Past Events (185)

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March 16, 2023
Thursday
  • The Beautiful Art of Stenciling on Fabric

  • Mar 16, 2023 from 12:00pm to 4:00pm
  • Location: Lighthouse Community Center in the Nordin room on the righthand side of the center (Qualicum Bay)
  • Description:

    The Beautiful Art of Stenciling on Fabric

    Co-presented by Leslie Bird and Terri Bowen

    Discover the beautiful art technique of stenciling from Leslie and Terri. Leslie has presented her workshops all over North America including exciting places like Las Vegas and is the published author of the book “Projection Stenciling”. Leslie and her husband David own “Buckingham Stencils” Company in Nanoose Bay, a company which is featured on numerous platforms such as Etsy and Amazon. Leslie will bring numerous samples of her work to get you motivated! Plus you will receive two books on stenciling from their company!

    To begin the workshop, Terri will give you some background on how, over the ages, an amazing amount of media have been applied to a plethora of surfaces. Then you will practice the fine art of using a stencil brush properly on two small fabric surfaces. Afterwards, you will choose from a myriad of stencils for use on a sturdy canvas bag or you might finish it in your own way. As plastic

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March 14, 2023
Tuesday
  • APPLE TECH WORKSHOP - ICLOUD FOR IPADS AND IPHONES

  • Mar 14, 2023 from 4:00pm to 5:30pm
  • Location: McMillan Arts Centre 133 McMillan Street PO Box 1662 Parksville, BC, V9P 2H5
  • Description:

    Apple Tech Workshops Spring 2023

    Powered By Up Your Media, and the McMillan Arts Centre School For Digital Literacy. Our ongoing workshop series can help you gain control of your technology and allow you to better use your devices with skill and confidence.

    Tuesday Mar 14, 4:00-5:30 pm - iCloud for iPads and iPhones

    This workshop sets out to explain the basics of Apple’s Cloud computing service, and how to put this advanced, but simple to use technology to work for you and your multiple devices. Learn to sync your contacts, your calendars, your music and your photos on all your iCloud capable devices

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February 28, 2023
Tuesday
  • Make Mine a Combo colour and design workshop for weavers

  • Feb 28, 2023 at 1:00pm to Mar 16, 2023 at 1:00pm
  • Location: 744 Primrose Street, Qualicum Beach the studio of the Qualicum Weavers and Spinners Guild
  • Description:

    This is a workshop for weavers covering colour and visual design theory as it applies to woven cloth. Participants will design and weave their own pieces based to illustrate the principles

    The workshop has two forms.  The in-studio version will be given over a 3 week period at the QWSG studio in Qualicum Beach   Participation is limited to accomodate one on one instruction.  Cost $160.

    An on-line version will be offered in late March,  Cost $60

    FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT CARON BYRNE at Cebyrne@shaw.ca

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  • Make Mine a Combo colour and design workshop for weavers

  • Feb 28, 2023 at 1:00pm to Mar 16, 2023 at 1:00pm
  • Location: 744 Primrose Street, Qualicum Beach the studio of the Qualicum Weavers and Spinners Guild
  • Description:

    This is a 4 day workshop given over a 3 week period.  students will cover the basics of visual design and colour theory as applied to weaving and will design and weave their own pieces.

    Anyone with an interest in making cloth of their own design will find this informative.  Participants must be able to warp a loom.

    There will be both in-studio and an on-line version of the course.  Cost for in-studio workshop $160,  Cost for on-line workshop $60

    For details please contact Caron Byrne  cebyrne@shaw.ca

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February 25, 2023
Saturday
  • Ukulele Workshops with Liz DeBarros - FINGERPICKING TECHNIQUES

  • Feb 25, 2023 from 2:00pm to 3:30pm
  • Location: McMillan Arts Centre 133 McMillan Street PO Box 1662 Parksville, BC, V9P 2H5
  • Description:

    MYSTERY OF CHORDS

    Saturday January 21, 2023, 2pm-3:30 PM

    shows you how to change the key of a song so it is more comfortable for your voice range; how and when to use a capo and why so many songs seem to have the same chords in them.

    FINGERPICKING TECHNIQUES

    Saturday, February 25, 2023,  2-3:30 pm

    teaches you basic finger picking skills, how to pick chords and how to pick a tune introducing, you to simple TABS.

    Pre-requisite for both workshops – players should be able to strum and change between basic chords

    The cost of each workshop is $30 but if you would like to register for both the total cost is $55.

    If you would like to purchase a ukulele capo, add on $18.

    To register or for more information email here or visit Liz DeBarros’ website.

     

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February 24, 2023
Friday
  • TALES FOR THE TELLING PRESENTS: ONCE UPON A FIDDLE, A CELEBRATION OF ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST BELOVED INSTRUMENTS

  • Feb 24, 2023 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
  • Location: McMillan Arts Centre 133 McMillan Street PO Box 1662 Parksville, BC, V9P 2H5
  • Description:

    FEATURING THE STORYTELLING MAGIC OF RACHEL DUNSTAN MULLER,
    WITH MUSICIAN NICK ROSS ON VIOLIN.

    WEAVING WORDS AND MUSIC, MULLER AND ROSS TRANSPORT LISTENERS ACROSS FIVE CENTURIES, BRINGING TO LIFE SOME OF THE VIOLIN’S MOST EXTRAORDINARY STORIES. FROM A FOLK TUNE CAUGHT ON THE WIND OF A LONELY IRISH ISLAND, TO A CONCERT IN A CITY UNDER SIEGE, TO THE BRILLIANT SOLOS OF ONE OF HISTORY’S MOST UNLIKELY VIRTUOSAS – NO INSTRUMENT HAS AROUSED MORE PASSION OR INSPIRED MORE LEGENDS!

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  • Categories: Story Time, Theatre
February 21, 2023
Tuesday
  • A REFLECTIVE PAUSE

  • Feb 21, 2023 from 4:00pm to 5:30pm
  • Location: McMillan Arts Centre 133 McMillan Street PO Box 1662 Parksville, BC, V9P 2H5
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    A Reflective Pause: Meditation and Journaling

    Tuesdays, Feb 21 to March 29

    4:00 to 5:30 pm

    $125 for all six sessions

    Meditation:  Learn how to be mindful in body, mind and breath and create a daily mindfulness practice.

    Journaling: We begin by creating a personalized journal (all supplies will be provided) and then you will be offered inspiration and guidance in starting a journaling practice.

    You do not need to have any experience with either meditation or journaling. You will be welcomed into a safe and supportive environment to explore both and discover how they work so well together.

    Faciliated by:
        Judi Malcolm, Meditation Teacher
        Heidi Abbott, Art Therapist

    Location of class: Studio, McMillan Arts Centre

    Maximum number of participants:12

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February 20, 2023
Monday
  • FREE Family Day Event

  • Feb 20, 2023 from 10:00am to 2:00pm
  • Location: McMillan Arts Centre 133 McMillan Street PO Box 1662 Parksville, BC, V9P 2H5
  • Description:

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    Join our first ever Family Day event – a communal art project:

    Family Trees Make a Communal Forest 

    Paint a leaf, draw a pattern – no art experience required.

    Families of any ages and description are welcome (children must be accompanied by their grown-up).

    Participants will receive a memento and the finished piece will be on exhibit at the MAC.

    Pre-registration not required.  Just come by the MAC upstairs between 10am and 2pm and add your family presence to our community forest!

    For more information contact the MAC office

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February 19, 2023
Sunday
  • MAC SCHOOL – ART BITES – PALETTE KNIFE PAINTING

  • Feb 19, 2023 from 1:00am to 1:00pm
  • Location: McMillan Arts Centre 133 McMillan Street PO Box 1662 Parksville, BC, V9P 2H5
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    Feb 19 AM – Palette Knife Painting with Deborah Nicol

    A fun and creative session, using palette knife techniques and acrylics to create rich images by ‘smearing and scraping’ your paint (rather than paint brush methods), on your canvas.

    All supplies included in this class.

    About the Instructor:  Deborah Nicol is an emerging artist, working primarily in Acrylics. Deb started her artistic endeavors with pencil portraits, quickly moving into Oil Pastels and Oils and expanding into landscapes and paintings of children. In recent years she has moved into Acrylics and finding her true passion in Abstract venues.  

    Location of class: Studio, McMillan Arts Centre

    Maximum number of participants: 12

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February 13, 2023
Monday
  • MAC SCHOOL – ART FOUNDATIONS-WET MEDIA DRAWING

  • Feb 13, 2023 from 10:00am to 1:00pm
  • Location: McMillan Arts Centre 133 McMillan Street PO Box 1662 Parksville, BC, V9P 2H5
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    Feb 13 - Wet Media Drawing with Gordon Wilson

    Gain skills and learn to loosen up and draw with brushes using a variety of wet mediums such as watercolour, ink and gouache to achieve unique and creative results.  Previous experience with dry media helpful but not essential prior to taking this class.

    All materials included for this class.

    Cost: $100

    About the Instructor: Gordon Wilson enjoys taking seemingly complex art styles and making them accessible and easy to learn.  He has a degree in design and education and has taught in high schools for 15 years, as well as other venues.  Prior to teaching Gordon was a commercial designer and illustrator for 20 years working in television, publishing, and advertising

    Location of class: Studio

    Maximum number of participants: 12

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  • The Building Blocks of Acrylics-A Starter Course

  • Feb 13, 2023 at 1:00am to Mar 6, 2023 at 1:00am
  • Location: ONLINE
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    Feb 6th signup deadline

    This course is all about teaching you much of what I wish I was told just a little sooner in my learning process.

    There is so much to learn and it can be overwhelming. So many products, techniques and supplies!

    This is why it can be so difficult to start, and to top it off, the self doubt comes along and can really take the wind out of your sails. It’s all so silly…right?  

    "Building Blocks of Acrylics-A Starter Course" is designed for the beginner acrylic level.  In a nutshell I will cover :

    Supplies

    mediums

    how to use your brushes and which ones to buy?

    mixing black, grey AND colour

    basic compositional tips

    values

    warm and cool colours

    And plenty more.

    You will come away at the end with more confidence and understanding of this versatile medium and be able to move forward to either paint on your own or take a class without feeling like a fish out of water.  You should be able to go into an art supply store and know what many of the items are a

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February 12, 2023
Sunday
  • MAC SCHOOL – ART BITES – FOLK ART

  • Feb 12, 2023 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm
  • Location: McMillan Arts Centre 133 McMillan Street PO Box 1662 Parksville, BC, V9P 2H5
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    Feb 12 PM – Folk Art with Mary Unger

    Folk Art expresses the lives and feelings of ordinary people in communities.  Learn to tell a story in simple pictures and designs using acrylic paint on board.

    All supplies included in this class.

    About the Instructor:  Mary Unger was raised on the east coast of Canada and moved to BC in 1970 after six years in Montreal. She studied fine arts at Mount Allison University and took classes and workshops in Montreal, Calgary and here on Vancouver Island.  “Travel to Mexico, Hawaii, Hong Kong,  South Africa, and Europe has been a feast to the eyes and soul.”

    Location of class: Studio, McMillan Arts Centre

    Maximum number of participants: 12

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  • MAC SCHOOL – ART BITES – INK RELIEF

  • Feb 12, 2023 from 1:00am to 1:00pm
  • Location: McMillan Arts Centre 133 McMillan Street PO Box 1662 Parksville, BC, V9P 2H5
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    Feb 12 AM – Ink Relief with Gordon Wilson

    An unusual and exciting art form!

    Ink Relief is a technique where using just ink, gouache and paper, a process is followed where the final art work develops before your eyes much like developing a traditional photograph.

    If you enjoy this class, sign up for Gordon’s Art Foundations Ink Relief workshop Mon April 3rd and learn more!

    All supplies included in this class.

    About the Instructor:  Gordon Wilson enjoys taking seemingly complex art styles and making them accessible and easy to learn.  He has a degree in design and education and has taught in high schools for 15 years, as well as other venues.  Prior to teaching Gordon was a commercial designer and illustrator for 20 years working in television, publishing, and advertising. 

    Location of class: Studio, McMillan Arts Centre

    Maximum number of participants: 12

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February 6, 2023
Monday
  • MAC SCHOOL -ART FOUNDATIONS-DRY MEDIA DRAWING

  • Feb 6, 2023 from 10:00am to 12:00pm
  • Location: McMillan Arts Centre 133 McMillan Street PO Box 1662 Parksville, BC, V9P 2H5
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    Feb 6 - Dry Media Drawing with Gordon Wilson

    Explore line, shape, shadow, placement and more to help build confidence in your drawing skills. This class incorporates a variety of dry mediums such as pencil, conte, charcoal  to create images with a variety of exciting effects.

    All materials included for this class.

    Cost: $100

    About the Instructor: Gordon Wilson enjoys taking seemingly complex art styles and making them accessible and easy to learn.  He has a degree in design and education and has taught in high schools for 15 years, as well as other venues.  Prior to teaching Gordon was a commercial designer and illustrator for 20 years working in television, publishing, and advertising.

    Location of class: Studio

    Maximum number of participants: 12

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February 5, 2023
Sunday
  • MAC SCHOOL – ART BITES – ART JOURNALING WITH WATERCOLOUR PENCILS

  • Feb 5, 2023 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm
  • Location: McMillan Arts Centre 133 McMillan Street PO Box 1662 Parksville, BC, V9P 2H5
  • Description:

    Feb 5 PM – Art Journaling with Watercolour Pencils - Merrilyn Laursen

    The class will have a 4-page handout covering supplies needed, planning a page layout and lettering suggestions, followed by some time for using the pencils and designing a practice page.

    All supplies included in this class.

    About the Instructor:  Merrilyn Laursen lives, plays, and paints in Parksville.  In 2018, she started using watercolour pencils to keep an art journal of her travels; she is now recording her latest journey, that of COVID19.  “There is always something to journal.”

    Location of class: Studio, McMillan Arts Centre

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    Maximum number of participants: 12

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  • MAC SCHOOL – ART BITES – OIL PAINTING

  • Feb 5, 2023 from 10:00am to 1:00pm
  • Location: McMillan Arts Centre 133 McMillan Street PO Box 1662 Parksville, BC, V9P 2H5
  • Description:

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    Feb 5 AM - Oil Painting with Margery Blom

    Oil Painting

    An introduction to creating with non toxic, eco-friendly oil paint that will take the mystery out of this traditional, flexible and exciting medium.

    All supplies included in this class.

    Want to learn more about colour theory? Register for Margery’s ‘Decoding Colour’ Art Foundations class Mon Feb 27 - a fun workshop decoding the mystery of colour theory.

    About the Instructor:  Margery Blom  BFA is an oil paint artist specializing in scenes from Vancouver Island. Margery displays in galleries all over the Island and is an active member of FCA.  You can find Margery as Resident Artist at the McMillan Arts Centre on Thursdays.

    Location of class: Studio, McMillan Arts Centre

    Maximum number of participants: 12

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January 31, 2023
Tuesday
  • IN FOCUS Oceanside Photographers Assn

  • Jan 31, 2023 to Mar 5, 2023
  • Location: McMillan Arts Centre 133 McMillan Street PO Box 1662 Parksville, BC, V9P 2H5
  • Description:

    IN FOCUS

    Oceanside Photographers Assn

    The club membership consists of over 50 photographers from novice to professional and everything in between. Our members live, work and play in a photographer’s paradise, the east coast of Vancouver Island in beautiful British Columbia, Canada.

    We meet once a month in Qualicum Beach, with half the meeting devoted to education, and the other half covering club business. We also have a dedicated education meeting, optional assignments and one field trip each month, tying into special events in the area as much as possible.

    The goal of the club is to promote learning, sharing and the enjoyment of photography in a convivial atmosphere. We welcome new members whether beginners or more experienced photographers. We encourage all members to share their knowledge with each other whether photography or use of their camera and equipment

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  • MIKE BELLIS Haida Carver COUNTING RINGS

  • Jan 31, 2023 to Mar 5, 2023
  • Location: McMillan Arts Centre 133 McMillan Street PO Box 1662 Parksville, BC, V9P 2H5
  • Description:

    MIKE BELLIS Haida Carver

    COUNTING RINGS

    Mike Bellis is a Haida artist born in Victoria, BC in 1973. He is inspired by Haida mythology and culture, and interprets that through his own interactions with the natural world. Working mostly with red and yellow cedar, Bellis enjoys combining the time-honoured beauty of traditional Haida art with contemporary shapes, colours, and design.

    Bellis hails from a family with multiple generations of Haida artists. His father John Bellis has been instrumental in passing on knowledge of traditional Haida design. Master carver Bill Bellis is his cousin, and captain Andrew Brown is his great grandfather.

    Bellis is a citizen of the Haida Nation of Old Massett, and was born into the Eagle Clan

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  • Oil Painting from Start to Finish with Margery Blom

  • Jan 31, 2023 to Feb 7, 2023
  • Location: McMillan Arts Centre 133 McMillan Street PO Box 1662 Parksville, BC, V9P 2H5
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    A four day workshop designed to instruct and guide the artist through the oil painting process from the beginning to the finish.
    We will be using non-toxic and eco-friendly paint and mediums.

    Tuesday Mornings
    January 31, February 7, 14 and 21
    9:00 a.m. to 12:30

    Price: $200.00 for all four sessions.

    Register online or at the MAC Office

    All supplies are included.

    If you have oil paint, brushes and supplies you would like to use, please bring them along.

    Bring a Photo for a reference.

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