Explore, experiment, and grow this Spring at ARAS

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As we enter the Spring 2026 term, Avenue Road Arts School continues its mission of providing a sophisticated yet accessible environment for visual arts education. Our Spring curriculum is thoughtfully curated to support both the curious beginner and the dedicated artist, led by a faculty of professional artist-instructors who value the artistic process as much as the final result.

This term, our programs span foundational classes for children, intensive weekend workshops for adults, and the flexible reach of our virtual sessions. By keeping our groups small, our artist-instructors can offer the ever-so-needed one-on-one mentorship that is crucial to the creative process. It’s about finding your rhythm in a space that values your specific creative goals—right here in the heart of Toronto’s arts community.

Classes worth making time for

  • In person workshop
    Luminous Watercolours: Fluidity, Reflections & Shorelines
    Saturday June 20
    11am - 3pm
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    $155 +HST
  • Spring 2026 student painting a river landscape during an outdoor plein air session.
    In person workshop
    Plein Air in the Gardens: The Botanical Landscape
    Friday, June 19
    10am - 4pm
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    $285 +HST
  • Watercolor ink painting workshop student working in a sketchbook outdoors in Toronto.
    In person
    Sketch the Market: Ink, Watercolour and Washes
    Saturdays, June 6 - 20 ( 3 weeks )
    10am - 12pm
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    $180 +HST

Spring 2026: Adult Courses

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  • student digital photography
    Virtual
    Creative & Technical Digital Photography
    Tuesdays, May 5 - June 23 ( 8 weeks )
    1-3pm
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    $395 +HST
  • Abstract mixed media painting created during a mindful meditation art class in Toronto.
    Virtual
    Mindful & Meditative Mark Making
    Tuesdays, May 26 - June 30 ( 6 weeks )
    11am-1pm
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    $305 +HST
  • Adults learning new skills in a beginner drawing class at Avenue Road Arts School in Toronto.
    In person
    Drawing for Beginners
    Mondays, May 4 - June 29 ( 8 weeks )
    6:45-8:45pm
    (no class May 18)
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    $435 +HST
  • Drawing beyond basics work by rose
    In person
    Drawing Beyond Basics
    Thursdays, May 28 - June 26 ( 5 weeks )
    6:45-8:45pm
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    $250 +HST
  • students in face to face portrait class
    In person
    Face to Face: Creative & Social Portrait Drawing
    Thursdays, April 30 - may 21 ( 4 weeks )
    6:45-8:45pm
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    $245 +HST
  • Art student receiving personalized instruction in an independent study class at Avenue Road Arts School, Toronto
    In person
    The Artist Studio: Connect & Create
    April 24, May 8, May 22, June 5, 19
    7 - 9:15pm
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    $315 +HST
  • Acrylic Art 101
    In person
    Acrylic Art 101: Building a Painting Foundation
    Wednesdays, April 29 - June 17 ( 8 weeks )
    7:15-9:45pm
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    $465 +HST
  • In person
    Acrylic Art: Intermediate Painting
    Tuesdays, April 28 - June 16 ( 8 weeks )
    7:15-9:45pm
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    $465 +HST
  • Intuitive Mark Making Nature & Gesture
    Virtual
    Art of the Moment: Contemporary Painting
    Thursdays, April 23 - June 18 ( 9 weeks )
    7-9:30pm
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    $495 +HST
  • Martha Johnson Drawing Painting Trees
    Virtual
    The Art of the Landscape Painting
    Wednesdays, April 29 - June 3 ( 6 weeks )
    12:30 - 3pm
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    $305 +HST
  • student exploring watercolour at aras
    In person
    Watercolour Foundations
    Thursdays, April 23 - May 21 ( 5 weeks )
    7 - 9pm
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    $290 +HST
  • In person workshop
    Luminous Watercolours: Fluidity, Reflections & Shorelines
    Saturday June 20
    11am - 3pm
    Learn More
    $155 +HST
  • Image of paper pends and paintbrushes
    Virtual
    The Painter’s Blueprint: Foundations of Preliminary Drawing
    Mondays, April 20 - May 18 ( 5 weeks )
    11am-1pm
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    $265 +HST
  • Martha Johnson art work
    Virtual
    Modern Painting: The Monet to Matisse Era
    Thursdays, June 4 - 25 ( 4 weeks )
    1-3:30pm
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    $250 +HST
  • Stylized figurative painting from an expressive arts workshop at Avenue Road Arts School.
    Virtual
    Expressing Mood and Emotion Through Paint
    Wednesdays, May 6 - 27 ( 4 weeks )
    12:30 - 3pm
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    $235 +HST
  • Mixed media figure drawing and landscape sketch from a Spring 2026 art course.
    In person Workshop
    Figure in the Imaginary Landscape: Drawing & Painting from the Model
    Sunday, May 24
    12 - 4pm
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    $185 +HST
  • Student practicing abstract painting techniques at Avenue Road Arts School.
    Virtual
    Nature in Abstraction
    Thursdays, April 30 - June 4 ( 6 weeks )
    10am - 12pm
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    $375 +HST
  • Digital art student using a stylus to create a landscape on a tablet at ARAS.
    In person Workshop
    Procreate Portal: Painting Your Own Reality (Ages 14+) (In Person)
    Saturday June 6
    12:30 - 3:30pm
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    $115 +HST
  • Spring 2026 student painting a river landscape during an outdoor plein air session.
    In person workshop
    Plein Air in the Gardens: The Botanical Landscape
    Friday, June 19
    10am - 4pm
    Learn More
    $285 +HST
  • Artist painting outdoors on an easel during a Toronto plein air landscape class.
    In person workshop
    Plein Air in Bloom: Spring Florals and Lakeside Light
    Thursday May 14
    10am - 4pm
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    $285 +HST
  • Watercolor ink painting workshop student working in a sketchbook outdoors in Toronto.
    In person
    Sketch the Market: Ink, Watercolour and Washes
    Saturdays, June 6 - 20 ( 3 weeks )
    10am - 12pm
    Learn More
    $180 +HST
  • Surreal digital landscape illustration created in a digital painting course in Toronto.
    Virtual Worksop
    The Digital Landscape: Procreate Expressions (Ages 14+)
    Saturday, May 2
    10am - 1pm
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    $95 +HST
  • Classical charcoal still life studies and value scales from a drawing fundamentals class.
    In person Workshop
    The Old Masters’ Method: Grisaille and French Glazing
    Saturday & Sunday, June 6, 7
    10am - 12:30pm
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    $235 +HST

Spring 2026: Kids & Youth Courses.