Create Your Own

Take a class or participate in a guided workshop to create and learn.

Featured classes and workshops

Watercolour Painting

Watercolor is a love story painted in whispers of colours dancing and bleeding gently, capturing the fleeting beauty of a moment like the delicate blush of dawn or the ethereal glow of moonlight on water. Each brushstroke, a tender caress, revealing the soul of the scene beneath a veil of translucent hues.

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Acrylic painting

Acrylic paint — a modern versatile medium — is used by curious beginner artists and seasoned professionals alike to bring their artistic vision to life. Acrylic paints are user-friendly and affordable, and therefore an easily accessible gateway into painting. This water-based paint dries quickly, giving artists the freedom to layer and create textures without the long wait associated with some other media. Acrylic paints are ideal for mixed media artworks and can be used on many surfaces.

Coral Charm peony acrylic painting by Marianne Vander Dussen for a Masterclass at PMAC - The Priest's Mill Arts Centre in Alexandria Ontario

Free Masterclass

Passion for Petals in Acrylic

Join North Bay artist extraordinaire, Marianne Vander Dussen, for a free masterclass on Saturday 14 June and take your acrylic painting skills to the next level.

Twelve seats are available for participants who are 29 years old — or younger — on 14 June 2025.

Application deadline: 10:00 on 01 June 2025.

Successful applicants will be notified by email on 02 June and a social media announcement will follow.

This collaboration is made possible with the kind support of Gacalo Creative, Apple Hill peony grower, Kirin Bower, the Auberge Inn and the North Glengarry Township Community Grant Programme.

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Stained Glass — Tiffany-style

Transform light into art! Experience the satisfaction of crafting art glass into intricate designs as create your own stained-glass suncatcher or panel or perhaps something more intricate. Join us to explore the magic of stained-glass, connect with fellow enthusiasts, and take home your unique masterpiece! More opportunities will be listed soon.

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Warm-glass

Join us for a hands-on experience where you'll learn to craft stunning glass artworks. Warm-glass is great for creating decorative art, jewellery and functional art. Techniques used include fusing, slumping and casting with an emphasis on creativity and craftsmanship resulting in unique expressive works. Bookings open soon.

Marquetry

Marquetry creates appealing visual compositions using the beauty of natural wood grains as the artist’s palette. The art of creating images or patterns by inlaying small pieces of solid wood, veneer or other materials, has a rich history that dates to ancient civilizations. Although the artist may use wood stains, there is no painting involved. A touch of pyrography may be added to accentuate finer details and create shadows. Marquetry is also used to decorate furniture and wood panels and remains a respected craft in modern furniture design and art, celebrated for its aesthetic appeal and precision. Bookings open soon.

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