Sneak Peek
The 2026 Course Calendar is launching soon, and we’re excited to offer you a sneak peek so you can start planning your creative experience at our Haliburton School of Art + Design. Below is a selection of courses and workshops scheduled so far, with more to come as the program is finalized.
Please note that course schedules, instructors, and content may be subject to change.
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January 19 to 23
Ceramics - Open Studio
Studio Tech
Saturday, January 24
Ceramics - Cup Of Love Work Shop
Stephanie Park
January 26 to 30
Ceramics - Open Studio
Studio Tech
February 2 to 6
Glassblowing - Open Studio
Studio Tech
February 4 to March 11 (Wed. 6pm-9pm )
Ceramics - Seize The Clay
Andrea Hildebrand
February 9 to 13
Write That Story
Ken Murray
March 11 to April 15 (Wed. 6pm - 9pm)
Music - Find Your Voice!
Lizzy Clarke
March 16 to 20
Painting the Winter Landscape
Martha Johnson
Kids' Art Camp - Wild About Clay
Isabel Neveu-Geene
Youth/Teen - Young Comedians
Gavin North
Tuesday, March 17
Youth/Teen Photoshop Warhol Portrait
Zachary Williams
Wednesday, March 18
Youth/Teen Intaglio Printing
Zachary Williams
Thursday, March 19
Youth/Teen - VR Sculpting
Zachary Williams
March 23 to 27
Pottery Throwing Camp - Int/Adv
René Petitjean
Saturday, March 28
Ceramics - Soft Slab Cup Workshop
Lisa Barry
March 25 to April 29 (Wed. Nights 6pm - 9pm)
Painting - Brushworks: A weekly Painting Series
Zoey Zoric
April 6 to 11
Ceramics - Glaze Chemistry: Crafting Surface & Colour
Stephanie Park
April 11 to May 23 (Sat. 9am - 12pm)
Kids' Saturday Art Camp - Wild About Clay: Animals!
Melodie Acero
April 11 to May 23 (Sat. 1pm - 4pm)
Youth Saturday Art Camp - Wild About Clay: Animals!
Melodie Acero
April 13 to 18
Ceramics - Lunch Place Setting
Lisa Barry
April 20 to 24
Glassblowing - Open Studio
Studio Tech
Jewellery - Open Studio
Studio Tech
April 27 to May 1
Glassblowing - Glassware & Filigrane
Mathieu Grodet
Spinning for Beginners
Julie Lee and Joan McKenzie
May 4 to 8
Creating a Nest: Expressive Rug Hooking
Bear Epp
Metal Embossing: The Principle of Repousse
Fernando Diaz de Leon Rendon
Fibe Arts - Quilting Mixed Media Abstraction
Albert Cote
Zentangle - Paper, Paint & More
Yvonne Westover
May 4 to 9
Ceramics - Ode to the Cup
Lisa Barry
Saturday, May 9
Expressive Arts - Creating Joy: Express! Workshop
Jessica Lin
Crochet Basket with Mixed Media Workshop
Paola Marziali
Printmaking - Multi-Layer Linocut Printmaking for Beginners Workshop
Andrea McCallum
Metal - Symbolic Marks on Repousse Workshop
Fernando Diaz de Leon Rendon
Tangled Domino Book Workshop
Yvonne Westover
Sculpture - Wire Workshop
Charles O'Neil
May 11 to 15
Printmaking - Combining Linocut and Drypoint Printmaking Techniques
Andrea McCallum
Quilting – Oodles of Doodles
Marg Notar
Watercolour - Photo Reference Painting Beginner/Intermediate
Gord Jones
May 25 to 29
Mixed Media - Encaustic & Cyanotype Prints
Susan Fisher
Painitng - Intro To Non-Toxic Oil Painting
Zoey Zoric
Rug Hooking & Punch Needle
Yvonne Iten-Scott
Glassblowing - Stemware Inter/Adv
Mathieu Grodet
Arts Commerce - Websites and Income Streams for Artistic Souls
Andrea Lee
Pottery Throwing Camp - Int/Adv
René Petitjean
Saturday, May 30
Jewellery - Ring Making Workshop
Michelle Hishmeh
Fibre Arts - Penny Rug Pillow Workshop
Yvonne Iten-Scott
T-Shirt Screen Printing Workshop
Meggan Winsley
Into to Life Drawing Workshop
Zoey Zoric
June 1 to 5
Painting - Capturing Light & Life: An Impressionist Journey
Victoria Wallace
Ceramics - Garden Art in Clay
Jordan Clements
Glassblow I & II
Sébastien Duchange
Printmaking - Intro to Photo-based Screen Printing
Meggan Winsley
Expressive Arts - The Serenity Experience: Creating Mental Health
Jessica Lin
Writer’s Oasis
Carol Teal
Saturday, June 6
Glassblowing - Mug & Tumbler Workshop
Sébastien Duchange
Ceramics - Handbuilt Bud Vases
Lisa Barry
June 8 to 12
Hand Carved Stone Jewellery
Elise Muller
Glassblowing - Lighting & Glass
Silvia Taylor & Kate Tessier
Arts Commerce - Marketing for Makers
Jessica Lin
Painting - Open Medium Painting
Jennie Seward
Pastel Painting - Intro
Margaret Ferraro
Fibre Arts - Spinning - Beyond Wool
Julia Lee
Stained Glass
Jessica Wisenski
June 8 to 13
Ceramics - Mindful Repetition
Tara Love
Saturday, June 13
Basket Weaving - Large Towel Basket Workshop
Michelle Zikovitz
Photography - Learn How to Use the Camera on Your Cell Phone Workshop
Blake Chorley
Ink Making for Drawing and Painting Workshop
Liz Menard
Leather Book Cover Workshop
Noelia Marziali
Mindful Ink: A Creative Writing Journey Workshop
Jennifer Sharp
June 15 to 19
Painting - Acrylics: From Realism to Abstraction
Grethe Jensen
Blues Guitar Jumpstart: Groove, Solo and Jam!
Suzie Vinnick
Colour Pencils
Deidra Wicks
Glassblowing I & II
Rob Raeside
Jewellery- Chain Making :Beg/Int/Adv
Susan Watson Ellis
Mixed Media Sculptural Collage
Sarah Petroff
Waldorf Dollmaking: From Pocket Doll to Full Doll
Monika Aebischer
Mosaic: Experimenting With Technique
Heather Vollans
June 15 to 20
Ceramics - Story Tiles
Meg Tait Leslie
Saturday, June 20
Jewellery - Reticulated Earring Silver Workshop
Kerry Hicks
June 22 to 26
Glassblowing - ABCs to Glass Hot Sculpting
Victoria Guy
Classical Fencing & Archery
Brad Sherwood
Collage and Acrylic Explorations
Rose Pearson
Fibre Art Technique Taster Week
Yvonne Iten-Scott
Music - Guitar II
TBA
Jewellery-Illustrative Powder, Coating, Rivets & Tabs
Shannon Kennedy
Painting - Landscape Painting - Contemporary Impressionism
Luke Despatie
Mosaics - Small Concrete Spheres for the Garden
Heather Vollans
Pottery Throwing Camp Int/Adv
René Petitjean
Sculpture - Wire
Charles O'Neil
Saturday, June 27
Botanical Gelli Plate Bonanza Workshop
Tracey Lee Green
Fibre Arts - Intro to Tapestry Weaving Workshop
Yvonne Iten-Scott
Jewellery - Precious Metal Clay Sterling Silver Stack Ring Workshop
Shannon Kennedy
Writing - Blueprint for a Book Workshop
Carol Teal
Ceramics - Multiple Surface Techniques Workshop
Stephanie Park
June 29 to July 3
Painting - Encaustic Mixed Media & Collage
Susan Fisher
Glassblowing - From Concept to Form Advanced Glass Design
Silvia Taylor
Jewellery
Kerry Hicks
Painting - Monochromatic Portraits Made Easy with Acrylic Photo Transfers
Nancy Falconi
Music - Finding Your Voice
Lizzy Clark
Fibre Arts - Stitch the Earth
Sandi Luck
Stone Carving Techniques
Jordan Clements
Kids' Art Camp - Wild About Clay
Isabel Neveu-Geene
Writing Memoirs
Carol Teal
Youth - Archery & Fencing
Brad Sherwood
June 29 to July 4
Ceramics - Teapots for the Daily Brew
Stephanie Park
Saturday, July 4
Watercolour Effects with Acrylics Workshop
Tracey Lee Green
Painting - Encaustic & Photo Transfer Workshop
Susan Fisher
Intro to Egyptian Bellydance Workshop
Victoria Kramkowski
Glassblowing - Intro Workshop
Becky Lauzon
Jewellery - Chain Bracelet Workshop
Susan Watson Ellis
Music in the Air! Improv Singing Workshop
Jane Lewis
July 6 to 10
Printmaking Without a Press: Gel Plate Monoprints
Kim-Lee Kho
Glassblowing I
Steph Krull
Kids' Art Camp - Let's Make Some Noise
Toni Caldarone
Landscapes: Real Imagined & Altered
Kat Honey
Portraiture - Drawing and Watercolour Painting
Marta Scythes
Jewelry - Textile Techniques in Metal
Dianne Karg Baron
Acrylics - Paint a Luminous Seascape
Christine Stewart
Youth/Teen Movie Making
Rowan Toffelmire
Printmaking - Relief Intensive
Liz Menard
Stool Making
Hugh Cotton
July 6 to 11
Ceramics - Pottery for Beginners
Stephanie Park
Saturday, July 11
Basketry - Double Wine Basket Workshop
Michelle Zikovitz
Painting - One face, One Colour Workshop
Harvey Walker
Jewellery - Sterling Silver Spinner Ring Workshop
Shannon Kennedy
July 13 to 17
Collage - New Directions
Kat Honey
Glassblowing
Ian Milligan
Printmaking - Impasto Watercolour
Stephanie Rayner
Jewellery Casting
Shannon Kennedy
Kids' Art Camp - Sticks, Stones & More
Toni Caldarone
Woodworking - Beautiful Memory Box
Steve Der-Garabedian
Painting-Composition and Colour
Janine Marson
Music - Ukulele
Cynthia Kinnunen
Youth Art Camp - Theatre & Improv
Gavin North
Watercolour for Absolute Beginners
Nancy Newman
July 13 to 18
Ceramics - Raku
Lisa Skog
Saturday, July 18
Acrylics: Start Painting Workshop
Grethe Jensen
Drawing Botanical & Watercolour Workshop
Marta Scythes
Fibre Arts - Natural Dyeing for Beginners and Beyond
Miriam Kaufman
Jewellery - Water Cast Stacker Rings Workshop
Shannon Kennedy
Painting & Drawing- Sketch and Go!
Janine Marson
July 20 to 24
Printmaking - Japanese Papers & Beautiful Botanicals
Stephanie Rayner
Jewellery – Fold Forming - 3D Forms in Metal
Todd Jeffrey Ellis
Kids’ Art Camp - Explorations in Art
TBA
Woodworking - Craft a Beautiful Parquetry Tray
Steve Der-Garabedian
Abstract Weaving with Neglected Textiles
Ruth Wickremesooriya
Painting - The Natural Way to Draw and Paint
Janine Marson
Music - Percussion Instrument Making and Drum Circles
John Proctor
Writing - Podcasting for Beginners: Write, Record, Play
Hope Thompson
Teen Glassblowing
John Sharp
Watercolour - Big Skies, Clouds & Landscapes
Marta Scythes
Youth - Paper Mache Sculpture with Recycled Materials
Paola Marziali
July 20 to 25
Ceramics - Surface Treatments
Lesley McInally
Saturday, July 25
Printmaking - Botanical Contact Workshop
Liz Menard
Charcoal Ink Making From Fibre Waste Workshop
Ruth Wickremesooriya
Introduction to Zentangle Workshop
Yvonne Westover
Jewellery – Silver Fold Formed Earrings Workshop
Todd Jeffrey Ellis
Introduction to Life Drawing Workshop
Zoey Zoric
July 27 to 31
Music - Building a Band
Lizzy Clarke
Jewellery – Silversmithing/Metalsmithing/ Open Studio
Todd Jeffrey Ellis
Kids’ Art Camp - Drawing and Painting
Sarah Jowett
Millinery - Art of Hat Making
Karyn Gingras
Oil Painting: The Power of Simplicity
Zoey Zoric
Portrait Painting with Models
Stephanie Schirm
Weaving on a floor loom for beginners
Laurie Allan-Ungeitis
Youth/Teen - Crochet Stuffie Creations
Tiffany Walt
July 27 to Aug 1
Ceramics-Sculptural Handbuilding Four Legged Friends
Jonah Strub
Saturday, August 1
Flat Bead Embroidery Medallion Making Workshop
Naomi Smith
Jewellery – Forged Bangle Workshop
Todd Jeffrey Ellis
Lighting Your Craft Workshop
Kate Tessier
Expressive Arts - Body Movement in Nature Workshop
Terrill Maguire
Fibre Arts - Quilted Rug Workshop
Albert Cote
August 3 to 7
Acrylics & Collage-2D & 3D Investigations
Rosemary Vanderbreggen
Music - Creative Choral II
Tracey Stabback
Kid's Art Camp- Metal Jewellery
Susan Watson Ellis
Indigenous Artistry - Picking up the Pieces
Naomi Smith
Fibre Arts - Quilting - Curved Piecing
Albert Cote
Soft Pastels & Mixed Media
Helen McCusker
Stained Glass Intro & Int.
Maureen Haines
Stone Sculpture Open Studio
Elise Muller
Youth/Teen Drawing & Painting
Rebecca Reynolds
Photography - Learn to Take Better Portraits
Blake Chorley
August 3 to 8
Ceramics - Pots in Action: Pouring Int/Adv
Cathleen Nicholson
Saturday, August 8
Expressive Arts - Ecotherapy Workshop
Julia Aplin
Gouche Painting Workshop
Valerie Kent
Printmaking - Woodcut Workshop
Marta Scythes
Timber Framing - Intro to Design Workshop
Glenn Diezel
Fibre Arts - Vincent Van Gogh Embroidery Workshop
Shannon Quigley
August 10 to 14
Acrylics - Realism: A Painter's Process
Bethany Le Blonc
Glass Fusing, Slumping and Surface Decoration
Kirei Samuel
Gouche Painting for Beginners
Valerie Kent
Journal 4 Joy: From the Line to the Sublime
Melanie Matthews
Kids' Art Camp - Music Quest
Tracey Stabback
Introduction to Miniatures
Sandra Quigley
Fibre Arts - Natural Dyeing on Yarn - Dye the Rainbow
Bay Woodyard
Timber Framing
Glenn Diezel
Youth/ Teen Metal Jewellery Arts
Cassie Chambers
August 10 to 15
Ceramics - Pottery II
Lisa Barry
August 17 to 21
Painting Bold Wild Things in Acrylics
Tracey Lee Green
Painting: Exploring Figure Work Expression
Aly McDonald
Stone Carving : The A-to-Z Guide
Wesley Booker
Kids' Art Camp - Wild About Clay
Isabel Neveu-Geene
Expressive Arts - Activating Your Creative Intelligence
Mairéad Filgate & Shannon Litzenberger
August 17 to 22
Ceramics - The Illustrated Surface
Andrea Vuletin
August 24 to 28
Youth/Teen Pottery
Tara Love
Saturday, September 12
Collage - Protest Art: Rebellious Collage Workshop
Andrea Lee
September 14 to 18
Painting Ontario Landscapes in Oil with a Palette Knife
Maria Iva
Plein-Air: Painting, Sketching & Mixed Media
Martha Johnson
Fibre Arts - Clay Couture Fashion Using Natural Dye
Sandi Luck
September 19 to October 31 (or October 24) (Saturdays 9am - 12pm / 1pm - 4pm)
Kids' Saturday Art Camp - Wild About Clay: Magic!
Melodie Acero
Youth Saturday Art Camp - Wild About Clay: Magic!
Melodie Acero
September 21 to 25
Music - Guitar Improv
TBA
Painting - Advanced Plein Air
Luke Despatie
September 28 to October 2
Fibre Arts - Felted Art Creations
Denise Magloughlen
Saturday, October 3
Wire Sculpture Workshop
Charles O'Neil
October 5 to 9
Stained Glass Repair
Maureen Haines
October 19 to 23
Mixed Media Sculptural Collage - Int/Adv
Sara Petroff
Watercolour Painting - Intermediate/Advanced
Gord Jones
Saturday, October 24
Botanical Monoprints & Gelatin Plates Workshop
Jacquie Sullivan
Papermaking-Foraged Plants to Paper Workshop
Joanne Rich
Printmaking-Intro to Copper Drypoint Workshop
Andrea McCallum
Saturday, November 7
Festive Metal Ornaments: Copper & Aluminum Embossing
Fernando Diaz de Leon Rendon
Holiday Needle Felting Workshop
Denise Magloughlen
Screen Printing Holiday Greeting Cards
Meggan Winsley
Saturday, November 14
Fibre Arts - Block Printed Winter Textiles Workshop
Jacquie Sullivan
Triangle Trees in 3D
Yvonne Westover
Winter Mittens from Upcycled Sweaters Workshop
Jennie Seward
Saturday, November 21
Encaustic & Monoprinting Festive Card Making Workshop
Susan Fisher
Holiday Decoration – Metal Fold Form Workshop
Todd Jeffrey Ellis