$75

DESCRIPTION

Grab a friend and come in for a morning of snacks, coffee and handbuilding a personalized coffee mug.

This is a perfect combination of creativity and conversation. A low stakes relaxing class to get you out in the community doing something creative.

Mugs will be fired twice and glazed in a clear gloss. They will be ready approximately 2 weeks after class.

DATES & TIMES

SUN June 7, 10 – 12:30 am

SUN July 12, 10 – 12:30 am

SUN August 9, 10 – 12:30 am

Click through to choose your dates.



YOUR TUTOR

Michelle Minke

Michelle has been making pottery for many years, beginning at Seneca College, Toronto, and including classes in Yellowknife, Alberta, and Haliburton. She has been teaching high school at Bruce Peninsula District School most of her career. She is pleased to share her love of pottery at the Georgian Bay School of the Arts.

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING

Wear clothes to get messy in

ACCESSIBILITY

Hand strength and coordination required

Bring readers if you need them.

Wheelchair accessible

$110

DESCRIPTION

Annette is a wonderful sculptor and an equally great instructor. In this class you will learn to construct a 3D sculptural horse out of clay. The slab building method is used to create volume without added weight. You will be provided with templates for the form but the decoration and surface texture are up to you, be as creative as you like. Turn your horse into a candleholder, incense burner or a tabletop sculpture.

No experience necessary.

Participants will make a horse up to 10” x 10” x 3”

DATES & TIMES

SUN JUNE 14th, 10 – 4pm

YOUR TUTOR

Annette ten Cate

Annette is a graduate of the Sheridan Craft & Design program in Ceramics and has been creating both figurative and wildlife sculptures for over 15 years. She is passionate about sharing her enthusiasm for hand-building in clay, and appreciating wildlife through art. 

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING

All materials provided

Wear clothes to get messy in

ACCESSIBILITY

Hand strength and coordination required

Wheelchair Accessible

$90

SUN JUNE 14th, 10am to 3:30pm

DESCRIPTION

Bring your painting or sewing skills to this fabric art quilt landscape class. Beginners are welcome even if you don’t have sewing skills.

Students will dive in to our vast collection of textiles to ‘paint’ a spring landscape quilt. Using values and colours to represent the verdant colours of an emerging spring you will cut and piece together the elements of your landscape. The more detailed the better, think impressionist paintings. This is a great exercise for painters because it makes your choices more purposeful and encourages a palette of similar values to represent your subject.

The final step involves sewing down your landscape and mounting it on matte board.

YOUR TUTOR

Fran Cook is a long time fibre artist that has dabbled in many fabric disciplines. Her present practice focusses on art quilts like those being taught in this class.

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING

All materials provided,

Students will work towards completIng a 15×20” art quilt landscape.

ACCESSIBILITY

Hand strength and coordination required

The fibre loft studio is accessible by stairs.

$25

DESCRIPTION

These mentored studio classes are a great way to increase your sewing skills while pursuing self directed projects of your choice. Under the qualified tutelage of Patricia Campbell from Sydenham Sewing participants will meet each week in a friendly group to work on their own projects, encouraging each other and sharing their skills. Patricia will give technical expertise to each person to ensure their projects progress and are finished successfully. In this environment you can increase your skills at a pace that is comfortable for you.

If you want to join a great sewing community and take advantage of GB Arts’ fully equipped studio space with a wonderful teacher, then this is for you.

This class is not suitable for beginners you should already be familiar with sewing and sewing machines. This class will give you the opportunity to add skills that you need at a pace that works for you.

This is an ongoing class and spaces are limited so sign up early.

DATES & TIMES

Wednesday evening, 5:30 – 8

YOUR TUTOR

Patricia Campbell

In another life, Patricia was a full-time costumer for some of the big Canadian theatre companies, including the Canadian Stage Company, the Canadian Opera Company, Livent and Mirvish, where she made costumes for shows such as The Lion King, Phantom of the Opera, Ragtime and Mamma Mia. Since that time, she has been an instructor at Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Waterloo. She has kept up her professional-level sewing skills over the years and is now the owner and operator of Sydenham Sewing and Alterations based in Chatsworth.

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING

Participants need to bring all of the fabric, thread and notions for their projects. If you are unsure of your requirements please send us an email with your questions.

You may bring your own sewing machine or serger or you can borrow one from GB Arts. Storage will be available for the month if you want to leave your machine here.

ACCESSIBILITY

Hand strength and coordination required

This class is held in the textile loft and is only accessible by stairs

$100.

DESCRIPTION

Have you ever put flowers in a vase only for them to splay open, or otherwise not live up to your vision?
Learn the Spiral Technique to easily make a bouquet that works each time, with no special tools needed, whether you foraged, grew, purchased or were gifted flowers. Bring your friends and family, or meet some new flower friends at this fun floral night.

What You’ll Receive

- An ample bouquet of locally and organically grown cut flowers

- A vase

- Colour theory knowledge to apply to your bouquets (and gardens) to up-level your designs

- Harvest and post-harvest care tips whether you cut your own flowers or buy them in and want them to last

DATES & TIMES

THURS JUNE 18, 6:30 – 9PM

YOUR TUTOR

Erin Gibb is a local therapist and Flower Farmer at GoFloralCo obsessed with beauty, healthy soil, growing and designing with flowers in a way that feels hopeful, inspiring, and beautiful – not overwhelming.

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING

Wear clothes to get messy in

All materials are provided

ACCESSIBILITY

Hand strength and coordination required

Bring readers if you need’em.

Wheelchair accessible

$170

DESCRIPTION

This one day introductory class is for those who are absolute beginners. You will learn the very basics of throwing on the potter’s wheel. This is a fun and quick way to introduce yourself to throwing on the wheel and find out if you would like to pursue a 5 week introductory course. Three pieces will be saved to be bisque fired, glaze fired, and ready to pick up in 2 to 3 weeks.

DATES & TIMES

SAT MAY 2nd 10:00am to 3:00pm

YOUR TUTOR

Sharon Zhao

Sharon first learned to throw on the wheel after university, but put the craft on hold when she lived in Southeast Asia. After relocating back to North America 8 years ago, she enthusiastically returned to pottery. A newcomer to the Grey-Bruce region, Sharon loves making functional pieces, exploring unique surface textures, and sharing her passion with students and members at GB Arts. 

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING

Wear clothes to get messy in

ACCESSIBILITY

Hand strength and coordination required

Ability to sit for the duration of the class

Wheelchair accessible

$70.

DESCRIPTION

Join us a a fun, 3-hour workshop where you’ll explore the art of Cyanotype, one of the earliest forms of photography using sunlight, water, and nature. Cyanotype photography doesn’t use a camera. Instead, you lay an object on paper coated with a special solution before exposing it to UV light (like sunlight) and washing with water. 

In this workshop you’ll learn the basics of cyanotype printing and create stunning, blue-and-white prints using a variety of elements on paper and fabric.

Participants will create their own personalized cyanotypes and will leave with the skills and knowledge to continue experimenting with this fascinating medium.

DATES & TIMES

SAT JUNE 20th, 12 – 3pm

YOUR TUTOR

Leah is a printmaker and book designer now living in Owen Sound. She graduated with honours from the Ontario College of Art where she specialized in Printmaking and Book Arts. After a 20-year career designing books at Penguin Random House Canada, she left to focus on producing her own work as co-proprietor of Mammoth Hall Press, a private printmaking and design studio.

She has worked in many printmaking media including linocut and woodcut, etching and drypoint, screen-printing, cyanotype, and letterpress. 

Her work is held internationally in public and private collections.

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING

Must have closed toe shoes, safety glasses available at centre (or bring your own)

ACCESSIBILITY

Hand strength and coordination required

Wheelchair accessible

$25

DESCRIPTION

These mentored studio classes provides you with a supportive environment to continue to hone your skills. An experienced instructor will provide personalized instruction to help you gain confidence in throwing on the wheel.

For clay 1 non-member participants, these classes will allow you practice the skills you have learned and to improve your control of cylinder construction. Trimming and decoration can be done within your skill set. There will be a once monthly glazing session for you to finish off your pieces. Clay is purchased separately and you will be responsible for the reclaiming and management of your clay. This is a way to keep improving before you take clay 2/3.

For members this is an opportunity for you to receive help with sticking points in your throwing technique and to work on throwing larger vessels and explore different shapes. Glazing improvement and simple additions and alterations can be worked on.

Requirement: You must have completed Clay 1 at GB Arts or you are currently a Studio Member in order to participate in this class.

DATES & TIMES

Sunday mornings 10 – 12

YOUR TUTOR

A variety of instructors will be available on a rotating basis so you will experience multiple viewpoint and techniques of throwing.

ACCESSIBILITY

Hand strength and coordination required

$290

DESCRIPTION

This 5-session course will start you on your journey to becoming a potter! You will learn clay preparation, tools, centering clay, opening a vessel, control of the clay on the wheel, and basic finishing of your piece. This course will reinforce these basic skills with the aim to throw a perfect cylinder, which is the beginning of most wheel projects. Good studio practices and a solid technique will give a firm grasp of throwing on the wheel.

A maximum of 5 pieces will be saved and fired. Extra pieces can be kept for an additional fee.

Mentored studio will be available after this class to continue practicing your new skills.

This class is a prerequisite for Clay 2.

DATES & TIMES

Class 1: Sunday, June 21, 1:00 – 4:00pm

Class 2: Wednesday, June 24, 5:30 – 8:30pm

Class 3: Sunday, June 28, 1:00 – 4:00pm

Class 4: Wednesday, July 1, 5:30 – 8:30pm

Class 5: Wednesday, July 15, 5:30 – 8:00pm

Please note that there will be a hiatus between Class 4 and 5 to make time for the bisque firing which readies your pieces for glazing. The last class will be a glazing session. If you miss the glaze class, the instructor will glaze your work for you. We are unable to accommodate makeup dates for missed sessions.

YOUR TUTOR

Sharon Zhao

Sharon first learned to throw on the wheel after university, but had to put the craft on hold when she lived in Southeast Asia. After relocating back to North America 8 years ago, she enthusiastically returned to pottery. A newcomer to the Grey-Bruce region, Sharon loves making functional pieces, exploring unique surface textures, and sharing her passion with students and members at GB Arts. 

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING

Wear clothes to get messy in

Closed toed shoes

Long hair tied back

ACCESSIBILITY

Hand strength and coordination required

Ability to sit for the duration of the class

$125

DESCRIPTION

In this half day novice class, you will experience a taste of the traditional art of leaded glass while creating a stunning Garden Stake of your own colour and design.

This course will cover the steps and concepts of utilising lead came in your stained glass project. You will learn how to stretch and cut lead came, solder within a zinc frame, and continue to improve your skills in scoring and cutting glass.

Upon completion of this class, you will have a beautiful piece of art to adorn a garden or planter. Your finished project will measure approximately 24” x 3.5”.

REQUIREMENT

Must have experience in successfully scoring and breaking glass, grinding to a pattern, foiling ,and soldering. All materials are included as well as the use of our hand tools, grinders, and safety glasses.

YOUR TUTOR

Patti DiFlorio

Patti DiFlorio is a passionate and trained stained glass artisan utilizing traditional and classic methods in copper foil and leaded glass designs.

DATES & TIME

Sunday, June 28 from 9:30am to 12:30pm

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING

Closed toe shoes

Wear clothes to get messy in

ACCESSIBILITY

Standing for part of class

Hand strength and coordination required

$50

DESCRIPTION

In this class, you will learn how to thread and operate your own sewing machine. Basic operations will be taught as you make a simple tea towel to take home. Common problems such as jammed needles and broken threads will be covered. Understanding your sewing machine will give you the confidence to pursue sewing projects at home or at GB Arts!

This course is a prerequisite to open studio in textiles.

YOUR INSTRUCTOR

Patricia Campbell

In another life, Patricia was a full-time costumer for some of the big Canadian theatre companies, including the Canadian Stage Company, the Canadian Opera Company, Livent and Mirvish, where she made costumes for shows such as The Lion King, Phantom of the Opera, Ragtime and Mamma Mia. Since that time, she has been an instructor at Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Waterloo. She has kept up her professional-level sewing skills over the years and is now the owner and operator of Sydenham Sewing and Alterations based in Chatsworth.



DATES & TIMES

SUN JUNE 28th 1pm – 3pm.

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING

Your sewing machine, or you may borrow one from GB Arts

ACCESSIBILITY

Hand strength and coordination required

This class is held in the textile loft and is only accessible by stairs

$45

DESCRIPTION

These mentored studio classes provides you with a supportive environment to continue to hone your skills. This is not a class. This is meant to support you as you work on your own project. An experienced instructor will help you work through sticking points in your project and help you refine your practice.

In stained glass mentored studio participants are responsible for all of their consumables eg; glass, foil, solder, bevels etc. Your instructor will be their to help you refine your skills and to ensure proper construction habits are formed.

This is not a venue to explore completely new skills too you (eg; lead construction). We can direct you to a class for skills development outside of your current skill set.

DATES & TIMES

June 7, 1:30 – 4:30pm

and

June 28, 1:30-4:30pm

YOUR TUTOR

Patti DiFlorio

ACCESSIBILITY

Hand strength and coordination required

$100

DESCRIPTION

SUN JULY 5th, 10-4pm

Who doesn’t love a cute and cuddly cephalopod? Well you will after you attend this needle felted octopus class. Spend the day painting this amazing creature with wool roving. Using a large palette of colours you will recreate all of the intricate details. Don’t miss out Megans classes sell out quickly.

All materials are included

Suitable for beginners, you will go home with the tools to continue your exploration of felting.

YOUR TUTOR

Megan Cleland is a self taught artist specializing in felted portraits, using wool and other animal fibres to create lifelike textured works. She began exploring felting ten years ago, drawn to the natural colours and richness of the medium. In 2023, Megan showcased her work at The Royal Winter Fair in Toronto, which led to gallery representation and increased public interest in her unique approach to fibre art.

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING

All materials provided, students will go home with their tools to continue their felting practice at home.

ACCESSIBILITY

Hand strength and coordination required

The fibre loft studio is accessible by stairs.

$360

DESCRIPTION

Sculptors are the engineers of the art world. Working with a broad range of materials campers will construct large scale artworks. Think robot prosthetics and kinetic mobiles. Problem solving, applied forces and aesthetic considerations will drive your childs creative impulses during this week. Get ready to be blown away with the projects for this camp.

This dual focus camp also includes clay which is a sculptural medium as well. Participants will experience throwing clay on the wheel and handbuilding clay in various ways. Surface decoration and carving techniques will allow your child to develop an individual style for their pottery.

With singalongs, play breaks, movie time and kid friendly lunches, this will be a fun and creative experience for your child. Friday afternoon will feature a time for a parents/guardians showcase where your children can proudly display their work and introduce you to their tools and workspaces that they used all week.

LUNCH IS INCLUDED!

You will be sent a field trip form to read, sign, and return before camp starts.

*Please write your child’s name, age, and any food allergies they may have in the comments when signing up for a ticket. AGES 8-13. 

DATES & TIMES

MON JULY 6th 9:00am to 4:00pm

TUE JULY 7th 9:00am to 4:00pm

WED JULY 8th 9:00am to 4:00pm

THUR JULY 9th 9:00am to 4:00pm

FRI JULY 10th 9:00am to 4:00pm

YOUR TUTORS

Michelle Minke

Michelle has been making pottery for many years, beginning at Seneca College, Toronto, and including classes in Yellowknife, Alberta, and Haliburton. She has been teaching high school at Bruce Peninsula District School most of her career. She is pleased to share her love of pottery at the Georgian Bay Centre for the Arts.

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING

All materials will be supplied

Proper attire including closed toe shoes and sun protection for going outside on breaks

Dress for mess

If your child has long hair please put it back with a hair tie 

There will be a break during the afternoon, so please send your child with snacks and a drink.

ACCESSIBILITY

Wheelchair accessible

Ages 8-13

TIME & DATE

WED JULY 8th , 5:30 – 8:30pm

CLASS DESCRIPTION

This club is designed for members and nonmembers to come and print in our community studio with a collegial group of like minded artists. You will work on your own printing project using the GB Arts presses and equipment. Instruction is not part of this Print Club session. Participants will work within their skill set while perfecting their technique. There will be complimentary black ink available. You will be responsible for all other supplies.

Paper and lino will be available for purchase.

YOUR INSTRUCTORS

There will be a print tech on duty to ensure proper usage of the equipment and to maintain a safe and clean environment. Instruction is not part of this Print Club session. Participants will work within their skill set while perfecting their technique.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

Wear; closed toe shoes & work clothes to get dirty in

Suitable for all levels.

Wheelchair accessible

Bring readers for working small

$80

DESCRIPTION

We are privileged to live in a region with an abundance of fresh water lakes and the beautiful great lakes. Depicting water and shorelines in your paintings is a skill every painter needs.

In this class you will learn how to represent water and shorelines in a way that speaks to the quiet and calm of still water or the excitement of waves. Reflection and light will also be addressed to give your work a realistic quality.

Exercises in the morning will culminate in a painting of a local waterway in the afterrnoon.

Reference material of local landmarks and streetscapes will be provided

DATES & TIMES

SAT JULY 11th 10:00am to 3:00pm

YOUR TUTOR

Kim Atlin

Raised in rural Ontario, Kim moved to Toronto to attend the Ontario College of Art and Design and stayed. Recently re-locating from Toronto to Owen Sound, Kim’s fascination with the colours and textures of the world has kept her and her brush wandering.

Kim is a frequent exhibitor in group shows in Toronto, Ontario; Saint John, New Brunswick; New York City, New York; Palm Desert, California; as well as numerous other locations.

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING

Canvas no bigger than 16×20

A selection of brushes

Acrylic Paints (suggestions)

Ultramarine, French, Phthalo, or Cerulean Blue

Cadmium, Pyrrole, or Napthol Red Light

Cadmium, Bismuth, or Arylide (Hansa) Yellow Lite or Deep

Titanium White and Black

Good quality brushes, small, medium and large (flats, filberts, and/or liners/riggers)

ACCESSIBILITY

Wheelchair accessible