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In-Person Oil Painting Weekend with Judy Sherman

In-Person Oil Painting Weekend with Judy Sherman Saturday & Sunday, March 18  & 19 Program Description This in-person weekend program will offer artists of all skill levels an intensive weekend of study in oil painting technique.  Artist Judy Sherman will cover a wide range of skills, including how to understand values, composition, colour, [...]

Valentine’s Night at the Opera

Valentine’s Night at the Opera Friday, February 10 In Partnership with Opera York REGISTER The McMichael Canadian Art Collection and Opera York bring you an evening of exquisite love-themed arias set in the McMichael’s soaring northwest coast gallery. The evening will [...]

Online Painting Studio with Andrew Cheddie Sookrah

Online Painting Studio with Andrew Cheddie Sookrah Program Description This popular virtual class offers live online instruction with artist Andrew Sookrah as he works with artists of all levels to refine their technique in the style of their choice. Using three reference images provided,  Andrew will lead the group through a framework of an effective creative process [...]

Online Landscape in Watercolour with David McEown

Online Landscape in Watercolour with David McEown Saturday, January 21 & 28, 2023 12:15 to 3:15 pm (EST) Program Description During this two-day course, artist David McEown will provide step by step demonstrations that will explore composition, working from a value sketch and transcending photo reference into an original intricate studio painting inspired [...]

Acrylic Painting Workshop with Don Chretien 

Acrylic Painting Workshop with Don Chretien Beginner & Intermediate Artists Program Description Join Don Chretien, an Ojibway artist working in a distinctive painting style inspired by natural patterns and traditional teachings of Ojibway people, for a two-day, in-person acrylic painting workshop. The artist will share his approach to painting and introduce the formal elements [...]

Artful Yoga

Artful Yoga Saturdays, November 5 to December 17, 2022 9 to 10 am EST Program Description As the weather gets cooler and the leaves begin to change, unwind with a restorative morning yoga session at the McMichael with views over the Humber River Vallery.  Registered Yoga Teacher Rina Morra will lead gentle sessions [...]

Colour & Tone, Form & Shape in Acrylic Painting

Colour & Tone, Form & Shape in Acrylic Painting with Andrew Cheddie Sookrah Beginner and Intermediate artists Popular art instructor Andrew Cheddie Sookrah is pleased to present a new series of in-person structured sessions where beginner and intermediate artists will work with colour hues and tonal values, as well as the structuring of shape [...]

Jen Aitken Artist Workshop

Jen Aitken, Artist’s Workshop Sunday, September 18 1 - 2 pm About the Workshop Toronto-based sculptor Jen Aitken will lead an in-person drawing session exploring the dimensionality of lines and negative space. Aitken worked in the Tom Thomson Shack as part of the RBC Emerging Artist Residency through July 3, 2022. She is widely [...]

Mastering Oil Painting with Judy Sherman

MASTERING OIL PAINTING (ONLINE STUDIO) with Judy Sherman Tuesdays, August 9 to August 30 3 to 6 pm (EST) Level: Beginner/Intermediate “These classes have a very comfortable and relaxed atmosphere where communication is open and easy! Learning oil painting can be challenging, but with Judy it was rewarding and fun!” - Past participant [...]

Artful Yoga

Artful Yoga Saturdays, August 6 to October 8, 2022 9 to 10 am EST Program Description Unwind with a restorative yoga session in the home to the art of Canada. Registered Yoga Teacher Rina Morra will lead participants through a gentle Vinyasa flow that will awaken the mind and body. Program Details Date: Saturdays [...]

Painting a Vibrant Plein Air Landscape In Acrylics

Painting a Vibrant Plein Air Landscape In Acrylics with Andrew Cheddie Sookrah July 23 & 24, 2022 Beginner and Intermediate Program Description Join acclaimed artist and art instructor Andrew Cheddie Sookrah for an exciting exploration of the interconnections between colour, form, structure, depth and texture found in the Ontario landscape.  Leveraging the versatility of acrylics [...]

Views from Pine Cottage

Views from Pine Cottage McMichael Community Exhibition July 9 – October 9, 2022 About the Exhibition Since 1965, the McMichael has provided outstanding adult art education through high quality, artist-led studio workshops. Today, this tradition continues with in-person art classes and successful virtual studio workshops that have allowed participants to make art and express [...]

Jen Aitken Artist’s Workshop

Jen Aitken, Artist’s Workshop Sunday, June 26 & July 3 1 - 2 pm About the Workshop Toronto-based sculptor Jen Aitken will lead an in-person drawing session exploring the dimensionality of lines and negative space.  Aitken is currently working in the Tom Thomson Shack as part of the RBC Emerging Artist Residency through July [...]

Online Painting Studio with Andrew Cheddie Sookrah

ONLINE PAINTING STUDIO with Andrew Cheddie Sookrah Thursday, May 5 to June 9 3 to 6 pm (EST) “I ... really liked watching the demo by Andrew. I felt quite engaged—in some ways even more so than in face-to-face classes as I felt I could see "up close" what Andrew was doing in terms of paint [...]

Online Oil Painting Studio with Judy Sherman

ONLINE OIL PAINTING STUDIO with Judy Sherman Tuesdays, May 3 to June 7 3 to 6 pm (EST) Level: Beginner/Intermediate “These classes have a very comfortable and relaxed atmosphere where communication is open and easy! Learning oil painting can be challenging, but with Judy it was rewarding and fun!” - Previous Participant [...]

Online Painting Studio with Andrew Cheddie Sookrah

ONLINE PAINTING STUDIO with Andrew Cheddie Sookrah Thursdays, March 3 to April 14 3 to 6 pm (EST) “I ... really liked watching the demo by Andrew. I felt quite engaged—in some ways even more so than in face-to-face classes as I felt I could see "up close" what Andrew was doing in terms of paint mixing [...]

Colour Exploration Online Painting Studio with Clinton Hunker

Colour Exploration Online Painting Studio with Clinton Hunker  Thursdays, March 3 to March 31 6 to 9 pm (EST) Program Description In this five-week online course that explores expressive colour, intermediate students are introduced to a series of creative projects which broaden their understanding of colour [...]

Online Pastel Studio with Margaret Ferraro

ONLINE PASTEL STUDIO with Margaret Ferraro Wednesdays, March 2 to 23 6 to 9 pm (EST) Level: Beginner/Intermediate   La Renaissance de la fleur vendeur, 22 x 30, by Margaret Ferraro Program Description In this four-week-long online studio program, master pastelist Margaret Ferraro will [...]

Online Oil Painting Studio with Judy Sherman

Online Oil Painting Studio with Judy Sherman Tuesdays, March 1 to April 12 3 to 6 pm (EST) Level: Beginner/Intermediate “These classes have a very comfortable and relaxed atmosphere where communication is open and easy! Learning oil painting can be challenging, but with Judy it was rewarding and fun!” - Previous Participant [...]