Art Together

Ages 3-5 + caregiver

Thursdays, February 2 - March 8, 10:30-11:30am

(6 sessions)

$30 members / $45 non-members

Instructor: Rima Puteris

Art Together is a parent and child program led by an experienced arts professional. Children and caregivers will explore the gallery, work together on hands-on art projects, go on nature walks and receive art education tips for home.

All materials included. Pre-registration required.

Budding Artists

Ages 6-12

Saturdays, January 14 - March 3, 9:30-11:30am

(8 sessions)

$130 members / $150 non-members

Instructor: Ana Jurpik (scroll down for bio)

Budding Artists is a Saturday morning art class for children ages 6 to 12 who are ready to explore more art at their own level. Students explore a variety of artistic materials and develop their aesthetic vocabulary and technical skills through quick warm-up sketching and longer projects in media such as clay, painting, drawing, printmaking, and collage. In this very popular program children will learn new skills, expand their creativity and meet new friends.

Registration is required. Please note that this is a drop-off program. Scroll down for program policies and to learn more about our artists/educators.

Art Jam: Youth Art Classes

Ages 10 - 17

For more information go to Teen Zone

School & Group Tours and Workshops

The Latcham Gallery offers guided tours of our exhibitions to school groups and youth groups. Our tours are designed to support the art curriculum at each level and are delivered by arts professionals.

Testimonials

Teachers

"We were very impressed by the activities and questions that were grade based. It allowed students to explore art at their level of comprehension."

"Continue with the same types of opportunities. They are SUPER!"

Students

"Thank you for discussing and teaching us about the art. I enjoyed the search, and sharing what I felt about the art. I really like how you talked to us."

"It was a great experience and I am gvery glad I had to come and see you."

Gallery Tour

Join us for a tour of our current exhibition, including art appreciation activities guided by our Curator, our Education Program Coordinator, or a trained docent.

Gallery Tour with Artist Workshop

Take a field trip for a tour and a hands-on workshop with a professional artist! Spend time in the gallery touring the exhibition and participating in an art appreciation exercise. Then meet the exhibiting artist and create an artwork using ideas and techniques related to the exhibition you've visited.

Artist Workshops in the Classroom

Artist-educators may be available for your classroom.

To book a tour or tour and workshop, please call early!

905-640-8954.

Instructors

Ana Jurpik - Budding Artists Instructor

Ana Jurpik is a practicing artist and educator professionally trained in a wide array of artistic mediums. Ana feels art should be explored and that everyone, at any age, can find joy in being expressive. She has extensive experience as an art educator teaching art to children ages 5-12. Ana has taught various Latcham Gallery art programs in the past including Winter Break Art Camp and March Break Art Camp. She has taught art workshops at various Elementary Schools and Private Workshops as well as art classes at Mastermind Montessori School, Roksolana Art School and Richmond Hill Program for Children.

Ana studied Fine Art in Seattle and was mentored by renowned sculptor Elizabeth Fraser Williamson and realist painter Doug Purdon in Toronto. In 2006, Ana was selected as one of 25 Canadian artists who voyaged to paint Greenland and the High Arctic. Ana continues to work on her own artistic practice and her work can be found in private and corporate collections in Canada and the United States, and in the Permanent Collection at the Vancouver Maritime Museum and the City of Spoleto, Italy.

Patrice Stanley - Winter Break Art Camp Instructor

Patrice Stanley is a practicing artist committed to the tradition of oil painting and an art educator who believes a comprehensive art program should allow students to grow into art, to explore their creativity, to problem solve and to learn that differences are to be celebrated.

Patrice graduated with a BFA from Concordia University, is the recipient of numerous awards and grants and whose ethereal and colourful artwork can be see in several Canadian galleries and collections. In addition to her practice, she has extensive experience in a variety of teaching methodologies, Fine Art techniques and disciplines, and a thorough understanding of art history. Patrice believed art education is not just about making a person more creative or perceptive, it is about developing an increased sense of self and an understanding of the world.

Patrice was the founder of the Beaches School of Art, a painting instructor for the Toronto District School Board, Continuing Education & Artist in the Schools and an art teacher for the Academie McDonald Cartier in Ottawa.

Program Policies

• Registration is confirmed only when the gallery receives your full payment, or your VISA number to reserve a spot. Please register in person during regular gallery hours, OR over the phone during gallery hours, using a VISA card. We regret that it is not possible to reserve a spot by leaving a telephone message.
• Gallery hours are: Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10am-5pm.
• You will also be asked to complete a registration form – available on our website or at the gallery – and provide proof of age.
• There is a cancellation fee of $25 for any cancellation up to 1 week prior to the first day of class. If a student cancels after that point, there will be no refund. Instead, the gallery may offer a partial credit towards a future program registration with the Latcham Gallery.
• In the event that the Gallery must cancel a session, registrants will be notified and given a full refund.
• For drop-off programs, children will be fully supervised from drop-off until pick-up. Parents and guardians are required to pick up children on time.
• In accordance with the Latcham Gallery's behaviour policy, any child causing physical or emotional harm to other campers or causing continual disturbance in the classroom may be asked to leave the program.
• Campers must bring their own lunch and snacks. Foods provided must not include peanut or nut products.

• The instructor assigned to a specific session could be replaced without notice due to illness or scheduling conflicts. This is a rare occurrence.

• To register, please download and submit the following form: RegistrationFormForKids in person at the gallery OR register by phone at 905-640-8954 with a VISA  card.