visual art Programs for youth and adults
MEGAN HAS BEEN AN AVID ARTS EDUCATOR SINCE 2009 AS A WAY OF SHARING HER LOVE OF ART MAKING PROCESSES WITH OTHERS AND GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. PRIMARILY WORKING WITH CHILDREN AND YOUTH OVER THE PAST 16+ YEARS, SHE FOCUSES ON EXPLORING MATERIALS, BUILDING CONFIDENCE, AND INSTILLING AN APPRECIATION FOR ART AND ART MAKING FROM AN EARLY AGE. MEGAN HAS A SIMILAR APPROACH TO ADULT PROGRAMS, WORKING WELL WITH BEGINNERS AND EXPERIENCED ARTISTS ALIKE. AS A PRACTICING MULTI-MEDIA ARTIST WHO LOVES EXPERIMENTING WITH MATERIALS AND PROCESSES, MEGAN IS WELL EQUIPPED FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF WELL ROUNDED PROGRAMMING IN DRAWING, PAINTING, SCULPTURE, CRAFT, FIBRE ART, AND MORE.
A peek into Past youth programs & student work:
Youth Program TESTIMONIALS:
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A peek into Adult Programs & Student Work
TEACHING HISTORY
Megan has been an avid arts educator since 2009 as a way of sharing her love of art making processes with others and giving back to the community. Primarily working with children and youth over the past 16+ years, she focuses on exploring materials, building confidence, and instilling an appreciation for art and art making from an early age. Megan has a similar approach to adult programs, working well with beginners and experienced artists alike. As a practicing multi-media artist who loves experimenting with materials and processes, Megan is well equipped for a wide variety of well rounded programming in drawing, painting, sculpture, craft, fibre art, and more.
- ARTiculations (2015 to Present)
- Colour Theory for Beginners (6 week Adult program)
- Watch & Swatch Series (SINGLE DAY ADULT WORKSHOP - scene studies paint night)
- Oh My Gouache (beginner gouache painting - 4 week ADULT program)
- Drawing Portraits & People For Beginners (4 or 6 week ADULT program)
- Youth Drawing Foundations (4 week Youth program)
- Gouache Food Portraits (single Day ADULT Workshop)
- Summer camp Youth Studio
- Tiny Tins Series - Watercolour Travel Kits (SINGLE DAY ADULT WORKSHOP)
- Private Workshops (for parties and events)
- City of Toronto Parks and Recreation - Multiple programs and facilities ( 2009 to present )
- Drawing and painting (Adult)
- Drawing and Sketching (Child/Youth)
- Painting (Child/Youth)
- Sculpture (Child/Youth)
- Multi Media Art Explorations - under various titles (Child/Youth)
- Franklin Carmichael Art Group (2009 - 2022)
- Summer Art Camp Director and Instructor ( 2009 - 2020 & 2022 )
- Beginner Oil / Acrylic Painting (Adult)
- Art After School (Child/Youth)
- Tools, Techniques, and Talent (Child/Youth)
- Private Lessons / Workshops - various ( 2009 to 2017, 2021 - 2023)
- Portfolio Development & Preparation for Art School Auditions
- Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, Printmaking Craft, etc.
Recurring Adult Programs & Workshops
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COLOUR THEORY FOR BEGINNERS(6WK ADULT) ARTICULATIONS
2802 DUNDAS ST. WEST, TORONTO Get to know gouache better while mixing your own neutral greys, browns, and chromatic black with a minimal palette of 3 primaries (cyan, magenta, and yellow). While exploring hue, value, saturation, colour temperature, harmonies, and more, participants will gain confidence with colour matching / mixing and create their own swatch sheets, colour wheels, and references to inform future work. RECURRING CLASS |
Oh my Gouache! Beginner Gouache Painting(4wk Adult) / ARTICULATIONS / 2802 Dundas St. West, Toronto
Gouache (rhymes with squash, say it like gwaash!) Using traditional gouache, and with a focus on creating and maintaining a sketchbook practice, we will explore colour mixing, layering, blending, glazing, and all the possibilities gouache offers!
Using traditional gouache, and with a focus on creating and maintaining a sketchbook practice, we will explore colour mixing, layering, blending, glazing, and all the possibilities gouache offers! RECURRING CLASS |
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Drawing Portraits and People For Beginners(6WK ADULT) ARTICULATIONS
2802 Dundas St. West, Toronto Join us for this 4 week course as we cover the basics of drawing the human form, this course will get you more comfortable with sketching people out in the world and from your favourite photos. We will touch on measuring, simplifying complex forms, basic proportions for faces and bodies, gesture drawing, and show you warm ups to hone your skills in and out of class! RECURRING class |
WATCH & SWATCH
ARTICULATIONS (IN PERSON) - 2802 DUNDAS ST. WEST, TORONTO - www.ARTiculations.ca ( 3 to 3.5HR WORKSHOP )
Learn to paint with traditional gouache through scene studies from your favourite movies! A gouache painting class with the subject focused on film - instructional, social, and entertaining! Each film gives us different opportunities for illustrating food, interiors, characters, or landscapes, as well as discovering styles, colour palettes, and aesthetics. Part fun movie night, and part painting class, we will try new gouache techniques, while being inspired by the aesthetics of each universe. Receive instruction and tips on layering, blending, colour mixing, how to solve the difficult bits, and more using gouache. Popcorn and references included ;)
Learn to paint with traditional gouache through scene studies from your favourite movies! A gouache painting class with the subject focused on film - instructional, social, and entertaining! Each film gives us different opportunities for illustrating food, interiors, characters, or landscapes, as well as discovering styles, colour palettes, and aesthetics. Part fun movie night, and part painting class, we will try new gouache techniques, while being inspired by the aesthetics of each universe. Receive instruction and tips on layering, blending, colour mixing, how to solve the difficult bits, and more using gouache. Popcorn and references included ;)
