Visual Arts

Whatever your medium of choice—from charcoal, pencil, and watercolour to acrylic, oil, and more—express yourself through drawing and painting under the guidance of our expert instructors. Pre-registration is required. 

Daily activities & drop-ins

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School Age

Adult

Adult 55+

Unravel your creativity in our fabric arts programs—from knitting and quilting to tailoring, and more—you’ll have ‘sew’ much fun! Pre-registration is required. 

Daily activities & drop-ins

Adult

Adult 55+

Seasonal programs

Adult 55+

Family & All Ages

We offer general arts programs covering a variety of topics for aspiring and season artists of all interests. Pre-registration is required. 

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Early Years

School Age

Adult

Adult 55+

Take your photography skills to the next level! Pre-registration is required. 

Seasonal programs

Adult 55+

Join local artists and instructors for classes and workshops that explore pottery, ceramics, and more. We offer options for individuals and groups of all ages and levels of experience, from beginners to long-time potters. 

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Discover the joy of printmaking and master a variety of techniques as you explore this unique visual art!

Seasonal Programs

Family & All Ages

Explore the exciting and dynamic world of theatre arts and film! Engage in seasonal programs and camps for aspiring actors, filmmakers, producers, and performing arts enthusiasts of varied ages and interests.

Seasonal programs

School Age

Adult

Carve some time in your schedule to polish your woodworking skills. Pre-registration is required. 

Seasonal programs

Adult 55+

Get creative and make it a day to remember with workshops coving a range of visual arts topics. Pre-registration is required. 

Seasonal programs

Adult

Adult 55+

Family & All Ages

Celan Bouillet is a mixed media painter currently based in Vancouver, BC. Her upbringing in the American
South influenced her love of spinning a good tale, textiles, and sublime landscapes. A graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art, Bouillet is a Vermont Studio Center Fellow, a two-time recipient of the Houston Artist Association Individual Artist Grant and has work in permanent collections across the US including at the Bush Intercontinental Airport and MD Anderson Cancer Center.

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Elizabeth Cox is an artist, designer and instructor. In college she trained as a commercial artist studying graphic design, interior design and visual presentation. After graduating Elizabeth worked as a window dresser for major retailers and as a freelancer and then taught visual presentation at Seneca College in Toronto and Langara College in Vancouver.  Elizabeth’s passion for watercolour began in California after she took her first class in 2000. She started teaching watercolour classes in Vancouver in 2009. Over 700 classes later she believes that she has learned from her students how to teach watercolour painting in a fun, non-threatening and comprehensive way. Elizabeth is always enthusiastic about opening the door to reluctant beginners so that they can feel the pure joy of being an artist. Elizabeth lives in West Vancouver and on Vancouver Island in British Columbia Canada. 

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Javid Tabatabaei is a practicing artist with over 20 years experience. He has taught many workshops and visual art classes, and curated group and solo exhibitions in countries around the world including China, Turkey, Italy, Pakistan, Japan, Serbia, and Canada. He has been an active jury member for the International Watercolor Society of Turkey, acted as Brand Ambassador for Rock Well Art Supplies Inc, and has been the recipient of many awards and prizes from various art competitions. Javid is currently based in Vancouver. 

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Crush of Colour offers visual art classes for kids and adults, ranging from painting and drawing to sculpture and crafts. Private, group, online, and homeschooling class formats are available.

Jennifer Pickering is a contemporary artist who has exhibited internationally in countries such as Argentina, Germany, Finland and Abu Dhabi. She spent 6 years teaching art in the Middle East and is a certified art teacher in BC. She taught K-12 in the International Baccalaureate program and as a sessional instructor at UBC. She is a Masters of Fine Arts graduate from the University of British Columbia who grew up in Vernon BC and lives in West Vancouver. It is with a renewed sense of adventure that she brings her knowledge home to facilitate your personal exploration through art. 

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ARTMANIA offers fun and exciting arts classes for children, teens and adults. Our studio is by the sea at John Lawson Park, The Silk Purse arts studio, and The Music Box in West Vancouver. Our studios, provide the creative setting for a hands-on art & acting and movie making experiences through classes and workshops.

Mary Hay has over 17 years’ experience as an art educator. She works with watercolour, acrylic, oils, encaustic, digital collage, drawing and textiles. Curiosity and a thoughtful approach to contemporary visual culture are driving forces behind the engaging surfaces she creates; which fluctuate between abstraction and recognition. Mary earned her BFA and studied at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, the Ontario College of Art and Design and Sheridan College. Mary’s career in art spans from running a professional fabric design studio, an arts-oriented daycare and the founding Director of artmania, an arts organization that teaches all ages a diverse range of art mediums.

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Nazanin has an abiding love for painting that dates back to her childhood when she first took an interest in making art. Nazanin practices many forms of art, in painting and music. In 1996, she pursued her dream to be a professional painter and has since dedicated her career to the arts. She held her first solo exhibition in 2000, and to this date, has had more than 16 solo and group exhibitions. Nazanin is a member of the Visual Arts Association in Iran, and has a B.A. degree (2003) in Management from Tehran's Azad University, as well an associate degree in music (2005). The passion and interest that she has for painting is a reflection of her family's artistry and the creative environment in which she was raised.

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Vancouver-born Artist Sonia Mocnik is inspired by the outdoors. Her artwork captures colour, light and the relationship they make with the stroke of a paint brush. She explores different techniques and subject matter and works primarily in watercolour, pen and ink and acrylic. Her works are collected internationally in Australia, Canada, Germany, Mexico, Netherlands and the UK. Sonia is an Active Member of the Federation of Canadian Artists and an avid Plein Air artist, winning awards for her paintings. She instructs individual and group classes, including enrichment programs in watercolour on cruise ships and, presents art demonstrations.

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