MAC SCHOOL FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS
At the MAC our goal is to help you learn to express yourself freely through art. We believe the art of creating is more important than the end product itself.
Creating art helps us achieve a deeper understanding and awareness of the world around us.
With that in mind, the MAC’s School for the Creative Arts programs encourage everyone to explore art as a means of expression, regardless of their experience and skill level.
School for the Creative Arts Faculty
Margery Blom, Faculty Director
Margery Blom BFA is an oil paint artist specializing in scenes from Vancouver Island. Margery displays in galleries all over the Island, is an active member of FCA, and has a BEd degree. You can find Margery as Resident Artist at the McMillan Arts Centre.
Margery has been instrumental in sourcing instructors for the MAC’s School for the Creative Arts programs and is also a member of the MAC’s Gallery Committee.
Rhonda Roy, Faculty Administrator
Rhonda Roy is a Zentangle artist and Certified Zentangle Teacher (CZT). She has a BEd. Degree, has taught in public schools and privately, and as a School Trustee, was part of developing educational policy at the school district level. Rhonda is also a Resident Artist at the McMillan Arts Centre.
Rhonda believes we are all born with a need and an ability to create, and that it’s important to awaken that creative side in us all.
School for the Creative Arts Programs
Art Bites Program
Coordinators: Margery Blom & Rhonda Roy
A variety of 2-hour introductory classes, with materials included, designed to let individuals try out different mediums to see what they like.
Creative Kids Program
Coordinator: Alex Carr
Our goal is for kids 8-12 to have fun through creative expression while learning some basic art elements, art principles and art history.
Art Gems Program
Coordinators: Margery Blom & Rhonda Roy
A dynamic and ever-changing selection of 4-hour art workshops for all levels of art experience.
ART Therapy Open Studio
Facilitator: Heidi Abbott, Art Therapist
Making art together can support us to move through life’s challenges, address creative blocks, free ourselves to find our unique style of expression and release self-judgement.
Join us, it’s drop in, by donation and supplies are provided.
Digital Literacy: Apple Technology Workshops
Instructor: Dan LaRocque
Workshops to help you get the most from your Apple devices, for beginners and beyond.
Youth Art Lab
Youth Art Lab is designed to provide secondary students with a special interest in art a chance to study particular subject areas in more depth with MAC Artist Instructors.
Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the principles of art and how they might apply to their own art practice.
Aging Artfully Program
A free art program for seniors in the Oceanside area sponsored by the Oceanside Community Arts Council (OCAC)
Digital Art with Procreate
Apple’s Procreate is the go-to app for digital artists and creative professionals everywhere. Learn how to use Procreate to explore the world of digital art.
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Associate Faculty
Associate Faculty are those instructors who hold regular classes and workshops at the MAC, including our popular Art Bites program.
Dennis Brown
Multi-Media Artist – Art Gems
Peggy Burkosky
Watercolour Artist
Art Gems
Alex Carr
Visual Artist
Creative Kids Program Coordinator
Darrell Giraldeau
Textile Artist – Art Gems
Dorota Goede
Watercolour, oils and Plein Air Artist – Art Gems
Carol Ann Owers
Multi-Media Artist – Art Bites, Art Gems, and Workshops
Joanne Purdy
Relief Sculptor, Art Bites, and Art Gems
Ann Tardiff
Acrylic Artist, Aging Artfully
Mary Unger
Acrylic Artist, Art Bites
Gordon Wilson
Multi-Media Artist – Art Bites and Art Gems