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More 2020 Workshops Listed Soon!
Dean Nimmer - Author and Originator of 100 Drawings & Paintings Workshop -
Nanaimo, March 30 - April 3 - Info coming soon. Email here to be notified when registration opens.
Nanaimo, March 30 - April 3 - Info coming soon. Email here to be notified when registration opens.
Silversmith Intensive 5 projects. March 20 - 24, 2020 With Kelly Allanson - Nanaimo
Info coming soon Email here to be notified when registration opens.
Info coming soon Email here to be notified when registration opens.
KATHERINE CHANG LIU Sorry Workshop full - We've had a cancellation- 1 space available.
MENTORING FOR ARTISTS
Monday,April 27 - Friday, May 1, 2020
Saanich Fairgrounds near Victoria, BC
Katherine Chang Liu Mentoring Artist
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When choosing an artist for our mentoring workshop we knew we wanted to bring you the best of the best. A practicing artist who has attained real commercial success, one with an exhaustive set of credentials and accomplishments too long to list and of course, glowing testimonials.
And that is just what we've done. We are thrilled to announce that Katherine Chang Liu will be delivering her much sought after "Open Studio" mentoring program exclusively for us, here in Canada! This workshop is for you if you feel you have aquired enough technique and are now ready to develop your own style along with more personal intent in your work. Join us and learn how to express that idea in your own way with your own voice. |
Working with Katherine will help you understand and clarify your strengths and ideas, A key component of Katherine's approach is to teach by private evaluation. She meets with each artist for a private one-on-one critique which enables her to become attuned to your unique and individual form of self-expression. Her approach is to give helpful, honest feedback and suggestions but she is not critical.
Katherine will also present many insightful power point lectures on a diverse range of artists, each with unique voices of their own. These presentations often touch on many forms of visual language as it pertains to contemporary art and are not limited only to painting.
This workshop is not limited to painters. It is open to assemblage artists, sculptors with fabrics, collage artists, photography and more. In all of Katherine's workshops, you will see both 2D and 3D artists, from abstraction to photorealism.
Katherine has her finger on the pulse of contemporary art developments so the opportunities for her assistance are wide and varied. If you have sewn before, you may want to know if and how sewing can be a component of your art or if you are a photographer perhaps you are wanting to make more personal and contemporary photography.
This workshop is not limited to painters. It is open to assemblage artists, sculptors with fabrics, collage artists, photography and more. In all of Katherine's workshops, you will see both 2D and 3D artists, from abstraction to photorealism.
Katherine has her finger on the pulse of contemporary art developments so the opportunities for her assistance are wide and varied. If you have sewn before, you may want to know if and how sewing can be a component of your art or if you are a photographer perhaps you are wanting to make more personal and contemporary photography.
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A testiment to just how popular Katherine's workshops are is that hundreds of her students have repeatedly taken her workshops.
In fact, her critiques are one of the primary reasons most have sought her guidance and encouragement for more than 10 years in a row! Katherine ends the workshop with a stimulating and informative group critique session that benefits everyone. |
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Join us and explore your potential while being both supported and challenged. Katherine believes every artist can succeed by understanding her/his own natural artistic strength while also developing a committed idea to work on. She has had the pleasure of working with many artists to accomplish just that. She follows these artists from year to year, and many have reached their goals: to be established artists in their own communities, to be art instructors, or jurors of exhibits, or winners of awards.
Once registered you will have the opportunity to return annually before registration is opened to the rest of our email list which allows Katherine to help you with your follow through.
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There will be no demonstrations or supply list sent for this workshop. Bring what you are working in or wish to focus on. We do not have the facilities for all mediums, for example pottery, so please email me before registering if in doubt.
Is this workshop for me?
Katherine says " I consider the intermediate to advanced artist as someone who feels that they have already learned the "how's" and are now really looking to discover and define their own identity as an artist.
Katherine says " I consider the intermediate to advanced artist as someone who feels that they have already learned the "how's" and are now really looking to discover and define their own identity as an artist.
Katherine Chang Liu received her MS degree from the University of California, Berkeley. She was a recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts and the Virginia Commission of Arts and Humanities.
Liu had 43 solo exhibitions; at colleges, museums and galleries in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Fe (New Mexico), Long Island (NY); as well as galleries in Copenhagen (Denmark), Lyon (France), Rome (Italy), Turku (Finland), Hong Kong and Taiwan.
In the early part of her career, Liu was more active in competitive exhibits, winning 45 awards. She has since been invited to serve as juror or co-juror for over 60 national, regional and state-wide art competitions, including the 2018 Wisconsin Biennial at the Museum of Wisconsin Art.
The Watercolor USA Honor Society honored her with the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012, she is one of few woman painters who received that honor.
Katherine Chang Liu has exhibited in over 100 invitational exhibits, and was included in the Chicago Navy Pier Show, Art Miami, Art Paris, Art Copenhagen, Art Santa Fe, and the Los Angeles Art Show.
In recent years she also exhibited in international invitationals in Korea, Macau, Hong Kong, China, Thailand and Singapore.
Her work has been featured in 104 magazine and newspaper articles, as well as 40 books.
Public collections include the Virginia Museum; the Chrysler Museum of Art (VA); Palm Springs Desert Museum (CA); Western VA Museum (VA); Hickory Art Museum (NC); State Collection of Baja; the Art Association of Aga, Finland; Musée de la Communication, Bern, Switzerland; the Institute of Contemporary Art, Lyon, France; and Macau City Museum of Art (Macau).
Her work is also included in the collection of US Department of State; Utah State University Harrison Museum; Georgetown University; Center for Employment Law; Virginia Tech University and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
Liu had 43 solo exhibitions; at colleges, museums and galleries in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Fe (New Mexico), Long Island (NY); as well as galleries in Copenhagen (Denmark), Lyon (France), Rome (Italy), Turku (Finland), Hong Kong and Taiwan.
In the early part of her career, Liu was more active in competitive exhibits, winning 45 awards. She has since been invited to serve as juror or co-juror for over 60 national, regional and state-wide art competitions, including the 2018 Wisconsin Biennial at the Museum of Wisconsin Art.
The Watercolor USA Honor Society honored her with the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012, she is one of few woman painters who received that honor.
Katherine Chang Liu has exhibited in over 100 invitational exhibits, and was included in the Chicago Navy Pier Show, Art Miami, Art Paris, Art Copenhagen, Art Santa Fe, and the Los Angeles Art Show.
In recent years she also exhibited in international invitationals in Korea, Macau, Hong Kong, China, Thailand and Singapore.
Her work has been featured in 104 magazine and newspaper articles, as well as 40 books.
Public collections include the Virginia Museum; the Chrysler Museum of Art (VA); Palm Springs Desert Museum (CA); Western VA Museum (VA); Hickory Art Museum (NC); State Collection of Baja; the Art Association of Aga, Finland; Musée de la Communication, Bern, Switzerland; the Institute of Contemporary Art, Lyon, France; and Macau City Museum of Art (Macau).
Her work is also included in the collection of US Department of State; Utah State University Harrison Museum; Georgetown University; Center for Employment Law; Virginia Tech University and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
5 Days
Mediums: Many. Assume some oil paint but very large workshop space.
Level: Intermediate to advanced
Katherine describes the intermediate to advanced artist as someone who feels that they have already learned the "how's" and are now looking to discover and define their own identity as an artist.
Dates: Monday, April 27 - Friday, May 1, 2020
Tuition: $995.00 + 5% tax (Pay in full or in 3 payment installment plan )
Hours: 10:00 - 5:30 Mon - Thursday Friday 9 - 3
With extended studio painting hours until 9 PM!
Location: Saanich Fairgrounds Hall (20 minutes from downtown Victoria) Click here for map
Mediums: Many. Assume some oil paint but very large workshop space.
Level: Intermediate to advanced
Katherine describes the intermediate to advanced artist as someone who feels that they have already learned the "how's" and are now looking to discover and define their own identity as an artist.
Dates: Monday, April 27 - Friday, May 1, 2020
Tuition: $995.00 + 5% tax (Pay in full or in 3 payment installment plan )
Hours: 10:00 - 5:30 Mon - Thursday Friday 9 - 3
With extended studio painting hours until 9 PM!
Location: Saanich Fairgrounds Hall (20 minutes from downtown Victoria) Click here for map
DAVID M. SLONIM
Painting: Experimenting, Risk taking & Growth
Monday, September 28 -Friday, October 2, 2020
Nanaimo, BC
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Would you like to paint better than you ever have before? PAINT YOUR STYLE In this workshop you can paint your way -- Abstract. Realism. Impressionism. Surrealism. Still life. Landscape. This workshop is open to anyone in any medium* who wants to take their work deeper, further, faster. David will share his 30+ years of extensive study and knowledge; distilled for you and served up with the encouragement to fearlessly take risks. |
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YOUR GROWTH IS THE PRIORITY
Your growth as an artist will accelerate as we study great artists and unlock the universal secrets of image structure. Join us and learn how the ABSTRACT STRUCTURE is what makes a painting a good painting, regardless of style or genre.
David will demonstrate how the master's paintings throughout art history were built on an abstract structure even when the finished painting was representational.
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At a primal level, it's this abstract image structure that moves us-- through the use of line, shape, space, value, color, and texture.
Mastery of the abstract visual language is the key to captivating your viewers and is accomplished through the skillful use of the universal principles of design, composition and visual communication. |
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Just some of the many topics we'll cover:
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There will be power point presentations, demos, exercises, and games to isolate the key principles, discussions and demonstrations. There'll be individual painting time at your easels with personalized one-on-one instruction, encouragement, critique and feedback.
Each day will end with a group critique and recap of what we covered that day. Workshop content has been carefully designed to help you reach your personal goals. |
David's demos are not step-by-step "how to paint a finished painting". Instead, he demonstrates a mindset, an attitude of exploration, and risk-taking to help you become the best version of yourself as an artist.
You'll paint lots during this workshop as that's the best way to good paintings. It will be inspiring and fun, with an upbeat atmosphere and you'll go home ready to create your best work yet!
You'll paint lots during this workshop as that's the best way to good paintings. It will be inspiring and fun, with an upbeat atmosphere and you'll go home ready to create your best work yet!
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Everyone will receive printed handouts on the workshop content so you'll have a permanent record of everything covered. We'll steal from the masters, laugh a lot and eat a little chocolate. Because chocolate. "Come, be encouraged and inspired in a fun, upbeat atmosphere and go home ready to create your best work yet." - David Sorry - No pastels in this workshop. |
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David has been a professional painter for over thirty years and is represented by numerous galleries: NEW YORK | Muriel Guepin Gallery, THE HAMPTONS | Quogue Gallery, BOSTON | Newbury Fine Arts, INDIANAPOLIS | Long-Sharp Gallery, JACKSON HOLE & SCOTTSDALE | Altamira Fine Art, CHICAGO | Anne Loucks Gallery
See more of David's work at: www.davidmichaelslonim.com &
www.davidslonimpresents.com
See more of David's work at: www.davidmichaelslonim.com &
www.davidslonimpresents.com
Monday, September 28-Friday, October 2, 2020
5 Days
Level: Intermediate to advanced (Must be familiar with your tools and materials and able to paint independently)
Sturdy floor easel required. (See registration form)
Medium: Acrylic, watercolor, gouache, collage, or oils. *SORRY NO PASTELS (David will paint in oil)
***Note: This is a SOLVENT FREE workshop. Supply list will specify alternatives.
Hours: 10 - 5 daily - Friday 9 - 3
Tuition: $845.00 + 5% tax
Location: Cedar Hall, 2388 Cedar Road, Cedar, BC (15 minutes south of downtown Nanaimo)
Click here for map
5 Days
Level: Intermediate to advanced (Must be familiar with your tools and materials and able to paint independently)
Sturdy floor easel required. (See registration form)
Medium: Acrylic, watercolor, gouache, collage, or oils. *SORRY NO PASTELS (David will paint in oil)
***Note: This is a SOLVENT FREE workshop. Supply list will specify alternatives.
Hours: 10 - 5 daily - Friday 9 - 3
Tuition: $845.00 + 5% tax
Location: Cedar Hall, 2388 Cedar Road, Cedar, BC (15 minutes south of downtown Nanaimo)
Click here for map
ROBERT BURRIDGE
LOOSEN UP WATERMEDIA WORKSHOP
IT'S LIKE 4 YEARS OF ART SCHOOL!
Monday, October 26 - Friday October 30, 2020
Victoria, BC
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This flagship Burridge workshop offers an amazing variety of painting subjects for everyone! Designed for the professional painter who is stuck in a style as well as for the novice who wants to conquer their fear and dive right in. |
Burridge's popular "Loosen Up" workshops nurture individual success and personal enrichment with a big emphasis on daily painting projects at your own pace. It is stress-free, but be warned; you could end up with too much enthusiasm for painting.
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Starting each day with multiple small "warm-up painting exercises" and building up to larger-format paintings, Burridge's positive approach towards the act of painting will inspire you to loosen up, have more fun and paint more! Expect an intense, concentrated and lively workshop where you will create many works of art using spontaneity for maximum effect. |
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This workshop has become a must for artists who want the confidence and permission to paint the way they have always wanted to paint.
Students will take home numerous handouts of useful and need-to-know information. Burridge's newest color combination technique is also demonstrated. A positive attitude is a must! |
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We’ll paint ethereal landscapes, trees, chickens, florals, fruit and more! This workshop will be a blast! For a sneak peek of what you're in for, click on the video links below.
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5 Days
Level: All Levels
Dates: Monday, October 26 - Friday October 30, 2020
Tuition: $825.00 + 5% tax (Deposit reserves your space)
Hours: 10:00 - 5:00 daily & Friday 9 - 3
Extended studio hours: paint til 7 PM Monday - Thursday
Location: Saanich Fairgrounds, 1528 Stelly's Cross Road, Victoria, BC. Click here for map
Level: All Levels
Dates: Monday, October 26 - Friday October 30, 2020
Tuition: $825.00 + 5% tax (Deposit reserves your space)
Hours: 10:00 - 5:00 daily & Friday 9 - 3
Extended studio hours: paint til 7 PM Monday - Thursday
Location: Saanich Fairgrounds, 1528 Stelly's Cross Road, Victoria, BC. Click here for map
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