Art classes for beginnersin Toronto and online
Everyone has a creative spark, and the only requirement to begin is curiosity.
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The questions everyone asksbefore their first class
Am I too old to start?
You won’t be the oldest in the room, or the youngest. Our beginner classes include students in their 20s through their 70s, most of whom hadn’t picked up a brush since school.
Will I embarrass myself?
Everyone in a beginner class is a beginner. Classes are kept small by design, so you get quiet one-on-one guidance, not public critique.
What if I have no talent?
What beginners need is a teacher who breaks things into steps: how to hold the pencil, how to see shapes, how to mix the colour you want. All of that is teachable.
Beginner classes you can join now
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Mondays October 26 - November 9
9:30am - 12pmVirtualBeginner, Intermediate$195 + HST -
Mondays October 19 - November 30
6:45 - 8:45pmBeginner$380 + HST -
Wednesdays October 21 - December 9
7:15 - 9:45pmBeginner$490 + HST -
Tuesdays November 3 - December 8
1 - 3pmBeginner$325 +HST -
Thursdays November 12 - December 10
6:45 - 8:45pmAdvanced, Beginner, Intermediate$295 + HST -
Tuesdays October 20 - December 8
1 - 3pmVirtualBeginner, Intermediate$435 + HST -
Fridays November 13 - December 4
7 - 9:15pm (Biweekly)111 Manor Rd E, Toronto, ON M4S 1R4, CanadaBeginner, Intermediate$275 + HST -
Thursdays November 5 - December 10
10am - 12pmVirtualBeginner, Intermediate$375 +HST -
Wednesdays November 18 - December 9
11:30am - 1pmVirtualAdvanced, Beginner, Intermediate$165 + HST -
Wednesdays October 21 - November 25
1- 3:30pmVirtualBeginner$335 + HST -
Thursdays November 19 - December 10
1- 3:30pmVirtualBeginner$245 + HST -
Tuesdays November 3 - December 8
12:30 - 2:30pmVirtualBeginner$305 + HST -
Saturday November 14
10am - 1pm111 Manor Rd E, Toronto, ON M4S 1R4, CanadaBeginner, Intermediate$125 + HST
What to expect
Every instructor teaches a little differently, but a beginner class is gentler than most people expect.
You don’t need to arrive with anything
Each class lists what you’ll need on its own page, and we keep a small selection of materials on hand.
Principles, not pressure
You learn how the tools and materials work, and line, proportion and seeing, through exercises rather than one make-or-break artwork.
No masterpiece on day one
The goal is the moment something clicks, when a shape you couldn’t draw last week suddenly works. That’s what brings students back.
Who teaches beginnersWorking artists, patient with first-timers.
Martha Johnson
A professional painter whose work explores Canadian history and the environment. She teaches beginners the essential techniques in a clear, encouraging way.
Rose Montgomery-Whicher
Teaches drawing as the art of careful observation, with a PhD in Art Education. For beginners, that means learning to see before worrying about getting it right.
“I am a beginner painter and learned a lot and feel confident to paint on my own. A lovely experience.”
Shipra Pandey, after 3 courses with Martha Johnson
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FAQs
None at all. If you haven’t drawn or painted since school, you’re exactly who these classes are for.
Another question? Email contactus@avenueroadartsschool.com.