Fall 2026 Program Guide

Get ready to explore your creativity! Let’s dance or get messy with clay, and discover a new skill. ARTS & THEATRE

ADULT

AiR NEW!

INTRO TO WATERCOLOURS Age: 18Y+ Explore the basics of watercolour in a relaxed, supportive environment designed for beginners. Each class features a guided project, building skills step-by demonstration, followed by independent work time with personalized feedback throughout. Participants will experiment with a variety of subjects, including landscapes, florals, animals, skies, and water scenes. Emphasis is placed on creative exploration, with practical techniques introduced in an accessible way. No experience is necessary, just bring your curiosity NEW! step from simple subjects to more complex compositions. Sessions begin with a short ESSENTIALS OF LIFE DRAWING Age: 18Y+ Build confidence drawing from observation in this engaging life drawing course. Working from a live model, students will explore gesture, proportion, structure, anatomy, line quality, value, and composition through a variety of short and sustained poses. Guided exercises and demonstrations will help participants strengthen their ability to see, simplify, and capture the human form with greater accuracy and expression. LOCATION: ACT ARTS CENTRE FEE: $35 | SESSIONS: 1 INSTRUCTOR: SURNOOR SINGH TH 5:30PM - 8:30PM OCT 15 #101862 TH 5:30PM - 8:30PM OCT 29 #101863 INSTRUCTOR: ELSA CHESNEL TH 6:00PM - 9:00PM NOV 12 #101980 TH 6:00PM - 9:00PM NOV 26 #101981 NEW! and enjoy the process of painting! INSTRUCTOR: SURNOOR SINGH LOCATION: ACT ARTS CENTRE FEE: $200 | SESSIONS: 6 SA 4:30PM - 6:30PM SEP 19 - OCT 24 #101859

CREATIVE PRACTICES Age: 18Y+

PAINT NIGHTS WITH TINA Age: 16Y+

Did you know creativity is a set of skills and processes that anybody can learn? These skills can be improved in every aspect of life and across the lifespan. In this course, you’ll explore techniques used by artists and innovators to spark imagination and apply innovative problem-solving techniques to your creative practice. You will get the opportunity to practice different techniques for generating ideas and develop your own creative practice. In our projects we will practice these techniques in writing and visual art. Guided by Artist in Residence, and Emily Carr instructor, Colleen Brown, projects will focus on developing visual art techniques to gain skills sketching for ideas to jumpstart originality to build on your creative inspirations. MEMORY TO MEMOIR: INTRODUCTION TO WRITING FROM LIFE Age: 18Y+ Learn how to transform life experiences into great stories from Artist in Residence, and Emily Carr instructor, Colleen Brown. Starting with simple anecdotes, craft each of your experiences into a compelling story and learn techniques such as point of-view, pacing and showing not telling. Using a reading method that gives writers a new way to experience their work from the reader’s perspective, you will learn the skills professional writers use to get a fresh perspective on their own work and discuss writing with peers. This course will have value for experienced and novice writers alike. AiR INSTRUCTOR: COLLEEN BROWN LOCATION: ACT ARTS CENTRE FEE: $200 | SESSIONS: 8 SA 4:30PM - 6:00PM SEP 26 - NOV 28 #101556

Learn to paint in this beginner-friendly painting class! Over the course of four weeks, artist Tina Ranger will guide you step-by-step in creating a beautiful painting covering everything from serene landscapes to delightful still-lives and more. No experience necessary - just bring your enthusiasm and get ready

to paint your masterpiece! INSTRUCTOR: TINA RANGER LOCATION: ACT ARTS CENTRE FEE: $120 | SESSIONS: 4 F

7:00PM - 9:00PM SEP 25 - OCT 16 #101841 DRAWING AND PAINTING FOR ADULTS Age: 16Y+ A relaxed, beginner-friendly drawing and painting class - explore your creativity with dry and wet media while building confidence and enjoying the process. Media may include pencil, pastel, ink, water, and acrylic paint.

INSTRUCTOR: TINA RANGER LOCATION: ACT ARTS CENTRE FEE: $175 | SESSIONS: 8 TU

5:30PM - 7:00PM SEP 22 - NOV 10 #101838 NATURE AND STILL LIFE IN VIBRANT

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COLOUR Age: 18Y+

Dive into the rich colours and textures of still life and the natural world in this hands-on drawing class. Working with B pencils, oil pastels, and coloured pencils on a variety of papers, you’ll explore techniques for building colour, creating depth, and capturing detail. Through guided practice and experimentation, you’ll discover the unique qualities of each medium and develop confidence in bringing your drawings to life.

INSTRUCTOR: COLLEEN BROWN LOCATION: ACT ARTS CENTRE FEE: $160 | SESSIONS: 8 F THE ART OF ADULT FICTION Age: 18Y+

5:30PM - 7:00PM SEP 25 - NOV 13 #101533

INSTRUCTOR: MAHSA GANJAEI LOCATION: ACT ARTS CENTRE FEE: $175 | SESSIONS: 8 TH

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6:00PM - 7:30PM OCT 15 - DEC 3

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Have you ever wanted to try creative writing? Flex your fiction writing skills and explore the world of prose in this inclusive and fun class for adult writers. Students study the basic techniques of fiction, study samples from talented authors, and work towards creating a short story piece. Students will be required to bring a laptop and workshop pieces in class with peers. Workshopping is a fundamental tool of creative writing and participation is required. INSTRUCTOR: SAM JUDD

LOCATION: ACT ARTS CENTRE FEE: $185 | SESSIONS: 8 SU

11:30AM - 1:30PM OCT 4 - NOV 22 #101564

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