Drop-In Classes
Open Studio: Adult Drop-In Workshops
Thursdays 7–9 pm
$15 / $12 AGA Members
Adult Drop-In Punch Card
5 Workshop Punch Card
$60/ $50 AGA Members
Punch cards can be purchased at Guest Services.
Roll up your sleeves and explore art-making with these fun drop-in classes. Adult Drop-In Workshops offer a relaxed, social approach to learning and improving on one’s artistic technique. Themes vary from week to week so you can pick and choose your classes!
February 2
Melt: Wax Painting
Wax and heat are the ingredients for this workshop inspired by the impressionist works in the current exhibition A Passion for Nature: Landscape Painting from 19th Century France. Explore mark-making and colour mixing to create your own impression of a place from your memory.
February 9
Relief: Sculpture Assemblage
Explore the new exhibition CHRIS MILLAR: The Untimely Transmogrification of the Problem to discover outrageous tall tales and fantastical yarns. Use mixed-media, cardboard, image transfer techniques and acrylic paint to build a relief sculpture inspired by the work of Chris Millar.
February 16
Abstract: Collagraph Printing
Explore the art of abstraction in this print-making studio. Create a self-portrait in the style a modernist artist of your choice. Create a collagraph plate using abstract shapes, lines and colour.
February 23
Sketch: Experimental Drawing
Investigate the art of Picasso, Dali, Duchamp and more through in-gallery sketching before returning to the studio to create a series of experimental drawings in chalk and oil pastels.
March 1
Found: Text Collage
Get inspired by the Dada movement to work with text, drawing and chance in this collage studio. Using found text from newspapers, magazines and books, combine, layer and manipulate to create a narrative composition.
March 8
Play: Surrealist Art Games
Games are for artists too! Work in this studio to explore several games projects related to Surealism. Combine images to create an exquisite corpse, develop automatic drawings, and create a ‘cubomania’ collage!
March 1
Directions: Conceptual Sculpture
Get conceptual in this sculpture workshop! Work from a set of ‘directions’ to create a relief sculpture using a variety of materials. Compare your finished work with one another to see how the concept was interpreted by individual artists.
March 22
Avante-guard: Experimental Painting
Work in acrylic paint, tempura and watercolour to experiment and play with paint. This workshop begins with an introduction to several experimental techniques followed by the opportunity for you to experiment in the media and format of your choice.
March 29
The Future: Abstract Sculpture
Explore sculpture and painting in the exhibitions Icons of Modernism to explore the art of abstraction. IN the studio, create your own futuristic, abstract sculpture using wood blocks and acrylic paint.
Registered Classes for Adults
Abstractions: Painting & Print-making
Tuesdays; 6-9 PM
March 20-April 24, 2012
$180 / $162 AGA Members
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Encounter the art of abstraction this season with this experimental studio class. Themed around the AGA exhibitions Icons of Modernism and Alberta Mistresses of the Modern: 1935-1975, this class considers the techniques of modernism and abstraction through hands-on art-making. Throughout the session, participants create a portfolio of abstract studies using acrylic and watercolour paints and several print-making techniques, allowing an exploration of colour and composition through experimental exercises. Each class also features a visit to the Gallery spaces for discussion and sketching, where learners will have the chance to study and reference the work of international artists such as Cezanne, Picasso, and Mondrian and Albertan artists such as Marion Nicoll and Ella May Walker.
Art Express
Art Express classes are offered throughout the year for adults with developmental and cognitive challenges. This studio art class focuses on developing confidence and creativity through an expressive, hands-on approach to painting, drawing, sculpting and more.
Classes are lead by professional artist Alison Edwards who has extensive experience working with a wide range of students, including adults with developmental disabilities.
Session 1
Thursdays, January 12-February 23, 2012
noon-1 pm
$42
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Session 2
Thursdays, March 1-April 23, 2012
noon-1 pm
$42
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Session 3
Thursdays, April 19-May 31
noon-1 pm
$42
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Private Studio Workshop
AGA Private Studio Workshops provide a unique experience for those looking to celebrate a special event or conduct a corporate team-building session. Private Studio Workshops are held in the Singhmar Centre for Art Education and include a fun art-making project led by Gallery Educators.
To book a Private Studio Workshop, please contact Nicole Reeves at nicole.reeves@youraga.ca
2 Hour Studio Workshop
Offered evenings and weekends
(Booking times dependant on studio and staff availability)
$200 / $180 AGA Members (plus GST)
Program cost includes a group of up to 15 guests
$12 / person thereafter to a maximum of 25 guests total
This 2 hour program includes:
- A Gallery Educator to lead your program
- A 20-30 minute Gallery visit to AGA exhibitions connected to the studio project
- A studio art project to take home (instructed by the Gallery Educator)
- Time for socializing, refreshments or other related business
- Full use of the studio spaces for 2 hours
- Access to a fridge, laptop with online access and projector capabilities, limited storage space
Is 2 hours just not enough time? The studio space can be rented for an additional $50 / hour. Your Gallery Educator will remain with your group to assist you.
