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Adult: Drawing & Painting

16 and up / Adult

Create-a-Date: Collage

Get creative with collage! Choose from a variety of materials and have fun with found images. This playful medium allows you to build a narrative using pictures, words, silhouettes, and coloured paper, with a composition that can be moved around until you’re satisfied to glue it in place. Materials provided. Beginners welcome, no experience necessary! […]

Date:June 14th, 2026  -  June 14th, 2026

Time:2:00 pm

Fee:$40.00

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Adult: Drawing & Painting

16 and up / Adult

AP – Brush Lab: Chinese Calligraphy

Do you feel painting is difficult? This workshop offers a refreshing perspective: if you can write, you can paint! Using a bamboo brush, ink, and mineral pigments, participants will be introduced to the history of calligraphy and painting through figures such as Yan Zhenqing （颜真卿）and Bada Shanren (八大山人）, and then move on to exploring brush […]

Date:May 23rd, 2026  -  May 24th, 2026

Time:10:30 am

Fee:$80.00

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Adult: Drawing & Painting

16 and up / Adult

Intro to Drawing

Be guided to understand the fundamental practice of drawing using essential materials: newsprint, rag paper, pencil, and charcoal. Students will learn about perspective, value, mark making, contour, contrast, negative space, and more while working from still life and photo references. This is an excellent starter class to develop drawing skills. Materials included.

Date:May 11th, 2026  -  June 22nd, 2026

Time:6:30 pm

Fee:$150.00

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Adult: Drawing & Painting

16 and up / Adult

Intro to Portraiture

Learn the fundamentals of realistic portraiture through a variety of media. Understand anatomy, proportion, and the importance of character portrayal while trying your hand at a range of approaches. On day one, practice drawing from reference images and self observation. For day two, learn to draw from life with an in-person draped model.  A break […]

Date:June 6th, 2026  -  June 7th, 2026

Time:1:00 pm

Fee:$125.00

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Adult: Drawing & Painting

16 and up / Adult

AP – Character Design

Explore character design-focused prompt work, experimental idea generation, collaboration, art games, storytelling and world building in a fun and supportive environment. Enjoy the process over achieving perfection. Focus on playful and experimental idea generation and building confidence in expressing a unique creative voice, while improving technical drawing skills. Participants are welcome to bring in their […]

Date:May 19th, 2026  -  June 23rd, 2026

Time:6:30 pm

Fee:$150.00

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Adult: Drawing & Painting

16 and up / Adult

AP – Cartooning and Comics

You’ve seen children buzzing with enthusiasm and creative energy from Eric's cartooning classes. You’ve watched hands-on cartooning activities on social media. Now it is finally your turn! Experience the same lessons, drawing challenges, and hands-on activities from his cartooning classes for kids. You will even get to draw your own micro-comic! Materials provided.

Date:May 29th, 2026  -  June 12th, 2026

Time:6:30 pm

Fee:$100.00

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Turquoise blue guide of the Casa Winter Program Guide with a winter landscape and two penguins.

Casa Program Guide

The Casa Program Guide is produced three times a year; Winter, Spring/Summer and Fall. Inside the guide find listings for the upcoming class and workshop schedule, upcoming exhibitions at The Gallery, information about artists in residence and seasonal events in the building. Program guides are free. Pick-up guides at Casa or at facilities throughout the city.

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