Quest Art Adds New
Workshops for its 2013 Adult Programs
Quest Art is introducing new workshops for its 2013 Adult
Education Program.
Appealing to the curious and the beginner, January and February workshops
include Yoga and Colour Appreciation with Lisa O’Driscoll of the Yoga House on
Thursday afternoons starting Jan. 17 from 2 to 3 p.m. It is $105 for seven
sessions. Open Studio will be on Mondays, starting Jan. 14. Open Studio is an opportunity to experience an open studio concept. Students will work in
a comfortable, relaxed and friendly environment whether you bring pastels,
other drawing or painting materials, discuss and share techniques or work
independently in a well-lit space. A facilitator will be available to assist. Open Studio is three hours from 1 to 4 p.m. and it is
pay-what-you-can.
Introduction to Weaving will enable students to experiment with the
interplay of colour, structure and texture using table looms, which are
threaded and ready to weave. The steps required to set up a loom will be
demonstrated, allowing students to appreciate the full process of weaving from beginning
to end. This adult workshop is being taught by members of the Huronia
Handweavers Guild (HHG). Instructors are Carolyn Houlden, Margaret Killing and
Mary Besley. The class starts on Jan. 26. Only 10 spots are available.
On Wednesday, Feb. 13 from 1 to 4 p.m. Polly
Sharp will lead the Sculptural Needle Felting workshop. The popularity of this
art form is sweeping the world. Nearly anything that one can imagine can be
created from wool using only single barbed felting needles. Students will learn
to mold in wool a colourful character and also ‘paint’ a landscape.
Brian Burnett returns with Capturing Copeland Creek on
Saturday, Feb. 23 and Sunday, Feb. 24. This two-day workshop is suitable for entry level to advanced
painting students who have a sense of adventure. The course will cover outdoor
photography, digital processing/printing and finally painting. The images
captured on the wilderness walk through the Copeland Creek area will form the
foundation and image reference for student’s paintings. Interpretation of the
images and experience can be translated from realism to abstraction, in either
acrylic or oil paints.
In the spring Quest Art will also be offering
classes in drawing, painting, printmaking and digital arts.
More information can be found in the Quest Art Shop or by
going to our website www.questart.ca.
All workshops take place at Quest Art in the Midland
Cultural Centre.
Preregistration is required for all workshops,
by calling Quest Art 705-526-ARTS (2787) or visiting our art shop in the
Midland Cultural Centre (333 King Street).
About Quest Art
Quest Art is a charitable, not-for-profit-volunteer
driven visual arts organization and is generously funded by its members,
community supporters, and organizations as well as the Ontario Trillium
Foundation.
Established in 1995, Quest Art has offered quality
visual arts programs that provide learning through continuing education,
exposure through exhibition programs and interaction through community
outreach. We are strong leaders in the local art community and engage the
community through art activities.
Quest
Art is located in downtown Midland, ON at 333 King Street in the Midland
Cultural Centre. The gallery is open Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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CONTACT:
Ninette Gyorody, Director/Curator
Quest Art
333 King Street, Midland, ON L4R 3M7
705-526-ARTS (2787)
Christina
Bernardo
Communications
and Special Events Support Associate
Quest
Art
333
King Street
Midland,
ON L4R 3M7
705-526-ARTS(2787)
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Art – providing a vital
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