SPOTLIGHT ON: Summer Arts
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If you’re looking for something a little different this summer, why not get your hands on art? The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts offers a variety of visual arts programs for adults over the summer.
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The Shadbolt’s course offerings are accessible to everyone – and we do mean everyone.
For the total newbie, there’s Adult Art Sampler for Absolute Beginners (barcode 431813), a four-session program Tuesday to Friday starting July 4. Four different instructors will teach four different disciplines: drawing, colour theory/acrylic, watercolour and mixed media. Supplies are included. It costs $175 for the four sessions, which run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.
All levels of artists are welcome to Summer Drawing (431804), led by Betty Woo for four sessions on Tuesday and Thursday evenings starting July 4.
Those with some watercolour experience can take part in a Summer Watercolours Workshop (431818) led by Julieann McGuinness. It runs for five sessions, Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., starting July 10.
The following week, there’s a Summer Landscape Painting Workshop (431828) led by Judith M. Atkinson, running 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily starting July 17.
Or, try out Tony’s Art Camp for Adults (431831), a five-day workshop running 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily starting July 24. You can work on a variety of subjects with a focus on villages, inspired by the Cinque Terra. It’s perfect for anyone wanting to sketch and paint travel scenes, and it’s suitable for students with some experience.
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For full course details, pick up a summer arts program brochure at city facilities, or download one from www.shadboltcentre.com. You can register for all courses through the city’s online registration site, www.burnaby.ca/webreg, using the course barcode numbers referenced above.
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The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts is overlooking Deer Lake, at 6450 Deer Lake Ave. Find out more at www.shadboltcentre.com or call 604-291-6864.
