For the first time ever the Wellington County Museum and Archives is adding weekend workshops to the popular weekday courses in their summer adult art schedule for July 2014.
Participants can enjoy a five-day workshop during any one of the four weeks in July; those who have previously been unable to enjoy this program because of weekday commitments can now choose from the six workshops offered on July weekends.
These include landscape photography, printmaking, colour field painting, mosaics and work with fused glass and polymer clay.
Debbie Thompson-Wilson will return with her popular week of illumination and gilding.
Later in July, she will also be teaching a watercolour workshop that will focus on capturing summer florals and still life.
Kai Liis McInnes’ students will spend a week using watercolour and mixed media in more experimental ways.
Maggie Vanderweit Meredith and Helen Hughes are both gifted teachers and talented artists. Each will be teaching a week long course of special interest to textile artists.
Margaret Peter will return this year to lead a workshop in fluid acrylics.
Phil Irish’s course in oils or acrylics will include some time painting outside.
Meredith Blackmore’s week will include drawing as well as painting and will be aimed at beginners.
New to the program this year is Jessica Masters, a talented artist and teacher in chalk pastels.
All workshops are held at the Wellington County Museum and Archives; an accessible, climate-controlled facility with ample parking.
The beautiful gardens and scenic trails are ideal for breaks and picnic lunches.
A complete list of all 14 instructors and descriptions of each workshop are available by visiting www.wellington.ca/museum.
Brochures are available at the Wellington County Museum and Archives and all branches of the Wellington County Library and the Guelph Public Library.
Call 519-846-0916 ext. 5221 or email kymd@wellington.ca for more information or to register.
Each five-day workshop fee is $254.25. The two-day workshops fee is $101.70.
