Fall 2025

Our fall program of art courses and workshops for adults, teens, and children.

Avenue Road Arts School students painting landscapes outdoors during a sunlit fall workshop.

Adult Classes

Kids/Teens Classes

This season, we’re thrilled to present a curated selection of fall art classes and workshops, designed to inspire at every level. Our fall schedule includes in-depth courses for adults looking to master new techniques and inspiring after-school programs for children. Our expert instructors are here to provide personal guidance in a supportive community setting.

Fall 2025: Adult Courses

In person Workshop

Gouache Immersion: Media, Form and Colour

Saturday, March 21 & 28

10am - 2:30pm
In person

Acrylic Art: Intermediate Painting

Tuesdays October 14 - December 2

7:15 - 9:45pm
In person Workshop

Building Layers & Texture: Mixed Media, Paper, Paint

Saturday & Sunday, February 14 - February 15

10am-1pm
In person

Drawing for Beginners

Mondays, September 29 - November 17

6:45 - 8:45pm
In person

Watercolour Essentials for Beginners

Tuesdays, September 30 - November 11

1:15 - 3:15pm
Virtual

Big, BOLD Colour

Wednesdays, February 25 - April 1

1-3:30pm
In person

Face to Face: Creative & Social Portrait Drawing - JANUARY

Thursdays, January 8 - January 29

6:45 - 8:45pm
In person

Simply Slow Down: Nature-Inspired Painting

Saturday and Sunday October 18 & 19

10:15am - 1:15pm
Virtual

Meditative Art Practice: Mindfulness with Drawing & Painting

Mondays, January 26 - March 9

11am-1pm
In person

Acrylic Art 101: Building a Painting Foundation

Wednesdays, January 21 - March 11

7:15-9:45pm
Virtual

Expressive Drawing: Colour, Line, Texture

Thursdays, October 23 - November 20

10am - 12pm
In person

Drawing for Beginners

Wednesdays, November 12 - December 17

6:45 - 8:45pm
In person

Drawing for Beginners

Mondays, January 12 - March 2

6:45 - 8:45pm
Virtual

Classical Painting Techniques: Replicating the Masters

Tuesdays, October 14 - November 25

1:30 - 3:30pm
Virtual

Creative Digital Photography: Beyond Basics

Tuesdays, January 27 - March 17

1-3pm
In person

Plein Air in Autumn: A Masterclass with Sam Paonessa

Friday October 3

10am - 4pm
Virtual

The Art of Landscape: Building Skills & Exploring Techniques

Thursdays, September 25 - November 6

1 - 3:30pm
In person

Mindfulness Painting: Meditative Art Practices

Sundays, February 8 - April 5

1:30pm - 4pm
In person

Watercolour Foundations - Intensive

Tuesdays, March 17 - April 7

6:45 - 9pm
In person

Beginner to Advanced Life Drawing: The Human Form

Thursdays, October 9 - October 30

6:45pm - 8:45pm
Virtual

Classical Painting Techniques

Tuesdays, January 27 - March 17

1:30-3pm
Virtual

Mindful & Meditative Mark Making

Wednesdays November 5 - November 26 (4 weeks)

10am - 12pm
In person

Acrylic Art: Intermediate Painting

Tuesdays, January 20 - March 10

7:15-9:45pm
In person workshop

Watercolour Landscapes: The Art of the Expressive Wash

Saturday, February 28

11am - 3pm
Virtual

Gouache Essentials: Tools, Techniques & Practices

Wednesdays, February 4 - 25

12:30 - 3pm
Virtual

Painting Fundamentals

Thursdays, January 7 - March 4

6:30-9pm
Virtual

Expressive Horizons: Essentials in Landscape Painting

Mondays, January 19 - February 9

9:30am - 12pm
In person

Drawing Beyond Basics: Building Skills

Mondays, March 9 - April 6

6:45 - 8:45pm
Virtual

Contemporary Impression: Today’s Impressionist Influence

Saturdays, February 28 - April 4

10am - 12:30pm
Virtual

Expressive Observation: Still Life Painting - Pt. II

Mondays, November 24 - December 8

9:30am - 12pm
Virtual

Experimental Drawing

Wednesdays, January 28 - March 4

7-9pm
In person

Acrylic Art 101: Building a Painting Foundation

Wednesdays, October 1 - November 19

6:45 - 9:15pm
In person Workshop

Spring in Bloom: Abstract Impressionist Florals

Saturday, March 28

1pm-4:30pm
Virtual

Expressive Horizons:
Essentials in Landscape Painting Pt. 1

Mondays, October 20 - November 17

9:30am - 12pm
Virtual

Art of the Moment: Contemporary Painting

Thursdays, October 2 - November 27

7 - 9:30pm
In person

Create Your Own Prints: Linocut & Relief Printing Workshop (Ages...

Saturday October 4

1:15 - 3:45pm
In person

Face to Face: Creative & Social Portrait Drawing

Thursdays, November 13 - December 4

6:45 - 8:45pm
Virtual

The Art of the Landscape: Building Skills & Exploring Techniques

Thursdays, February 5 - March 26

1-3:30pm
Virtual

Exploring the Acrylic Palette

Wednesdays, October 1 - November 26

12:30- 3:00pm
In person

Drawing Beyond Basics: Experimental Approach

Mondays, December 1 - December 22

6:45 - 8:45pm
Virtual

Creative Digital Photography: Beyond the Basics

Tuesdays, October 7 - November 25

1 - 3pm
In person

Face to Face: Creative & Social Portrait Drawing - MARCH

Thursdays, March 5 - March 26

6:45 - 8:45pm
Virtual

Art of the Moment: Contemporary Painting

Thursdays, January 15 - March 12

7-9:30pm
Virtual

The Art of Landscape: Building Skills & Exploring Techniques

Thursdays, November 20 - December 11

1 - 3:30pm
Virtual

Learn to Draw the Portrait

Wednesdays, February 4 - March 25

11am-1pm
In person

Face to Face: Creative & Social Portrait Drawing - FEBRUARY

Thursdays, February 5 - February 26

6:45 - 8:45pm

Fall 2025: Kids & Youth Courses.

After School Art Club (Ages 6 - 13)

Thursdays, January 8 - February 12

4:45 - 6:15pm
Draw it, Paint it, Make it! (Ages 10 - 16)

Tuesdays, September 23 - November 25

4:45 - 6:15pm
Drawing & Painting: Creative Art Skills (Ages 6-13) Virtual

Tuesdays, September 16 - December 16

4:30 - 6pm
Resin Finishing Techniques: Mastering Clear Resin for Art & Photos (Ages 12+)

Saturday November 8

1:15 - 3:45pm
CREATE! Mixed Media Fun (Ages 5 - 10)

Sundays, January 18 - March 1

10:30am - 12pm
Portfolio Development: Visual Arts Preparation (Grades 6-11)

Mondays, January 12 - February 23

4:45 - 6:15pm
Drawing & Painting - Virtual (Ages 6-13)

Tuesdays, January 20 - March 24

4:30 - 6pm
Cartooning & Comic Art (Grades 3-6)

Thursdays, October 23 - December 11

4:45 - 6:15pm
Drawing, Painting, Making (Grades 5 - 10)

Tuesdays, January 13 - March 3

4:45 - 6:15pm
CREATE! Mixed Media Fun (Ages 5-10)

Sundays November 9 - December 28

10:45am - 12:15pm
Resin Sculpture Workshop: From Hand Moulding to Finished Cast (Ages 12+)

Saturday & Sunday, December 6 & 7

1:15 - 3:45pm
Create Your Own Prints: Linocut & Relief Printing Workshop (Ages 12+)

Saturday October 4

1:15 - 3:45pm
Cartooning & Comic Art (Grades 4 - 8)

Thursdays, February 19 - April 9

4:45 - 6:15pm
Art and Science: STEM Art Lab (Grades 3 - 6)

Thursdays, October 9 - November 27

4:45 - 6:15pm