2016 City of Surrey Recreation Guide

Adults & 55+

Arts &General Interest Visual Arts Art in Plein Air Intensive

Drawing Intensive Why should kids have all the fun this summer? Indulge in a camp for adults to develop your drawing skills. Study observation, visualization, perspective, and more in a series of drawing exercises. Individualized instruction makes this course suitable for all levels. Surrey Art Gallery instructors are practicing artists and experienced art educators. CITYWIDE 5 Sessions $79.75 16yrs+ M-F 6:30pm-9:00pm Jul 25 4472995 Surrey Arts Centre Painting with Acrylics Explore the properties, techniques and applications of acrylic paint in a variety of genres, from landscapes to portraits. NORTH 4 Sessions $42 19yrs+ Tu 6:00pm-8:00pm Jul 5 4480764 Bridgeview Community Centre NORTH 4 Sessions $42 19yrs+ M 6:00pm-8:00pm Jul 4 4475926 Chuck Bailey Recreation Centre Clay can be used in different ways to create intriguing objects. Try the basic techniques of handbuilding and wheelthrowing. During this course learn how to use clay in a relaxed and friendly environment. Course fee includes use of tools, one bag of clay, glazes, and firing. Surrey Art Gallery instructors are experienced art educators and practicing artists. CITYWIDE 6 Sessions $115.50 18yrs+ Tu 7:00pm-9:30pm Jul 5 4479432 Surrey Arts Centre Pottery Intensive Why should kids have all the fun this summer? Indulge in a camp for adults to develop your pottery skills. Explore various aspects of working with clay -- from handbuilding skills and extruder projects to honing your throwing and surface decoration techniques. Surrey Art Gallery instructors are practicing artists and experienced art educators. CITYWIDE 5 Sessions $125.25 16yrs+ M-F 6:30pm-9:30pm Aug 15 4471895 Surrey Arts Centre Pottery for Absolute Beginners

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Why should kids have all the fun this summer? Creating art in plein air allows you to immediately capture the world around you. This beginner friendly course will emphasize creating a composition in plein-air, while developing the basic principles of perspective and capturing the effects of light. Surrey Art Gallery instructors are practicing artists and experienced art educators. CITYWIDE 5 Sessions $79.75 16yrs+ M-F 6:30pm-9:00pm Jul 18 4473003 Surrey Arts Centre Whether you have a story in mind, or just want to let your ‘inner child’ play, this introduction to drawing characters teaches you how to use different techniques to explore a range of characters, styles, and poses to help 16yrs+ M,Tu,Th,F 6:30pm-9:00pm Jul 11 4472232 Surrey Arts Centre bring your characters to life! CITYWIDE 4 Sessions $68 Clay Sculpture Intensive: Architectural Forms Why should kids have all the fun this summer? Learn how to hand-build architectural shapes with clay slabs and coils, then experiment with a variety of tools and techniques for embellishing your sculpture. We’ll extrude, carve, and texture our way to imaginative and detailed models. Surrey Art Gallery instructors are practicing artists and experienced art educators. CITYWIDE 5 Sessions $79.75 16yrs+ M-F 6:30pm-9:00pm Aug 8 4473001 Surrey Arts Centre Drawing Learn basics including the value scale, texture and perspective. GUILDFORD 8 Sessions $63 19yrs+ W 6:30pm-8:00pm Jul 6 4483486 Guildford Recreation Centre Bringing Characters to Life

Continuing Pottery Use the potter’s wheel and handbuilding techniques to create bowls, mugs, and vases. Also learn to do basic decorating and glazing. Course fee includes one bag of clay, glazes, and firing. Surrey Art Gallery instructors are practicing artists and experienced art educators. CITYWIDE 6 Sessions $125.25 16yrs+ W 7:00pm-9:30pm Jul 6 4471891 Th 9:30am-12noon Jul 7 4471892 Surrey Arts Centre

Guitar Learn the basics of guitar playing including chords and finger placement. Bring your guitar. CLOVERDALE 9 Sessions $47.25 19yrs+ W 10:00am-11:00am Jul 6 4478376 CLOVERDALE 8 Sessions $42 19yrs+ M 6:30pm-7:30pm Jul 4 4478375 Cloverdale Recreation Centre GUILDFORD 8 Sessions $42 19yrs+ W 7:00pm-8:00pm Jul 6 4481076 Guildford Recreation Centre NEWTON 9 Sessions $47.25 19yrs+ Tu 6:30pm-7:30pm Jul 5 4471973 Newton Seniors' Centre Guitar Level 2 Build on basic guitar skills with further chord development and tablature. Bring your guitar. CLOVERDALE 9 Sessions $47.25 19yrs+ W 11:00am-12noon Jul 6 4478430 CLOVERDALE 8 Sessions $42 19yrs+ M 7:30pm-8:30pm Jul 4 4478429 Cloverdale Recreation Centre GUILDFORD 8 Sessions $42 19yrs+ W 8:15pm-9:15pm Jul 6 4481077 Guildford Recreation Centre NEWTON 9 Sessions $47.25 19yrs+ Tu 7:30pm-8:30pm Jul 5 4471974 Newton Seniors' Centre Guitar Level 3 This course if for those that have taken Level 2 or have more advanced level guitar experience. CLOVERDALE 9 Sessions $47.25 16yrs+ W 12noon-1:00pm Jul 6 4478435 CLOVERDALE 8 Sessions $42 16yrs+ M 8:30pm-9:30pm Jul 4 4478434 Cloverdale Recreation Centre NEWTON 9 Sessions $47.25 19yrs+ Tu 8:30pm-9:30pm Jul 5 4471975 Newton Seniors' Centre

Music Singing For All

Learn about voice warm-ups, melody, harmony and rhythm while enjoying singing. FLEETWOOD 4 Sessions $42 18yrs+ W 7:00pm-9:00pm Jul 6 4473049 Fleetwood Community Centre Singing For All - Level 2 Continue learning in a relaxed environment, more advanced vocal techniques, harmonies, rhythms, and performance skills, while learning songs from a range of genres. FLEETWOOD 4 Sessions $42 16yrs+ M 7:00pm-9:00pm Jul 4 4473050 Fleetwood Community Centre

Drawing the Face & Figure A great opportunity to learn how to draw the male and female face and figure using charcoal and graphite. Accredited artist instructor Tony O’Regan will demonstrate and lead you through all concepts and methods. Instruction is supported by Tony’s video website (toregan.com). Suitable for beginners to intermediates. Supplies included. SOUTH 5 Sessions $130 18yrs+ M-F 6:30pm-9:00pm Aug 8 4473114 South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre

The Wow of Watercolour!

Instructor Kathryn Ragan will show you how to create radiant and vibrant watercolour paintings. Using photos, drawings, and your imagination we will create dazzling artwork. Develop a variety of watercolour techniques through experimentation, exploration and demonstrations. SOUTH 5 Sessions $89 18yrs+ Sa 10:00am-12noon Jul 9 4476808 South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre

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