Centauri Arts Academy Blog
Congratulations to our Senior Acting Troupe!
We are thrilled to announce that our Semester 2 Senior Acting Workshop received a DISTINCTION from Trinity College for their production of a self-devised show entitled, The Clouds. Congratulations to all our actors, and a special thank you to Marina Gomes, our wonderful Acting Instructor, who guided them through this process. Our Senior Acting Workshop was entered for the Performance Arts category at the Grade 4 level. The certification required them to demonstrate 4 distinct [...]
Acting Classes for Teens in Toronto, starting September 2023
Centauri Arts is Offering TWO Acting Classes in Bloor West Village this fall! Acting Classes for ages 9-14: Exploring Drama Explore improvisation, comedy and mime. Develop characters, rehearse scenes and create your own performance! Our acting classes for kids aged 9-14 are a ton of fun, and a great way to develop self-confidence. There are other reasons to take an acting class, too – acting develops communication skills, helps with public speaking and encourages [...]
Summer Intensives for Teens: Creative Writing Camps, Fine Art Camps, Acting Camps and More!
Summer Intensives for Teens: Creative Writing Camps, Fine Art Camps, Film Camps, Acting Camps and More! Summer is a special time at Centauri Arts – young writers, artists, actors and filmmakers from all over the city come together to build community around a shared interest, as they take part in Acting Camps, Creative Writing Camps, Fine Art Camps, Film Camps and more. If you have a child aged 11-18 who loves creative writing, painting, drawing, [...]
Digital Art & Animation
Offered hybrid; join virtually, or in-person at our Toronto studio. Mondays, 7pm-8.30pm (ET), Ages 11-17, Semester 2 (14 weeks) Monday 27 January-Monday 12 May Instructor: Aaron Alviano Develop your digital art skills as you work on fabulous original art in our weekly after-school digital art classes. Become proficient with open-source sketching and painting programs. Explore digital painting, illustration and even digital cartooning as you create your own dossier of work. Create fantastical and futuristic [...]
Fine Art: From Monet to Matisse
In our Bloor West Village Studio: Mondays, 5.00pm-6.30pm Ages 10-15 **8 Weeks, Jan 6 2025 to Mar 3 2025 (no workshop on Family Day) Instructor: Aaron Alviano Get inspired by some of the world’s greatest artists as you paint, draw, collage, sculpt and make fabulous original art. Each week we’ll explore a new artist or art movement, experimenting with their use of colour, texture, space, form and shape. You’ll use a range of art [...]
Best FREE Animation Software
With most modern animations being created digitally, there is a continual growth in demand for easy-to-use software allowing anyone to make their own animation creations. If you are taking our summer animation or digital art programs, or our year-round virtual classes in digital art and animation, you may be interested in this list of the top 5 FREE animation programs. Top 5 FREE animation software programs 1. Pixilart This is an easy to use web-based [...]
Best FREE Photo Editing Software
If you love photography, or taking photography workshops such as the ones offered through Centauri Arts, you will be aware of some of the great FREE and open source photo editing software options. Whether you are a teenager looking for photography camps, or a student hoping to take our photography and digital art classes, check out our list of the top 5 FREE photo editing programs: Top 5 FREE photo editing software programs 1. [...]
Top Five FREE and Open Source Software Tools for Creative Writing
Google Docs! Tech Radar voted Google Docs the BEST free software for authors and poets – which is great news, since this writing software is likely the one most of us already use! https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/ Focus Writer is a great software tool for creative writers because it is designed to take away the distractions you do not need – all the traditional features of word processing software that you do not need if you are writing [...]
Summer Arts Camps in Bloor West Village
Registration Now Open for Arts Enrichment Camps This Summer! Centauri Arts offers intensive, week-long arts enrichment programs for ages 11-18 throughout July and August, virtually and in our Toronto arts studio in Bloor West Village. Programs run for four hours each day, and all courses are led by qualified and experienced arts professionals. Immerse yourself in the arts this summer! While we call these ‘day camps’, they focus only on the arts – and they [...]
Young Writers and Artists: Five Places to Send Your Work
If you are a young writer hoping to publish your creative writing, or a young artist looking for places to submit your work, here are five writing and art competitions you may want to check out: 1. Scholastic Magazine holds annual competitions for young artists and young writers. Check out their website for the submission details and annual deadlines: https://www.artandwriting.org/ 2. The New York Times Learning Centre has a number of writing and art awards [...]
