Programs

Instructor David Antscherl will guide you through a variety of exercises to help you gain confidence in drawing what is in front of you.

The found object is your starting point. The painting you create onto the object(s) may be your story. One or many objects may be required to express the ongoing series. Students may work in acrylic, oil, collage, drawing and mixed media. Skills will be taught if not familiar.

A practical and inspirational course from which you will gain understanding on how to
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Whether you are new or advanced in your skills this studio class is a way to explore your media to improve your technique.

Join this pottery studio to create projects of your choice using wheel throwing or hand-building techniques.

Learn to use the pottery wheel to create cups and bowls and try different hand-building techniques to explore different forms.

Sketching for Artists, Architects, Beginners & Absolute Beginners.

Learn to knit the Continental/European way and make a dish cloth to take home with you at the end of the workshop.

Learn a systemic approach to working from a choice of photographs (landscapes & florals).

Learn the language of colour in oil or acrylic and its emotional content and how to speak colour in a Spring composition using colour to drive the composition.

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Learn hands-on about sculptural or dimensional painting, a Baroque artform originating in 17th century with instructor Valerie Martin.

This one-day workshop will explore insights from the impressionist movement -- traditional and contemporary -- to inspire your own work.

Drawing, the ability to render the three-dimensional subject on a two-dimensional surface, is integral to the design of any good painting.

It’s the ancient art of Japanese glass and ceramic repair that brings broken pieces back to life!

From Lady Grave Simcoe recording the flora and fauna of the wilderness of her new home in Niagara, to today's artist who loves capturing our quickly changing agricultural landscape.

Create a beautiful floral to chase away those winter blues! A special gift for you or your bff!

Learn how to make beautiful one-of-a-kind pendants, earrings, rings, and charms in this hands-on program!

This workshop will feature "how to paint a good vignette". Every painter should explore the painting of a properly placed and executed vignette.

Learn to cut and assemble fusing glass for a set of 4 coasters.

Capture the splendour of 19th century redcoats in uniform in this on-site workshop at Fort George.

Get creative and messy while learning how to paint, sculpt, draw and more!

Our afternoon art classes review some of the basic art-making skills and then builds upon those to focus on developing drawing, painting and sculpting techniques.

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Details coming soon.

Artists will meet to work on artworks in any medium. Bring your works in progress or ideas for a new composition and the guidance of a professional artist will enable you to develop your piece further through one-on-one feedback.

This course is for students who have had some introductory experience in acrylic painting and are looking to take the next step.

Learn to paint with impact using a limited palette and loose impressionistic brushwork.

Join artist & instructor Sandra Iafrate in this fun and encouraging environment where you can create new work while receiving direction in technique and composition.

Members are invited to draw or paint in our informal, drop-in studio. Bring your own materials and works in progress to work alongside other Pumphouse members. Space is limited.