cost: 3 hours - $55.00 each class. Get a discount when you sign up for all 3.
Unleash your creativity learning to draw - we'll draw figures, landscapes portraits, and more! Read more.

Ceramic Tile Screenprinting Workshop
May 27, 2013
Instructor: Blim
Location(s): Downtown Vancouver
Topic(s): Printmaking
Cost: $75 + taxes
Screen print your own designs onto ceramic tile. 4” and 6” bisque tiles provided. Learn to print using actual glazes. Read more.

DRAWING FOR THE ABSOLUTE & TERRIFIED BEGINNER - TEN WEEK COURSE - Monday Evening course, May 27 to August 12, 2013
May 27, 2013 - August 12, 2013 (10 sessions)
Instructor: Lena Leszczynski
Location(s): Vancouver
Topic(s): Drawing
Cost: $750.
An in-depth introduction to the elements of Drawing. Create a solid foundation for future artwork. Read more.

Daily Painting Workshop with Elizabeth Wiltzen
May 30, 2013 - June 2, 2013 (4 sessions)
Instructor: Coast Collective Art Centre
Location(s): Victoria
Topic(s): Oil Painting
Cost: $460
Instructor; Elizabeth Wiltzen, Doing a small painting (6x6/6x8) from life each day is a powerful way to rapidly sharpen your skills in all areas of painting from drawing to design to paint handling. Read more.

Ancient Tie Dye/Shibori Workshop
May 30, 2013
Instructor: Blim
Location(s): Downtown Vancouver
Topic(s): Fabric Arts
Cost: $65 + taxes
Learn the ancient art of tie dye! Read more.

Drawing: How to Get Started & How to Get Better (Whistler Art Workshops on the Lake)
May 31, 2013 - June 2, 2013 ( sessions)
Instructor: Whistler Arts Council
Location(s): Whistler
Topic(s): Art Vacations, Drawing, Pencil Drawing
Cost: $289
Grant Fuller teaches a one-stop-shop workshop where you learn soft line and hard line, and classic pencil marks like a professional. Read more.

PHOTO-ENCAUSTIC COLLAGE
June 1, 2013 - June 2, 2013 (2 sessions)
Instructor: Tony Bounsall
Location(s): Qualicum Beach
Topic(s): Mixed/Other Media
Cost: $220. + HST (Some Materials Included)
Discover this 2,000 year old process that uses refined white beeswax and damar crystals melted together to form a strong archival compound that can be used to fuse and transfer images to it's surface. Read more.

Plein Air Painting - Set Up Your Outdoor Adventure Today
May 6, 2013 - August 31, 2013
June 1, 2013 - September 30, 2013
 (2 sessions)
Instructor: Wendy Mould AFCA
Location(s): Surrey
Topic(s): Drawing, Mixed/Other Media, Outdoor Painting, Pen, Ink, Calligraphy, Pencil Drawing, Watercolour Painting
Cost: $150
Plein Air drawing and painting will inspire but only if you are prepared, learn some tips and trips to use whether you are journaling or painting larger pieces. Read more.

Realistic Watercolor Workshop
June 1, 2013 - June 2, 2013 (2 sessions)
Instructor: Tracey Costescu
Location(s): Burnaby, Coquitlam, Delta, Downtown Vancouver, Maple Ridge, New Westminster, North Vancouver, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Vancouver
Topic(s): Watercolour Painting
Cost: $156.00
This workshop will provide you with the skills needed for creating realistic, watercolor paintings full of detail, form and rich colors, not mud. Read more.

Intro to Screenprinting weekend course
June 1, 2013 - June 2, 2013 ( sessions)
Instructor: Andy MacDougall
Location(s): Courtenay
Topic(s): Printmaking
Cost: $300
Screenprinting’ weekend small group course (max 4) at Squeegeeville studio in Royston, B.C. Read more.

PRIVATE LESSONS - TAKE YOUR DRAWING SKILLS TO NEW LEVELS WITH WENDY MOULD
May 6, 2013 - August 31, 2013
June 1, 2013 - September 30, 2013
 ( sessions)
Instructor: Wendy Mould AFCA
Location(s): Surrey
Topic(s): Drawing, Pencil Drawing
Cost: $60 + HST for 2 ½ hour session; Gift Certificates available
There is an artist in all of us and I want to help you be that artist. Private drawing lessons for all experience levels. Read more.

CREATE A VISION BOARD
June 1, 2013
Instructor: Rubina Rajan
Location(s): Vancouver
Topic(s): Collage
Cost: $25
a workshop to create a vision board Read more.

"Come Clay with Me!!" Handbuilt Ceramic Sculpture and Dinnerware for Adults
April 7, 2013 - April 21, 2013
May 5, 2013 - May 19, 2013
June 2, 2013 - June 9, 2013
 (2 sessions)
Instructor: Suzy Birstein
Location(s): Vancouver
Topic(s): 3D
Cost: $200
(Welcoming all levels of experience!) “Come Clay with Me” - welcoming all levels of experience! 2 Sundays/Session Read more.

Classical Drawing Atelier with Mandy Boursicot: Introduction to Figure Drawing
June 2, 2013 - June 30, 2013 (5 sessions)
Instructor: Mandy Boursicot
Location(s): Vancouver
Topic(s): Figure Drawing
Cost: $250+GST
Introductory primer to figure drawing using the Classical approach Read more.

Monday Night Build your Skills: Mini Workshops in Acrylics
June 3, 2013 - July 22, 2013 (4 sessions)
Instructor: Tanya Slingsby
Location(s): North Vancouver
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting
Cost: $75.00 plus GST per workshop or $265.00 plus GST for a 4 Workshop Pass
Each mini workshop introduces one or a set of mediums and relative techniques through demonstration and hands on practice in the studio. Read more.

PAINTING- get started already!
June 4, 2013 - June 25, 2013 (4 sessions)
Instructor: Niina Chebry
Location(s): Vancouver
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting
Cost: $150
This is an excellent way to start painting - get all the basics and paint a landscape! Read more.

Classical Drawing Atelier with Mandy Boursicot: Introduction to Portrait Drawing
June 4, 2013 - June 25, 2013 (4 sessions)
Instructor: Mandy Boursicot
Location(s): Vancouver
Topic(s): Portrait Drawing
Cost: $200+GST
This is a four-week intensive primer to drawing the portrait, using the Classical Realist approach Read more.

Basic Digital SLR Photography
May 4, 2013 - May 25, 2013
May 7, 2013 - May 28, 2013
June 4, 2013 - June 25, 2013
June 5, 2013 - June 19, 2013
 (3 sessions)
Instructor: Douglas Williams
Location(s): Vancouver
Topic(s): Photography
Cost: $99
Learn the most important functions on your digital slr camera Read more.

Hot Wax: Mixed Media Painting with Beeswax
June 5, 2013 - June 26, 2013 (7 sessions)
Instructor: Shary Bartlett
Location(s): Vancouver
Topic(s): Mixed/Other Media
Cost: $239
Learn a range of encaustic techniques using beeswax enriched with mixed media ephemera, colour, photographs, plaster and metallics. Read more.

Hot Wax: Mixed Media Painting with Beeswax
June 5, 2013 - June 26, 2013 (7 sessions)
Instructor: Langara Continuing Studies Visual Arts
Location(s): Vancouver
Topic(s): Mixed/Other Media
Cost: $239
Create sweet-smelling textural paintings using molten beeswax and non-toxic encaustic waxes. Read more.

Altering Digital Prints with Fine Art Media
June 6, 2013 - June 27, 2013 (4 sessions)
Instructor: Shary Bartlett
Location(s): Vancouver
Topic(s): Digital, Mixed/Other Media, Photography
Cost: $187.95
Transform your digital photographs and prints into unique hand-painted fine art paintings using a variety of art papers, paint techniques and mixed media materials. Read more.

Encaustic Mixed Media June Workshop (Beginners) ~ last one till Sept.
June 6, 2013
Instructor: Susanne Dannenberg
Topic(s): Mixed/Other Media
Cost: $95
Dive into hot wax with this ancient technique. Read more.

Altering Digital Prints with Fine Art Media
June 6, 2013 - June 27, 2013 (4 sessions)
Instructor: Langara Continuing Studies Visual Arts
Location(s): Vancouver
Topic(s): Mixed/Other Media
Cost: $179
Transform your digital photographs and prints into unique hand-painted fine art pieces. Read more.

Dipping Into Watercolors
June 6, 2013 - June 7, 2013 (2 sessions)
Instructor: Lori Sokoluk
Location(s): Vancouver
Topic(s): Watercolour Painting
Cost: $78
Explore the beauty and freshness of watercolour painting in this introductory workshop. Read more.

Acrylics

June 7, 2013 - June 22, 2013
Instructor:

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Location(s): Vancouver
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting
Cost: $50/ 2hours class
Acrylics classes Acy l...June 7th at 2pm-4pm/ June 15th at 10am-12pm Acy ll...June 15th at 1pm-3pm/ June 22nd at 10am-12pm Read more.

Playing with Paint - Whistler Art Workshops on the Lake
June 7, 2013 - June 9, 2013 ( sessions)
Instructor: Whistler Arts Council
Location(s): Whistler
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting, Art Vacations, Colour Theory, Mixed/Other Media, Oil Painting, Outdoor Painting, Watercolour Painting
Cost: $159
Express yourself using paint and other mediums while learning line, pattern and colour. Read more.

Nantucket Purse Basket
June 8, 2013
Instructor: Coast Collective Art Centre
Location(s): Victoria
Topic(s): Mixed/Other Media
Cost: $125.00
Instructor; Joan Carrigan ~ Perfect for everyday use, this durable yet attractive handled basket is woven in the tradition Nantucket style. Read more.

Colour
June 8, 2013 - June 9, 2013 (2 sessions)
Instructor: Coast Collective Art Centre
Location(s): Victoria
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting, Oil Painting
Cost: $160
Instructor; Deborah Tilby - A workshop designed to help you begin to develop or expand your knowledge of colour in representational painting. Read more.

Mimosas in the Morning: Acrylic Painting & Brunch with Tanya Slingsby
June 9, 2013
Instructor: Tanya Slingsby
Location(s): North Vancouver
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting
Cost: $65.00 plus GST
In a relaxed social group setting, Tanya Slingsby will guide you through replicating the morning's featured painting, step by step, while enjoying brunch and mimosas! Read more.

Plein Air Sketching with Watercolor and Ink
June 13, 2013 - June 14, 2013 (2 sessions)
Instructor: Lori Sokoluk
Location(s): Vancouver
Topic(s): Outdoor Painting
Cost: $92
Learn how to capture the essence of a scene quickly in watercolor and ink. Read more.

Achieving your Artistic Goals
June 14, 2013 - June 16, 2013
Instructor: Norma Jackson
Location(s): Vancouver Island
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting
Cost: $300
This acrylic workshop will take you on a journey from where you are... to where you want to go. Read more.

Plein Air weekend workshop in Revelstoke June 14 - 16. Geared for painters new to plein air.

June 14, 2013 - June 16, 2013
Instructor: Cecilia Lea
Location(s): Revelstoke
Topic(s): Outdoor Painting
Cost: $185.00
This is a weekend workshop for those of you who are new to plein air painting, but do have some painting experience. Read more.

Composition With Collage
June 14, 2013 - June 16, 2013 (3 sessions)
Instructor: Coast Collective Art Centre
Location(s): Victoria
Topic(s): Mixed/Other Media
Cost: $225
A fun way to learn composition with instructor Jeanne Aten - starting with foundation shapes using "Washi" (Japanese tissue paper)create texture to work on and help loosen up the painting practice. Read more.

Composition With Collage
June 14, 2013 - June 16, 2013 (3 sessions)
Instructor: Coast Collective Art Centre
Location(s): Victoria
Topic(s): Mixed/Other Media
Cost: $225
A fun way to learn the secrets of composition - starting with foundation shapes to give bones to the composition using "Washi" (Japanese tissue paper) and create texture to work on. Read more.

Matisse - Paint Like the Pros (Whistler Art Workshops on the Lake)
June 14, 2013 - June 16, 2013 ( sessions)
Instructor: Whistler Arts Council
Location(s): Whistler
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting, Art History, Art Vacations, Oil Painting, Outdoor Painting, Portrait Drawing
Cost: $239
Nurieh Mozaffari teaches the style or legendary French artist Matisse. Read more.

Architecture as Abstraction
June 15, 2013
Instructor: Vancouver Island School of Art
Topic(s): Drawing, Mixed/Other Media, Pencil Drawing, Watercolour Painting
Cost: $125.00 (inlcudes all supplies)
The focus of this workshop is making dynamic compositions while using architecture as a source for the development of subject matter. Read more.

Basket Weaving with Tule Rush
June 15, 2013 ( sessions)
Instructor: Whistler Arts Council
Location(s): Whistler
Topic(s): 3D, Art Vacations, Mixed/Other Media
Cost: $129
Weave a basket or shoulder bag using tule rush, wild cherry bark, kelp and a braided leather handle. Read more.

Architecture as Abstraction

June 15, 2013
Instructor: Vancouver Island School of Art
Location(s): Vancouver Island, Victoria
Topic(s): Drawing, Watercolour Painting
Cost: $125 all supplies included
Workshop includes projects inspired by Constructivist drawings and Surrealist interiors using drawing and watercolour. Read more.

iphoneography . . . THE QUIET REVOLUTION
June 15, 2013 - June 16, 2013
Instructor: Tony Bounsall
Location(s): Victoria
Topic(s): Collage, Mixed/Other Media, Photography
Cost: $200
There is a quiet revolution going on...thousands of people armed with iphones are taking photographs and making art everyday. Read more.

iphoneography . . . THE QUIET REVOLUTION
June 15, 2013 - June 16, 2013 (2 sessions)
Instructor: Tony Bounsall
Location(s): Victoria
Topic(s): Digital, Photography
Cost: $200 + HST (some materials included)
There is a quiet revolution going on...thousands of people armed with iphones are taking photographs and making art everyday. Read more.

i-phoneography - the Quiet Revolution
June 15, 2013 - June 16, 2013 (2 sessions)
Instructor: Coast Collective Art Centre
Location(s): Victoria
Topic(s): Digital, Photography
Cost: $200.00
People armed with iphones are taking photographs and making art everyday - It is called "iphoneography" or mobile photography; if you own an iphone or ipad, come join this workshop with Tony Bounsall. Read more.

DSLA Next Step
June 15, 2013 - June 22, 2013 (4 sessions)
Instructor:

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Location(s): Downtown Vancouver
Topic(s): Photography
Cost: $240/ 6 hours lesson x 2days
DSLA Next Step Read more.

Cedar Bark & Kelp Basket Weaving
June 16, 2013 ( sessions)
Instructor: Whistler Arts Council
Location(s): Whistler
Topic(s): 3D, Art Vacations, Mixed/Other Media
Cost: $129
Learn the historical uses of cedar bark, then gather and transform it into your own basket. Read more.

Studio Italia 2013 (June 20-30 & October 1-11)
June 20, 2013 - June 30, 2013
October 1, 2013 - October 11, 2013
 ( sessions)
Instructor: Prof. Yves M. Larocque
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting, Art History, Art Vacations, Colour Theory, Oil Painting, Outdoor Painting, Watercolour Painting
Cost: 2,860$
Ten days of painting, art theory and art history lectures and discussions around gastronomic meals in the heart of Tuscany. Read more.

Foundations in Acrylics
June 21, 2013 - June 23, 2013
Instructor: Norma Jackson
Location(s): Vancouver Island
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting
Cost: $300
Whether new or experienced in acrylic painting, this course has something for everyone. A step-by-step approach with the goal of completing an image of one's choice Read more.

Foundations in Acrylics
April 5, 2013 - April 7, 2013
June 21, 2013 - June 23, 2013
Instructor: Norma Jackson
Location(s): Vancouver Island
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting
Cost: $300
Whether new or experienced in acrylic painting, this course has something for everyone with a step-by-step approach and a goal of completing an image of one's choice Read more.

Intensive Life Drawing - All Levels (Whistler Art Workshops on the Lake)
June 21, 2013 - June 23, 2013 ( sessions)
Instructor: Whistler Arts Council
Location(s): Whistler
Topic(s): Art Vacations, Drawing, Figure Drawing, Pencil Drawing, Portrait Drawing
Cost: $239
Heather Spears instructs life drawing while revealing reasons for creative blocks and unsatisfactory drawing habits. Read more.

‘Intro to Screenprinting’ weekend small group course (max 4) at Squeegeeville studio in Royston, B.C.
June 22, 2013 - June 23, 2013
Instructor: Andy MacDougall
Location(s): Courtenay
Topic(s): Printmaking
Cost: $300
Intensive fun learning to screenprint with a small group on Vancouver Island. Read more.

Master your DSLR Camera for Intermediate Photographers (Whistler Art Workshops on the Lake)
June 22, 2013 - June 23, 2013 ( sessions)
Instructor: Whistler Arts Council
Location(s): Whistler
Topic(s): Art Vacations, Digital, Photography
Cost: $199
Jeff Boyce instructs on high dynamic range photography, external flash, and portrait photography, and much more. Read more.

7 Steps to a Successful Painting
June 22, 2013 - June 23, 2013 (2 sessions)
Instructor: Coast Collective Art Centre
Location(s): Victoria
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting
Cost: $290.
Instructor; Brian Simons, If you would like to get beyond the barriers and blocks that hold you back from your desire to paint, you must take this workshop! Read more.

Through Artists' Eyes
June 22, 2013 - June 23, 2013 (2 sessions)
Instructor: Coast Collective Art Centre
Location(s): Victoria
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting
Cost: $300.
Instructor Nicholas Pearce, Through Artists' Eyes is a class for women who want to find out more about themselves by exploring the beauty of their own bodies through modelling and painting. Read more.

Colours & Mixing Defined
June 22, 2013 - June 23, 2013
Instructor: Michael King
Location(s): Abbotsford, Coquitlam, Langley, Maple Ridge, Mission, New Westminster, Pitt Meadows, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Surrey
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting, Colour Theory, Oil Painting, Outdoor Painting, Watercolour Painting
Cost: 85
If you have countless tubes of paint that you never use or are just starting out and are overwhelmed with all the colours available, this workshop is for you. Read more.

Gouache Painting Workshop
June 22, 2013
Instructor: Vancouver Island School of Art
Location(s): Vancouver Island, Victoria
Topic(s): Mixed/Other Media
Cost: $125.00 (inlcudes all supplies)
You will learn how to use this water-based paint as a way into understanding saturated colour. Read more.

7 Steps to a Successful Painting
June 22, 2013 - June 23, 2013 (2 sessions)
Instructor: Coast Collective Art Centre
Location(s): Victoria
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting
Cost: $290
Instructor: Brian Simons - If you would like to get beyond the barriers and blocks that hold you back from your desire to paint, this is the program for you! Read more.

Establishing a Brand
June 23, 2013
Instructor: Coast Collective Art Centre
Location(s): Victoria
Topic(s): Art Business / Professional Development
Cost: $80.00
Why brand yourself? - this workshop's main focus is teaching the steps of Branding for Emerging and Established Artists; instructor Burcu Arat Sup. Read more.

Summer Acrylic Workshops in the Loft of the Broody Rooster Barn
June 25, 2013 - June 27, 2013 (3 sessions)
Instructor: Nicole Vaugeois
Location(s): Nanaimo
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting
Cost: $250
Spend some time in the loft of the beautiful Broody Rooster Barn while you create a masterpiece or two in Acrylics with Nicole Vaugeois. Read more.

A Taste of the Figure with Nicholas Pearce
June 27, 2013 - June 28, 2013 (2 sessions)
Instructor: Coast Collective Art Centre
Location(s): Victoria
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting
Cost: $160
Instructor; Nicholas Pearce, This class is about pouring passion into your art. It's about creating a painting, not just how to paint. Read more.

DRAWING FOR THE ABSOLUTE & TERRIFIED BEGINNER - WEEKEND WORKSHOP - Saturday June 29 and Saturday July 6, 2013
June 29, 2013 - July 6, 2013 (4 sessions)
Instructor: Lena Leszczynski
Location(s): Vancouver
Topic(s): Drawing
Cost: 300.
The workshop is held on two consecutive Saturdays. Learn to see and draw with simple, confidence-building exercises. Typically students are AMAZED at their progress after only two days! Read more.

The Contemporary Botanical

June 29, 2013
Instructor: Vancouver Island School of Art
Location(s): Vancouver Island, Victoria
Topic(s): Collage, Drawing, Watercolour Painting
Cost: $125 (all supplies included)
In the tradition of the botanical drawings from the Renaissance period, students create their own fantastical compositions using collage, watercolour and drawing. Read more.

The Contemporary Botanical
June 29, 2013
Instructor: Vancouver Island School of Art
Topic(s): Mixed/Other Media, Watercolour Painting
Cost: $125 (includes all supplies)
The workshop focuses on the relationship of nature and science in terms of depiction of imagery. Read more.

Painting To Your Potential
July 1, 2013 - July 5, 2013
Instructor: Norma Jackson
Location(s): Other BC Location
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting
Cost: $550
This workshop is geared to help you reach your goals whether new to acrylic painting or a seasoned artist. Read more.

Painting to your Potential
July 1, 2013 - July 5, 2013
Instructor: Norma Jackson
Location(s): Vancouver Island
Topic(s): 3D, Acrylic Painting
Cost: $550
This workshop is geared to help you reach your personal goals Read more.

Map as Art
July 1, 2013 - July 3, 2013 (3 sessions)
Instructor: Vancouver Island School of Art
Location(s): Vancouver Island, Victoria
Topic(s): Collage, Drawing, Watercolour Painting
Cost: $225.00
This workshop uses the language of mapmaking to explore other terrains such as the imagination, memory and space. using drawing, painting and collage. Read more.

Heather Spears: Intensive Life Drawing Workshop July 2 - 5

July 2, 2013 - July 5, 2013 (4 sessions)
Instructor: Vancouver Island School of Art
Location(s): Vancouver Island, Victoria
Topic(s): Drawing
Cost: $395.00
The workshop practical solutions that will help any artist draw better as well as overcome creative blocks, unhelpful drawing habits and common preconceptions. Read more.

INTRODUCTION TO ACRYLIC PAINTING - TEN WEEK COURSE - Wednesday mornings July 3 to September 4, 2013
July 3, 2013 - September 4, 2013 (10 sessions)
Instructor: Lena Leszczynski
Location(s): Vancouver
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting
Cost: $750.
A fun and comprehensive introduction to Acrylic Painting, for the beginner or intermediate. Learn foundational painting skills step-by-step. Read more.

INTRODUCTION TO ACRYLIC PAINTING - Ten week course - Thursday all day classes 10:30 am - 2:30 pm
July 4, 2013 - September 5, 2013 (10 sessions)
Instructor: Lena Leszczynski
Location(s): Vancouver
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting
Cost: $1000.
THURSDAY all-day class, 10:30 am - 2:30 pm. Flexible start date. Ten 4-hr sessions. Full-day classes rapidly accelerate your development, and time flies when you're having fun! Read more.

Experiments in Acrylics Toward Abstraction - All Levels (Whistler Art Workshops on the Lake)
July 5, 2013 - July 7, 2013 ( sessions)
Instructor: Whistler Arts Council
Location(s): Whistler
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting, Art Vacations, Oil Painting, Outdoor Painting, Watercolour Painting
Cost: $259
Lori Goldberg instructs on the different acrylic mediums, basic techniques, and how to pull them together to create new surfaces. Read more.

Fearless Watercolours

July 6, 2013 - July 7, 2013 (2 sessions)
Instructor: Coast Collective Art Centre
Location(s): Victoria
Topic(s): Watercolour Painting
Cost: $190
Instructor; Sandhu Singh, Come and experience this fresh & fearless approach to watercolours. Read more.

Art and Mindfulness Course
July 6, 2013 - July 27, 2013 (4 sessions)
Instructor: Monica Budac and Jenn Smolinski
Location(s): Vancouver
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting
Cost: $295 - all materials included
This class combines art and mindfulness activities to help you to develop relaxation skills and improve your well being. Read more.

‘Intro to Screenprinting’ weekend small group course (max 4) at Squeegeeville studio in Royston, B.C.
July 6, 2013 - July 7, 2013
Instructor: Andy MacDougall
Location(s): Courtenay
Topic(s): Printmaking
Cost: $300
‘Intro to Screenprinting’ weekend small group course (max 4) at Squeegeeville studio in Royston, B.C. Read more.

Wet Felting for Beginners
July 7, 2013
Instructor: Coast Collective Art Centre
Location(s): Victoria
Topic(s): Fabric Arts
Cost: $50.00
Instructor - Dana Sitar - In this workshop, students will learn step by step wet felting technique. Read more.

Monster University - Summer Camp
July 8, 2013 - July 12, 2013 ( sessions)
Instructor: North Vancouver Community Arts Council
Location(s): North Vancouver
Topic(s): Children and Youth
Cost: $125/camp
Camp for children aged 7-11 to create their very own "monster" alter ego. Read more.

Self Inquiry through Art
July 8, 2013 - July 12, 2013 (5 sessions)
Instructor: susanna ruebsaat
Location(s): Vancouver
Topic(s): Art Vacations
Cost: $160
This Art Therapy 'Summer Camp" is an opportunity to intimately track images from the unconscious in art and dreams over a five day period. Read more.

Gibsons School of the Arts - 5 day- Summer Painting Workshops
July 8, 2013 - July 12, 2013 (5 sessions)
Instructor:

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Location(s): Gibsons
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting, Mixed/Other Media, Oil Painting
Cost: $550
Creative Figure Painting - Oil,acrylic and mixed media by Justin Ogilvie Read more.

Mixed Media Art Intensive- 5 Days
July 8, 2013 - July 12, 2013 (5 sessions)
Instructor: Shary Bartlett
Location(s): North Vancouver, Vancouver
Topic(s): Fabric Arts, Mixed/Other Media
Cost: $399.00
Create amazing art surfaces and paintings by combining lush, handmade paper, gilded metals, innovative fabrics and fibres and cold beeswax medium. Read more.

Experimenting with Art - Summer Camp
July 8, 2013 - July 12, 2013 ( sessions)
Instructor: North Vancouver Community Arts Council
Location(s): North Vancouver
Topic(s): Children and Youth, Colour Theory, Drawing
Cost: $125/camp
Kids explore different mediums and topics! Read more.

MIXED MEDIA COLLAGE
July 8, 2013 - July 12, 2013 (5 sessions)
Instructor: Tony Bounsall
Location(s): Victoria
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting, Mixed/Other Media
Cost: $465. + $35. COURSE SUPPLIES
Discover the wonderful possibilities of mixed media collage using acrylic mediums and paints, image transfer techniques, plaster and joint compounds. Read more.

Artists Boot Camp for Kids
July 9, 2013 - July 12, 2013 (4 sessions)
Instructor: Freyja Zazu
Location(s): Victoria
Topic(s): Children and Youth
Cost: $150
During this week we will explore sculpture, print making, sketching from still life, water colour painting acrylic painting, action painting and more. Read more.

Free Flow Abstracts
July 12, 2013 - July 14, 2013
Instructor: Norma Jackson
Location(s): Vancouver Island
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting
Cost: $300
For those of you who are ready or simply interested in painting on canvas with no preconceived ideas of what you are about to paint to create free flow abstract works of art. Read more.

The Spirit of the Landscape - Creating Movement in a Visual Landscape
July 13, 2013 - July 14, 2013 (2 sessions)
Instructor: Coast Collective Art Centre
Location(s): Victoria
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting
Cost: $150.00
Trees, forest, land, sky, water and plants are full of life and movement; this workshop with Gillian Redwood will explore ways to create an expressive spirit in your art. Read more.

Rick Leong | Landscape from Memory | 2 day Acrylic Painting workshop

July 13, 2013 - July 14, 2013 (2 sessions)
Instructor: Vancouver Island School of Art
Location(s): Vancouver Island, Victoria
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting
Cost: $175.00
This innovative workshop will guide you through exercises to evoke your personal memories of landscape and how to translate these images into paintings. Read more.

The Willow Chair
July 14, 2013
Instructor: Coast Collective Art Centre
Location(s): Victoria
Topic(s): Mixed/Other Media
Cost: $225.00
Instructor - Andrew Kent; In one day you can make and take home your own classic Rustic Willow armchair. Read more.

Composition - The Foundation of Art
July 14, 2013
Instructor: Coast Collective Art Centre
Location(s): Victoria
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting
Cost: $80.00
With instructor Nicholas Pearce, this class is about the foundation of art – Composition. Read more.

Intro to Painting Knives & Seeing Color
July 15, 2013 - July 19, 2013 (5 sessions)
Instructor: Daryl Urig
Location(s): Kelowna
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting, Art Vacations, Colour Theory, Drawing, Oil Painting
Cost: $550
Introduction to the basics of painting knives while learning to see, mix and paint accurate color from a well designed a still life. Read more.

Painting: Plein Air
July 15, 2013 - July 18, 2013 (4 sessions)
Instructor: Vancouver Island School of Art
Location(s): Vancouver Island, Victoria
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting, Oil Painting, Outdoor Painting
Cost: $395.00 (30 hours)
This workshop is a study of painting from life out-of-doors, with daily sessions consisting of field trips, hands-ons painting as well as technical instruction and individual guidance. Read more.

Art and Animals - Summer Camp
July 15, 2013 - July 19, 2013 ( sessions)
Instructor: North Vancouver Community Arts Council
Location(s): North Vancouver
Topic(s): Children and Youth, Collage, Drawing
Cost: $125/camp
A camp for animal loving children aged 7-11! Read more.

From Design to Stage - Summer Camp
July 15, 2013 - July 19, 2013 ( sessions)
Instructor: North Vancouver Community Arts Council
Location(s): North Vancouver
Topic(s): Children and Youth
Cost: $125/camp
Kids ages 7-11 learn about the elements of putting on a theatre production! Read more.

Pattern and Decoration Workshop

July 15, 2013 - July 17, 2013 (3 sessions)
Instructor: Vancouver Island School of Art
Location(s): Vancouver Island, Victoria
Topic(s): Collage, Drawing, Mixed/Other Media, Watercolour Painting
Cost: $230.00
This workshop focuses on analyzing a range of patterns and how to use them as a source for drawing. Read more.

Gibsons School of the Arts - 5 day- Summer Painting Workshops. Brent Lynch Light and the Landscape
July 15, 2013 - July 19, 2013 (5 sessions)
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Location(s): Gibsons
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting, Oil Painting
Cost: $550
Brent Lynch - Light and the Landscape for acrylic and oil painters Read more.

Art of the Garden: Ancient World, Medieval and Renaissance
July 15, 2013 - July 18, 2013 (4 sessions)
Instructor: Vancouver Island School of Art
Location(s): Vancouver Island, Victoria
Topic(s): Drawing, Mixed/Other Media, Photography
Cost: $320.00
Participants explore the design of a garden as a comprehensive creative process through a field trip, hands-on drawing and photography, lectures and class Read more.

Eco Fashion Camp
July 16, 2013 - July 19, 2013 (8 sessions)
Instructor: Freyja Zazu
Location(s): Victoria
Topic(s): Children and Youth
Cost: 150 for 4sessions mornings or afternoons.
Eco Art and Fashion Read more.

Summer Acrylic Workshops in the Loft of the Broody Rooster Barn
July 16, 2013 - July 18, 2013 (3 sessions)
Instructor: Nicole Vaugeois
Location(s): Nanaimo
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting
Cost: $250
Spend some time creating with acrylics in the beautiful loft of the Broody Rooster Barn in Yellowpoint. Read more.

The Intimate Landscapes: Nature Inspired - Whistler Art Workshops on the Lake
July 19, 2013 - July 21, 2013 ( sessions)
Instructor: Whistler Arts Council
Location(s): Whistler
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting, Art Vacations, Colour Theory, Drawing, Mixed/Other Media, Oil Painting, Outdoor Painting, Pen, Ink, Calligraphy, Watercolour Painting
Cost: $299
Suzanne Northcott instructs on the creation of nature-inspired artwork using mixed media and treasues you find while walking along the lake. Read more.

The Decorative Doodle
July 20, 2013
Instructor: Vancouver Island School of Art
Location(s): Vancouver Island, Victoria
Topic(s): Drawing, Pen, Ink, Calligraphy, Pencil Drawing, Watercolour Painting
Cost: $125.00
This one-day workshop will give you a range of starting points and inspiration to help you make the shift from mindless relaxing doodle marks to developed abstract drawings. Read more.

Photography in the Field - Intermediate & Advanced Level (Whistler Art Workshops on the Lake)
July 20, 2013 ( sessions)
Instructor: Whistler Arts Council
Location(s): Whistler
Topic(s): Art Vacations, Digital, Outdoor Painting, Photography
Cost: $99
Sports action, lifestyle and landscape photography instruction by pro photographer Jeff Boyce in one of Canada's most inspirational settings. Read more.

Painting: Ambiguous Abstraction
July 22, 2013 - July 25, 2013 ( sessions)
Instructor: Vancouver Island School of Art
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting, Oil Painting
Cost:
This hands-on-course in Ambiguous Abstraction includes an understanding of painting’s content to a range of meanings and associations including the poetic and the political. Read more.

Gibsons School of the Arts - 5 day- Summer Painting Workshops -Alan Wylie Creating Texture in Watercolour
July 22, 2013 - July 26, 2013 (5 sessions)
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Location(s): Gibsons
Topic(s): Watercolour Painting
Cost: $550
Alan Wylie will focus on creating texture in watercolour on illustration board Read more.

Act, Move and Sing! - Summer Camp
July 22, 2013 - July 26, 2013 ( sessions)
Instructor: North Vancouver Community Arts Council
Location(s): North Vancouver
Topic(s): Children and Youth
Cost: $125/camp
7-11 year olds will have fun putting on musical performances. Read more.

Painting Jumpstart | Val Nelson visiting artist from Vancouver BC
July 22, 2013 - July 26, 2013 (5 sessions)
Instructor: Vancouver Island School of Art
Location(s): Vancouver Island, Victoria
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting, Oil Painting
Cost: $395.00
This hands-on painting intensive will cover strategies to inject new energy into your process of paint handling, palette and composition choices. Read more.

Intro to Outdoor Painting
July 22, 2013 - July 26, 2013 (5 sessions)
Instructor: Daryl Urig
Location(s): Kelowna
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting, Art Vacations, Colour Theory, Drawing, Oil Painting, Outdoor Painting, Pencil Drawing
Cost: $550
Urig will provide demonstrations and practical explanations on the benefits of having an actionable plan or process for capturing great Plein-Air painting studies. Read more.

SUZY BIRSTEIN'S "Springtime in Vancouver": Two, one week ART CAMPS in Suzy's Kitsilano Garden Studio!! ges 6-16yrs.

July 8, 2013 - July 12, 2013
July 22, 2013 - July 26, 2013
August 12, 2013 - August 16, 2013
 (3 sessions)
Instructor: Suzy Birstein
Location(s): Vancouver
Topic(s): 3D, Art History, Children and Youth, Drawing, Mixed/Other Media, Pastel Drawing
Cost: $165-330
Experience the wonders of Ceramics, Mosaics, Papier Mache and Painting with artist SUZY BIRSTEIN in her Kitsilano Garden Studio. Read more.

Sculpture Creations - Summer Camp
July 22, 2013 - July 26, 2013 ( sessions)
Instructor: North Vancouver Community Arts Council
Location(s): North Vancouver
Topic(s): Children and Youth, Sculpture
Cost: $125/camp
In this fun camp kids aged 7-11 will learn how to make many sculptures. In this fun and active camp, kids will learn how to make many types of sculptures. Read more.

Music and Dance Youth Art Camp
July 23, 2013 - July 26, 2013 (8 sessions)
Instructor: Freyja Zazu
Location(s): Victoria
Topic(s): Children and Youth
Cost: $150
Create fashion and art inspired by music and dance Read more.

Building a Better Painting - Intermediate to Advanced Acrylics (Whistler Art Workshops on the Lake)
July 26, 2013 - July 28, 2013 ( sessions)
Instructor: Whistler Arts Council
Location(s): Whistler
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting, Art Vacations, Outdoor Painting
Cost: $299
Janice Robertson helps you develop your artistic voice as you experiment with brushes, acrylic paint and reference materials of your choice. Read more.

Your Personal Style
July 26, 2013 - July 28, 2013 (3 sessions)
Instructor: Coast Collective Art Centre
Location(s): Victoria
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting
Cost: $195
Instructor; Nicholas Pearce, Developing your own unique style as an artist takes time, thought, and experimentation; This 2 1/2 day workshop will help you move closer to that style. Read more.

Found Object Art
July 27, 2013 - July 28, 2013 (2 sessions)
Instructor: Langara Continuing Studies Visual Arts
Location(s): Vancouver
Topic(s): Mixed/Other Media
Cost: $149
Students will bring 'found objects' in two and three dimensions to this intense two-day workshop. Read more.

Marvelous Mixed Media - Summer Camp
July 29, 2013 - August 2, 2013 ( sessions)
Instructor: North Vancouver Community Arts Council
Location(s): North Vancouver
Topic(s): 3D, Children and Youth, Mixed/Other Media
Cost: $125/camp
Kids aged 7-11 are invited to come play with an array of materials! Read more.

Drawing & Painting Outdoors - Summer Camp
July 29, 2013 - August 2, 2013 ( sessions)
Instructor: North Vancouver Community Arts Council
Location(s): North Vancouver
Topic(s): Children and Youth, Outdoor Painting
Cost: $125/camp
In the beautiful outdoors kids aged 7-11 explore the world of plein air painting. Read more.

Portrait Studies in Charcoal
August 3, 2013 - August 4, 2013 (2 sessions)
Instructor: Coast Collective Art Centre
Location(s): Victoria
Topic(s): Portrait Drawing
Cost: $200.00
Instructor- Gabrielle Jensen - working from life and photo reference these workshops focus on “the portrait”; information in mark making, foundation drawing and learn to see/select your subject. Read more.

Art of the Garden: China, Japan, French Baroque, the Picturesque and the Victorian
August 5, 2013 - August 8, 2013 (4 sessions)
Instructor: Vancouver Island School of Art
Location(s): Vancouver Island, Victoria
Topic(s): Drawing, Mixed/Other Media, Photography
Cost: $320.00
Participants explore China, Japan, French Baroque, the Picturesque and the Victorian gardens through a field trip, hands-on drawing,photography, lectures and class discussions. Read more.

Mixed Media Encaustic Intensive
August 6, 2013 - August 9, 2013 (4 sessions)
Instructor: Coast Collective Art Centre
Location(s): Victoria
Topic(s): Mixed/Other Media
Cost: $395.00
Instructor; Tony Bounsall, Push your encaustic art up to the next level with this upbeat, technique-rich class. Read more.

Basket Weaving: Twill Woven Cat's Head Basket with Cedar and Willow Bark
August 9, 2013 ( sessions)
Instructor: Whistler Arts Council
Location(s): Whistler
Topic(s): 3D, Art Vacations, Mixed/Other Media
Cost: $129
Joan Carrigan instructs on how to weave an exquisite basket in unique shapes using various barks. Read more.

2013 Manga CG Summer Camp for all levels
August 10, 2013 - August 25, 2013 (6 sessions)
Instructor: Winson Chiu
Location(s): Vancouver
Topic(s): Digital
Cost: 300
Intensive Manga CG training for all levels Read more.

Basket Weaving: Honeysuckle Rib Basket - All Levels
August 10, 2013 - August 11, 2013 ( sessions)
Instructor: Whistler Arts Council
Location(s): Whistler
Topic(s): 3D, Art Vacations
Cost: $209
Weave a European-style basket using a variety of materials and dyed reeds with Joan Carrigan. Read more.

Legal Information
August 10, 2013
Instructor: Coast Collective Art Centre
Location(s): Victoria
Topic(s): Art Business / Professional Development
Cost: $32.00
This workshop’s main focus is to discuss copyrights and infringements, copying from other art forms; Instructor - Burcu Arat Sup Read more.

Nuno Felted Flower
August 11, 2013
Instructor: Coast Collective Art Centre
Location(s): Victoria
Topic(s): Fabric Arts
Cost: $50.00
Instructor; Dana Sitar -learn how to make a beautiful flower for your hair or a pin with Nuno felting a Japanese technique which combines wool fiber with thin shear fabrics. Read more.

Nuno Felted Flower
August 11, 2013
Instructor: Coast Collective Art Centre
Location(s): Victoria
Topic(s): Fabric Arts
Cost: $50.00
Instructor; Dana Sitar -learn how to make a beautiful flower for your hair or a pin with Nuno felting a Japanese technique which combines wool fiber with thin shear fabrics. Read more.

Five Artists in Five Days - Summer Camp
August 12, 2013 - August 16, 2013 ( sessions)
Instructor: North Vancouver Community Arts Council
Location(s): North Vancouver
Topic(s): Children and Youth, Portrait Drawing
Cost: $125/camp
Campers ages 7-11 will create works of art inspired by five famous artists. Read more.

Gibsons School of the Arts - 5day- Summer Painting Workshops - Andrew McDermott Transforming Pastel Studies to Acrylic Paintings
August 12, 2013 - August 16, 2013 (5 sessions)
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Location(s): Gibsons
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting
Cost: $550
This workshop is designed to teach students to produce strong dynamic paintings from quick colour studies Read more.

DIY: Do It Yourself! - Summer Camp
August 12, 2013 - August 16, 2013 ( sessions)
Instructor: North Vancouver Community Arts Council
Location(s): North Vancouver
Topic(s): Children and Youth
Cost: $125/camp
Young artists aged 7-11 will explore making art from items found around the house. Read more.

2013 Manga Drawing Summer Camp for all levels
August 12, 2013 - August 30, 2013 (15 sessions)
Instructor: Winson Chiu
Location(s): Vancouver
Topic(s): Drawing
Cost: 350
This is an intensive Manga drawing training for all levels. Read more.

Birds Fabric Sculpture
August 15, 2013
Instructor: Coast Collective Art Centre
Location(s): Victoria
Topic(s): Fabric Arts
Cost: $65.00
Instructor; Kathryn Fudge - In this workshop you will make two long legged birds with black or grey paverpol with paverplast and Art Stone to create the texture. Read more.

Through Artists' Eyes
August 16, 2013 - August 18, 2013 (3 sessions)
Instructor: Coast Collective Art Centre
Location(s): Victoria
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting
Cost: $300.00
Through Artists' Eyes, with instructor Nicholas Pearce, is a class for women who want to find out more about themselves by exploring the beauty of their own bodies through modelling and painting. Read more.

7 Steps to a Successful Painting
August 17, 2013 - August 18, 2013 (2 sessions)
Instructor: Coast Collective Art Centre
Location(s): Victoria
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting
Cost: $290.00
If you would like to get beyond the barriers and blocks that hold you back from your desire to paint, this is the program for you ~ with instructor Brian Simons. Read more.

Exploring Art & Drama - Summer Camp
August 19, 2013 - August 23, 2013 ( sessions)
Instructor: North Vancouver Community Arts Council
Location(s): North Vancouver
Topic(s): Children and Youth
Cost: $125/camp
In this fun class students aged 7-11 will create a play! Read more.

Gibsons School of the Arts -5 day- Summer Painting Workshops - Jean Bradley Stunning Acrylic Portraits
August 19, 2013 - August 23, 2013 (5 sessions)
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Location(s): Gibsons
Topic(s): Acrylic Painting
Cost: $550
The basics of great painting and colour are the major focus of this workshop on acrylic portraiture. Read more.

Colours & Patterns - Summer Camp
August 19, 2013 - August 23, 2013 ( sessions)
Instructor: North Vancouver Community Arts Council
Location(s): North Vancouver
Topic(s): Children and Youth, Colour Theory
Cost: $125/camp
In this fine arts course students aged 7-11 will foster creativity while having fun. Read more.

The classes and workshops listed on this website are provided by fellow artists in communities across BC as a free resource hosted by Opus Art Supplies.

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