On this page:

-March Break Workshops

-Free Family Art Days

-Budding Artists (Saturday morning art class)

-School and Group Tour Information

-Registration Policies

-About the Instructors

(Please see "Teen Zone", "Classes - Adults" and "Current Events" for more programs.)

March Break Art Fun

March 15th - 19th, 2010

Kick off spring with our creative workshop series for kids.

Make your own hockey masks, self-portraits, artist trading cards, dragon sculptures and more!

Morning workshops: ages 5-9.

Afternoon workshops: ages 7-11.

Instructor: Christine Stewart

Registration is first-come first serve and spaces are limited – register soon!

Each activity costs $12 and lasts two hours.

All workshops will take place in the Art Bunker.

To register, please drop by or phone the gallery at 905-640-8954, OR download and submit the following form:RegistrationFormForKids

The Latcham Gallery, 6240 Main Street

Monday, March 15th

10am – 12pm: FULL

Play with Paint (not your food)! Ages 5-9

In this exciting process-oriented adventure, kids will learn to combine their five senses as a means of personal visual expression and self-discovery, while learning about composition and design principles.

1 – 3pm:

Collage and Acrylic Explorations! Ages 7-11

In this exciting process-oriented workshop, kids will learn to combine collage materials and acrylic paint as a means of personal visual expression and self-discovery. Please bring a few black and white photocopies of family photographs (4”X6” or smaller) to use in artwork.

Tuesday, March 16th

10am – 12pm: FULL

Dinosaurs, Dragons and Wild Things, Oh My! A Study in Clay. Ages 5-9

Children will explore representations of creatures in entertainment and literature, and create their own unique clay dragon, dinosaur, “wild thing” or other mythical creature.

1 – 3pm:

Go, Team, Go! Hockey Masks. Ages 7-11

If kids had the chance to design the masks for a hockey team, what would they look like? Inspired by the current Hockey Town exhibition, kids will explore themes of community spirit, identity and competition as they create an original 3-D hockey mask.

Wednesday, March 17th

10am – 12pm:

Masterpiece ME! Ages 5-9

Did you know that when artists create self-portraits, they use colours and lines to show not only how they look, but also their feelings and interests? Children will explore famous self-portraits and learn to draw their own unique masterpiece “me”!

1 – 3pm:

Create a Dream Room! Ages 7-11

Children will explore Surrealist art as a springboard for their own creativity and make a mixed media collage of their dream room. Will your dream room have walls of cloud, or carpets of grass?

Thursday, March 18th

10am – 12pm: FULL

Go, Team, Go! Hockey Masks. Ages 5-9

If kids had the chance to design the masks for a hockey team, what would they look like? Inspired by the current Hockey Town exhibition, kids will explore themes of community spirit, identity and competition as they create an original 3-D hockey mask.

1 – 3pm:

Artist Trading Cards! Ages 7-11

Kids will use a variety of materials and techniques to create several artist trading cards, miniature works of art. When done they can sign and swap their finished cards, a way to meet other people and start their own art collection!

Friday, March 19th

10am - 12pm:

March to Your Own Drum! Ages 5-9

Even the youngest musicians can create their own drums with a wonderfully rich and resonant sound. Using found objects and art supplies, children will make and decorate their own personalized drums. Guaranteed to be a “hit.”

1 – 3pm: FULL

Dinosaurs, Dragons and Wild Things,Oh My! A Study in Clay. Ages7-11

Children will explore representations of creatures in entertainment and literature, and create their own unique clay dragon, dinosaur, “wild thing” or other mythical creature.

(The Latcham Gallery also offers ongoing art classes, art camps and FREE Family Art Days monthly.)

Free Family Art Days
Where? Right inside the Gallery space!
When? One Saturday a Month, between the hours of 11am and 3pm.
Who? Led by an artist from the exhibition, the curator, or an art instructor.

Every month the Gallery offers a free day of activities for families! One Saturday a month you can drop by the Gallery, view the current exhibition, try your hand at an art activity and then bring home your original artwork! (No registration is required.)  

Upcoming Dates:

All About Home !

Saturday Jan. 23rd, 11am - 3pm

Consider home and homelessness through art during our special "Hidden in Plain Sight" exhibition. Instructor t.b.a.

Valentine's Day Art!

Saturday Feb. 13th, 11am-3pm

Drop by the Lebovic Leisure Centre lobby to participate. Guest instructor.

Easter Art Treat!

Saturday Apr. 3rd, 1- 3pm

*More dates to be announced.

Free Family Days are generously sponsored by the RBC Foundation.

Budding Artists                                 

Budding Artists is a Saturday morning art class for kids aged 7 to 11 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.)
Saturdays April 10 -June 19, 2010, 9:30-11:30am

(10 sessions skipping May 22)
$145 for members/ $165 for non-members

Instructor: t.b.a.

Themes: t.b.a.

To register, please drop by or phone the gallery at 905-640-8954, OR download and submit the following form:RegistrationFormForKids

Budding Artists is generously sponsored by CIBC

Art Lives! For Kids

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.

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.

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."

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.
• For all drop-off programs, you will also be asked to complete a registration form – available on our website or at the gallery. You may also be asked provide a 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.
• 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.
• Children must bring their own lunch and snacks (unless a snack is explicitly part of the program as in our teen classes) and we request that foods brought to the program not include any nut products.

• To register, please drop by or phone the gallery at 905-640-8954, OR download and submit the following form:RegistrationFormForKids

About the Instructors:

Kendall Ayoub is an artist who specializes in figurative (realistic) paintings. You can see her art at www.kendallayoub.com.

Kendall studied Fine Arts at Bennington College in Vermont for 2 years, and graduated from Concordia University with distinction, earning her BFA with a major in Painting and Drawing. She studied Fine Arts in Italy through a drawing course, and completed a painting tutorial with artist and professor Tom Hopkins in Montreal. Kendall is a two time recipient of the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant for excellence in figurative/representational painting and the recipient of Concordia’s Fine Arts Development Award.

Kendall has held exhibitions throughout Ontario, Quebec and the US. In 2002, Kendall was invited to the Taft School in Connecticut as a Rockwell Visiting Artist, where she gave a lecture on her work and taught portraiture techniques to Fine Art students. Her work hung at the school’s Mark W. Potter Gallery in a solo exhibition entitled "Personalities" through November.  

Kendall started her teaching career in outdoor education leading canoe, hiking and winter camping trips.  In 2005, she decided to focus on her artwork, and began painting while teaching various art programs.  Kendall has instructed both portrait painting for adults and mixed media art classes for youth at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection.  She currently instructs at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, the Latcham Gallery, and for the City of Vaughan.

Jennie Clark is an active visual artist and art educator, with a printmaking studio located the Double Door Gallery and Studios in Anten Mills Ontario. An honors graduate of the Ontario College of Art, and Georgian College Advanced Fine Arts, she has received awards for printmaking and clay sculpture.

Besides instructing for the Latcham Gallery, she is currently an instructor for the MacLaren VanGo Art Programme and the Town of Innisfil; also offering semi-private instruction in watercolor painting and printmaking. Her work is included in many private collections in Canada, United States and Great Britain. She was born in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

Meghan Monaghan is a dedicated and enthusiastic educator and artist who lives and works in Toronto. Meghan has a Bachelor of Education from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from OCAD, where she won the OCAD Medal for Drawing and Painting in 2006.

As an art instructor, Meghan encourages students to explore and experiment with their own artistic style. She designs projects based on experimentation, collaboration and abstraction that include exercises in drawing, painting, printmaking and more.

In her own work, Meghan paints and draws, referencing nature and using colour as a source of inspiration.  Her paintings on wood panels often combine a variety of materials such as watercolour, acrylic paint and various drawing tools.  Meghan shows her work in Toronto and the surrounding area.

Shelley Painter is originally from Stouffville, and currently teaches grade two throughout the school year in Moose Factory (Northern Ontario). Shelley, who is returning to teach art camp this summer, brings a youthful energy and enthusiasm to camp.

Shelley’s own artwork includes silkscreening, painting, drawing and a variety of other visual art media. Shelley is also the illustrator of Freddy Freckles and Friends.

Shelley’s training includes a Batchelor of Arts specializing in Visual art at the University of Guelph, and a Batchelor of Education at Nipissing University.

Vanessa Perry is a warm and patient teacher who has a wonderful understanding of what is important to children and how to engage them with art. She designs projects inspired both by nature and by historic “masters” of art.

In her own studio, Vanessa has worked in the traditional black and white silver photographic medium for many years, including hand-tinting processes. She has also experimented with earlier non-silver photographic processes on paper and fabric.

Vanessa has extensive experience teaching art and photography in the school system, for galleries, arts organizations, studios, and privately from kindergarten to adults. She has also been an art exhibition coordinator, juror, and former Director-Curator for the Latcham Gallery.

Vanessa’s training includes the Interior Design Program at Ryerson, and an Honours BFA (Visual Art) from York University. At York she focused on photography and printmaking. She also has a Batchelor of Education teaching degree in Intermediate/Senior Visual Arts and additional courses in special education.

Christine Stewart is a visual artist and art educator in Aurora.

Christine has several years experience teaching visual art at the Latcham Gallery, York Region District School Board and McMichael Canadian Art Collection. She is passionate about the power of art in teaching children to take risks, play, problem solve, and make discoveries through creative processes. Art is not about being perfect, or “right”, it is about finding meaningful connections, discovery, and having fun as young artists drip, blob, mix, and build their way to becoming more sophisticated thinkers and motivated learners.

Her own artwork is focused on acrylic painting with vibrant colours and textures, and a variety of mixed media such as collage, photo transfer and drawing. She has shown her work in the Greater Toronto Area.

Christine is a certified teacher with Bachelor degrees in Education from OISE/UT and Fine Arts from York University. Her training also includes courses in painting, drawing, and an upcoming encaustic workshop.

Vicky Talwar is an experienced and versatile art instructor who creates fun projects that also convey fundamental art concepts. She currently teaches art in the York Region District School Board.

As an artist, Vicky works in mixed media, painting and textiles. Her artwork explores patterns and textures in Pakistani and Indian textiles whose cultural significance speaks to a diverse audience. Vicky has exhibited her work at many venues in Toronto and in India.

She holds Bachelors’ degrees in Education and Visual Arts from York University and the Ontario College of Art and Design.

Jenny Wing-Yee Tong is a lively and accomplished young artist and art educator, who is looking forward to full days of creative fun with kids in her second year at the Latcham Gallery’s summer art camp.

A graduate of the Ontario College of Art & Design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Jenny has continued her practice in drawing and painting, and shows actively by taking part in exhibitions in commercial and artist-run venues. She has also worked as an educator since 1999, and is also a member of the art education team at Varley Art Gallery of Markham.

In her works on paper she experiments with mixed media in creating process-driven drawings and drawing installations. Her current project plays with the iconography of theatre and fables. In 2005 Jenny participated as an invited artist in TRSIC 05, an international multimedia art residency in Serbia. More recently, Jenny created a drawing installation for “Nightless City”, an independent project in the Toronto city-wide Nuit Blanche event.