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ADULT CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION!
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.
Sat, Apr 20Chester Art Centre GalleryApr 20, 2024, 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Chester Art Centre Gallery, 60 Queen St, Chester, NS B0J 1J0, CanadaWork with a professional landscape designer to overcome design issues. Learn to work with existing 'Garden Bones' and add new ones to create an enjoyable space with cohesive style.
Wed, Apr 24Captain's House GalleryApr 24, 2024, 1:00 p.m. – May 29, 2024, 4:00 p.m.Captain's House Gallery, 33 Central St, Chester, NS B0J 1J0, CanadaLearn 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.
Sat, May 11Captain's House GalleryMay 11, 2024, 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.Captain's House Gallery, 33 Central St, Chester, NS B0J 1J0, CanadaJoin us for this unique experience as Vienie shares her piping tricks with us. She will teach you how to pipe a two tone rose with leaves then end the workshop off by sharing her beautiful Russian piping tips with participants to try out piping some pretty flowers.
Thu, May 16Captain's House GalleryMay 16, 2024, 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.Captain's House Gallery, 33 Central St, Chester, NS B0J 1J0, CanadaSpark energy and happiness into your daily routine by creating your own unique affirmation cards that inspire you to be your best self. Participants will use a variety of art materials as they create backgrounds and choose from a variety of strength-based messages (or choose their own).
Fri, May 24Captain's House GalleryMay 24, 2024, 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.Captain's House Gallery, 33 Central St, Chester, NS B0J 1J0, CanadaJoin us for a relaxed evening of painting and creativity with Ed Coleman! Ed will guide you through the process of creating your own Sailboats on the Bay painting, which will be finished and ready to take home at the end of the evening! All materials included and no prior experience needed.
Sun, May 26Captain's House GalleryMay 26, 2024, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Captain's House Gallery, 33 Central St, Chester, NS B0J 1J0, CanadaParticipants 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 decorate/glaze what you have made! May 26 & June 2, 10am to Noon.
Sat, Jun 08Captain's House GalleryJun 08, 2024, 10:00 a.m. – Jun 09, 2024, 4:00 p.m.Captain's House Gallery, 33 Central St, Chester, NS B0J 1J0, CanadaCreate 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.
Sat, Jun 15Captain's House GalleryJun 15, 2024, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.Captain's House Gallery, 33 Central St, Chester, NS B0J 1J0, CanadaThroughout the session, participants will engage in warm-up exercises and learn fundamental techniques such as sight measuring, gesture drawing, tonal exercises, experimenting with different pencils and understanding light direction.
Mon, Jun 17Captain's House GalleryJun 17, 2024, 9:00 a.m. – Jun 19, 2024, 3:00 p.m.Captain's House Gallery, 33 Central St, Chester, NS B0J 1J0, CanadaThis 3 day workshop is for people who would like to improve their skill level in painting and explore ways of making an image. Heather will begin each day with a demo of a technique followed by a practice session. Each student will work on their own subject matter, either from life or from photos wh
Fri, Jul 05Captain's House GalleryJul 05, 2024, 10:00 a.m. – Jul 07, 2024, 3:00 p.m.Captain's House Gallery, 33 Central St, Chester, NS B0J 1J0, CanadaJoin acclaimed author/illustrator Emma FitzGerald (Hand Drawn Halifax and Sketch by Sketch Along Nova Scotia's South Shore) for a 3 day immersion in sketching on location in the beautiful town of Chester.
Sat, Jul 13Captain's House GalleryJul 13, 2024, 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Captain's House Gallery, 33 Central St, Chester, NS B0J 1J0, CanadaBring out your creativity with some meaningful mosaic fun. Join us as Vienie guides you with a little mosaic project of your choice. She will teach you how to include photographs and text into your mosaic work of art. Upcycle an old picture frame, cover a small jewellery box––you decide!
Sat, Jul 27Captain's House GalleryJul 27, 2024, 10:00 a.m. – Jul 28, 2024, 3:00 p.m.Captain's House Gallery, 33 Central St, Chester, NS B0J 1J0, CanadaIn this two-day beginner workshop, Alison will introduce you to a wonderful and relaxing craft with a rich history in Nova Scotia: punch needle rug hooking. We'll learn all the basics, from transferring a pattern, to selecting a backing fabric, to all the varieties of fiber that can be used.
Sat, Aug 10Captain's House GalleryAug 10, 2024, 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.Captain's House Gallery, 33 Central St, Chester, NS B0J 1J0, CanadaThis one-day workshop focuses on learning different decorative (North American) smocking techniques for use in garments and other textile applications. Throughout the class participants will learn the three types of sewing stitches used in decorative smocking, how to read smocking patterns, and ways
Sun, Aug 11Captain's House GalleryAug 11, 2024, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.Captain's House Gallery, 33 Central St, Chester, NS B0J 1J0, CanadaEver thought of making tour own stamps for pottery or baking!? Well now's your chance. Don't miss this exciting workshop where you will carve, and create your own clay stamps. The stamps will be fired and you can pick them up in a few weeks after the workshop.
Tue, Aug 20Captain's House GalleryAug 20, 2024, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.Captain's House Gallery, 33 Central St, Chester, NS B0J 1J0, CanadaIn this one day workshop, we'll explore places as sources of meaning, be they in nature, at home or elsewhere. We'll look at inner landscapes and bring them to light through writing.
Sat, Aug 24Captain's House GalleryAug 24, 2024, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.Captain's House Gallery, 33 Central St, Chester, NS B0J 1J0, CanadaThis workshop will focus on introducing traditional bookbinding techniques and the basic tools of the trade. Participants will undertake several introductory projects and have at least four finished books to take home.
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