ARTIST WORKSHOPS & LECTURES

Kids Summer Art Camp

July 7-11, 9-4pm
August 4-8, 9-4pm
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Welcome to RiverBrink Summer Art Camp – an exciting blend of dynamic art making and fun-filled day camp. This year we are offering two separate week-long, full-day camp opportunities for children ages 6-12!

​Guided by a team of experienced counsellors and professional practicing artists, campers will make innovative art projects using high quality materials (all included) and develop their own unique artistic style. Participants will engage in mixed-media activities, including cartography, animation, calligraphy, drawing, collage, sculpture and more! They will also participate in guided tours of our current exhibitions and learn about artwork from our collections.

Monthly Art Mentoring with Susan Wintrop

Thursday, July 17 | 1-4pm

Members $20 | Non-members $25 

RiverBrink Art Museum is excited to offer a monthly art project mentoring opportunity for our Members and the Niagara community. Join us every third Thursday of the month for Art Project Mentoring, led by Niagara-on-the-Lake artist Susan Wintrop.

Bring in your past or current art projects for guidance and insights to make your vision and draft come true. If you feel you're in a rut, Susan can offer new projects to refresh your way forward. RiverBrink’s extensive book and art collection will also be available as a source of inspiration and reference.

Susan Wintrop has been teaching art and mentoring for many years in Niagara and now happily at RiverBrink.

Please bring a plastic table cover, your art supplies and project(s) and ODOURLESS SOLVENTS ONLY.

Watercolour Workshop
"Cool Creek" with Janice Opie

Saturday, July 5 | 10:30-1:30pm
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Members $55 | Non-members $65

Award winning watercolourist Janice Opie will be conducting a watercolour workshop for the creation of “Cool Creek” using a rich unsaturated palette. This three hour workshop includes watercolour techniques such as wet in wet, wet on dry, negative painting, lost edges and more. Janice will give a step by step demo then guide students in their own creation. Students need to have some watercolour experience.
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What students need to bring:
  • 140lb watercolour paper around 9”x12”
  • A support for paper
  • Watercolour brushes
  • Water container
  • Paper towel
  • Palette
  • Pigments (suggested colours are thalo blue, viridian green, lemon yellow, ultra marine blue, paynes grey or neutral tint, burnt sienna. Any favourites as well if preferred).
Please bring lunch as there are no food services nearby. 

Watercolour Workshop
"Village Home" with Janice Opie

Saturday, July 12 | 10:30-1:30pm
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Members $55 | Non-members $65

The Saturday, July 12 workshop by Janice Opie will be pen and ink with watercolour wash. The subject will be from a reference photo of Queenston’s 200 year old historic Wray House on Princess Street. Students will be guided while rendering, alternating between pen and brush. Some watercolour experience is helpful. Please note to bring your own snack as there are no food services nearby.

Students need to bring the following:
  • 140lb watercolour paper about 9”x12” 
  • Support for paper
  • Water container
  • Paper towel
  • Palette
  • Pigments: Orange, Cadmium yellow, Sap green, Thalo Blue, Burnt sienna
  • Micron or Staedtler pen size #1
  • Brushes
​Please bring lunch as there are no food services nearby.

REGULAR RIVERBRINK PROGRAMMING

Header image Detail: Tom Thomson, Twilight, pre-1914 Collection of Samuel E. Weir ©RiverBrink Art Museum
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