Art Mondays

Join us every Monday as internationally acclaimed multidisciplinary artist Kellen Hatanaka takes Flight students on a creative exploration of colour and canvas.

Studio Explorers: Elements of Art

PRIMARY 
Grades 1-3
March 24-May 5 (6 weeks)
4:00pm to 5:00pm

No class on April 21-Easter Monday

Calling all Studio Explorers! This new session will offer students a variety of fun art making practices each week designed to allow their creativity to flourish.   They will be encouraged to find imaginative ways to utilize each medium.  We will continue to introduce the students to exciting contemporary artists working today to inspire them to find their own voice through open-ended exploration. 

Week 1 – Line and Shape

Week 2 – Colour and Value

Week 3 - Texture

Week 4 - Form

Week 5 – Space 

Week 6 – Curation and exhibition for family

Session tuition $200 plus HST (session includes all art supplies)

Studio Practice: Building a Brand

JUNIOR 
Grades 4-6
March 24-May 5 (6 weeks)
5:30pm to 6:30pm

No class on April 21-Easter Monday

In this exciting new course, students will be introduced to the concepts and applications of graphic design and design principles while exploring analogue artistic mediums to create their work. Students can choose to invent a new brand or a personal brand for themselves for which they will create a variety of materials including a logo and a brand book.  The course will culminate in the design of a t-shirt which will be produced for each student to take home with them. 

Week 1 – Brand Personality

Week 2 – Creating your logo

Week 3 – Creating a brand book/zine

Week 4 – Designing a poster

Week 5 – Designing a t-shirt

Week 6 – Exhibition of your brand!

Session tuition $205 plus HST (session includes all art supplies)

Fall 2025 sessions coming soon!

Kellen Hatanaka

Kellen Hatanaka (b. 1987, Toronto, Canada) is a multidisciplinary artist who makes vibrant, figurative paintings and drawings that celebrate sport, design, history, and culture. 

Hatanaka’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and has been featured in publications including Victory Journal, ArtMaze Magazine, and Graphite Journal. 

He has collaborated with clients such as Nike, Reebok, Casper, The Polaris Music Prize, Apple Music and The Toronto Blue Jays.

Hatanaka and collaborator Jon-Erik Lappano received the Governor General's Award for their book Tokyo Digs a Garden (2016). He is currently based in Stratford, Ontario, Canada.

kellenhatanaka.com

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