Spring program and summer camp registration
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Learn, create, experiment and inspire!Â
Strathcona County offers visual art programs and activities at Gallery@501 and Smeltzer House Visual Arts Centre. Programs are open to everyone and include single classes or longer series taught by skilled and knowledgeable artists, makers and community educators.
Gallery@501Â programs take place in a fully equipped art studio next to the main gallery exhibit space. Our classes encourage participants to experiment with new techniques and explore their creativity through different artistic mediums. Choose from painting, drawing, needle felting, printmaking and more!
Smeltzer House Visual Arts Centre offers beginner-friendly classes in many fine craft forms such as pottery at Clay Hut, glass fusing at Studio One, fibre arts, and more at Smeltzer House. Our specialized studios welcome students of all ages to enjoy the art of making.
Clay Circle (55Y+)
Practice traditional hand-building techniques as you learn to pinch, coil and roll clay for crafting homemade pottery pieces, which you can decorate with glaze in the final session. All supplies included.
Mondays
April 8 to June 16
10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Cost: $300.00
Location: Smeltzer House
Art Connect (18Y+)
Follow your passions in our open studio class for adults with developmental disabilities. Artists choose what they want to make. Explore mediums like acrylic, paint, watercolours, pastels, pencil crayons and charcoal. All supplies included.
Course Code: 32659
Wednesdays
April 17 to June 5
1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Cost:Â $120.00
Location: Gallery@501
Silkscreen Studio (13Y-17Y)
Silkscreen printmaking is a technique where ink is pushed through a screen to create a printed image. Create stencils, learn new techniques, and make prints on fabric and paper. All supplies included.
Course Code: 31581
Wednesdays
April 10 to 24
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Cost:Â $75.60
Location: Gallery@501
Clay Circle (55Y+)
Practice traditional hand-building techniques as you learn to pinch, coil and roll clay for crafting homemade pottery pieces, which you can decorate with glaze in the final session. All supplies included.
Mondays
April 8 to June 16
10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Cost: $300.00
Location: Smeltzer House
Art Connect (18Y+)
Follow your passions in our open studio class for adults with developmental disabilities. Artists choose what they want to make. Explore mediums like acrylic, paint, watercolours, pastels, pencil crayons and charcoal. All supplies included.
Course Code: 32659
Wednesdays
April 17 to June 5
1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Cost:Â $120.00
Location: Gallery@501
Silkscreen Studio (13Y-17Y)
Silkscreen printmaking is a technique where ink is pushed through a screen to create a printed image. Create stencils, learn new techniques, and make prints on fabric and paper. All supplies included.
Course Code: 31581
Wednesdays
April 10 to 24
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Cost:Â $75.60
Location: Gallery@501
Gallery@501 Programs
780-410-8575
megan.klak@strathcona.ca
Smeltzer House Visual Arts Programs
780-464-2023
ruta.nichol@strathcona.ca