VIRTUAL CREATIVe
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FREE ART LESSONS & RESOURCESYou can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.
WELCOME
This special Avenue Road Arts School creative area is a place where people can continue to learn, engage and connect with the Arts School, remotely.
Geared to children, their parents, adults and those who want to continue to create and exercise creativity during these days of social distancing, the Virtual Creative Hub will offer free activity ideas including art lesson plans for kids, creative exercise for teens and adults, resources and creative links and short video demos.
Check back often, as we will have daily additions and more content for your creative enjoyment.
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Create your own 'Starry Night' with Evan Hutchinson in this dynamic lesson.
BROWSE LESSONS BY AGE
*NEW* LESSONS
Picasso Inspired Self Portrait
Make your own Picasso inspired self portrait with abstract shapes and patterns....
Paper Art: Initial Wall Hanging
Decorate your space with an initial wall hanging by using paper art techniques for grades 3 and up....
Barbara Reid Nature Scenes
Capture a scene from your outdoor explorations using techniques inspired by Barbara Reid in this project with Sandra Tarantino....
Build Your Own Toy-Theatre and 2D Puppets
Check out these great video tutorials from Puppetmongers on how to build your own toy-theatre from a cereal box and create 2D puppets for your show!...
Papier Virtual Tours
Check out Papier's selection of exhibitions that you can now visit virtually - including work by our own Sadko Hadzihasanovic!...
Parents for Diversity Resources
Parents for Diversity has compiled a great resource list to actively work towards anti-racism in our education system....
Two Approaches to Portraits
The wonderful Andrew Judd goes over two approaches to portrait painting in his latest video....
Learn to Paint Canadian Pine Trees
Learn to paint iconic Canadian pine trees to finish off a landscape with Sam Paonessa, one of our award-winning instructors....
Portrait Painting with Sadko Hadzihasanovic
Check out our instructor, Sadko Hadzihasanovic, as he works on a portrait painting in this fun time lapse in this artist profile....
A Tune for the Times
Check out David Warrack's funny song on Facebook in support of Food Banks Canada....
ARAS Alumni Illustrating COVID Dreams
Watch this CBC Interview with Hanna Jovin and Adrian Morphy, who are illustrating strange and vivid dreams people are experiencing right now....
O Canada
Please check out this beautiful arrangement of Canada created by our great Darnell Thomas, also featuring our Executive director and an ARAS assistant....
What Strategies Are You Using to Adapt?
Our founder shares and explores strategies you can use to adapt to your new reality....
Making Ourselves Resilient
Lola shares some advice and explores ways we can all make ourselves resilient....
A Note from Lola on Sharing
Lola reaches out to discuss the power of staying connected and sharing with one and other....