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under what conditions theatre can contribute to peacebuilding in communities that have undergone violent con ict. Case studies from three African contexts (northern Uganda, Kenya, Zimbabwe) will be used to analyse artistic approaches and related concepts of healing and reconciliation. Participants will be invited to apply the concepts to their own contexts.
Facilitator: Laurel Borisenko. See bio on page 48.
Length: 1 day
Date: Sat, Jan 31, 2015
Time: 10am-5pm
Cost: $85 + applicable taxes
Best to Register by: Sat, Jan 17, 2015
A Painter’s Weekend:
Capturing the Large and the Small TAEA3938
Treat yourself to an
expressive weekend learning the techniques of creating impressionistic landscape paintings. Using small and large canvases, interpret scenes from Hatley Castle’s grounds. Bring your own digital camera, iPad, or phone to capture an image you would like to paint. Learn from demo technique and develop a painting from start to nish, as well as give encouraging feedback and tips. Beginners are welcome. You will take away memories, your beautiful paintings, and a desire to continue to paint.
Facilitator: Ann Perodeau. See bio on page 57.
Length: 2 days
Date: Sat & Sun, Sep 19 & 20 2015 Time: 10am-4pm
Cost: $135 + applicable taxes
Best to Register by: Sat, Sept 5, 2015
Painting the Forest:
Up Close and Small
TAEA3936
We will be painting the ‘intimate’ forest, using small canvases to create vibrant or moody images that suggest
the shapes and colour of the forest and undergrowth. Enjoy slides of paintings from forest settings and the various stages of developing an impressionistic landscape painting. Come to know the forest by walking the trails on campus and capture the ideal image to paint. Bring your own digital camera,
iPad, or phone. Beginners
are welcome.
Facilitator: Ann Perodeau. See bio on page 57.
Length: 1 day
Date: Sat, Sep 19, 2015
Time: 10am-4pm
Cost: $75 + applicable taxes
Best to Register by: Sat, Sep 5, 2015
Painting the Landscape: Forest Vistas and Big Skies TAEA3937
Use the beauty of the campus to inspire paintings lled with shapes, movement, and mood. We will use large canvases to interpret a scene of your choice: a distant view, the mystery
of the forest, or the sweep of the sky and water. Observe demo technique and develop
a painting from start to nish. You will receive encouraging feedback and tips. Weather permitting, you can paint outside. Beginners are welcome. Give yourself a special day and experience expressive painting.
Facilitator: Ann Perodeau. See bio on page 57.
Length: 1 day
Date: Sun, Sep 20, 2015
Time: 10am-4pm
Cost: $75 + applicable taxes
Best to Register by: Sun, Sep 6, 2015
Photography 101:
Learn to Simply Take Better Photos TAEA3941
For the beginner to intermediate hobbyist or enthusiast, this course familiarizes participants with how to better use digital cameras for close up, nature and outdoors, sports, fast action, and portrait photography. Learn to light your subjects and use a combination of aperture, ISO, and shutter speed to achieve better quality images. Digitally edit your images in post- production software for printing or sharing on the web. This weekend course includes a eld trip with hands-on support to apply new skills.
Facilitator: Shelley Lipke. See bio on page 54.
Length: 2 days
Date: Sat & Sun, Mar 28 & 29, 2015 Time: 9:30am-4:30pm
Cost: $165 + applicable taxes
Best to Register by: Sat, Mar 14, 2015
Power Doodling:
Letting the Little Picture Reveal the Big Picture
TAEA3933
Learn the basics of “visual note-taking” and increase
your ability to retain and
convey information, focus
your attention, and unleash creative problem-solving
genius you never knew you
had. Enjoy freer creativity and spontaneity, increased ability to visualize a problem or situation non-verbally, better focus in meetings and lectures, and have fun! Absolutely no artistic skills required (although those of you who love to draw will learn a lot that you can apply to your art).
Facilitator: Joyce Kline. See bio on page 54.
Length: 1 day
Date: Sat, Oct 25, 2014
Time: 10am-4:30pm
Cost: $75 + applicable taxes
Best to Register by: Sat, Oct 11, 2014
Re-Drawing the World: Developing Observational Skills through Drawing TAEA3934
It isn’t lack of talent that prevents us from drawing and painting convincingly—it’s our preconceived ideas about the visual world and not trusting what we actually see. Whether you want to move your drawing and painting to a higher level, try your hand at drawing, or increase your awareness of
the visual world, this course
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