spring Term Starts April 2

Burst into Spring with art classes! Our weekly, in-studio classes provide a warm, welcoming environment where learning, creativity, and fun come together.

 
 

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 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
#Didyouknow that the word “collage” comes from the French verb “coller” which means “to glue”? #Collage is an art technique where different pieces are glued together to create a new whole. This term, our Tuesday Gr
This term, our Saturday Grade 1-3 #ArtExplorations class has been learning different acrylic painting techniques. We have practiced using round and flat brushes to achieve different types of brushstrokes, have learned how to use palette knives, have
We wrapped up the first session of our adult encaustic workshop today with some absolutely gorgeous pieces. Today’s focus was on carving out lines and building up layers of colour. These beautifully lush and luminous wax paintings are the work
What are you doing this summer? 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. This summer, our themes includ
The weather was grey and wet this morning, so our #Startwithart #kindergartenart classes decided to embrace the rain. Our #kindergartenartists learned about the #colourwheel and then took the rain as inspiration for these oil pastel and watercolour u
This gorgeous monochromatic #stilllife painting was created by Cheryl in our adult watercolour class. Here at Freehand, our adult afternoon classes are an opportunity to learn new skills and refresh old ones in a relaxing and supportive environment.