Atelier

Join printmaker Francesca Reside as we explore the creative potential of printing with a gelli plate and acrylic paint. This will be combined with other art materials and techniques including drawing, mixed media, collage, stencil design, books and zines. Each participant will produce stylish prints which can be made into cards, collages or embedded into other art projects. Participants can create an accordion book with designs as the main class project.

Finding fresh ways to promote your artwork can seem daunting, but there is light at the end of the tunnel!  This workshop with artist Julia Lucich will identify hurdles to building a strong customer base and will uncover ways to surmount those hurdles.  Julia will distinguish between occasionally selling one's work and establishing a sustainable art-business model. Come away from this workshop with a clear understanding of the steps, challenges, and solutions involved in developing a thriving art business.

Join award-winning photographer, painter, and teacher Cim MacDonald for a helpful and hands-on workshop to get you feeling comfortable and confident about photographing your artwork. Learn about basic principles, common challenges, and best practices for shooting 2-D and 3-D pieces.

Bring your own camera or device—a digital SLR, a "point and shoot", or a smartphone will do the trick—and you'll have the opportunity to practice taking photos and receive constructive feedback from Cim.

Level up your lettering! 

Make beautiful letters from the comfort of home over Zoom, and enhance any project you are working on. To make our work distinctive and appealing, we will use a fine liner while learning a number of monoline alphabets, and we will use a broad-edged pen as we explore a new, playful alphabet.  Enjoy contemporary lettering online in a relaxed and friendly setting.

Thursdays, October 7-28, 2021
10am-12:30pm via Zoom
$72.00

Recommended Materials List:

scissors

plain paper to practice on

pencil

As part of BC Culture Days 2021, this workshop will introduce participants to creating a pouch made of leather or fabric with basic beadwork. The focus will be building practical skills of beading and sewing. Supplies will be available but feel free to bring your own to add your own sense of flair to your project.

While participants are encouraged to create a leather pouch for themself or a loved one, the group will be engaging in storytelling as a means to reflect on the meaning of medicine pouches and what are things they would like to carry with them in their day-to-day lives.

Are you a Black artist, collective, or member of an organization that's Black-led, Black-focused, and Black-serving? Want to apply to the Toronto Arts Council's new Black Arts Grant Program but are unsure of the process?

Explore the benefits and challenges of singing with masks, with examples and resources available.

Mask Up & Sing Out - A free info session from the BCCF
Friday, October 1
7-8:30 pm PDT on Zoom

The session will also include a voice-on experience of masked singing with a voice teacher and Vancouver Chamber Choir member, Fabiana Katz.

Free to attend; pre-registration is required. 

Un atelier d’art pour les 12-30 ans présentant la réalité augmentée et son utilisation de manière créative.

 Les participants apprendront à :

– Créer ensemble des œuvres d’art adaptées à la technologie de la réalité augmentée (RA).

– Télécharger les œuvres sur l’application Hidelight en RA.

– Créer une exposition des œuvres des participants en RA.

This fall the MCC is excited to present an online grant writing workshop with Barb Hunt!⁠
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This workshop will give participants the basics of how to apply for a grant in craft/visual art. The elements of a grant submission will be covered, and approaches to writing a proposal will be discussed. Based on her experience working on Canada Council and provincial arts council juries, Barb Hunt will explain how juries work and give participants advice on how to improve their chances of getting a grant.⁠
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How to make video, perform live...and beyond in the longest running virtual world.

Having spent time in and out of virtual worlds for over 20 years, this past year of relative isolation led me back in. Through this period I have realized the incredible potential for art making within user generated avatar based virtual worlds. I have been performing live sound with an exact replica of my loom built by a friend who I met in world. I've also been DJing, building immersive installations and filming short films as part of a genre of filmmaking called Machinima.