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Digital Art: The Dragon Quest

Ages 11-17 Monday 4 August-Friday 8 August 3pm - 7.30pm Join us for a unique camp experience: a combination of DIGITAL ART and ROLE PLAY GAME! Each day, we’ll generate ideas for an original fantasy world, bringing that world to life on our screens as we draw, paint and sculpt. You’ll build your own character, using it for role play as we enlarge the story we create together. Join us for this exciting Fine Art Quest program: you’ll improve your digital art skills while immersing yourself in a fantasy adventure. if you love art and you’re fascinated by fantasy role play games like DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, this is the program for you! Bring along your device; if you are working on a [...]

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

Creative Writing: Writing for TV…Life in a Writers’ Room

Ages 11-17 Monday 4 August- Friday 8 August 10am to 2.30pm Have you ever wondered what it would be like to write for television? Well, this is your chance to find out! Experience life in a Writer’s Room as you work collaboratively with other writers to devise an original TV series. We’ll teach you how to sculpt a story, build unforgettable characters and write amazing dialogue. You’ll learn why writing for television relies on well-structured plot and visual impact as you create a pilot for your very own TV show. Get ready to pitch your ideas in a celebration on the final day. Beginner and experienced writers are all welcome; write by hand or on a device, the choice is yours! PROGRAM [...]

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

Fine Art: Timeless Treasures

Ages 11-17 Monday 28th July – Friday 1st August 3pm-7.30pm Take your inspiration from classical and contemporary artists as you paint, draw and sculpt your way through the week! Experiment with drawing styles and techniques, then move on to painting projects as you work with acrylics and watercolour. Artists of all levels are welcome – including young people working on portfolios for arts school applications. Discover technical and creative drawing and painting skills, get inspired by famous artists, have fun and explore your artistic potential with us this summer. 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|

Film Production: Alien Invasion!

Ages 11-17 Monday 28 July – Friday 1 August 10am – 2.30pm Make a short film in just 5 days! Learn by doing, as you devise your plot, create a storyboard, write the script, scout locations, and film! We’ll work collaboratively in the studio and out in the neighbourhood, creating a movie that will take everyone’s skills to the next level. Learn about lighting, sound, directing, camera work and more as you experience life on set – plus, act on camera if you choose! PROGRAM CALENDAR APPLY NOW! Film Making Camps - On-Line and in Bloor West Village

March 12th, 2022|Film Making, Summer Day Camp 2025|

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! PROGRAM CALENDAR APPLY NOW! Creative Writing Camps - [...]

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

Film Production: The High Park School of Wizardry

Ages 9-15 Monday 21 July – Friday 25 July 3pm – 7.30pm Make a short film in just 5 days! Learn by doing, as you devise your plot, create a storyboard, write the script, scout locations, and film! We’ll work collaboratively in the studio and out in the neighbourhood, creating a movie that will take everyone’s skills to the next level. Learn about lighting, sound, directing, camera work and more as you experience life on set – plus, act on camera if you choose! We’ll screen our movie on the last day, or share it together online, once the editing is done. PROGRAM CALENDAR APPLY NOW! Film Making Camps - On-Line and in Bloor West [...]

March 12th, 2022|Film Making, Summer Day Camp 2025|

Photography & Photo Editing

Ages 11-17 Monday 21st July - Friday 25th July 10am to 2.30pm each day Learn to take great photographs as you participate in photographic assignments in our studio and on location. Discover nature photography, portraiture, macro, architectural photography and more. Learn how to use SLR camera features, and to take amazing shots with only your phone. Towards the end of the week, we will turn to editing! We’ll teach you how to make the most of photo editing software as you create fabulous art using your own photographs as raw material. Photographers participate in a group exhibition on the final day. Bring along an SLR camera if you have one – or we have ones you can use. Campers should bring a [...]

March 12th, 2022|Film Making, 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 and Fine Art: Create a Graphic Novel

Ages 11-17 Monday 14th July – Friday 18th July 10am – 2.30pm Do you enjoy art as well as creative writing? If so, this program is for you! You’ll spend Monday and Tuesday exploring story structure, devising characters and building an outline for the graphic novel you want to create. Take workshops in comic book illustration as you experiment with different illustration styles, then work with an artist to bring your story to visual life on paper. By the end of the week you will have a complete story outline and the first few pages of your graphic novel illustrated in full. Note: if you are mostly interested in creative writing that’s okay, as long as you are willing to give art [...]

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

Fine Art: Everything But the Paint!

Ages 11-17 Monday 7th July- Friday 11th July 3pm-7.30pm The title says it all! In this art program we will sketch, sculpt, learn how to make books, collage, create wearable art and work with all kinds of materials… except for paint! We’ll work solo and collaborate, hunker down in the studio and head out into the neighbourhood to make art. Create amazing art pieces and functional objects as we introduce you to new projects every day. Learn new skills, have fun and get creative with our art team this summer. PROGRAM CALENDAR APPLY NOW! Art Camps - On-Line and in Bloor West Village

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