Sketching the Garden and Orchard: Ink and Watercolour at the Spadina Museum

Exterior image of Spadina museum - Avenue Road Arts School Art Sketching the Garden and Orchard

Sketching the Garden and Orchard: Ink and Watercolour at the Spadina Museum BeginnerIntermediateDrawingMixed MediaPaintingSummer 2026Schedule Thursday August 27 11am – 2pmLocation Spadina Museum – 285 Spadina Rd, Toronto, ON M5R …

Rural City: Painting en Plein Air at Evergreen Brick Works

ARAS students paint plein air - Avenue road arts school rural city

Rural City: Painting en Plein Air at Evergreen Brick Works BeginnerIntermediatePaintingSummer 2026Schedule Wednesday, July 22 10am – 4pmLocation Evergreen Brick Works – 550 Bayview Ave, Toronto, ON M4W 3X8Course Fee …

Inside the Exhibition: Curating and Exhibiting in Nuit Blanche 2026

Gallery visitor looking up at a large vibrant mixed-media painting on a white gallery wall — Avenue Road Arts School Inside the Exhibition course

Inside the Exhibition: Curating and Exhibiting in Nuit Blanche 2026 AdvancedBeginnerIntermediateMixed MediaSummer 2026Schedule Wednesdays, July 29 – August 26 (4 weeks) 7 – 9:30pmLocation VirtualCourse Fee $625 +HSTEnroll Now Back …

Painting BIG from Nature: Large-Scale Abstract Painting

Large canvases laid flat on a studio floor with artists painting expressive works from nature reference photos using long-handled brushes — Avenue Road Arts School Painting BIG from Nature course

Painting BIG from Nature: Large-Scale Abstract Painting BeginnerIntermediatePaintingSummer 2026Schedule Saturday & Sunday, July 4 & 5 10am – 1pmLocation Wychwood Barns – 601 Christie St, Toronto, ON M6G 4C6Course Fee …

Nature in Abstraction

Artist applying thick impasto paint to a small canvas with a palette knife in a studio setting

Nature in Abstraction AdvancedBeginnerIntermediateMixed MediaSummer 2026Schedule Thursdays, July 2, 16, 23, 30 (4 weeks) 10am – 12pmLocation VirtualCourse Fee $265 +HSTEnroll Now Back to classesAbout this course Nature’s organic geometry, …

Art of the Moment: Contemporary Painting – Intensive

Artist painting an expressive botanical composition on paper using gloved hands and ink

Art of the Moment: Contemporary Painting – Intensive AdvancedIntermediatePaintingSummer 2026Schedule Thursdays, July 9, 16, 23, 30 (4 weeks) 7 – 9:30pmLocation VirtualCourse Fee $245 +HSTEnroll Now Back to classesAbout this …

The Collective Sketchbook: Virtual Open Studio & Community

Artist with her sketch book in hand and her laptop open - Avenue Road Arts School Art Collective Sketchbook

The Collective Sketchbook: Virtual Open Studio & Community BeginnerIntermediateDrawingSummer 2026Schedule Wednesdays, July 8, 15, 22, 29 (4 weeks) 9:30am – 11:30amLocation VirtualCourse Fee $205+HSTEnroll Now Back to classesAbout this course …

Drawing the Collection: Form and Texture at the Gardiner Museum

Bronze sculpture with a decorative ceramic globe for a head standing outside the Gardiner Museum entrance — Avenue Road Arts School Floral Motif at the ROM course

Drawing the Collection: Form and Texture at the Gardiner Museum BeginnerIntermediateDrawingSummer 2026Schedule Wednesday, August 5 10am – 12:30pmLocation Gardiner Museum – 111 Queens Park 3rd floor, Toronto, ON M5S 2C7Course …

Drawing from Antiquity: Floral Motifs at the ROM

Artist painting a colourful floral bouquet in a spiral sketchbook

Drawing from Antiquity: Floral Motifs at the ROM AdvancedBeginnerIntermediateDrawingSummer 2026Schedule Tuesday, July 14 11am – 1:30pmLocation Royal Ontario Museum – 100 Queens Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C6Course Fee $185 +HSTEnroll …

The Old Masters’ Method: Grisaille and French Glazing

Classical charcoal still life studies and value scales from a drawing fundamentals class.

The Old Masters’ Method: Grisaille and French GlazingThe Old Masters’ Method is a specialized two-day in-person workshop led by Alanna Peters that explores the sophisticated intersection of classical tradition and …

The Digital Landscape: Procreate Expressions (Ages 14+)

Surreal digital landscape illustration created in a digital painting course in Toronto.

The Digital Landscape: Procreate Expressions (Ages 14+)The Digital Landscape: Procreate Expressions is an immersive three-hour virtual workshop designed to open your practice from traditional painting to the digital frontier. Led …

Sketch the Market: Ink, Watercolour and Washes

Watercolor ink painting workshop student working in a sketchbook outdoors in Toronto.

Sketch the Market: Ink, Watercolour and WashesSuitable for beginners as well as experienced artists, this short course offers a focused exploration of plein air sketching, using drawing as a way …