Acrylic paint is the perfect medium for beginner painters as it is fast-drying, versatile and forgiving. Learn basic techniques while creating one-of-a-kind artworks on paper and canvas to hang on your walls. Choose from a variety of images for inspiration or bring your own. Materials provided.
Date:November 2nd, 2026 - December 14th, 2026
Time:6:30 pm
Fee:$220.00
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Get creative with collage! Choose from a variety of materials to create intriguing juxtapositions and unique compositions. This playful medium allows you to build a narrative using pictures, words, silhouettes, and coloured paper, dependent on a composition that can be moved around until you’re satisfied to glue it in place! Materials provided.
Date:November 26th, 2026 - December 17th, 2026
Time:6:30 pm
Fee:$125.00
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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 with a mirror. For day two, learn to draw from life with an in-person clothed model. […]
Date:November 14th, 2026 - November 15th, 2026
Time:2:00 pm
Fee:$90.00
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Understand the fundamental practice of drawing using essential materials: newsprint, rag paper, pencil, and charcoal. Explore pastels, pencil crayons, felt and paint markers to add colour and playfulness to your drawings. Students will learn about perspective, value, mark making, contour, contrast, and negative space while working from still life and photo references. This is an […]
Date:September 14th, 2026 - October 26th, 2026
Time:6:30 pm
Fee:$150.00
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Join visiting Artist in Residence Maisie Luo for a pattern-making workshop that invites participants to slow down, observe, and turn experiences of nature into patterns. Inspired by embroidery art from the highlands of Southwestern China, where designs often grow from close relationships with the natural world, this workshop offers a space to explore how stories, […]
Date:July 28th, 2026 - July 28th, 2026
Time:6:30 pm
Fee:$35.00
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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.