Our Visual Arts Program
The study of Visual Arts teaches students to see and appreciate the beauty of the world around them. It provides an exciting and stimulating opportunity for them to develop their artistic talents, strengthen creative thinking, and increase their ability to focus.
This program is term-based, and registrations are accepted for each term independently. Now accepting registration for Term 2.
Intermediate/Senior
Tuesday, 6:00-7:30 pmTerm 1:
Sculpture (7 weeks)
Perspective Laws and Illusions (6 weeks) – This course focuses on creating the illusion of three-dimensions on a two-dimensional surface. This will be taught through the seven laws of perspective. Students will learn to recognize and apply these basic principles to their drawings and develop their confidence in quick sketches and detailed pieces.
Term 2:
Clay Sculpting - Sally aims to equip her students with the essential skills of sculpting with clay through guided projects. Students are encouraged to express their creativity using the "building blocks" they have obtained to create their own sculptural, functional projects!
Skills taught:
• pinch pots
• additive sculpting: using coils
• attaching pieces: score and slip method
• using slabs
• low relief from the inside out
• low relief: slabs
Term 3:
Painting (5 weeks) - This course focuses on creating a successful painting through the elements of composition and principles of design using acrylics. Students will learn technique and how to incorporate these principles into their work while being creative and using their imaginations. They will also learn how to express through colour and explore past andpresent styles while developing their own masterpiece.
Visual Arts Fee Schedule
| 2011/2012 Season | Term 1 | Term 2 | Term 3 |
| Intermediate/Senior | $195 | $150 | $105 |
Incidental Fee
Students will receive a list of materials necessary for the class from their teacher. The cost of these supplies will be in addition to the term fee.
Visual Arts Age Breakdown
| Intermediate/Senior | Grades 4 to 12 | 1 1/2 hours |
New Rising Star Award
As an ongoing commitment to excellence, byDesign has joined forces with sculptor Heidi Brannan to create a new “Rising Star Award”. For the first time ever, this award, given to only one of our most promising students each year, will be a unique handmade glass and marble creation.
Over the last twenty years of her creative journey, Heidi has brought together carved stone and hand-cast art glass to tell the story of inner journeys. From her whimsical and mysterious abstract creations to her fun and functional lighting line, Heidi’s designs trip and play through your imagination and your space. To see more of her work check out www.etherworks.net
