Ages 6 to 12

9 am-4 pm

Bust PA Day boredom with a day of art activities and outdoor recreation. Offered in English and French. Register now.

Halton District School Board
Halton Catholic District School Board
Offered in English and French for Immersion students

8 October 2010
Printing Without a Printer
This day-long workshop will see participants experiment with a variety of do-it-yourself printing methods to design and produce a set of their own greeting cards.

12 November 2010
Peace Theatre
Inspired by the work of William Kentridge in the exhibition Diabolique, participants will create paper cut-outs, cardboard sets and innovative projection techniques to stage a performance about peace.

31 January 2011
Frozen Beauty
Through hands-on activities that combine drawing and sculpture, participants will explore the processes of freezing and melting, and the fragile architecture of snow and ice formations as seen in Gairloch Gardens.

8 April 2011
Book Heaven
During this session each participant will undertake a series of exercises that transform the contents of a recycling basket into a book-based artwork full of visual surprises.

10 June 2011
The Magic Mountain
Participants will work collaboratively in both the studio and Gairloch Gardens to create an intricate sculpture of a miniature mountain, complete with tiny inhabitants and their small-scale dwellings.

Conseil scolaire public de district de Centre-Sud-Ouest
Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud
Offered in French

11 October 2010
A Day at Ghostly Gairloch
Working in drawing and sculpture, participants will construct a bone-chilling haunted house, complete with monsters, ghosts and other ghoulish creatures.

12 November 2010
The Play's the Thing
Exploring the overlap between visual art and theatre, participants will experiment with performance art, and create a series of artworks that double as props and sets in a short play.

28 January 2011
Transformations
This workshop will see participants explore how to relieve everyday objects of their old duties and give them a second life as art-making materials. (Participants may bring household objects that they no longer need!)

10 June 2011
Stop Making Sense!
Participants will leave reality at the door as they explore the surreal and nonsensical. Using both 2D and 3D techniques, participants will create bizarre works of art from the deepest corners of their imagination.

Cost: $38 ($45 for non-members)
For more information or to register please contact us at (905) 844-4402, extension 26.

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Art Classes and Camps are generously sponsored in-kind by:

DeSerres
2501 Hyde Park Gate
Oakville, Ontario
L6H 6G6