SUMMER ART CAMPS 2024

Our Summer Art Camps are the highlight of our year here at Freehand. These 9, week-long programs provide a warm, welcoming environment where learning, creativity, and fun come together.

 
 

TEEN SUMMER WORKSHOPS 2024

Our Teen Summer Workshops give youth the opportunity to create their own designs in a supportive environment that fosters their growth as an artist. Open to students entering Grades 7, 8, 9, 10 or 11 in the Fall of 2024.

Summer Camps Window Contest!

Would you love to see your design displayed on Yonge Street for everyone to see? We are looking for a colourful, playful, and art themed masterpiece for our window!

The 1st prize winner will have their design painted on the window and will be awarded an art supply prize pack valued at over $150 and a $100 Gift Certificate! 2nd and 3rd place will be awarded a $50 Gift Certificate for Freehand and an art supply prize pack valued at $50!

Our contest closes Sunday, May 5th at 11:59pm.

This incredible #koifish #yinyangkoi drawing was made by grade 7 artist Erica W. Erica used coloured pencils coupled with lots of time and effort to create this lifelike drawing. #pencilcrayons are often overlooked as a drawing medium, but can delive
#Didyouknow that we offer classes for preteens and teens here at Freehand? Our #artfundamentals class offers students the chance to experiment with several different mediums, including printmaking, painting, drawing, and sculpture. Artists are encour
Today was our third day of #Passoverartcamp and we had fun with paint, collage, and sculpture! In the morning, we took inspiration from the Pesach Haggadah and the story of the exodus from Egypt. Our campers used crayon, watercolour, acrylic, and col
#Didyouknow that we offer adult art workshops on weekday afternoons? Thursday is #drawing day and today we had a blast learning to use #conte for a #stilllifedrawing of citrus fruits. Learning to draw is all about practice and maintaining a healthy s
Today was our second day of #Passoverartcamp and we had fun creating and feeling #springtimevibes with a talented group of young artists from @LeoBaeckds . In the afternoon, we learned how to “paint loosely” with acrylic, and created thes
We kicked off our Passover camps today with a great group of young artists. In the morning, our campers designed their own miniature seder plates and created tiny versions of the six Passover foods. We absolutely love the results - great work, camper
This weekend, our #Startwithart #kindergartenart classes focused on #scissorskills ! Learning how to cut with scissors is an important skill, and one that requires a lot of practice and development of #finemotorskills . Our Sunday afternoon artists w
This term, our Saturday Grade 1-3 #Drawingclass has been learning how to use a pen to create different types of marks and textures. For this project, we used different sized sharpies to create a drawing of a sparrow flying over a medieval village. We
#Didyouknow that we offer #schoolgroupworkshops at Freehand? Today we had the pleasure of hosting a wonderful group of #kindergartenartists from @bedfordparkpsto for a #ceramics workshop. We learned all about clay, and built and glazed our own spring