MAC School for the Creative Arts 

MAC School for the Creative Arts

Art Bites – Intricate Mandalas with Judi MalcolmSun  Mar 17, 10am-12pm With gentle mindful guidance, learn how to create a circle of beautiful patterns that speak to your heart and soul. If you can draw a flower petal or a leaf, you can draw a mandala! All supplies included in...
Art Bites – Folk Art Painting with Mary UngerSun  Mar 17, 1-3pm Folk Art expresses the lives and feelings of ordinary people in communities.  Learn to tell a story in simple pictures and designs using acrylic paint on canvas. All supplies included in this class. About the Instructor:  Mary Unger was...
Art Gems: Mar 18 - Botanical Dye Workshop Dye Techniques with Bonnie Lefebre Natural Botanical Dye Workshop Dye Techniques - Immersion and Resist ART GEM @ The MAC in Parksville Experience the magic of natural colour at the Natural Dye Workshop featuring Immersion and Resist Techniques to create your own...
Art Bites – Mosaics with Debra HagenSun  Mar 24, 10am-12pm This Art Bites class will provide an introduction to the world of contemporary mosaic art. Students will have the opportunity to use a variety of materials to create a small mosaic of their own.  All supplies and tools provided. About...
Art Bites – Mosaics with Debra HagenSun  Mar 17, 10am-12pm This Art Bites class will provide an introduction to the world of contemporary mosaic art. Students will have the opportunity to use a variety of materials to create a small mosaic of their own. All supplies and tools provided. About...
Art Gems: Mar 25 - Mosaics Using Smalti with Debra Hagen Discover the possibilities for creating beautiful mosaics using smalti (coloured glass),  a traditional tesserae that has been used for thousands of years. In this class you will have the opportunity to work with both Italian and Mexican smalti to...
Getting to Know Your Mac Computer Tue  Mar 26 - 4:00-5:30 pm Our Apple Technology Workshop Series features Parksville's premier Apple tech instructors delivering expert knowledge, with an engaging, user-friendly teaching style. Maximum number of participants: 12
Painting Oceans, Rivers, Lakes, Ponds and Puddles with OilsInstructor: Margery Blom Unfolding the mysteries of painting a variety of water sources with oil paints.This workshop will guide you through the secrets of painting water with focus on reflections, transparencies, light and colour, all while creating depth and shallows.Open to all...
Art Gems: Apr 8 - The Thin and the Thick of it with Dennis Brown Dennis will demonstrate the process of building multiple layers on a painting. Participants will they explore this process by developing a painting with assistance from Dennis. They will go home with many new ideas and...
Using the Photos App for Mac or iPhone Tue  Apr 9 - 4:00-5:30 pm Our Apple Technology Workshop Series features Parksville's premier Apple tech instructors delivering expert knowledge, with an engaging, user-friendly teaching style. Maximum number of participants: 12
Art Bites – Palette Knife Painting with Deborah NicolSun  Apr 14, 10am-12pm A fun and creative session, using palette knife techniques and acrylics to create rich images by ‘smearing and scraping’ your paint (rather than paint brush methods), on your canvas. All materials provided for this class. About the Instructor:  Deborah...
Art Bites – Coloured Pencil Creations with Carol Ann OwersSun  Apr14, 1-3 pm   Coloured pencils allow the artist to work with a drawing tool that has control and precision. You can work lightly for a soft look or with many layers and achieve the effect of oil paint. All...
Art Gems: Apr 15 - Watercolours with Peggy Burkosky We will all work with the same subject of a coastal waterscape scene. This watercolour session is designed to paint along with the instructor.  You are welcome to paint independently; however it works well to watch each stage of development and...
Art Bites – Needle Felting with Darrell GiraldeauSun  Apr 21, 10am-12pm This Art Bites class will provide an introduction to needle felting. Students will have the opportunity to use wool to create a small garden scene. Once completed embroidery can be added for additional detail. Examples of this will be shared...
Art Bites – Exploring Alcohol Ink with Mary UngerSun  Apr 21, 1-3pm In this session you will create with colourful alcohol ink using various tools and techniques while making free flow abstract designs. All supplies included in this class. About the Instructor:  Mary Unger was raised on the east coast of...
Art Gems: Apr 22 - Watercolours with Peggy Burkosky We will all work with the same subject of a coastal waterscape scene. This watercolour session is designed to paint along with the instructor.  You are welcome to paint independently; however it works well to watch each stage of development and...
Internet Security and Digital Legacy Tue  Apr 23 - 4:00-5:30 pm Our Apple Technology Workshop Series features Parksville's premier Apple tech instructors delivering expert knowledge, with an engaging, user-friendly teaching style. Maximum number of participants: 12
Art Bites – Oil Pastel Fantasy with Deborah NicolSun  Apr 28, 10am-12pm Oil pastel is a painting and drawing medium in a stick!  Explore this soft and blendable pastel to easily create vibrant and colourful images. All supplies included in this class. About the Instructor:  Deborah Nicol works primarily in Acrylics....
Art Bites – Watercolour Pencil Art Journaling with Merrilyn LaursenSun  Apr 28, 1-3pm The class will receive a revised 5-page handout covering supplies needed to continue, planning a page layout and lettering suggestions, both simple and more elaborate. There will be time for using the pencils and designing a practice...
Art Gems: Apr 29 - Alla Prima Oils with Margery Blom Alla Prima is an Italian phrase that translates to ‘At first Attempt’, meaning a painting is completed in one sitting. Many famous artists like Vincent Van Gogh, Claude Monet and Richard Schmid were masters in the art of Alla...
Understanding iCloud for iPads and iPhones Tue  Apr 30 - 4:00-5:30 pm Our Apple Technology Workshop Series features Parksville's premier Apple tech instructors delivering expert knowledge, with an engaging, user-friendly teaching style. Maximum number of participants: 12
Art Bites – Wow Watercolour with Carla FlegelSun  May 5, 1-3pm WOW Watercolor” is a 2-hour opportunity to explore what watercolor is all about. All supplies and tracing patterns included; no previous painting experience needed.  You will create a simple painting to take home that will remind you just what...
Art Bites – WOW Watercolour with Carla FlegelSun  May 5, 10am-12pm WOW Watercolor” is a 2-hour opportunity to explore what watercolor is all about. All supplies and tracing patterns included; no previous painting experience needed.  You will create a simple painting to take home that will remind you just what...
Art Gems: May 6 and 13 - The Art of the Horse with Joan Larson (2 part class) A step-by-step process from the initial drawing to creating a pastel painting of the horse.  NOTE:  This is a 2-day class running consecutive Mondays. Part 1 (May 6): “Getting It Right at the...
iPhones and iPads Part II Tue  May 7 - 4:00-5:30 pm Our Apple Technology Workshop Series features Parksville's premier Apple tech instructors delivering expert knowledge, with an engaging, user-friendly teaching style. Maximum number of participants: 12
Facebook and Social Media for Seniors Tue  May 21 - 4:00-5:30 pm Our Apple Technology Workshop Series features Parksville's premier Apple tech instructors delivering expert knowledge, with an engaging, user-friendly teaching style. Maximum number of participants: 12
Art Gems: Sat May 25 - Keeping It Simple - Painting Workshop with Tom Shardlow Painting can be one of the most difficult and complex of undertakings. There are many rules, all of which can be broken. However, keeping it simple can cut through the confusion and produce rewarding results....
Art Gems: May 27 - Introduction to Plein Air Painting with Dorota Goede Learn the ins and outs of drawing, perspective and sketching in preparation for plein air painting.  Drawings will be finished in ink and enhanced with watercolour wash.  We’ll also show you now to mount your paper on...
Art Gems: SAT Jun 1 - Silver Earrings with Karen Schmidt-Humiski Join renowned Artist and Silversmith, Karen Schmidt Humiski, in this exclusive, one day workshop where you will learn professional techniques to create two pair of your own sterling silver earrings, unique to you! Cost for this special workshop is...
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