The North Peace Cultural Centre is proud to announce the third year of the successful Let’s Art Program. This after school program is offered to all children of our community free of charge and has expanded this year to include teen and senior citizens. We are very excited to be able to offer a wealth of creative options with help from funding by the Northern Health’s Imagine grant, BC Hydro’s GO fund, and the Peace Art Gallery Society.
Sessions run monthly from October to June with options for children and teenagers. The kid’s sessions will run from 3:30 to 5:00 Tuesdays and Wednesday, with 1-2 classes held at Peace Villa with some senior residents. This is a wonderful opportunity for both the seniors and kids to inspire each other through creativity. The goal of this program is to improve the social, mental and physical health of our youth and senior citizens through art and self-expression.
The Teen program will run from 3:30-5:00 on Friday afternoons and will focus on creating advanced art pieces. We hope to provide a creative outlet for teens by sharing new and exciting visual arts skills. Some of topics the students will explore are watercolour, acrylic painting, print making, including collagraph, monotype, and stencil prints, and 3D works. At the end of each session students will be taking home finished pieces that they can take pride in sharing with family and friends.
2018-19 Lets Art Themes
October: Wicked Stencils and Stamps Kids: Students will be exploring basic printmaking techniques while the make monsters, leaves and haunted houses. Teens: Day of the Dead designs Students will be learning about composition while making paper mache skulls and temporary tattoos.
November: November Know-how Kids & Teens: Students will learn how to draw/sketch using shapes, shading and mark making to enhance their illustrations. We will also explore art and social media and try a few online “art challengesâ€
December: Tis the season for ornaments and gift wrap Kids & Teens: Students will be using a variety to skills to create one of a kind gifts and wrapping paper.
January: New Year, new skills! Kids: Students will be trying oil and chalk pastels Teens: Students will be trying drypoint etching and monoprints
February: We are putting the ART in HEART! Kids and Teens: We will be making paper flower bouquets, Valentine’s Day cards and more!!!!!!
March: March is for Mixed Media Kids and Teens: Students will be designing Mandalas that represent themselves and exploring watercolor techniques.
April: Easter Art! Kids: Students will bring funny bunnies, excellent eggs, and cheery chicks to life. Teens: Students be making collagraph plates to celebrate spring with beautifully colored prints.
June: Plein Air Painting Kids and Teens: Students will be brought outdoors to paint wall ready masterpieces. Students will also be making a sketch of “Dad’s Boots†for Fathers Day. (please bring a photo if possible)
