Other KW area art lessons

There aren't nearly enough cool places to take art lessons in the KW region, but I've heard some good things about these:

The Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery

at the Centre in the Square, Kitchener, has offered art talks for adults, lots of school programs, and day camps for kids and teens. It's in some sort of transition right now, so you might learn more by calling (519) 579-5860.

The Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery

in Uptown Waterloo, (519) 746-1882, offers children's programs.

The Homer-Watson Gallery

deep in Kitchener, 748-4377, offers a wide assortment of artist-led classes for adults and kids year-round. Heads-up, parents, they often have one-day programs on PD days, too.

Emily Bickell

at the Globe Studios, teaches traditional oil painting for adults (and does some lovely work herself).

The KOR gallery

has closed.

The Beckett School

in downtown Kitchener, (519) 578-3640, has a new artist on staff launching kids classes.

The Guelph School of Art

is allied with the lovely Wyndham Art Supplies store in downtown Guelph. Some of my students have spoken highly of their classes, and you'll have a hard time getting through the store without finding some new tool or material to fall in love with.

The Macdonald Stewart Art Centre

associated with the University of Guelph usually offers days camps for kids over March break and summer vacation.

The Art Gallery of Ontario

in Toronto has great courses year-round, including art history discussions, adult studio classes, ambitious portfolio development for teens, and day camps for kids. The most amazing value is Family Sundays: included with the price of gallery admission, your family can visit the massive sunny studio and make art together, or have creative fun in the Dr. Mariano Elia Hands On Centre. The AGO is under renovation so it's especially important to call ahead to confirm times and specifics at (416) 979-6615. This is a real treat of a field trip.

The Waterloo Community Arts Centre

at the Button Factory on Regina Street in Uptown Waterloo offers a community-friendly array of classes for adults and kids. They have day camps in March and over the summer, and their prices are very affordable, especially for WCAC members. Call (519) 886-4577 for more information.

Tell them Linda sent you.

The pig is a working art studio in Waterloo, Ontario [Canada] where you'll find me, Linda Carson (the person behind the pig), offering art lessons privately and for small groups.

For the latest snail-mailing on course offerings at the pig, call 519-884-7355 and leave a cheery message (including your name and your complete mailing address). The pig is not a prompt e-correspondent.

For that authentic small-town feel, the big black pig studio is located above McPhail's bicycle shop and next door to the Harmony Lunch at 98 King Street North, Waterloo, Ontario [Canada] N2J 2X4, telephone 519-884-7355.

E-mail linda@bigblackpig.com (that's Linda, the person behind the pig).