Virtual Writing Salon

Ages 11-17 Monday 29 July – Friday 2 August 4pm to8.30pm each day (with an hour’s break for dinner) Immerse yourself in creative writing from the comfort of your own home! Develop characters, build stories, create unique settings and learn all about tension, dialogue and mood as you respond to exciting and varied writing prompts. Whether you love poetry, fantasy, science fiction, action/adventure or comedy (or if you are still discovering what you like), this fun and inspiring week will help you grow as a writer. Beginner and experienced writers are all welcome; write by hand or on a device, the choice is yours! Instructor: Bonnie Warburton PROGRAM CALENDAR APPLY NOW! Creative Writing Camps - [...]

Drawing and Painting Intensive

Ages 11-17 Monday 29 July-Friday 2 August 11am to 3.30pm Expand your drawing and painting skills in this wide ranging visual art camp. Experiment with drawing styles and techniques, then get inspired by classical and contemporary artists as you work on inspiring painting projects using watercolour and acrylics. Artists of all levels are welcome – including young people working on portfolios for arts school applications. Discover technical and creative drawing and painting skills, have fun, relax into art and explore your artistic potential with us this summer. Instructor: Aaron Alviano PROGRAM CALENDAR APPLY NOW! Digital and Fine Art Camps - On-Line and in Bloor West Village [...]

Creative Writing: Character Quest!

Ages 11-17 Monday 22 July-Friday 26 July 11am to 3.30pm Join us for a creative writing camp focussed on character! We’ll build original characters, and use their personality traits, weaknesses and strengths to inspire exciting stories. Try your hand at sizzling monologues, exciting scenes for the stage, and segments from screenplays. Learn how to create characters from the inside out, and the outside in – and discover what happens when character meets conflict! We’ll write solo, and for fun, we’ll also find out what happens when our characters clash. This camp is for anyone who likes to write – or wants to give it a go. It would also be a terrific choice for filmmakers, actors… and anyone fascinated by people! Beginner [...]

Fine Art: The Art of Nature

Ages 11-17 Monday 15 July – Friday 19 July 4pm-8.30pm Paint, sketch, collage, join photographic assignments and explore mixed media in this exciting project-based art program. We’ll experiment with new and original ways to reflect the natural world, working in our Bloor West studio, on location in High Park, and throughout the neighbourhood. We’ll gain inspiration from famous artists and photographers who work in nature, and explore everything from macro photography to landscape art. Whether you are a nature lover, a photographer, an artist, or just looking for a creative adventure as the summer winds down… this program is for you! Instructor: Aaron Alviano PROGRAM CALENDAR APPLY NOW! Digital and Fine Art Camps - On-Line [...]

Cartoons and Comic Books

SORRY-FULL Ages 11-17 Monday 8 July-Friday 12 July 4pm to 8.30pm Are you a fan of superheroes, cartoons and comic books? In this traditional drawing program, you’ll focus on character creation and comic book illustration. We’ll teach you all the skills you need to create cartoons in different styles (Anime, Manga, Chibi), but this program is also about creating characters and building stories YOUR way! Get creative and have fun as you develop your own drawing style and build the characters, story and landscapes for a comic book all of your own. Instructor: Aaron Alviano PROGRAM CALENDAR APPLY NOW! Digital and Fine Art Camps - On-Line and in Bloor West Village [...]

Creative Writing: How to Write a Short Story

SORRY-FULL Ages 11-17 Monday 8th July-Friday 12th July 11am to 3.30pm This workshop is product-oriented! Come with enthusiasm, join our community of young writers, and leave with a completed short story at the end of the week. We’’ll look at flash fiction, science fiction, short story structure and character-creation, with all-new prompts for the benefit of returning writers. By Wednesday, you’ll be deep into the flow state as you write your story, supported by fellow writers. Thursday will be all about editing and polishing – and then Friday, we publish our work to an online magazine – and celebrate! How do you find a publisher for your finished story?  We’ll cover that, too! Beginner and experienced writers are all welcome; write by [...]

Animation Creations

Ages 11-17 Monday 1st July – Friday 5th July 2024 11am-3.30pm Develop the technical skills to bring your wildest and most creative ideas to visual life on the screen! Create original digital art masterpieces, and learn how to animate them. View famous short animations for inspiration – everything from European art house films to NFB creations. In this varied and exciting program, you’ll discover how to make the most of open-source software to build short animations of your own… and you’ll practice your new skills using digital drawing games, too! Join us for an exciting week as you explore the creative and technical aspects of short film animation. Bring along your device; if you are working on a laptop we will have [...]

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