Salmon River Studios is offering three art workshops starting in mid November!
Workshops are one day a week for 6 weeks, open to all skill levels and lead by artist educator and Ontario Certified Teacher Gabriel Deerman (MFA). Gabriel is an experienced artist, teacher and has exhibited internationally.
Friday, November 16, 2018 at 7 PM – 9 PM
Bon Eco Studio 12 Concession St N, Tamworth, ON K0K, Canada (Main St.)
Come kick off the season of paint nights with an evening of pet portraits! You provide the 8"x10" photocopy of your furry friend and Gabriel will provide all materials and instruction.
Paint Nights are $35 and all skill levels are welcome!
email gabriel@salmonriverstudios.com to reserve your spot and Gabriel will be in touch with further info~
Join Gabriel Deerman for a six session series of life drawing, printmaking & painting!
This series is open to all skill levels and participants are welcome to bring their own materials or use materials provided. Gabriel will set up traditional still lifes and guide participants in honing their skills of observation and developing technical abilities.
Fee $200 (coffee and tea included;) email or call with questions and to sign up!
Gabriel completed his Bachelor of Visual Arts at Emily Carr University in Vancouver and his Masters of Fine Art at the Transart Institute in Berlin/NYC. He has exhibited in Canada and internationally and is a certified Ontario teacher. To view Gabriel's work visit www.gabrieldeerman.com
Plein Air Picnic! Saturday May 27th 10am-4pm Join workshop facilitator Gabriel Deerman MFA of Salmon River Studios in a day of painting, printmaking & picnicking along the beautiful banks of the Salmon River!
Friendly and professional pointers on painting techniques and a monotype demonstration after which materials will be provided for those who would like to try this simple, direct and painterly approach to printmaking.
At mid day participants will enjoy a delicious picnic meal provided by The River Bakery (included in fee) and are encouraged to bring their own beverages of choice.
This workshop will take place at Salmon River Studios (90 River Rd. Tamworth).
$35 for GNAAA members $45 for non-members
email gabriel@salmonriverstudios.com for more info or to rsvp
Akin in the Country: Painting Landscape in the Anthropocene
Akin Projects is thrilled to announce our new partnership with Salmon River Studios. Join us for our first collaborative event! Details below. Click here to buy your ticket now.
Plein Air Painting & Printmaking Weekend Workshop at Salmon River Studios in Tamworth, Ontario
October 1 - 2, 2016 / $50 per person - some materials and meals provided / Participation is limited. To reserve your spot, please purchase a ticket here: www.universe.com/akininthecountry
Plein air landscape painting is an enjoyable, relaxing and increasingly important way to create artworks in this time of widespread disconnect from the natural environment and climate change increasingly referred to as the Anthropocene. During this two day workshop you are invited to immerse yourself in the great outdoors and use your senses to become more attuned to and visually interpret the complex, interconnected and beautiful ecosystem of the Salmon River Watershed. Participants will be introduced to some basic painting as well as monotype printmaking techniques and then will explore the 52 acres of rolling hills, forest, 100 year old timber barn and river banks while creating studies from direct observation. In the evening we will share a meal and take time to discuss our works, experiences and how/why landscape painting is re-emerging as a critical methodology in contemporary practices. Participants are invited to camp out on the Salmon River Studios acreage for the night.
The workshop will be hosted by Gabriel Deerman - a painter, printmaker, art educator and co-owner operator of Salmon River Studios and feature an introduction to the term Anthropocene by special guest Simon Pope.
Printing plates and paper will be provided for printmaking. Participants are encouraged to bring water colour paints, paper, canvas, brushes, travel easel or drawing board or any other drawing and painting supplies they wish to use.
This workshop is suitable for all skill levels.
Salmon River Studios is located a few minutes walk from the town of Tamworth where an ATM, LCBO, grocery store and restaurants are located. For those not wishing to camp, there is a hotel and airbnb options a short distance from the farm. Participants will have access to the barn which has electricity and lighting as well as an outhouse. While dinner is provided (vegetarian friendly/ pls inform us of any food allergies) plan on supplying your own lunches and snacks (no fridge or kitchen access) or walk to Tamworth http://tamworth.ca/ for local culinary delights! And don’t miss the amazing Tamworth Book Shop- full of excellent finds!
About Gabriel Deerman:
Gabriel Deerman is a visual artist and Ontario College of Teachers and International Baccalaureate certified educator with expertise in media including painting, printmaking, drawing, sculpture and mixed media. Gabriel holds a Bachelor of Visual Arts from Emily Carr University of Art and Design (Vancouver), a Masters of Fine Art from Transart Institute (Berlin/New York) and a Bachelors of Education from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. Gabriel has exhibited in Canada and internationally- have a look at his art work at www.gabrieldeerman.com
About Simon Pope:
Artist Simon Pope (b. 1966, England) is preoccupied with the social dimension of human relationships – to nature, technology, and to each other. Spanning some twenty-five years, this work has taken the form of software, walking, conversation and writing, and often involves participants from other disciplines and cultures. His latest projects grapple with how participatory art can engage with new materialist philosophy, and the concept of the ‘more-than-human’. – themes which inform his current solo-exhibition at Danielle Arnaud in London, England (Sept 16-Oct 23 2016).
Formerly a member of the net.art group I/O/D, he represented Wales at their first exhibition at the Venice Biennale in 2003. Pope was a NESTA Fellowship awardee (2002-05), a Reader (Professor) in Fine Art (2005-10) and is currently an Artist Fellow at Queen Mary, University of London (2014-). He was awarded a doctorate in Fine Art from the Ruskin School of Art at the University of Oxford (2012-15) and supervises MFA and PhD students for Transart Institute in Berlin and New York. He currently lives in Toronto where he convenes a course on posthumanism and the arts for OCADU. More information at: www.tinyurl.com/simonpope
Group and individual art lessons for all ages and skill levels as well as printmaking, painting and drawing workshops will be available starting October 2016
Are you a teacher??
Soon we will be offering professional development workshops focused on arts integration in the primary and secondary classroom. Workshops will feature introductions to basic skills as well as strategies and tools for student research and inquiry. Included will be USB drives full of materials including complete cross curricular unit and lesson plans aligned to Ontario curriculum!
to request more info on art lessons and workshops contact gabriel@salmonriverstudios.com and/or sign up for our mailing list on our contact page and/or follow us on facebook to keep up to date on these unique opportunities
Life Studies Drawing Workshop- Fridays 10am-1pm (Nov. 16 - Dec.21) $250
This workshop will feature live models! Yes, naked ones- no giggling please. Participants will be given guidance in exploring the human form and creating effective compositions using traditional media such as charcoal, graphite, conte, and ink. Models will cycle through poses of increasing duration giving participants opportunities for quick warm up studies and more detailed finished works. Paper and a variety of drawing materials provided.
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Portrait Painting From Photographs Made Easy! Thursdays 10am-12:30pm (Nov. 15 - Dec.20) $200
This workshop will introduce participants to the simple and direct grid method which allows artists to easily create accurate drawings and paintings from photographs. Surprise yourself (or make a surprise for a loved one!) by creating a realistic and easily recognizable painting of someone close to your heart. No experience is required and all participants will be supplied with canvas, brushes, acrylic paints and any other needed materials.
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Painting Landscape in the Anthropocene Tuesdays 10am-12:30 (Nov.13 - Dec. 18) $200
This workshop will introduce participants to ideas and approaches to art making resulting from the increasing acceptance of the term ‘Anthropocene’ as a descriptor of our current geological epoch. The Anthropocene concept has become a major source of discussion and exploration in the arts, humanities and sciences. Current exhibitions at the AGO and National Gallery are bringing increasing attention to the idea- get up to speed in the conversation and explore ways that these ideas and the emotions they inevitably ignite can be brought to landscape painting- a direct and hands on expression of individual interpretations of place and time. How can we build on the tradition of landscape painting in the time of the Anthropocene? Let’s explore this question together through discussion, exploration of texts/artworks and of course- painting!
Friday, November 30, 2018 at 5 PM – 7 PM
Bon Eco Studio 12 Concession St. N. Tamworth, On (Main St.)
Come to the first ever Family Paint Night with an evening of pet portraits! You provide 8"X10" photocopys of your furry friends and Gabriel will provide all materials and instruction.
Paint Nights are $35 per parent/child pair +$10 per additional child
email gabriel@salmonriverstudios.com to reserve your spot and Gabriel will be in touch with further info and to confirm space availability- space is limited!