Classes
Paint and Process: Beyond Pollock
S20APOL4
Instructor: Steve Rose
Intermediate/Advanced
Thursday, April 30 - Thursday, June 25 (9 Thursdays)
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Adults 60 years of age and up: free of charge
Adults ages 18-59: $297.00 (with HST $335.61)
Paint and Process: Beyond Pollock is an active studio approach to a contemporary art practice. Celebrating its 20th year, this class offers intermediate and advanced level artists the opportunity to direct their artistic development and provides an opportunity to access professional coaching and mentoring. Each session begins with a 30-minute introduction where selected abstract and non-objective artists will be introduced, stimulating class discussions and individual reflections. Visit www.neilsonparkcreativecentre.comfor the materials list.
Drawing with Soft Pastels
S20ADSP
Instructor: Helen McCusker
All levels
Tuesday, May 5 - Tuesday, June 23 (8 Tuesdays)
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Adults 60 years of age and up: free of charge
Adults ages 18-59: $176 (with HST $198.88)
Soft pastels are a versatile medium that have been used through the centuries by artists such as Carriera, Quentin de la Tour, Degas, Cassatt, Picasso and many others. They are portable, vibrant and easy to use. Through a variety of exercises, students will learn several different pastel techniques to create beautiful drawings. Subject matter for drawing will include drawing from Still Life and photo reference (supplied). We will cover colour theory, composition and design, personal style and expression, and the nitty gritty of what pastels and papers you need and where to find them. Class instruction includes demonstrations, examples of pastel work, one-on-one direction, and group critiques. Beat the Isolation Blues and join us for a fun, informative drawing class. Visit www.neilsonparkcreativecentre.com for the materials list.
Remote Watercolour
S20ARW2
Instructor: Marjan Verstappen
All levels
Tuesday, May 5 - Tuesday, June 9 (6 Tuesdays)
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Adults 60 years of age and up: free of charge
Adults ages 18-59: $132 (with HST $149.16)
Travel to beautiful places on Google Street View with artist Marjan Verstappen and then paint them! Improve your skills at painting landscapes and streetscapes using the awesome power of the internet. This class is appropriate for any level of experience. Materials list will be provided.
Drawing The Fun Stuff
S20ADFS
Instructor: Bruce Sherman
All levels
Thursday, May 7 - Thursday, May 28 (4 Thursdays)
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Adults 60 years of age and up: free of charge
Adults under the age of 60: $88 (with HST $99.44)
Learn to draw the Golden Gate Bridge, the Parliament Buildings in London, England, elaborate cathedral architecture; but not in this class! We are drawing enjoyable subject matter: shells, fruit, plants, trees, faces (all the stuff that looks good, but is pretty easy, with a little help from your teacher!) Visit www.neilsonparkcreativecentre.com for the materials list.
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Workshops
Floral Impressions
S20AFIM
Instructor: Jacintha Krish
All levels
Monday, May 11; Wednesday, May 13; Friday, May 15 (3-day workshop)
10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Adults 60 years of age and up: free of charge
Adults ages 18-59: $82.50 (with HST $93.23)
Participants will learn to paint spring and summer florals to add a little sunshine to any room. Be it in pastels or primaries, students will learn a few different techniques and brushstrokes while creating their own impressionistic interpretations of floral artwork. Focus will be on loosely styled creations of colour in acrylic and mixed media. Visit www.neilsonparkcreativecentre.com for the materials list.
Cartooning & Illustration
S20ACAR
Instructor: Bruce Sherman
All levels
Saturday, May 30
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Adults 60 years of age and up: free of charge
Adults ages 18-59: $38 (with HST $42.94)
Utilize the creative skillsets of drawing, painting and design, but with even greater exuberance and a touch of wild abandon. Along with being a superb avenue for self-expression, cartooning has the pragmatic upshot of allowing participants to create personalized greetings and messages. More than that, it's loads of fun! Visit www.neilsonparkcreativecentre.com for the materials list.
Collage: New Directions
S20ACOL3
Instructor: Kal Honey
All levels
Monday, June 22; Wednesday, June 24; Friday, June 26 (3-day workshop)
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Adults 60 years of age and up: free of charge
Adults ages 18-59: $99 (with HST $111.87)
Join us for 3 fun days of exploration! This workshop will include contemporary collage examples for inspiration, creative exercises and open-ended challenges, all within a creative and supportive environment. There will be plenty of creative leeway to take your art in the direction you find most compelling! Visit www.neilsonparkcreativecentre.com for the materials list.
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Open Studio
Community Open Studio Z: Drop-In Thursdays
S20AOPEN4
Facilitator: Brenda Shewchuk
All levels
Thursday, April 23 - Thursday, July 2 (11 Thursdays)
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Free of charge - registration required
Community members are invited to join Studio Z (oom) online on Thursday mornings to work on their own art projects and meet new friends!
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Special Social Media Events
NPCC Art Docs
S20ADOCS
Facilitator: Alison Lam
All ages
Sunday, May 24
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Free of charge - registration required
As part of our brand new series of online programming, join us for the NPCC Art Docs series, brought to you absolutely FREE OF CHARGE! Relax in the comfort of your own home and chat with fellow NPCC members as we watch exciting art documentaries together. Our inaugural event, will feature two documentaries: Forever, Chinatown and Hearts and Hands.
Emmy Award nominee Forever, Chinatown tells the story of unknown, self-taught 81-year-old artist Frank Wong who has spent the past four decades recreating his fading memories by building romantic, extraordinarily detailed miniature models of the San Francisco Chinatown rooms of his youth. This film takes the journey of one individual and maps it to a rapidly changing urban neighbourhood from 1940s to present day.
Hearts and Hands chronicles the lives of ordinary women as well as individuals such as Harriet Tubman, Elizabeth Keckley, Frances Willard and Abigail Scott Duniway through the great 19th century events: industrialization, abolition, the Civil War, westward movement, temperance and suffrage. For nineteenth century women, quilts were the podium, the pulpit and the judges'' gavel, which their society denied them. Their quilts speak the language of abolition, patriotism, politics, social justice and westward expansion.
Be ready to participate in lively discussion during the showing of both documentaries on Sunday, May 24 on Zoom (link to be provided). Forever, China will begin airing at 1:00 p.m., while Hearts and Hands will start at 1:40 p.m. Join us for one or stay for both. Come for a fun interactive experience as we watch movies together and catch up with friends! Registration required.
NPCC Weekly Art Challenge
Facilitator: Alison Lam
All ages
Free of charge
While we''re all doing our parts in beating this virus by remaining at home, many of us have been creating incredible works of art in our chosen medium, be it wet, dry or textile. So, why not share it with our community?
In an effort to bring our community together and to promote NPCC online, let''s share what we''ve all been doing!
Starting on the week of April 20, a weekly challenge will be issued every Monday. Anyone who wishes to participate has until Friday of that week to produce a work of art that falls under that challenge. When your artwork is complete, tag NPCC on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter with "@npccarts", along with the hashtag #NPCCWeeklyChallenge, and we will repost, share, and retweet your works, either in our stories or in our feed. Let''s share with the world how talented the NPCC artists really are!
Challenge for April 20: We all love the front-liners who have made so many sacrifices for us in this fight against the global pandemic. Show them some love through your art! Post pictures of your artwork (don''t forget to tag us @npccarts and #NPCCWeeklyChallenge) by Friday, April 24th, and we will share it with the world! Let''s see how much the NPCC community appreciates our front-liners!
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