Families & Children
Imagination Station
Sundays, 1:00 to 3:45 pm
Clare Bice Creative Studio
This drop-in program for adults and children will stimulate
communication, collaboration and creativity. Let the Museum be your
muse. Visit one of our many exhibitions and then drop in for an
afternoon of art-making. Our staff monitors can provide guidance and
introduce you to a wide range of art-making through painting,
drawing, sculpture, printmaking and more. We’ll supply the
ingredients. Just roll up your sleeves and add your imagination.
Enjoy quality time with a child in your life as you cook up
something new together in the Imagination Station.
Admission: FREE
Art Classes and Camps for Kids
EARLY EXPLORATIONS
Ages 2 to 4 accompanied by a parent or caregiver
8 Wednesdays, 9:30 to 11:00 am
Learning Lounge
October 6 to November 24
Around the World: Art From Far Away Lands
Inspired by our exhibitions this quarter, children will learn about art
forms from around the world and will produce their own pieces in
response to their cultural excursions. Instructor: Brenda Collins
JUMP START
Ages 5 to 8
8 Saturdays, 10:00 to 12:00 pm
Clare Bice Creative Centre
October 9 to November 27
Colour Fields: Painting for Young Masters
This program will include projects designed to stimulate knowledge of
all painting styles, such as abstraction, realism and surrealism, as
well as techniques from traditional to mixed media painting. Instructor:
Denise Miron
FUN AND FUNDAMENTALS
Ages 9 to 12
8 Saturdays, 1:00 to 3:00 pm
Clare Bice Creative Centre
October 2 to November 27 (no class October 16)
The Painter’s Palette
Working in acrylics and watercolour, children will explore gesture,
still life, landscape and portraiture as they improve their brush
technique, enhance their appreciation of colour and explore the
possibilities of light, space, perspective and form. Instructor: Brenda
Collins
All classes cost: $120, members $100
Space is limited. Call 519.661.0333 to register.
Have you missed the first session but are still interested in signing
up? Register for remaining classes on a pro-rated basis. Call
519.661.0333 for more information.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY DAY CAMP
Ages 6 to 12
8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Clare Bice Creative Centre
Friday, November 12
Soap Stone Carving Workshop
Our Curator of Regional History will lead children on a tour of
Unsettling the Thames: from Traditional Land to Colonial Settlement.
Then, participants will join our master carver Mary-Ann Jack-Bleach in
the studio to learn the technique of carving and polishing soapstone,
the softest of the stones.
Before and aftercare is FREE, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Cost: $45, members $40
HOMESCHOOL PROGRAM
Ages 5 to 12 – Now open to 5 year olds!
9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Clare Bice Creative Centre
Monday, October 25
First Nations Art Workshop
Families will enjoy an informative tour of Unsettling the Thames: from
Traditional Land to Colonial Settlement. Then, instructor Brenda Collins
will share her Aboriginal artefacts with the group and show children how
to make a piece of bas relief sculpture based on the Seven Grandfather
Teachings.
Monday, November 29
Watercolour Workshop
Participants will enjoy a colourful tour of Paint by Numbers: Painters
Eleven, followed by a studio workshop with artist Julie Picken-Cooper on
the subtle yet versatile technique of watercolour.
Cost: $20 first child, $15 other children and members
Parents are asked to accompany their child. Younger siblings are
welcome.
Space is limited. Call 519.661.0333 to register.
