The Wellington County Museum and Archives has announced the program for this summer’s Art Workshops in Elora, held this year between July 5 and 30.
There are 19 week-long courses, a three-day course with Kai Liis McInnes, and a two-day workshop with Maggie Vanderweit Meredith.
Teachers will lead their adult classes in oriental brush painting, watercolour, oil, acrylic, book arts, fibre arts, chalk pastel, drawing, print-making, photography, and digital art.
A workshop where students can learn to create digital art is being offered for the first time. Shirley Al, a local artist and award-winning designer, will present Introduction to Creating Art in Photoshop July 19 to 23.
Trina Koster is owner and creative director of Trina Koster Photography, in Guelph. Her workshop for photographers was such a success last summer, that this year she will be leading two week-long courses: Beginners’ Photography, July 12 to 16 and Intermediate Photo: People and Places, July 26 to 30.
Those interested in the fibre arts will recognize the names of two local artists and teachers.
Judith M. Eckhardt has never taught for this program before, although she spent many years at the Elora Public School as a classroom teacher. The week of July 19 to 23, she will be leading her students in Textile Art Techniques.
Meredith will be returning after many years to teach a special two-day course in Silk Fusion, July 26 and 27.
Another addition this year is Encaustic Collage led by artist Andrea Bird. The participants will learn to layer encaustic medium (beeswax and damar resin) with collage elements.
A complete list of all 21 instructors and descriptions of each workshop are available by visiting the museum website: www.wcm.on.ca. Brochures are also available at the Wellington County Museum and Archives and all Wellington County libraries.
Each five-day course costs $208.95 (GST included, before May1) or $224.87 (HST included, after May 1). The two-day workshop is $79.60 (plus taxes).
The three-day workshop is $119.40 (plus taxes). Call 519-846-0916 ext. 221 or email info@wcm.on.ca for information or to register.
