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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Make your own Picasso inspired self portrait with abstract shapes and patterns.
BROWSE LESSONS BY AGE
*NEW* LESSONS
Your Starry Night
Create your own Starry Night based on the classic with a fun cityscape twist!...
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....
Read Some Beautiful Poems including Lockdown
Read some beautiful poems reflecting on what is happening in the world right now....
Perspectives: Drawing Activity
Try this drawing exercise and explore the power of perspective!...
A Tune for the Times
Check out David Warrack's funny song on Facebook in support of Food Banks Canada....
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....
A Day at the Virtual Museum
Check out some great virtual galleries available at the Royal Ontario Museum to ignite your artistic spark and get some inspiration for our Hub art lessons....
Sensation: ARAS Virtual Gallery
Take a wander through our first virtual art gallery! Our first gallery is a selection from the Avenue Road Art School's exhibition called Sensation, 2016....
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!...
Focal Points: Composition Simplified
Andrew Judd has started a series on composition, starting with a lesson on focal points....
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....