Youth Programmes
Fridays, 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Rotary Education Centre
Led by artist Richard Sears
TGIF offers young people who are interested art a place to meet and be creative. All materials are supplied. Each week, participants will explore different forms of expression that are of interest to them. Participants of this programme are an integral part of the Barrie Banner Project and will have the opportunity to work with guest artists in creating digital art to exhibit online and in the Molson Community Gallery.
Join us for a special TGIF Workshop: Inking Up with Artist Ed Pien
Friday September 17, 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Rotary Education Centre. Free
For ages 14 to 24
A featured event of Carnegie Days 2010
Participants in this hands-on workshop will be shown various ways of painting with ink and brush by exhibiting artist Ed Pien. After practicing ink painting techniques, they will collaborate on paper-based three dimensional objects from their drawings.
Ed Pien received his MFA from York University and teaches in the Visual Studies Department of the University of Toronto. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally.
1:00 to 4:00 pm.
Rotary Education Centre, MacLarenArtCentre
This hands-on workshop for young people age 14 to 24, explores the art of making and writing comics, from creating characters to inking pencil drawings. Each participant will design and contribute a one-page, six panel comic strip to a bound collective comic-zine.
Raised in Barrie, Ontario, Steve Manale is a cartoonist and illustrator who has worked for clients such as Nickelodeon, YTV, and The Toronto Star. Steve is a monthly contributor to ChickaDee magazine. In addition to writing and drawing comic strips, Steve has worked as a singer in a band, costume designer, art director, storyboard artist,...
MacLarenArtCentre Fall Workshops now being offered through Oro-Medonte Parks & Recreation
Meet and work with professional artists during Saturday morning half-day workshops
Courses include:
Creating Colour (5 to 7 years)
Frieze Frame (8 to 10 years)
Gargoyles and Bestiaries (8 to 10 years)
Tag Me (11 to 14 years)
Earth from Above (11 to 14 years)
Visit the Oro-...
Saturdays, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm
October 16 to December 4
8 sessions
All materials provided. Please dress for messy art making!
Art Club encourages students to develop their art-making abilities in drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture and mixed media. Participants are given the opportunity to explore their creative potential in collaboration with Barrie artist Julie Robb.
Artist bio
While completing her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, Julie Robb worked with the MacLarenArtCentre to implement its Family Drop-in Programme in 2005. She also designed and instructed the March Break camp for primary/junior in 2007 and 2008. Julie spent the summer of 2010 developing and initiating a variety of Artrageous and...
Mondays, 4:30 - 6:30 pm
October 18 to December 6, 2010
6 sessions (no class May 4)
Cartoonist/illustrator Bob Kain, whose iconic illustrations for Chirp magazine have inspired generations of Canadian children, will lead participants in cartoon basics and techniques. Emphasis will be on the exploration of the imagination to produce inventive projects. Participants are encouraged to work on a variety of sizes and surfaces as well as individual and collaborative projects.
Tuesdays 4:30 – 6:30 p.m
October 19, 2010 to January 18, 2011 (no classes on December 28 and January 4)
12 sessions
Planning to attend a post-secondary institution to pursue the arts? Need help producing the appropriate pieces and assembling a memorable portfolio? Join regional artist Lois Green to learn drawing techniques that will boost your portfolio submission. Course includes a minimum of five life-drawing sessions. In addition, participants will learn effective ways to write about and discuss your artwork which will help you approach the interview process with confidence.(Participants who are 16 years old need parental consent)