December Camp

December Camp

Date: December 22nd, 23rd, and 24th For these three days we will have an exiting time getting ready for Christmas. The students will create Christmas cards and decorations for their homes or as a presents for family and friends. December 29th 30th and 31st The students will go to Russia and they will explore Russian geography, Art, Architecture and more. NOTE: the 24th and the 31st will be half days.

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March Break Camp

March Break Camp

Date: March 10th-14th, 2014 Time: 9am- 4pm Price: $300 for the week. All taxes and materials included. Theme: Time Travel Machine During the five days of this march break camp, we will explore wonderful worlds through a time machine! Some of the places we will visit include ancient Egypt, the Futuristic land of robots, Dinotopia, outer space and more. Each day we will produce 2 crafts and 2 instructed drawings

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Art for Animation and Cartooning

This class will focus on creating art for Animation. Students will learn to draw various cartoon characters ‘on model’ (in proportion) with correct perspective. All levels of drawing ability are welcome as the instructor will teach the students how to block out drawings and achieve dynamic poses and expressions for their characters. Emphasis is placed on using the 12 principles of Animation to create the following production materials: Currently offered

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Learning from the Masters at the National Gallery of Canada

The aim of a guided visit to the National Gallery of Canada for children is simply to introduce them to the language of art. Visual literacy begins with drawing and it can become sophisticated by observation. We all learn spoken language from repetition of sounds. Thus looking at art and learning how to read visually is essential in learning the language of art. What each student will learn first is

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Figure Drawing

FIGURE DRAWING STUDIO AT MONART The aim of this course is to enable participants to produce confident, analytical studies from the figure and experiment with different mediums in order to develop their own intuitive style. During this course participants are offered two different approaches to charcoal drawing with sustained poses from the model and few sessions of ink and pen with shorter poses in addition to Graphite on paper. Every

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L’école Monart d’Ottawa est maintenant en français!

L’école Monart d’Ottawa est maintenant en français!

L’école Monart est heureuse d’introduire le français dans son école. Pour le moment, nous offrons deux camps d’été uniquement en français durant la semaine du 22 au 26 juillet 2013. Nous planifions offrir d’autres programmes en français dès septembre prochain. Camp d’été 2013 en arts Des dessins et des projets éducatifs, amusants et créatifs! Voyez nos programmes de camps d’été en français. Nous sommes fiers de vous les offrir. Pour

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“Step Ahead” program for pre-school children of ages 3-4

Students will learn the visual recognition of the 5 Elements of Shape and how to use them in the recognition of the Alphabet, the Numbering system, the Drawing of their own name, and simplistic drawings of creatures from nature. The class consists of sensory activity, story time and guided drawing and craft projects. Mixed media is explored.

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Junior ARA program

Junior ARA program

Advanced level class for young artists that completed our Portfolio Development class. This class introduces principles used in the Academy of Realist Art. The class has been a great success and is completely full.

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