Kids Summer Art Classes
Classes & Workshops
Date: Friday, July 24, 2026
Time: 6:30pm to 9:30pm
Artist/Instructor: Stephanie Schirm
Price: $99.00 +hst
Beginner friendly
Wine tasting, charcuterie board, and snack table
All supplies provided and covered in ticket price
OPEN TO ALL LEVELS OF EXPERIENCE
Guided by artist Stephanie Schirm, join us for an evening where we raise a glass to Canadian painter A.J. Casson, youngest and last member included in the Group of Seven, and together paint a rendition of his "Haliburton Cabin."
Come hang out in our studio for a chance to taste wines and other beverages, as well as some locally sourced goodies on our snack table. Enjoy painting your own version of A.J. Cassion’s “Haliburton Cabin” with step-by-step instruction by artist Stephanie Schirm. Make and take your own art to display at home. This is your best chance to explore your inner artist with your friends and fun!
Come join us for a fun night of paint, food, and fun!
About Stephanie Schirm
Stephanie is an established multi-Disciplinary visual artist with over 40 years of experience, in portrait and figurative painting. Her ability as a multi-disciplinary artist enables her to focus more on leading and fostering students, whether privately or as groups, towards imagination and self -expression in her workshops.Recently she is the recipient of the 2023 Marty Award, from the Mississauga Arts Council, for the category of Established Artist in Traditional form and her mentorship in the arts for Peel region.
www.stephanieschirm.com
If you aren’t able to pay online, or if you’d like to register over the phone or in person, please don’t hesitate to call us at 519-942-9560 or visit us in store at 158 Broadway, Orangeville! (All prices are in CAD +hst)
Dates: 3-Day Workshop - July 14, 15 & 16 (Tue, Wed, Thu), 2026
Time: 10:00am to 4:00pm
Instructor: Audrey Smith | Meet our artist instructors
Level: Beginner / Intermediate
Price: $215.00 +hst | Minimum 5 Students
Students are responsible for their own art materials; see below for materials list
Discover your inner creative voice while completing a series of paintings!
This is the fifth and final of a series of five 3-Day Workshops to inspire the discovery of your artistic voice. This painting series with Audrey Smith runs once a month for March, April, May, June, and July.
Painting using acrylics, Audrey will focus on the face and the use of abstraction as the subject matters for this three day painting journey.
You will create a series of three portrait paintings—and surpass any limitations you thought you had (tame that inner editor; you don’t have time to listen to it!)
Using reference photos provided by Audrey, you will be painting three panels using acrylics.
While the workshop covers several subjects, i.e. tone and value, anatomy, colour, composition and techniques, it’s main focus is on the choice and use of abstraction.
The goal is to experiment with abstraction, so prepare to have fun!
Learn some abstract rules, then break them!
This is the perfect class for artists either wanting to form a basis for their expressive journey and/or for those wanting to find new ways to break out.
Future 3-Day Workshops will continue portrait painting, but with a singular focus on texture, composition, typography, or ephemera.
Materials List
This list is intended for anyone that doesn’t have art supplies and needs a starting point. If you already have supplies, bring them. Have a quick scan here to see if there’s anything else you may need to pick up.
Pad of Newsprint (18 x 24”)
Sketch pad
2B Pencil, kneaded eraser
Charcoal pencils (medium and soft), black and white
Acrylic paints, hard body 60 ml/2 oz tubes
Colour names often vary by brand. As a new painter, I suggest that you start with a small kit of “classic” colours. Amsterdam Paint, Liquitex and Golden as well as Tri-Art make excellent sets. These usually include some variation of black, white, green, blue, red and yellow.
In addition, if your kit doesn’t include it, I recommend Payne’s Grey, Titan Buff, Nickel Azo Gold (Golden) and Burnt Sienna.
If you have a favourite colour(s) not referred to here, bring it/them (magenta, teal, turquoise, titan pale green, purple/violet).
Brushes
Brushes for acrylics, synthetic, look for long handled versions.
Flat 1” and 2” (hardware stores also carry these)
Flat 3/4”
Angle size 12
Flat size 10
Round Size 8
Filbert size 14
Round size 6
Paint palette (recommend Masterson’s/Stay-Wet but can also use palette paper sold in pads of 30)
Palette knife
Clear Gesso
Surface
3 Wood panels, Sized 12 x 12”
About Audrey Smith
Audrey Smith is a contemporary figurative artist who loves painting people. “It’s really about capturing an essence or a sliver of reality.” She works in acrylic and charcoal, and her brushstrokes are unapologetically visceral and expressive. After graduating from Concordia University (Montréal, Quebec), Audrey pursued a career in graphic design. Her education continued on a workshop/class/program basis through The Academy of Realist Art (Toronto), The Toronto School of Arts, The Haliburton College of the Arts (Peterborough) and, most recently, the DVSA Advanced Studio Program (Dundas, Ontario).
Smith’s career transitioned into a professional studio practice in 2011. Since then, Audrey has had successful solo shows, most recently at Propeller Gallery in Toronto and Noodle Gallery in Alton, where she now lives. Audrey has also been a juror, a guest artist and has participated in numerous juried group shows. Audrey is looking forward to sharing her love of painting figures and faces with you and guiding you to discover your inner artist!
If you aren’t able to pay online, or if you’d like to register over the phone or in person, please don’t hesitate to call us at 519-942-9560 or visit us in store at 158 Broadway, Orangeville! (All prices are in CAD +hst)
Dates: 2-Day Workshop - August 13 & 14 (Thu & Fri), 2026
Time: 10:00am to 4:00pm
Instructor: Deb Menken | Meet our artist instructors
Level: Beginner
Price: $225.00 +hst | Early bird price: $199 (until July 15, 2026)
Students are responsible for their own art materials; see below for materials list
OPEN TO ALL LEVELS OF EXPERIENCE
Work with gel prints and mixed media in this fun and explorative class with artist Deb Menken. In this workshop, you will complete small, mixed media abstract artworks using collage material they will create using a gel plate. Topics covered include gel printing techniques, harmonious colour, and composition.
Materials List
10×10 cradled birch panel
8×10 gel plate
Baby wipes for cleaning the gel plate
Rubber brayer
Acrylic paints
Pack of cheap copy/printer paper
Any stamps or stencils you may have
Magazines
Paper towel
Any other paper you would like to use
About Deb Menken
Deb Menken is a mostly self -taught artist who loves to experiment and try new things. The subject matter is not the most important thing to her but rather the act of applying the paint to canvas and following the intuitive nudgings of "What happens if I do this?" She has learned to trust the nudgings, delight in the happy accidents and store up discoveries for future use. Deb enjoys encouraging and inspiring others to paint and not be afraid to make mistakes because really there are no mistakes, only learning opportunities.
If you aren’t able to pay online, or if you’d like to register over the phone or in person, please don’t hesitate to call us at 519-942-9560 or visit us in store at 158 Broadway, Orangeville! (All prices are in CAD +hst)
Date: 6 Wednesdays - July 29, August 5, 12, 19, 26, September 2, 2026
Time: 10:00am to 1:00pm
Artist/Instructor: Roslyn Levin | Meet our artist instructors
Price: $199.00 +hst
Students are responsible for their own art materials; see below for materials list
OPEN TO ALL LEVELS OF EXPERIENCE
Challenge yourself with Sumi-e painting and learn a new art form with award-winning sumi-e artist, Roslyn Levin.
Sumi-e is the century old art of painting using a brush, ink and thin rice-paper or washi. This course is suitable for all levels with the focus on techniques and on the Sumi-e vocabulary of strokes.
The artist depicts the essence of what he or she is trying to portray with as few brushstrokes as possible—simply and elegantly, but with strength in each line or shade.
Sumi-e is a mindfulness meditation. It is a metaphor for our journey through life, a way to grow spiritually, one brushstroke at a time. Join renowned Sumi-e artist Roslyn Levin and learn this beautiful Japanese art form in the heart of downtown Orangeville!
Over the course of six classes, learn how to paint a variety of flora and fauna including those pictured here in the class description.
Materials List
Recommended: “The Brush Dances” by Roslyn Levin, SCA
White Felt approximately 18”x18” or 20”x20”
From the art supply stores or Fabricland
1 - Sumi-e brush with hair about 1.25” long and a base about 1/4” wide
Goat hair, horse hair or wolf are appropriate
Washi or rice paper
It is best to get either the package of 40 sheets, or the roll in the cardboard tube
Both available at Maggiolly Art
1 - Inkstone
1 - Inkstick. Note that the liquid ink is not appropriate
A small jar for water (about 1⁄2 cup)
A second small jar if you wish to incorporate colour
A white saucer or flat plate such as that used with a tea cup
2 - Small paperweights; small rocks or chopstick stands are appropriate
A washcloth to be used to remove excess ink – it will not be useful for anything else afterwards
Watercolours, if you wish to use them
About Roslyn Levin
Roslyn is an award-winning Oriental brushstroke or sumi-e artist, and has been creating her Zen paintings of animals, birds and nature for more than 35 years. Her work has been exhibited in Canada, England, Japan and China. She has been twice-blessed with The Ruth Yamada Award for Excellence in Sumi-e, in Sumi-e Artists of Canada Annual Juried Exhibit.
In 2009 Roslyn was recognized for "An Innovative and Personal Approach" from the Canadian & American Sumi-e Societies. The body, breath & brush are one with each brushstroke as she moves & breathes with the brush, reaching within to share her spirit with the image on the page. The key to this art form is simplicity, elegance, beauty, & serenity. Roslyn's work can be seen at Dragonfly Arts on Broadway in Orangeville.
If you aren’t able to pay online, or if you’d like to register over the phone or in person, please don’t hesitate to call us at 519-942-9560 or visit us in store at 158 Broadway, Orangeville! (All prices are in CAD +hst)
Date: 6 Tuesdays: September 15 - October 20, 2026
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Instructor: Brenda Loschiavo | Meet our artist instructors
Price: $180.00 +hst | Minimum 5 Students
Note:
Students are responsible for their own art materials; see below for materials list
OPEN TO ALL LEVELS
Join artist Brenda Loschiavo to learn how to mix oil colours, the importance of values, and a variety of methods such as blending, layering, and dry brushing. This course is a low-stress, fun introduction to oil mediums, with an emphasis on building confidence and enjoying the process.
Materials List
3 or 4 Canvases
Black gesso
Oil Paints
Cadmium red light
Alizarin crimson
Cadmium yellow light
Ultramarine blue
Sap green
Viridian green
Cerulean
Titanium white
Brushes
Palette knife
Strippable palette (disposable sheets)
White transfer paper (like black carbon only white)
White pencil crayon
Odourless mineral spirts
Small jar with lid
Small tin for dipping
Paper towel
If you have an iPad, that may be helpful
You need a good reference photo for each canvas. Look for light shadow and colour. Everyone works on their own subject. You can enlarge your photo to the exact size of the canvas at Staples ahead of the class.
Black and white is all that is required. Brenda will offer guidance to transfer the subject on to your canvas. You can also freehand your drawing and she is available to assist with this method.
Creative Mindset
This course is a low-stress, fun introduction to the medium, with an emphasis on building confidence and enjoying the process.
About Brenda Loschiavo
Brenda Loschiavo’s love of oil painting has taken her to many exciting countries and allowed her to have her paintings in collections in Europe and the US.
Her greatest joy is someone falling in love with one of her paintings and of course passing her knowledge along to her students. She is looking forward to introducing oil to new people who always wanted to try.
Following the intro course she will teach an all level class to those who wish to deepen their skills.
www.brendaloschiavofineart.com
If you aren’t able to pay online, or if you’d like to register over the phone or in person, please don’t hesitate to call us at 519-942-9560 or visit us in store at 158 Broadway, Orangeville! (All prices are in CAD +hst)
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FOR THE LOVE OF MAKING ART
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