2017 Fall Recreation Guide City of Surrey

Arts &General Interest Adults & 55+

Writing for Legacy What do you have to offer the world? Uncover and capture your life-gained wisdom, no matter what stage of life you are in. Through written exercises and discussion, award-winning writer, Taslim Jaffer will teach you how to write about your personal legacy. Individual mentoring and shared tricks and tools will facilitate the creation of your writing projects. SOUTH 6 Sessions $98 18yrs+ W 11:00am-12:30pm Sep 13 4547797 South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre Learn the basic materials, tools, and skills involved in creating simple, yet beautiful books that will be works of art in themselves. Using a wide variety of materials and techniques textile artist Karen Kroeker will guide you through the steps to create books that will reflect your personality and style! SOUTH 6 Sessions $97.50 16yrs+ Tu 6:00pm-7:30pm Oct 24 4547787 South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre Creative Writing A fun, inspiring class for writers of all levels - from novice to experienced - who want some guided practice. This class focuses on writing for expression with helpful tips for expanding your creativity. Join local writer, Taslim Jaffer, for a hands-on experience! SOUTH 6 Sessions $98 18yrs+ W 11:00am-12:30pm Oct 25 4549266 South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre Join photographer Craig Wardle in this photography class that is tailored to suit your individual needs and build on your photography skills of lighting and composition while gaining knowledge in the technical aspects of your camera and photography tools. Some classes will take place in different outside locations. SOUTH 7 Sessions $120 16yrs+ Tu 6:00pm-8:00pm Sep 12 4547793 South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre Photography Fundamentals Level 2 Art Sampler Challenge yourself! Try out different art mediums and techniques in this art sampler course. Each week an experienced artists will lead you through a project that will introduce art mediums such as silk painting, eco-art, felting, encaustic, paper cutting, calligraphy, and much more! See www.semiahmooarts. 18yrs+ Th 10:00am-12:30pm Oct 12 4549248 South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre com for current list of artists. SOUTH 5 Sessions $210 Creative Small Bookmaking

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Mixed Media Painting with Cara Guri Experiment and increase your painting skills in this exciting class that explores the dynamic world of mixed media painting. Learn how to capture subjects such as portraiture, animals or nature with a unique expressive spin. Unleash your creativity while combining a variety of materials including acrylic paints, inks, collage, and textured mediums. Learn about and explore shading, form, texture, contrast and composition while also capturing your own unique vision with guidance from 18yrs+ Tu 6:30pm-9:00pm Sep 12 4549238 South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre Mixed Media Painting with Nicci Batillana Put thoughts & fabulous texture on canvas in this fun mixed media class with local artist Nicci Batillana. Students will work towards creating a tactile painting on canvas while using supplies such as acrylic & watercolour paints, pastels, tea dyed lace, vintage sewing patterns, art stencils, scrap fabric and much more! This creative class is for artists of all 18yrs+ Th 10:00am-12:30pm Sep 7 4549243 Th 10:00am-12:30pm Nov 16 4549244 South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre Experienced artist Bette Hurd will lead you through basic techniques in drawing and acrylic or oil painting. Students will work towards completing a painting on canvas through individualized instruction and skill development. Explore colour mixing, brush technique, perspective, and composition in this creative class for students of all levels. SOUTH 5 Sessions $127 18yrs+ M 11:30am-2:30pm Sep 11 4547788 Tu 11:30am-2:30pm Sep 12 4549227 M 11:30am-2:30pm Oct 30 4547789 Tu 11:30am-2:30pm Oct 31 4549231 South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre Learn from a master! Tony has decades of experience teaching art and design at UBC, Emily Carr, Kwantlen and the Shadbolt Centre. Join Tony while you explore either acrylic or watercolour painting. Subjects will be taught and demonstrated in both mediums. This course also includes access to Tony’s online video tutorials. SOUTH 5 Sessions $185 16yrs+ M 6:30pm-9:00pm Sep 25 4549232 M 6:30pm-9:00pm Nov 13 4549235 South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre This is a fun class where you will create your own unique monster rag doll. Artist Nicci Batillana will guide you through the fun step-by-step process of creating a rag doll using fabric, stuffing and vintage notions. These Spook-a-Delic dolls are made by free form cutting and assembly. No patterns are used! SOUTH 1 Session $95 18yrs+ Sa 10:00am-4:30pm Oct 21 4549295 South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre professional artist Cara Guri. SOUTH 6 Sessions $210 levels. Some supplies included. SOUTH 5 Sessions $120 Paint with Acrylics or Oils Painting in Watermedia with Tony Monster Doll Workshop with Nicci

Intro to Pottery New to pottery? Professional potter, Arlene McGowan, will teach you the basics behind some pottery buzzwords: pinch, coil, sculpt, throw, fire, and glaze. Create ceramic pieces that reflect your individuality in this dynamic introductory class. Course 18yrs+ Sa 10:00am-12:30pm Sep 16 4549177 South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre Pottery Basics Welcome to the exciting world of clay! Whether you have the experience or not, this is the pottery class for you. Learn how to work with clay using different techniques such as wheel-throwing, handbuilding and sculptural modeling. Explore various surface decoration methods that reflect your personal style! Course fee includes first bag of clay. SOUTH 8 Sessions $198 18yrs+ Tu 6:30pm-9:00pm Sep 12 4547723 South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre Pottery for All Levels Join professional potter and instructor John Wright in this exciting pottery class. Students of all levels will be led through a variety of techniques in both wheel throwing and handbuilding. Develop new skills, expand on already existing ones and have a great time making cups, bowls, and so much more. Course fee includes first bag of clay. SOUTH 8 Sessions $214 18yrs+ M 10:00am-1:00pm Sep 11 4549173 South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre level potters who want to refine and expand their ceramic techniques and skills. Professional ceramic artist Tony Wilson will help you develop techniques to create more complex forms on and off the wheel. Course fee includes first bag of clay. SOUTH 8 Sessions $198 18yrs+ W 6:30pm-9:00pm Sep 13 4549183 South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre Pottery Surface Decoration Exploration This course is designed for potters who are interested in exploring the many ways to decorate their ceramic pieces. Transfer images and create interesting layers and patterns using techniques such as sgraffito, inlay, slips, stencils, sprigs and much more! Students must have already taken one of Semiahmoo Arts beginner pottery courses. Clay body of choice may be purchased in studio. SOUTH 4 Sessions $98 18yrs+ Tu 6:30pm-9:00pm Nov 7 4547725 South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre fee includes first bag of clay. SOUTH 8 Sessions $198 Pottery Level 2 This course is designed for intermediate-

Learn how to dye fabric simply from natural and easily found ingredients. Each week textile artist Hilary Young will teach you how to create beautiful colours and eco-prints. Come away with a unique 16yrs+ W 7:00pm-9:00pm Nov 22 4547734 South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre Screen Printing Learn easy screen printing techniques that will provide you with the ability to print photos, designs, logos or text onto fabric and paper. Textile designer Hilary Young will guide you through the process of coating a screen, exposing it using photo sensitive emulsion and building a simple exposure unit. This course will equip you with the knowledge and tools to create your own designs and reproduce to your heart’s content. Working to a personal theme, students are encouraged to bring a variety of imagery and text that they would like to use in their work to the first class. SOUTH 5 Sessions $198 16yrs+ W 7:00pm-9:00pm Sep 13 4547732 South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre and useable item each week. SOUTH 4 Sessions $158 Image Transfer Techniques This hands-on technique workshop offers students the opportunity to take an image, a photograph, computer design, drawing or painting and using simple methods, transfer them to a variety of different surfaces. Students will experiment with black & white and colour toner-based copies, using gel medium and solvent methods. Working to a personal theme, students are encouraged to bring a variety of imagery and text that they would like to use in their work. SOUTH 5 Sessions $198 16yrs+ W 7:00pm-9:00pm Oct 18 4547733 South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre Free Drawing Demonstrations with Tony O’Regan Tony has decades of experience teaching art and design at UBC, Emily Carr, Kwantlen, and the Shadbolt Centre. Join us in the Visual Art Studio to see Tony demonstrate how he draws the face, the figure and other principles of drawing and design. SOUTH 1 Session Free All Ages M 7:00pm-9:00pm Sep 18 4547790 M 7:00pm-9:00pm Nov 6 4547791 M 7:00pm-9:00pm Dec 18 4547792 South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre This is a rare opportunity to learn from internationally renowned portrait artist Wei Luan. Intermediate-advanced level students will be given individual instruction in this intensive life drawing workshop. Limit 6 students per class. 18yrs+ Sa-Su 2:00pm-6:00pm Sep 23 4549286 South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre Register early to ensure a spot. SOUTH 2 Sessions $450 Life Drawing with Wei Luan

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