Programs

School Visits & Company Events

Book your unique art making session with our instructors in our studios. Whether it’s a skill building class for your K-12 students or a fun and relaxing retreat for your company/team, our DVSA workshops are designed to provide an inspiring visual art education experience. 

“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.”
– Thomas Merton

School Visits

Our art workshops for K-12 students allow participants to go deeper and explore a particular art medium – something not always possible in the classroom environment. Our instructors are all working artists, skilled at providing engaging and encouraging studio sessions.

Workshop durations are a half day or full day and can be for 2 – 30 students. They are held in our DVSA studios and all materials are provided along with one of our qualified instructors. Teachers are expected to accompany their class and provide assistance.

See our workshop options below.

Company Events & Retreats

An art workshop at DVSA makes for a great team building exercise, bringing your employees together outside the work environment and encouraging them to think creatively and explore new ideas. Sessions are designed to be casual and accessible for all creative levels – a fun and relaxing retreat as you come together to make art.

Workshops can be a half day, full day, evening, weekend or longer for 2 – 30 participants. They are held in our DVSA studios and all materials are provided along with one of our qualified instructors.

See our workshop options below.

Workshop Options

Drawing Workshops

  • Drawing foundations (observation, line, shading, perspective, etc.)
  • Still-life drawing
  • Portrait drawing
  • Costume/figure drawing with a model
  • Working with pastels

 

Painting Workshops

  • Painting foundations in acrylic (brush handling, colour theory & mixing, value, composition, etc.)
  • Working with watercolour
  • Working with oil paints
  • Landscape painting
  • Still-life painting
  • Portrait painting
  • Experimenting with abstract painting

 

Pottery Workshops

  • Pottery foundations in handbuilding
  • Using the pottery wheel
  • Raku pottery (Ages 16+)
  • Sculpture basics

 

Printmaking Workshops

  • Printmaking foundations (mono-prints)
  • Working with linocut

 

Custom Workshops

We can also tailor a workshop to your particular needs. Let us know what you’re looking for and we’ll work with you to design the ideal session for your students or company team.

Pricing & Booking

Pricing depends on the choice of workshop. For more information and to book your next session, please contact:

Bonnie Wheeler
Registrar
bonniew@dvsa.ca
905-628-6357 ext. 202

Please note: DVSA is closed Monday, Sept. 1 for Labour Day.