Spring is sprung, and that means there's a host of new arts programming cropping up.
Just in time for Easter, Saffron Gurney of Serious Play is offering an egg decorating class for younger artists, from ages two to 12. Set for Saturday April 16, and held at the BICS Community Use Room, participants will have the opportunity to create a hollow keepsake Easter egg using professional tools and dyes. All supplies are included in the fees. Check specific times through Community Recreation. Please note that if there are siblings who wish to be together, the age range can be flexible. The cost is $20.
Back by popular demand, artist and teacher Ann Beatty will be offering a Sketch in Watercolour class. The six-session program, running on Tuesdays morning from 9:15 to 11:45 a.m. and beginning April 19, are aimed at helping students improve skills in both drawing and watercolour. From your sketches in both pencil and watercolour, you will learn tips and tricks on how to move through to a final painting. Classes will be held both at the Gallery and, weather permitting, around Bowen. The cost is $125.
And just around the corner is a vocal play workshop with Pauline Le Bel, set for May 5. Even if you thought (or were told) that you couldn't carry a tune in a bucket, Pauline's wit and skill will convince you otherwise. Experience the primal pleasure of making sound, of connecting with your own deep beauty and beauty of the ensemble during this three-hour transformative vocal playshop for singers and non-singers. The workshop runs from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Gallery and the cost is $35 or $30 for seniors.
For more information on these classes, visit the BIAC website at www.biac.ca, or email admin@biac.ca. To register please contact Community Recreation, 604-947-2216. Please note that the classes are dependent upon sufficient enrollment. So please register early.
