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Making Paper Craft Art
ADULT CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
At the Chester Art Centre, we give you the opportunity to make art, get messy, have fun and put some colour in your life! We provide opportunities to learn about art, art history, theory, and the practical application of various mediums. Scroll to view this season's workshops.
  • Introduction to Brush Calligraphy with Floriana Designs
    Introduction to Brush Calligraphy with Floriana Designs
    Sun, Oct 06
    The Captain's House Gallery
    Oct 06, 2024, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
    The Captain's House Gallery, 33 Central St, Chester, NS B0J 1J0, Canada
    Participants will learn the calligraphy basics (strokes, general rules and guidelines, etc) in a fun and informative 3 hr interactive workshop.
  • Creative Seniors Fall Session - Blandford
    Creative Seniors Fall Session - Blandford
    Multiple Dates
    Thu, Oct 10
    Blandford Community Centre
    Oct 10, 2024, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
    Blandford Community Centre, 30 Firehall Rd, Hubbards, NS B0J 1T0, Canada
    Creative Seniors is an eight week art program for seniors age 55+. The program is suitable for all skill levels, even complete beginners! Our program provides a laid-back and inclusive space to dive into various art forms.
  • Constructing a Watercolour Painting with Audrey Nicoll
    Constructing a Watercolour Painting with Audrey Nicoll
    Multiple Dates
    Wed, Oct 16
    Chester Art Centre
    Oct 16, 2024, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. ADT
    Chester Art Centre, 60 Queen St, Chester, NS B0J 1J0, Canada
    Learn how to chose and mix your colour palette, edit and define your subject’s composition, capture the forms of land, sky, tree, and sea, and then how to put all the pieces together to create a finished painting.
  • Junk Journals with Barb Thompson
    Junk Journals with Barb Thompson
    Fri, Oct 18
    Chester Art Centre
    Oct 18, 2024, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
    Chester Art Centre, 60 Queen St, Chester, NS B0J 1J0, Canada
    Participants will create an 8-10 page junk journal made with a mix of recycled and new papers. They will create and embellish a cover and learn how to stitch in the interior pages. No previous experience necessary!
  • Mother-Daughter Portrait Workshop with Liz McCurdy Therapeutic Art
    Mother-Daughter Portrait Workshop with Liz McCurdy Therapeutic Art
    Wed, Oct 23
    Chester Art Centre
    Oct 23, 2024, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
    Chester Art Centre, 60 Queen St, Chester, NS B0J 1J0, Canada
    The workshop will begin with playful creative exploration as we warm up to blind contour drawing of your family member. Final touches will be added to your portraits with watercolour and words of loving kindness. This workshop is for any mother/daughter duo regardless of your creative perception.
  • Happy Hand-printed Holidays Linocut Workshop with Inbal Newman
    Happy Hand-printed Holidays Linocut Workshop with Inbal Newman
    Sat, Nov 02
    Chester Art Centre
    Nov 02, 2024, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
    Chester Art Centre, 60 Queen St, Chester, NS B0J 1J0, Canada
    This one-day workshop focuses on simple techniques of relief printing to create a series of holiday cards to show off and share with loved ones.
  • Fall Florals Paint Night with Ed Coleman
    Fall Florals Paint Night with Ed Coleman
    Fri, Nov 08
    Chester Art Centre
    Nov 08, 2024, 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
    Chester Art Centre, 60 Queen St, Chester, NS B0J 1J0, Canada
    Join us for a relaxed evening of painting and creativity with Ed Coleman! Ed will guide you through the process of creating your own colourful fall florals painting, which will be finished and ready to take home at the end of the evening! All materials included! No prior experience needed.
  • Handcrafted Gifting: Copper Jewelry Workshop with David Stepan
    Handcrafted Gifting: Copper Jewelry Workshop with David Stepan
    Sat, Nov 09
    Chester Art Centre
    Nov 09, 2024, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
    Chester Art Centre, 60 Queen St, Chester, NS B0J 1J0, Canada
    Create fabulous jewelry as gifts! Learn the basics of hammering, bending, stamping and forming copper in this one-day copper jewelry workshop.
  • Bookbinding Workshop: Make Your Own 2025 Agenda with Rhonda Miller
    Bookbinding Workshop: Make Your Own 2025 Agenda with Rhonda Miller
    Sat, Dec 07
    Chester
    Dec 07, 2024, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
    Chester, 60 Queen St, Chester, NS B0J 1J0, Canada
    During this workshop, participants will make their own hardcover 2025 agenda. We will utilize traditional bookbinding techniques to create a one-of-a-kind book to keep your life organized in 2025!
  • Felted Mushroom Ornament Workshop
    Felted Mushroom Ornament Workshop
    Sun, Dec 08
    Chester Art Centre
    Dec 08, 2024, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
    Chester Art Centre, 60 Queen St, Chester, NS B0J 1J0, Canada
    Learn how to needle felt a realistic Fly Agaric (red and white) mushroom using only wool fibre and a felting needle.
  • Vision Boards Workshop with Liz McCurdy Therapeutic Art
    Vision Boards Workshop with Liz McCurdy Therapeutic Art
    Sat, Jan 11
    Chester, NS –– Location to be announced
    Jan 11, 2025, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
    Chester, NS –– Location to be announced
    Vision boards are a great way to help you stay focused on your dreams, goals, and priorities for the year ahead. This could include adventure activities, personal growth, work goals, daily practices, and so much more. Vision Boards are the perfect way to manifest your best life.
  • Adult Mini Clay Workshop with Marla Benton
    Adult Mini Clay Workshop with Marla Benton
    Sun, Feb 02
    Chester Art Centre
    Feb 02, 2025, 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
    Chester Art Centre, 60 Queen St, Chester, NS B0J 1J0, Canada
    In this two-day workshop, participants will be introduced to the basics of working with clay. As you hand-build your creations, you will learn about the process of clay, different techniques and surface design. A week later, you will come back and learn how to decorate/glaze what you have made.
  • Make Your Own Dryer Balls: Wet Felting Workshop with Julia Rhyno
    Make Your Own Dryer Balls: Wet Felting Workshop with Julia Rhyno
    Wed, Feb 05
    Chester Art Centre
    Feb 05, 2025, 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
    Chester Art Centre, 60 Queen St, Chester, NS B0J 1J0, Canada
    Learn the basics of wet felting with merino wool and leave with a set of three wool dryer balls–an all natural approach to laundry! In this workshop we will be using both wool yarn and wool fiber to create 3 felted dryer balls.
  • Painting with Flowers: Pressed Flower Workshop with Sasha Sheppard
    Painting with Flowers: Pressed Flower Workshop with Sasha Sheppard
    Sat, Feb 08
    Chester Art Centre
    Feb 08, 2025, 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
    Chester Art Centre, 60 Queen St, Chester, NS B0J 1J0, Canada
    The workshop will begin with a crash course on flower pressing techniques including how you can build your own press. You will learn the tricks and secrets of successful flower pressing and storing pressed flowers and then use these techniques to create your own 8x10in, botanical collage.
  • Watercolour Artist Books with Audrey Nicoll
    Watercolour Artist Books with Audrey Nicoll
    Sat, Feb 15
    Chester Art Centre
    Feb 15, 2025, 10:00 a.m. – Feb 16, 2025, 4:00 p.m.
    Chester Art Centre, 60 Queen St, Chester, NS B0J 1J0, Canada
    Create a hand-stitched, multi-page watercolour book based on a subject or theme of your choosing while developing looser more expressive water colour techniques and expanding your understanding of composition as you work towards completing your book.
  • Silent Write (with the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia)
    Silent Write (with the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia)
    Wed, Sep 25
    Chester Art Centre, WFNS Office or Zoom!
    Sep 25, 2024, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
    Chester Art Centre, WFNS Office or Zoom!
    Join us as we come together to write, and stay for a reception (with refreshments) to meet others in the local writing community and discuss what you worked on. Three location options: Chester Art Centre (South Shore), WFNS Office (Halifax) or Zoom!
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