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Virtual Writing Salon

Ages 11-17 Monday 21 July – Friday 25 July 3pm to 7.30pm each day (with an hour’s break for dinner) Immerse yourself in creative writing from the comfort of your home, garden or cottage! 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! [...]

March 12th, 2022|Creative Writing, Summer Day Camp 2025, Virtual Camp|

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 [...]

March 12th, 2022|Fine Art & Digital Art, Summer Day Camp 2025|

Humans of Toronto: A Devised Theatre Project

Ages 11-17 Monday 14 July – Friday 18 July 3pm-7.30pm Research, write, rehearse and stage your own original performance. We’ll go out into the community together, observing people and listening to their stories. Who are the ‘humans’ who live in Toronto? What are their dreams, their secrets and their stories? We’ll bring our discoveries back to the studio, take workshops in mask, improvisation and character… then we’ll start to devise our play. Work as an acting ensemble to create a unique piece of theatre, ready for performance before an invited audience at the end of the week. Actors must be available the full five days of this program. (also check out our film camps for the opportunity to act on camera) PROGRAM [...]

March 12th, 2022|Acting & Drama, Summer Day Camp 2025|

Creative Writing: for the JOY of Words!

Ages 11-17 Monday 7 July-Friday 11 July 10am to 2.30pm In this varied and playful creative writing camp, we’ll explore words and stories in every way possible. We’ll play word games, collaborate on stories, try spoken word poetry, invent language and create word collages. We’ll write song lyrics, turn the entire studio into a poem, create our own books, make wearable word art and end with an amazing zine we will write and illustrate together. What happens when you forget traditional structures and share your love of words in new and exciting ways? Join this writing program and find out! Beginner and experienced writers are all welcome. Please bring along a plain T Shirt in your own size. PROGRAM CALENDAR APPLY [...]

March 12th, 2022|Creative Writing, Summer Day Camp 2025|

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 [...]

March 12th, 2022|Fine Art & Digital Art, Summer Day Camp 2025|

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 [...]

March 12th, 2022|Fine Art & Digital Art, Summer Day Camp 2025|

Creative Writing: How to Write a Novel

Ages 11-17 Monday 30th June - Friday 4th July 10am to 2.30pm How do you plot the perfect novel? Create the ideal protagonist? Adapt your own experiences into exciting fiction? Should you write in first or third person? Past or present tense? We’ll answer these questions and more! You’ll work solo and in groups to weave exciting and original stories, and every writer will create a novel synopsis and first chapter of their own. Come join our community of writers and let your imagination soar. Book early, though: this is one of our most popular programs! Instructor: Julie Hartley PROGRAM CALENDAR APPLY NOW! Creative Writing Camps - On-Line and in Bloor West Village [...]

March 12th, 2022|Creative Writing, Summer Day Camp 2025|

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 [...]

March 12th, 2022|Fine Art & Digital Art, Summer Day Camp 2025|