Registration now open.
Summer Term begins first week of July.
Whether you’re looking to build your skills in Drawing, Painting, Pottery, Photography, Pastel, Sculpture, Mosaics, or Textile Art, we’ve got a range of options to suit your schedule — short courses, weekly classes and online classes you can take from anywhere.
View Courses Online
Visit our Classes page, and choose Summer 2026 Adult to see our courses and register online.
View our Brochure
Download a digital brochure or pick up a printed copy at DVSA or select locations.
Short Courses
Refocus on what matters with 4–5 day art classes for all skill levels.
1A17 Exploring Landscape with Group of Seven Intensive– 4 Days, June 29–July 3
1A12 Discovering Acrylics – 5 days, July 13–17
1A09 Travel Journal Pen and Watercolour – 5 Days, August 10–14
Weekly Classes
Recharge your creativity through weekly courses designed to inspire exploration, experimentation, and growth.
1A28 Introduction to Digital Photography – 10 Weeks
1A30-A Glass on Glass for Beginners – 3 Weeks
1A34 Tapestry Weaving – 5 Weeks
Online Classes
Work on your art practice from home with online courses offering hands-on exercises, discussions and critiques. iPads are available for students – click here for details.
1A01-B Beginners’ Drawing (Online)
1A16 Painting Still Life in Acrylic or Oil (Online)
1A26-A Botanical Art: Botanical Palette – Mastering Yellow: Coloured Pencil (Online)
Registration
Online
Visit our Classes page to get started.
By Phone
Call the school at 905-628-6357 #1 to speak with our DVSA team.
In Person
Visit the DVSA front desk at 21 Ogilvie St. in Dundas (at the corner of Hatt Street)
Cover Art: “Remembering/Forgetting Gretna Way” by diploma student Sara Mann.