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
Primary
Grades 1-3
4-5pm
Session 1: September 14-December 14 (13 Weeks)
Session Tuition: $395 plus HST
Session 2: January 11-May 17 (16 Weeks)
Session Tuition: $470 plus HST
No classes Thanksgiving Weekend, Winter Break, Family Day Weekend, March Break, Easter WeekendIn this class, young artists build a real art practice, one session at a time. The focus is on process-based making: trying materials, testing ideas, and learning that good work comes from repetition and play, not a single perfect result. Students will explore an assortment of artistic mediums through open-ended, hands-on projects designed to let their creativity flourish and their own voice emerge.
Studio Explorers runs across two sessions this year, and each builds on the habits and confidence developed in the last. Students are welcome to join for one session, though returning artists get the most out of continuing to practice and grow across both.
Studio Practice: How to Be an Artist
Junior, Intermediate
Grades 4-8
5:30-6:30pm
Session 1: September 14-December 14 (13 Weeks)
Session Tuition:$395 plus HST
Session 2: January 11-May 17 (16 Weeks)
Session Tuition: $470 plus HST
No classes Thanksgiving Weekend, Winter Break, Family Day Weekend, March Break, Easter WeekendThis course introduces students to the studio practice of a professional artist. Students will develop their own artistic point of view through open-ended, hands-on projects, building toward exhibitions where their work is shown. Students have the flexibility to shape projects around their own interests and goals: those who know what they want to explore are encouraged to help guide their own lessons, while those who prefer more direction will find that just as fully supported. The goal is a space where young artists can grow the work they’re already drawn to, at their own pace.
Studio Practice runs across two sessions this year, and each builds on the habits and confidence developed in the last. Students are welcome to join for one session, though returning artists get the most out of continuing to practice and grow across both.
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.
Forget Me Not, 2023.
Table for one. Good Taste., 2023.