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FEBRUARY 2024 Kids Art Workshop Schedule

Are you searching for some colour and fun this winter? Check out all the imaginative activities we have coming up this February! Why not add some colour to these grey days!

To register or for questions please don't hesitate to contact me at jttacabin@gmail.com and don't forget to "LIKE" Journey Through the Arts on Facebook for updates!

All art workshops are located in our 1840s log cabin studio at 190 Hope St. N in Port Hope. Please contact us for directions.

Journey Through the Arts CABIN

 

Journey Through the Arts STUDIO

 

MONDAYs from 4:45-5:45
Paint Like a Famous Artist Series
Ages 6 to 12 years old

During these workshops we will be inspired by 3 different artists from art history who are famous for their imagination, interesting way of viewing the world and for their inventive ideas! These workshops will teach students about these interesting artists and inspire our own paintings!

Monday, February 5: Abstract Art: Painting to Music- During this workshop we will listen to various types of music and paint what the music inspires and start to understand abstract art and how colour, lines and shapes can express our ideas and emotions.

Monday, February 12: Painting the Starry Skies Like van Gogh

Monday, February 26: Painting Calming Watercolour Landscapes inspired by Georgia O'Keeffe

$20 plus $6 Art Kit to take home. (Plus HST)
Register for whatever workshops interest you!

TUESDAY's from 5:00-5:45
Ages 5 to 8 years old

Tuesday, February 6: Painting to Music

Tuesday, February 13: What Love is to Me… Creating Mixed Media Art to Celebrate Valentine's Day

Tuesday, February 20: Funny Clay Sculpture Creatures

Tuesday, February 27: Create Your Own Caricature!

$20 plus $6 Art Kit to take home. (Plus HST)
Register for whatever workshops interest you!

SATURDAYs from 10:00-11:00
Ages 6 to 12 years old

Saturday, February 10: Relief Printmaking Valentines on Japanese Paper

Saturday, February 24: Palette Knife Paintings- During this workshop we will learn how to use this amazing painting tool to create textured landscapes by scraping and smudging with paint!

$20 plus $6 Art Kit to take home. (Plus HST)
Register for whatever workshops interest you!

Looking Ahead to...
MARCH BREAK: An Art & Drama Vacation to HAWAII!
Workshops are held 10:00-noon
$35 per workshop plus HST (includes all art supplies)

ALOHA! And Welcome to March Break at the cabin! During these fun workshops kids will be transported each day to Hawaii to create tropical art projects and fun drama activities! (And maybe even a little hula dancing!)

Friday, March 8: Spectacular Sunsets: Painting a Palm Tree Paradise

Tuesday, March 12: Tiki Sculptures Made of Clay

Thursday, March 14: Catch a Wave- Surfing the Ocean Cartoon Anime Caricatures


TO REGISTER for any of the workshops:
Please email Christine at jttacabin@gmail.com
See you at the studio!


JTTA In-the-Schools Program

Looking for a creative experience for your students in Kindergarten to Grade 8? The Journey Through the Arts In-the-Schools Program brings amazing interactive and hands-on visual art workshops that are geared towards each grade right into your classroom! We bring all of the art supplies and guide the students step-by-step through fun and imaginative art projects. $7 per student (includes all art supplies, instruction and a 2-period-length art workshop). By the end of the workshop each student will have a piece of art to hang in the classroom or take home with them.

Email jttacabin@gmail.com to for more information or to reserve a workshop.

(Please note: The JTTA In-the-Schools Program is open to schools ONLY in Port Hope & Cobourg at this time.)

Here are just a few of the school art workshops we offer:

WORKSHOPS DESCRIPTIONS

JK/SK: Clay Pinch Pots: During this workshop students will learn all about clay, 2D shapes, 3D shapes and how to make their own clay pinch pot using self hardening clay. The pots will be left to dry in the classroom and paint will be left with the teacher so that the pots can be painted and decorated 4-5 days later once the clay is fully hardened.

Grade 1: Art in the Round: "Exploring Sand Mandalas": This workshop will focus on learning about the various types of lines, geometric and organic shapes, warm and cool colours and radial designs to create a mandala sand painting on canvas using various colours of sand.

Grade 2: Understanding Warm and Cool Colours: "That's One Cool Panda!" During this workshop students will learn how to draw a panda using geometric shapes. They will then transform their symmetrical panda drawing using warm colours on one side and cool colours on the other. This workshop will focus on how colours can be used to show emotion as well as using symmetrical shapes.

Grade 3: Painting Underwater Creatures: This workshop will teach students how to draw an underwater scene and will focus on the concepts of space (foreground, middleground and background) to create the feeling of depth and will teach the students how to create various textures (pointilism for sand, scales on fish etc) and underwater creatures including a jellyfish, seahorse and a fish to create an underwater painting.

Grade 4: Squirrel Drawings: Learning About Line and Texture: This workshop will teach students how to draw a squirrel and to use various drawing techniques such as cross-hatching, pointillism and repetition of lines to create visual rhythm and texture in their squirrels fur and the setting of their drawing.

Grade 5: Birch Tree Landscape Paintings: This workshop will focus on understanding how to compose a landscape and using shading and cast shadows that create the illusion of depth in a landscape painting.

Grade 6: Caricatures: This workshop will teach students about the rules of proportion for the human face. After understanding proportion we will break the rules and exaggerate a facial feature to create a funny caricature of ourselves.

Grade 7: Drawing Trees Inspired by Emily Carr: This workshop will teach students about how to use lines for expressive purposes while creating a landscape drawing inspired by Canadian artist Emily Carr. The workshop will also introduce students to using texture and value in their drawings of trees using chalk pastels.

Grade 8: Cubist Portrait Paintings Inspired by Picasso: This workshop will investigate Cubist portraits and how artists such as Picasso broke up and analyzed three dimensional shapes and reassembled them on the page. During this workshop we will analyze the shapes used in the human face and reassemble them to create our own Cubist self-portrait paintings.

I would also be happy to discuss the individual needs of your students and customize a lesson to suit your individualized learning goals and units.

2023 Diamond Winner: Best Art School/Instruction: Journey Through the Arts

2023 Platinum Winner: Best Local Artist: Christine Benson

2023 Gold Winner: Best Kids Camps: Journey Through the Arts


ART BIRTHDAY PARTIES
For Ages 6 to 13 years old

Are you stuck for a creative and fun way to celebrate your child's birthday? Why not hold a party at the log cabin at the Journey Through the Arts studio! Parties include:

- a 1 hour art project
- 30 minutes for cake and/or presents

Birthday Party packages include:

- a customized art project based on what the birthday child would like to do (painting, cartooning, drawing, clay sculpture etc) and a customized subject matter (their favourite animal, cartoon character). Email Christine to discuss all of the art media options AND subject matter available.
- includes all art supplies
- an art-themed goodie bag for each participant

Cost: $18 plus HST per child
**Parties can be booked to suit your schedule

 


ADULT WORKSHOPS
Book Your Own Time With Friends at the Studio!

New Year’s Resolutions are easy to break aren't they? But if you made a resolution to do something fun, to learn something new or be creative I’ve made a cozy & inviting studio space for you at the Journey Through the Arts log cabin. Come and spend a couple of hours with your friends and pick a project you have always wanted to try:

What are YOU interested in exploring? Landscapes, animals, gardens, abstract? The art supplies are ready! Feel free to contact me to reserve a customized time during the day Monday to Friday between the hours of 10:00am to 2:00pm and create a project for you! Connect with your creative side and with your friends in a fun and relaxing environment. $30 per person for a 1.5 hour private workshop (includes all art supplies). Please email the studio at jttacabin@gmail.com for more information or to book your workshop!

I hope to see you all at the cabin studio!

Christine

Journey Through the Arts

 


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ART WORKSHOP TOPICS:

Below is an alphabetized list of art workshops that are taught at the studio. Workshops can be customized to suit any age of student- from young child (ages 6 and up) to adult.

Each workshop focuses on a particular technique and/or art movement. Art workshops for children are held on Saturday’s from 10:00-11:00 and private lessons can be booked throughout the week at your convenience. For more information about any of the workshops listed below and scheduling please contact Christine at the studio!

A

A Trip to Japan- Brush and Ink Painting
About Pointillist Painting
Acrylic Painting
All About Egyptian Art- Hieroglyphic Alphabet Paintings
All About Skies
Autumn Chalk Pastel Landscapes

B

Becoming a Sculptor Using Clay
Being a Fashion Designer
Bold Self Portraits in Oil Pastel

C

Caricatures
Cartoon Art and Comic Strips
Cave Drawings
CD Cover Design and Responding to Music with Art
Celebrating Chinese New Year- Chinese Zodiac Animals
Celtic Art- Design Elements of Celtic Art
Ceramic Tiles Inspired by Greek Art
Collage and Assemblages
Contour Drawing
Creating a Fresco
Creating a Mandala
Creating a Navajo Sand Painting
Creating Cool Resist Drawings- Scratchboard
Creating Functional Art
Creating Monoprints
Creating Moveable Drawing Mannequins
Creating Trees- A Mixed Media Workshop
Cubist Paintings

D

Dare to Make Prints – Linocuts
Decorating Easter Eggs- Decoupage and Wax Resist
Delicate Ink Trees
Drawing Figures
Drawing Horses
Drawing Underwater Creatures
Drawing Your Pet
Dream Drawings and Surrealism
Dreamcatchers

E

Everything You Need to Know About Drawing

F

Fantasy Tree Drawings Using Chalk and Charcoal
Floorcloths

H

Handmade Paper Pictures- Papermaking

I

Illuminated Letters
Imaginary Beasts
Ink & Pastel Pets
Inspired by Africa- African Masks and Their Meanings
Inspired by Australia- Australian Aboriginal Art

J

Japanese Watercolour Fans
Jewellery-Making- what do Colours Mean?
Jungle Paintings

K

Kites

L

Learning About Abstract Art

M

Magnificent Glass Mosaics
Making a Family Art Quilt
Making a Paper Mola
Making a Stick and Elastic Book
Mask-making
Mixed Media Drawings
Mixed Media Assemblage
Mother’s Day Gift Stones- Examples of Symbols and Their Meanings

N

Needle Felting

O

Outdoor Drawing Workshop
Owl Paintings on Canvas

P

Painting With Chocolate
Painting Birch Trees
Painting Figures
Painting Flowerpots
Painting on Glass
Painting Perspective
Painting to Music
Painting Trees in Full Bloom
Painting with Paper
Paper Batik
Paper Quilling
Pen and Ink Owls
Personality Portraits
Photo Collage
Picture Book Illustration
Portraits
Pottery
Printmaking

R

Recycled Paper Jewellery

S

Screenprinting on Fabric
Screenprinting on Paper
Sculptures in Clay
Self Portraits Inspired by Pop Art
Shibori and Tie-Dyeing
Soapstone Sculpture

T

T-shirt Painting

W

Wacky Wire Insects
Watercolour Animals
Wax Resist Drawings using Watercolour and Oil Pastels
Weaving
Windchimes Made out of Found Objects
Winter Trees- Painting the Canadian Landscape in Winter
Wire Sculptures
Wish Flags
Wish Scrolls

Z

Zodiac Banners

 


ADULT VISUAL ART WORKSHOPS

These workshops are aimed at adults who are looking for something creative and rewarding to fill their evenings! Whether you are looking to experiment, to try something new, to rekindle your creativity or to just have some fun, these workshops are a perfect way to introduce you to art making... The workshops are designed for beginners and will teach in a laid back and relaxed manner through demonstrations and examples. Workshops include printmaking, silk painting, watercolour, felt-making and more. All workshops are held at the JTTA log-cabin studio at 190 Hope St., Port Hope. Workshops are scheduled both during the week and on weekends to accommodate a variety of schedules. For more information on upcoming workshops please contact Christine at the studio!

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Adult Visual Art Workshops: Have you always wanted to explore your creative side? If so, these workshops are a great chance to learn something new! All workshops are taught in a hand-on, laid-back manner. Make it a ladies night out… bring a friend! Workshops are $30 each and include all art supplies. A schedule of Adult Workshops will be announced soon.

Location:

Journey Through the Arts
190 Hope St. N., Port Hope, ON L1A 2P4
(905)-885-0908
jttacabin@gmail.com