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2019 Art in the Garden

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Date: May 25 – 26, 2019

Time: 12-5pm, rain or shine!

Location: Various locations in North Vancouver

Costs: $45-$65

Description:

Submission deadline: Sunday, March 24 2019 at midnight.

North Van Arts is seeking plein air artists to participate in the 20th anniversary edition of Art in the Garden. This is a great opportunity for visual artists to display and market their artwork in a unique setting and spend the day painting in a beautiful garden setting. The Art in the Garden tour is self-directed and features award-winning gardens from the North Shore and over 30 artists from throughout the province.

Accepted artists will be required to become an individual member of North Van Arts. For more information please go our website. All participating artists must set up, take down, and remain in the garden to sell their work from 12-5pm on both days. Artists are not subject to commission and retain 100% of any sales made at the event.

 

Registration:

To apply, please complete the Online Submission Form:
https://northvanarts.ca/events-exhibitions/2019-art-in-the-garden-visual-artist-submission/

Please note, only online submissions will be accepted. If you require assistance in your application contact Leigh-Anne Niehaus (Events Manager) at 604-988-6844 or leighanne@northvanarts.ca

Watercolor Painting Week

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Date: July 8-12, 2019

Location: Various locations in Vancouver

Costs: $280

Description:

Enjoy outdoors with a paintbrush in hand. In this week long Plein Air you will explore textures and find best compositions for painting nature, seascapes and buildings. You will focus on intensive investigation of space and details, and will train observation.

Patient instructor will introduce you to a basic principles of catching the light and color in the outdoor settings. Classes will consist of field trips and hands-on painting, as well as technical instruction and individual guidance.

 

Registration:

Visit: www.vancouveratelier.com

Vancouver Sketching Week

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Date: July 2-6, 2019

Location: Various locations in Vancouver

Costs: $210

Description:

This summer find yourself in the different locations of town drawing nature and plants. Get ready to surprise your friends with fun sketches of recognizable locations and organic matter.

You will start with a class in our studio talking about plein air setup, tools and tricks to a successful outdoor session. Then you will step out to try it for the first time. How exciting is that?! You will learn to draw with pencils, pen and conte. And will get the knowledge about perspective from observation, line pressure, choices on composition and will break through fears of drawing in public.

All material is provided.

 

Registration:

Visit: http://www.vancouveratelier.com/p/summer-programs.html

Federation of Canadian Plein Air Retreat 2019

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Federation of Canadian Artists Plein Air Retreat with Brent Lynch, Charlie Easton and Sue Cowan!

Date: September 3-8th 2019

Location: The 2019 Retreat takes place in beautiful Bamfield, British Columbia where we will be residing at the Marine Sciences Centre. (map)

Fees are inclusive of:

  • 4 days of instruction with the chance to paint with each Master Instructor
  • All evening social activities
  • 3 meals and all snacks daily – for the duration of your stay
  • 5 nights accommodation
  • ​All inclusive – $1,575.00​
  • A 50% deposit is due at time of registration.
  • Balance will be due by March 31st

 

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More Information:

The Retreat is the Federation of Canadian Artist’s largest educational and social event of the year.

The 2019 Retreat takes place in beautiful Bamfield, British Columbia at the Marine Sciences Centre. You will experience some of the most breathtaking plein air painting locations the West Coast has to offer.

In the company of our Master Instructors Brent Lynch, Charlie Easton and Sue Cowan, you’ll spend your days creating, painting and developing your skills, while painting en plein air.

In the evenings, you’ll have the opportunity to join your peers for a variety of fun social events or take the time to relax and explore your surroundings.

We look forward to you joining us.

 

Registration:

Please register at www.fcaretreat.com

For more information call 604.681.2744 or visit us in the FCA Gallery at 1241 Cartwright St, Vancouver BC V6H 4B7

 

 

Milner Gardens and Woodland 2 Day Watercolour Workshop With Peggy Burkosky, AFCA

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This intensive workshop focuses on the fundamentals of Design Elements and Principles with handouts that are yours to keep and study. We will delve in to the ratio of paint and water mixtures and successful timing of paint to wet and/or dry paper. This is a great workshop for exploring the power of negative painting.

Date: September 29 & September 30, 2018 (Sat & Sun)

Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm

Location: 2179 West Island Highway – Qualicum Beach, British Columbia (Directions)

Costs: $250

 

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