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Paints & Pints
It’s Happy Hour at the Kingston School of Art and Daft Brewing! Create your own colourful masterpiece while sipping on pints at Daft Brewing. Tickets include instruction, all necessary art supplies, and one drink from Daft Brewing. Capacity is limited, so buy your tickets now! Sunday 5 February | 1pm - 3pm |
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Workshop with Jaylene Cardinal & Dakota Ward
Join Artists Jaylene Cardinal and Dakota Ward for a FREE painting workshop, in conjunction with QBACC's Indigenous Canoe Garden Project. All materials are included. This session is intended for adults only. Each ticket admits one individual. Thursday 9 February | 6pm - 9pm |
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Monotyping is Fun!
Have you ever wanted to dip your toes into the world of printmaking, but felt a wee bit intimidated by the technical elements of the practice? Well, monotyping might be exactly what you’ve been looking for! Imagine painting and printmaking had a baby - that’s MONOTYPE! In this workshop, you will learn the art of monotyping, a perfect blend of painting and printmaking, great for any experience level! Learn a variety of techniques to create fun, unique monoprints; unique because monotypes are the only type of printmaking where the result is one print instead of an edition! Learn tips on how to monotype at home, and how to adjust it for different skill levels or material accessibility, from tinfoil to plexiglass, and all the tricks that come with it. No experience required; great for any skill level! FULL Sunday 12 February | 1pm - 3pm |
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Illustration: Creative Drawing for Beginners
Taking chances, making mistakes, and playing are all big parts of creative illustration. In this illustration workshop, Artist Abby Nowakowski teaches starting points to develop your imagination, visual language, and artistic voice! You’ll dive into some guidelines for harmonious composition using simplified shapes and colours to enhance your skill set. During the workshop, you’ll experiment with freehand drawing, collage, and work with a range of materials to untap your inner illustrator. Sunday 12 February | 4pm - 6pm |
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Workshop with Jaylene Cardinal & Dakota Ward
Join Artists Jaylene Cardinal and Dakota Ward for a FREE painting workshop, in conjunction with QBACC's Indigenous Canoe Garden Project. All materials are included. This session is intended for adults only. Each ticket admits one individual. Thursday 16 February | 6pm - 9pm |
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Craft²
Kids bring your grown-ups and grown-ups bring your littles! Join KSOA and Fine Balance Brewery for this family-friendly artmaking event. Together you will get creative and create a pair of paintings. Parents can enjoy a well-deserved drink, which is included in the admission price! Capacity is limited, so book your tickets today. Each ticket admits one pair (an adult and a child). Friday 16 February | 5pm - 7pm |
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Workshop with Jaylene Cardinal & Dakota Ward
Join Artists Jaylene Cardinal and Dakota Ward for a FREE painting workshop, in conjunction with QBACC's Indigenous Canoe Garden Project. All materials are included. This session is intended for families. Each ticket admits one adult and one child, who will collaboratively create a painting together. Sunday 19 February | 12pm - 3pm |
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Writing is Art Too!
Through guided poetry prompts and inquiry, we will spend time in conversation with art, including that on display at the Window Art Gallery. Workshop participants will create ekphrastic poetry, which responds to or is inspired by a piece of art. This class is generative (we will write - lots) and beginner-friendly (no creative writing experience is necessary)! You will experience collaborative writing exercises, share your work in a low-stakes environment, and leave with new avenues to explore your writing practice. Sunday 19 February | 1pm - 3:30pm |
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Blue Indigo Fabric Dyeing Workshop
In this 6-hour workshop, we will mix the dye vat; review techniques and wrap, tie or stitch the fabric; and then dip-dye these pieces throughout the afternoon until we get the light, medium, or dark blue colour you want! Each participant will go home with up to 3 meters of dyed fabric, instructions for rinsing and washing, and suggestions for use, including a pattern to make a pillowcase. Sunday 26 February | 10am - 4pm |
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Paints & Pints
It’s Happy Hour at the Kingston School of Art and Daft Brewing! Create your own colourful masterpiece while sipping on pints at Daft Brewing. Tickets include instruction, all necessary art supplies, and one drink from Daft Brewing. Capacity is limited, so buy your tickets now! Sunday 5 March | 1pm - 3pm |
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Pop of Colour
"Pop of Colour" is an easy-to-understand journey into the complexities of colour space. It's a colour boot camp for painters and material nerds! Students will explore palettes and pigments to achieve a more predictable result. Additionally, students will discuss the measurable attributes of colour -- hue, chroma and value -- and discover the three-dimensional colour wheel. Sunday 12 March | 9:30am - 4pm |
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Intaglio Printmaking Workshop
Through this intensive full-day workshop Artist Abby Nowakowski will teach you the magic of intaglio (also known as etching) printmaking. From mapping out your layers - to inking up your plate, you will learn the traditional process of drypoint intaglio and explore alternative chine collé techniques. You’ll get hands-on experience with plate making, pulling prints through a printing press, and you’ll get the chance to play, experiment and create a small edition of intaglio prints. Sunday 19 March | 11am - 4pm |
