ARTS ETOBICOKE

Mixed Media Art Journaling

We invite you to join us for Anna Redish’s course ‘Mixed Media Art Journaling’! This is an Arts Etobicoke & Workman Arts Satellite Program! 

Registration is now open. Please note, space is limited and registration is on a first come-first served basis. Residents of Central Etobicoke will receive priority registration. 

Dates: Wednesdays, October 30 – December 18, 2024 (8 sessions)

Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm

Location: Thistletown Community Centre, 925 Albion Rd. Etobicoke, ON. Room 305 (Hall Room- 3rd Floor)

In this course participants will begin by learning how to make their own journals using a sheet of watercolour paper. Journals are put together using a simple pamphlet stitch with hemp cord. Then each week participants will create a personal and unique art page in their journals. One of the most empowering things about the art journaling process is the different writing techniques used. Each week we start with a different journaling prompt, then we cover up our writing with paint and collage. This step alone is one of the most freeing aspects of the process. Also, participants will explore different mixed media techniques such as mixing primaries, using collage to create texture, and writing on tissue just to name a few.

All materials will be provided. No experience needed! Light refreshments will be provided during each class. Presto tickets will be available for participants if needed.

Questions? Contact John Del Rosario at john@artsetobicoke.com or 647-806-8731 

Exploring Memoir Through Creative Writing and Dance

We invite you to join us for Roxy Menzies’ course Exploring Memoir Through Creative Writing and Dance! This is an Arts Etobicoke + Workman Arts Satellite Program!

Registration is now open. Please note, space is limited and registration is on a first come-first served basis. Residents of Rexdale will receive priority registration.

Dates: Wednesdays, October 16 – December 4

Time: 3:00pm – 4:45pm

Location: Cloverdale Common at Cloverdale Mall,  250 The East Mall, Toronto, ON M9B 3Y8 (next to Service Ontario)

Everyone has a captivating story and a uniquely beautiful way to express it!

This 8-week journey of Exploring Memoir through Creative Writing and Dance will not only enhance your creative writing skills, it will guide you in unraveling, accepting, and nurturing your artistry.

Each class will build upon the previous one leading us to a final project that weaves our stories in a dialogue between the written word and our own innate movement. Elements from healing modalities act as a means of self-care to delve deeper into the mind-body connection that allows us to tap into our creative selves.

Writing prompts and readings fuel us in our storytelling while improvisation and basic foundations of choreography are stepping stones for movers at any level to play, have fun, and storytell in a holistic manner that involves all of the senses.

Participants will have a visual, physical, and written interpretation of one aspect of their memoir as well as a journal of short stories and excerpts.

Questions? Contact John Del Rosario at john@artsetobicoke.com or 647-806-8731.