Contemporary Impression: Today’s Impressionist Influence

Contemporary Impression: Today’s Impressionist InfluenceThis virtual short course, guided by Farida Zaman, is a focused exploration of Impressionism’s rich technical vocabulary, translating its key concepts into a contemporary context. Each …

Meditative Art Practice: Mindfulness with Drawing & Painting

Meditative Art Practice: Mindfulness with Drawing & PaintingThis six-week virtual experience, led by Farida Zaman, invites you to move beyond representational drawing and define a deeper, more intentional relationship with …

Experimental Drawing

Experimental Drawing“Experimental Drawing” is a six-week virtual course dedicated to exploring contemporary techniques and sensory approaches to mark-making. Guided by Kirk Sutherland, an artist known for channeling his synesthesia in …

Face to Face: Creative & Social Portrait Drawing

Drawing by Rose

Grab your sketchbook and join us for a fun, social short course where you’ll learn to draw unique portraits! Capture faces and expressions while building your skills in a relaxed, friendly setting.

Mindful & Meditative Mark Making

Art student receiving personalized instruction in an independent study class at Avenue Road Arts School, Toronto

Immerse yourself in the calming rhythm of mark making, exploring line, pattern, and texture as pathways to presence and creative discovery. This course invites you to find meditation in the very act of creation.

Cartooning & Comic Art (Grades 3-6)

Cartooning

Do you love to draw and tell stories? Learn how to bring your characters to life and create your very own comic book with a real published cartoonist!

Expressive Drawing: Colour, Line, Texture

Expressive drawing from our instructor

Deepen your drawing practice by exploring the expressive interplay of colour, line, and texture. This course invites you to cultivate a dynamic visual vocabulary and enrich your artistic interpretations.

Drawing for Beginners

Drawing for Beginners

Have you always wanted to draw? This course starts with a simple belief: drawing is a skill anyone can learn, and it all begins with learning how to truly see.