Art Bites: Classes for March 2-16, 2025
$45/Class – supplies included*
AM classes: 10am – 12 pm
PM classes: 1-3 pm
*Double Art Bites Classes – $90 (10 am-2pm)
Register online or at the MAC Office
About Art Bites:
Art Bites is a fun way to try out all different kinds of art mediums without investing a lot of time and money. Our instructors are welcoming and encourage everyone to ‘just have’ fun creating art. Try something you’ve always wondered about, or take a class with a friend or family member just for fun! Our classes run from Sept-Dec in the fall and Jan-Jun in the spring. Explore all our current Art Bites offerings here.
Ready for more? Try our Art Gems workshops and explore techniques and mediums in a more in-depth workshop setting. No experience necessary; all supplies included.
City by Night Collage with Adina Barugolo
Sun Mar 2, 10am-12pm
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Come join us to create a collage of a dramatic city skyline by night! We’ll be using bold colours of acrylic paint on canvas to create the night sky. Explore the art of cutting shapes to emmulate buildings and ribbon shapes for water and sky reflections! Explore your imagination and creativity!
About the Instructor: Born in Port Alberni, Adina graduated from Kwalikum Secondary, and furthered her art education in Venice, Italy before completing certification in Applied Arts and Interior Design at Vancouver Island University. Most recently Adina’s reconnection to Vancouver Island, people she`s met, and friends and family have all contributed to her desire to create landscapes and memories of family and journeys which is expressed vividly in her most recent works. Adina strives to inspire others and to communicate with others how she visually perceives her world, her inspirations and her life’s journey.
You can find Adina on Facebook
Alcohol Ink with Mary Unger
Sun Mar 1, 1 pm – 3 pm
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In this session you will create with colourful alcohol ink using various tools and techniques while making free flow abstract designs.
About the Instructor: Mary Unger was raised on the east coast of Canada and moved to BC in 1970 after six years in Montreal. She studied fine arts at Mount Allison University and took classes and workshops in Montreal, Calgary and here on Vancouver Island.
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Mosaics with Debra Hagen
Sun Nov 24, AM and PM Classes
Feel like experimenting with a medium that’s been used for thousands of years?! In this class students will have the opportunity to use the most coveted of mosaic material, Italian smalti. This glass tile comes in many different colours and is treasured for its texture and shine. It is an excellent material for creating both abstract and representational work. The substrate will be a 4” x 4” cradle board. All tools and materials will be provided.
NOTE: Debra is also teaching an Art Gems Mosaics class April 5 – 4 hours of mosaic fun!
About the Instructor: Debra’s mosaic journey began over 20 years ago. Although she has dabbled in a number of different art forms, her focus has been on mosaics for over two decades now. During that time, she has taken many classes with several internationally respected mosaic artists as well as attended a week-long mosaic class at Orsoni’s Glass Factory in Venice, Italy. Debra uses a wide range of materials in her mosaics and her pieces can include items such as dishware, pebbles, shells and found objects, as well as more traditional materials such as marble and smalti (Italian glass tiles). As a mosaic artist, Debra is very interested in increasing both the audience for and the knowledge of contemporary mosaic art. She enjoys teaching and sharing her enthusiasm for mosaics with others. Debra’s website
Into the Green – Acrylic Painting with Alex Carr
Sun Mar 16, 10 am – 12 pm
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Follow the forest path and discover all the green hues you could ever imagine. We will be creating an acrylic painting using a limited pallet and exploring light and shadow. Where will your painted path take you?
About the Instructor: Alex Carr is an artist and illustrator living in Parksville BC. She loves exploring different mediums and styles, for example pencil drawing, digital illustration, acrylic painting and more. She likes to have fun with her work to express the beauty of the natural world. She is interested in a variety of subjects; be it plants, people or forest, there always something interesting to draw or paint. Alex is also coordinator of our Creative Kids program.
