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SUMMARY:Art Appreciation with Celia Gallardo
DESCRIPTION:Art Appreciation with Celia Gallardo	\n\n\n\n			\n			$20.00 – $60.00Price range: $20.00 through $60.00		You save  (%)		\n		\n		\n	\n\n\n\n	\n		\n		\nSelect options	\n		This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page	\n\n\n	Details\n\n\n	\n	\n\n	 \n\n\n\nArt can sometimes feel intimidating – especially when you’re standing in a gallery wondering\, “Am I looking at this the right way?” \nThis experiential\, hands-on program invites participants to leave that question behind. Rather than focusing on memorizing artists\, dates\, or movements\, we’ll explore how to look at art\, respond to what we see\, and develop confidence in our own interpretations. \nThrough conversation\, observation\, and engaging activities\, participants will learn to trust their eyes\, their instincts\, and their voices. Together\, we’ll break down the barriers that can make contemporary art feel inaccessible and discover how the Gallery can be a space for curiosity\, connection\, and conversation. \nNo art expertise required—just bring your perspective. \nTarget audience: Absolute beginners\, museum-goers who want to deepen their experience\, and anyone who has ever felt intimidated by art. \nModule 1: Art Doesn’t Bite (But it might move you) \nOctober 1\, 6-7pm \nPurpose: Break fear and dismantle common prejudices. \n\n“Anyone could do that” – art vs. technique.\n“It’s ugly” – beauty beyond pretty; finding aesthetics in the raw\, the difficult\, or the ordinary.\n“Art is useless” – meaning vs. function and the layers of human experience.\nThe myth of elitism: how are became a space for the “enlightened” and how to reclaim it.\n\nModule 2: Art\, Craft\, and Design: What’s the Difference?\nOctober 8\, 6-7pm \nPurpose: Understand intention\, authorship\, and meaning without rigid boundaries. \n\nArt vs. craft vs. hobby\nArt vs. design: close relatives\, not twins.\nTechnique vs. concept: when meaning outpaces craftsmanship.\nHybrid practices in the 21st century: exploring where the lines blur\n\nModule 3: When Art Broke it’s own Rules\nOctober 15\, 6-7pm \nPurpose: Give historical context to modern discomfort and radical changes \n\nFrom Renaissance harmony to modern discomfort and radical changes\nDuchamp and the shift from the physical object to the idea\nConceptual art\, performance\, and provocation.\nWhat art changes – and why it still unsettles us.\n\nModule 4: Learning to Look: Tools for Seeing\nOctober 22\, 6-7pm \nPurpose: Provide practical\, material\, and visual tools for deep observation. \n\nThe visual language: colour\, form\, rhythm\, and composition.\nMaterials and texture: what the physical material communicates without words.\nContext: how time\, place\, and the artist’s life alter meaning\nEmotional vs. formal reading
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SUMMARY:Acrylic: 4 Week Series for Tweens & Teens with Nicole Manuel
DESCRIPTION:Sale!\n	\n		\n						\n			\n\n\n	\n		\n\n	\n		4 Week Acrylic Course with Nicole Manuel	\n\n\n\n			\n			$80.00 – $90.00Price range: $80.00 through $90.00		You save  (%)		\n		\n		\n	\n\n\n\n	\n		\n		\nSelect options	\n		This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page	\n\n\n	Details\n\n\n	\n	\n\n	 \n\n\n\n \nGet creative with colour\, paint and possibility! This four-week acrylic painting course with Nicole Manuel gives tweens & teens the chance to experiment with acrylics while building confidence and developing their own artistic style.\n \nEach week\, participants will explore a new painting technique or approach\, from colour mixing and brushwork to layering\, texture and composition. Through fun\, hands-on projects\, they’ll create their own finished paintings while learning that there’s no single “right” way to make art.\n \nNo previous painting experience is needed—just curiosity and a willingness to get creative!\n\nTWEENS (Ages 10-14) $80 for all 4 sessions *until September 19 \n10:00AM-12:00PM \nTEENS (Ages 15+) $90 for all 4 sessions *until September 19 \n12:30PM-3:00PM \nNo refunds on cancellations within 1 week of workshop
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