Creative Workshops at the Hearth

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Dec 20

NEW YEAR COLLEGE - Postponed until further notice due to new covid safety protocols

Please contact your instructor for instructions on refunds and credits

“I resolve to make time for creativity in the New Year!” How many times have you promised yourself you would explore your passion for drawing, mess around with your penchant for messiness, take a workshop…and make a work of art? Now you can with an exciting selection of creative workshops offered through the Hearth on Bowen in January.

The Hearth Gallery is usually closed in January but local artist Jean Bradbury saw this as an opportunity to use the empty space for art classes. “Instead of displaying art let’s spend a month making art” she says. “It suddenly occurred to us at the Hearth that January is a great opportunity to relaunch our in-person creative events after shutting or downsizing most of the Hearth’s usual activities for covid. With people now double and triple vaccinated we can cautiously start to meet up again. We’ll be masked and spaced in a high ceilinged room with a vaccine requirement.”

Bowen Island is full of creative people who want to share their talents but don’t have a space to teach in”, she says. “It’s also an island full of people who want to hone their artistic skills. I put the word out to a few people I know who teach…and bingo! We started an art school. People have been very excited and supportive. If we do it again next year with a little more time to plan we can get an even more diverse roster of teachers. The skys the limit!”

Teachers include Janet Esseiva, Cyrille Saura, Lisa Arthur, Judi Gedye, Becca Fairbairn, Marlene Lowden and Jean Bradbury. Subjects include acrylic painting, pen and ink drawing, oil painting, crochet, paper collage and an art history workshop!

For registration and payment please contact the teacher of your choice. Email addresses are below.