Salsa, Ballroom, East Coast Swing /Jive/ West Coast Swing, Dance Excercise, Adult Hip-Hop classes at You Can Dance Studios

Class: Salsa, Ballroom, East Coast Swing /Jive/ West Coast Swing, Dance Excercise, Adult Hip-Hop classes at You Can Dance Studios

Where:
You Can Dance Studios
735 Renforth Drive, Unit 24
Etobicoke, Ontario, M9C 2N8
Phone: (416) 245-1776
Email: info@ycdstudios.com

Cost: Varies - see website for details.

Age group: Suitable for adults, 18 years and older.

More information at: You Can Dance Studio

Tap Dance and Hip Hop Classes at Shawn Byfield's

Class: Tap Dance & Hip Hop (Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced)

Where:
250 Yonge Street
5th floor, Toronto, ON M5B 2L7, Canada

Get Directions

(416) 917-1169

* approximate times

- shawnbyfield.com

Cost: Tap Dance Class Membership costs $79/month. You get unlimited monthly access to not just tap dance class at your level- but hip hop as well (this is the best deal).

Other options available.

Age group: Suitable for adults, 18 years and older.

More information at: http://www.shawnbyfield.com

Printmaking for Educators at Open Studio

Class: Printmaking for Educators
Recommended for educators of grades 4 to 12

Where: Open Studio, 401 Richmond Street West, Suite 104, Toronto, Ontario
E: office@openstudio.on.ca W: www.openstudio.on.ca TEL/FAX 416.504.8238

When:
Two weeks on Mondays and Tuesdays from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm (lunch break: 12 to 12:30 pm)

Week 1 July 7: Monoprinting July 8: Relief Printing
Week 2 July 14: Photocopy transfers July 15: Screenprinting

Cost: $375.00 (materials included)

Age group: All our classes, workshops, demos and tours are suitable for adults, 18 years and older.

Description:
Please note that a second class in August may be added pending interest. Please contact our office for further details.
ABOUT THE COURSE
The focus of this course is to introduce educators to a variety of printmaking techniques that can be incorporated into school art programs at various levels. Throughout the course class participants will learn basic procedural information relating to a variety of relief printing processes, monoprinting, screenprinting, and photocopy transfers, with an emphasis on nontoxic materials. Each process will be broken down to encompass methods that can be accomplished successfully with or without the use of a press. Participants will learn basic techniques through step-by-step demonstrations, hands-on technical exercises and viewing examples of artwork. Information sheets, troubleshooting guides and supplier lists for the processes covered in each module will be distributed.

HOW TO REGISTER
You can register by mail, email or by phone anytime. Payment can be made by cash, cheque or Visa and fees must be paid in full to reserve space. Please note that class size is limited, so register early. In the case of insufficient enrollment, Open Studio reserves the right to cancel a course or workshop two business days prior to the start date. If you must withdraw from a course or workshop, Open Studio must be notified three business days before the course begins in order to receive a refund, less a cancellation fee of $20. After this withdrawal period, we regret that refunds cannot be issued.

Also see An Introduction to Open Studio

More information at: www.openstudio.on.ca

Open Sessions at the Open Studio

Class: Open Sessions

Where: Open Studio, 401 Richmond Street West, Suite 104, Toronto, Ontario
E: office@openstudio.on.ca W: www.openstudio.on.ca TEL/FAX 416.504.8238

When & Cost:

Session #1 (4 weeks): June 4 to June 25, 2008. Cost: $100 (participants provide their own supplies)
Session #2 (4 weeks): July 9 to July 30, 2008. Cost: $100 (participants provide their own supplies)
Wednesday Evenings 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday evening Open Sessions allow participants who have printmaking experience to work under the supervision of a trained print-media technician. This program is designed as a transition for students from classes to renting at Open Studio.

Age group: All our classes, workshops, demos and tours are suitable for adults, 18 years and older.


Description:

HOW TO REGISTER
You can contact us with your information by mail, email or by phone. Payment can be made by cash, cheque or Visa and fees must be paid in full to reserve space. Please note that class size is limited, so register early. In the case of insufficient enrollment, Open Studio reserves the right to cancel a course or workshop two days prior to the start date. If you must withdraw from a course or workshop, Open Studio must be notified three business days before the course or workshop begins in order to receive a refund, less a cancellation fee of $20. If a student withdraws from a 4-week or 8-week course within 10 days of the first class, a refund of 50% will be issued. After this withdrawal period, we regret that refunds cannot be issued. Deadline for enrollment in all classes or workshops is 5 business days before the start date. All courses and workshops take place at Open Studio, 401 Richmond Street West, Suite 104, Toronto, Ontario.

Also see An Introduction to Open Studio

More information at: www.openstudio.on.ca

Weekend Workshop: Using the Vandercook Press at the Open Studio

Class: Weekend Workshop: Using the Vandercook press

Where: Open Studio, 401 Richmond Street West, Suite 104, Toronto, Ontario
E: office@openstudio.on.ca W: www.openstudio.on.ca TEL/FAX 416.504.8238

Instructor: Shaunie Young

When:
Saturday June 21, 2008 (10 a.m. - 2 p.m.)
Sunday June 22, 2008 (10 a.m. - 4 p.m.)

Cost: $150

Age group: All our classes, workshops, demos and tours are suitable for adults, 18 years and older.


Description:
This workshop is a great introduction to the Vandercook press. A high speed, versatile mainstay of small press publishers everywhere, the Vandercook is a cylinder proof press originally designed to produce trial impressions of type and image blocks. Participants will explore the many possibilities of block printing while experimenting with linocut, hand set type, and a selection of the instructor's own dingbats and pre-exposed photopolymer plates.

HOW TO REGISTER
You can contact us with your information by mail, email or by phone. Payment can be made by cash, cheque or Visa and fees must be paid in full to reserve space. Please note that class size is limited, so register early. In the case of insufficient enrollment, Open Studio reserves the right to cancel a course or workshop two days prior to the start date. If you must withdraw from a course or workshop, Open Studio must be notified three business days before the course or workshop begins in order to receive a refund, less a cancellation fee of $20. If a student withdraws from a 4-week or 8-week course within 10 days of the first class, a refund of 50% will be issued. After this withdrawal period, we regret that refunds cannot be issued. Deadline for enrollment in all classes or workshops is 5 business days before the start date. All courses and workshops take place at Open Studio, 401 Richmond Street West, Suite 104, Toronto, Ontario.

Also see An Introduction to Open Studio

More information at: www.openstudio.on.ca

Introducing Open Studio

(All information provided by Open Studio)

Open Studio, Canada’s leading printmaking centre, is dedicated to the production, preservation and promotion of contemporary fine art prints. Open Studio was founded in 1970 to provide a facility for professional artists to create original, limited edition lithographs, screenprints, etchings and relief prints. Open Studio operates primarily on self-generated income while gratefully acknowledging the support of The City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council, The Canada Council for the Arts, the Province of Ontario through The Ontario Arts Council, its membership and numerous foundations, corporations and individuals.

Link: www.openstudio.on.ca

Geographic area: Toronto
Private Lessons? We do offer one-on-one learning scenarios and can arrange tours, demos or customized lessons for small groups depending on studio programming and availability.

Class information:

Open Studio provides three education sessions each year beginning in early October, early February and early May.

8-week Courses in lithography, screenprinting, and etching are scheduled on Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to 9:30 and cost $260.00 + $45.00 materials fee (prices and/or schedule are subject to change). All levels of experience are accommodated.

Open Studio also offers a 4-week Power Printmaking Course that introduces participants to basic print media: relief, etching, lithography and screenprinting. Basic materials are supplied and the fee is $150.00.

4-week Open Sessions are also scheduled during our education program and are geared towards people who have printmaking experience and is designed as a transition for students from classes to renting at the studio.

Weekend Workshops that focus on fun and easy to learn processes as well as more advanced techniques are also scheduled during each session. Prices vary.

We have also introduced Printmaking for Educators, a course that introduces educators to a variety of printmaking techniques that can be incorporated into school art programs at various levels.

Schedules, fees and course descriptions for all courses, workshops and sessions are posted as they become available, approximately 4 to 6 weeks prior to the start of the education session.

Please forward inquiries to Jill Graham, Technical Director, at 416.504.8238.

If you are interested in our education program and would like to be receive notification when courses are offered, please send your name and email address to office@openstudio.on.ca, or feel free to email or call us at 416.504.8238 if you have any questions. Please note that all courses take place at: Open Studio, 401 Richmond Street, West, Suite 104, Toronto, Ontario.

Power Printmaking at Open Studio

Class: Power Printmaking
Where: Open Studio, 401 Richmond Street West, Suite 104, Toronto, Ontario
E: office@openstudio.on.ca W: www.openstudio.on.ca TEL/FAX 416.504.8238

When:
Class #2: June 16 to July 14, 2008 (no class June 30).
Monday Evenings, 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Cost: $150 (basic materials supplied)

Age group: All our classes, workshops, demos and tours are suitable for adults, 18 years and older.

Description:
A wonderful introduction to print media. Participants will spend one evening working hands-on with a different instructor to produce their own small original print in each of the basic print media: relief, etching, lithography and screenprinting.

HOW TO REGISTER
You can contact us with your information by mail, email or by phone. Payment can be made by cash, cheque or Visa and fees must be paid in full to reserve space. Please note that class size is limited, so register early. In the case of insufficient enrollment, Open Studio reserves the right to cancel a course or workshop two days prior to the start date. If you must withdraw from a course or workshop, Open Studio must be notified three business days before the course or workshop begins in order to receive a refund, less a cancellation fee of $20. If a student withdraws from a 4-week or 8-week course within 10 days of the first class, a refund of 50% will be issued. After this withdrawal period, we regret that refunds cannot be issued. Deadline for enrollment in all classes or workshops is 5 business days before the start date. All courses and workshops take place at Open Studio, 401 Richmond Street West, Suite 104, Toronto, Ontario.

Also see An Introduction to Open Studio

More information at: www.openstudio.on.ca