Art is Happening at GAN this Fall!
Our Fall Workshops
Learning to Draw
The skills of drawing are taught through unusual, playful exercises designed to increase visual skills and right-brain creative function. You will be surprised at what you are able to achieve in a short time!
• Instructor: Karen Leslie Hall
• 8 Tuesdays, September 19 to November 7
1:00 – 3:00pm
• Fee: $95 includes an instructional equipment fee. Supplies will be provided to start.
• The course builds weekly, so registration is for all 8 classes.
• This course is offered in partnership with the Gananoque Seniors Association.
Register with them in person Thursday, Aug. 31 and Friday, Sept. 1 at their office, 26 Mill St., Gananoque, 10am to 4pm.
Karen Leslie Hall was born in Ottawa, attended Queen’s University in Kingston, then lived and worked in Toronto until 2021 when she moved to Gananoque. She has been an artist of one kind or another all her life. In her childhood she wrote poetry and loved to sing, and at age 10 acquired her first guitar and began writing songs. Karen took up the visual arts in the mid-90s and now paints in soft pastel, watercolour, and acrylic while also enjoying drawing and collage. She has explored still life (pears being her favourite subject), landscape, figures, and abstraction.
The Mandala as Meditation
Mandala is a Sanskrit word for circle and refers to the sense of wholeness.The sacred circle is a symbol used in cultures all around the world, reminding us that everything is connected. You are invited to create your own journey in four stages: Mandala and Patterns, From Seed to Root, Mandala and Symbols, and Affirmations in Mandala Art.
• Instructor: Sylvie Glanzberg
• 4 Wednesdays, October 11 to November 1;
1:00 – 3:00pm
• Fee: $60.The course builds weekly, so registration is for all 4 classes.
• Supplies to begin will be provided, may be supplemented by the participants
• This course is offered in partnership with the Gananoque Seniors Association.
Register with them in person Thursday, Aug. 31 and Friday, Sept. 1 at their office, 26 Mill St., Gananoque, 10am to 4pm.
Sylvie Glanzberg writes: I am a mixed media visual artist who works at her studio in Kingston, Ontario. Making art brings me serenity and gives me a place to meditate and for many years mandalas have been part of both my artistic and mental health journeys. My teaching experience ranges across age groups from adults in the French department of Queens University to children in the Limestone District School Board. Retiring in 2018, I now have more time for my passion for painting.
Mindfulness through Zentangle
Zentangle is an easy to learn, relaxing, and fun way of creating beautiful images by drawing structured patterns, “one stroke at a time.” The Zentangle method increases focus and creativity, provides artistic satisfaction, and instills a sense of personal well-being. The best part about Zen-tangle – there are no mistakes!
• Instructor: Melissa Fregonese,
Certified Zentangle Teacher
• 4 Wednesdays, September 13 to October 4;
1:00 – 3:30 pm
• Fee: $80, payable when you register with
Melissa at mindfulpaddler2@gmail.com.
(She takes e-transfer.)
• The course builds weekly, so registration is
for all 4 classes.
• Supplies to begin will be provided.
Melissa Fregonese (CZT)
Melissa has taught in the school system for over 30 years. In 2013 she was introduced to the Zentangle method and happily took to this easy, portable, and non-representational art form. After exploring it for 2 years, she jumped at the opportunity to become a Certified Zentangle Teacher (CZT) and was trained by the creators Maria Thomas and Rick Roberts. Since then, Melissa has shared her love of Zentangle and brings her passion to every experience and to every new student.
Focusing on transforming our community and lives
through the power of creative expression
Artists and everyone interested in the arts can join, participate, attend, and
build our inclusive, welcoming organization, as it comes to life and continues to grow.
Gananoque Arts Network is you!
Performance Artists, Dancers, Composers, Musicians, Actors, Painters, Sculptors, Crafts People...If you are a maker and creator of any kind, or supporter of the arts in Gananoque we hope you will want to join our inclusive, welcoming organization.
One year Introductory membership is $15, you'll be on our mailing list. Simply click the button and you will be directed to our easy pay shopping cart.
Not an artist? We have workshops for that! But if you prefer to share your love of the arts and enjoy being part of it, please donate. Help us build on the energy and work that is already here, building our town.