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Bootcamps
One-to-three hour training sessions to help complement your education and build your skills portfolio. Supported by RBC Future Launch. Free for current AUArts students.
BootcampsCertificates
Full-time programs offered evenings and weekends to fit your schedule in animation, art & business, data analytics, and web development.
Certificate programsEntrepreneurship Workshops
Set yourself apart with career defining skills after a one-to-three day workshop led by experts in their field.
Micro-Credentials
10-week, self-directed courses to develop and demonstrate specific skills employers need. Online programs with minimal time and financial commitment.
Micro-CredentialsPersonal Interest
Step into the studio with an array of art-based courses in design, painting, drawing, jewellery, ceramics, glassblowing and more...
Personal interest coursesSummer Camps
Fill your child's summer with creative activities with our week long summer camps for kids and teens.
Summer Teen courses & kids campsContinuing education course listing
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100 Drawings in a Week
Get really creative and push yourself to complete 100 drawing in a week. You’ll improve your drawing skills through your sustained drawing practice as your instructor helps you move from concentrating on mostly formal issues to more conceptual ones. Be introduced to past and current artists who have strong drawing practices and participate in individual and group critiques which will aide in your artist growth. All levels welcome. Please see your recommended supply list online. Be sure to come prepared for the first day.
Abstract Painting Week
Pre-requisite: Acrylic Painting I or previous painting experience .
Take your abstract painting practice to the next level and spend an uninterrupted week in the studio! Work alongside other abstract painters and build community under the guidance of your instructor as you produce new work or explore a new technique or approach to what you’ve been doing. You will participate in individual and group critiques throughout the week. Acrylic paint will be the medium used as it is flexible and dries quickly. Please see your course supply list online. Be sure to come prepared for the first class.
Animate It! 2D!
July 10 - 14, 2023
Work in small teams in the AUArts animation suite to create a visual story that you tell through a unique cast of characters that you bring to life through original drawings to create a stop-motion animation.
Learn how to convey movement as you create a character-based narrative.
Once all is done, sit back and watch them on a big screen.
Supplies are included in fees for kids’ camps, unless otherwise noted.
Animate It! 2D!
July 4 - 7, 2023 (Civic Holiday, no class Mon, July 3)
Work in small teams in the AUArts animation suite to create a visual story that you tell through a unique cast of characters that you bring to life through original drawings to create a stop-motion animation.
Learn how to convey movement as you create a character-based narrative.
Once all is done, sit back and watch them on a big screen.
Supplies are included in fees for kids’ camps, unless otherwise noted.
Animate It! 3D!
July 31 - August 4, 2023
Work in groups in the AUArts animation suite to produce a visual story that you tell through stop motion animation in 3D, using Lego©, small toys, stuffed animals, etc (students are welcome to bring items from home).
Gain an understanding of how time affects movement and your visual story.
When you are finished, watch it on the big screen with your campmates.
Supplies are included in fees for kids’ camps, unless otherwise noted.
Animate It! 3D!
August 8 - 11, 2023 (Civic Holiday, no class Mon, August 7)
Work in groups in the AUArts animation suite to produce a visual story that you tell through stop motion animation in 3D, using Lego©, small toys, stuffed animals, etc (students are welcome to bring items from home).
Gain an understanding of how time affects movement and your visual story.
When you are finished, watch it on the big screen with your campmates.
Supplies are included in fees for kids’ camps, unless otherwise noted.
Animation Studio
July 17 - 21, 2023
Discover the fun and wacky world of non-digital animation using more experimental techniques of cutouts, stop motion, and pixilation.
You will produce your own short animation project individually or in a small group. Watch short video clips for inspiration and to get your creative juices flowing.
2D OR 3D
NOTE: this is not a computer animation course; you will use digital technologies to record and edit your animation. Please see your course supply list online. Be sure to come prepared for the first class.
Animation Studio
July 24 - 28, 2023
Discover the fun and wacky world of non-digital animation using more experimental techniques of cutouts, stop motion, and pixilation.
You will produce your own short animation project individually or in a small group. Watch short video clips for inspiration and to get your creative juices flowing.
2D OR 3D
NOTE: this is not a computer animation course; you will use digital technologies to record and edit your animation. Please see your course supply list online. Be sure to come prepared for the first class.
Crazy for Cats!!
July 4 - 7, 2023 (Civic Holiday, no class Mon, July 3)
Are you crazy for cats?!
Join us and other cat crazy kids for the week and learn about different breeds and their characteristics as you draw, paint, and sculpt cats and even create a miniature cat house or condo!
Supplies are included in fees for kids’ camps, unless otherwise noted.
Crazy for Cats!!
July 17 - 21, 2023
Are you crazy for cats?!
Join us and other cat crazy kids for the week and learn about different breeds and their characteristics as you draw, paint, and sculpt cats and even create a miniature cat house or condo!
Supplies are included in fees for kids’ camps, unless otherwise noted.
Digital Lab for Animators Micro-Credential
Please Note: Start & End dates refer to open & closing of registration, NOT the start or end of a course.
In this course, you'll be introduced to software used in digital animation: Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere, & Toon Boom Harmony.
Explore the differences between traditional, hand drawn, & digital animation. Learn to use each program on its own and with each other while practicing to use essential tools. Demonstrate mastery of basic skills and technical understanding through exciting projects and have your work evaluated by experts.
About Micros:
- Register & start WHENEVER
- Self paced & learner driven
- No scheduled classes
- 10-weeks to finish
Draw Cartoons
July 10 - 14, 2023
If you love creating original, quirky characters, then you will want to try Draw Cartoons!
Look at lots of examples and learn how to tell a story, as you create and draw characters, and learn proper proportions of the human figure and different animals.
Work on your own, unique cartooning style that you can continue to build upon.
Supplies are included in fees for kids’ camps, unless otherwise noted.
Draw Cartoons
July 24 - 28, 2023
If you love creating original, quirky characters, then you will want to try Draw Cartoons!
Look at lots of examples and learn how to tell a story, as you create and draw characters, and learn proper proportions of the human figure and different animals.
Work on your own, unique cartooning style that you can continue to build upon.
Supplies are included in fees for kids’ camps, unless otherwise noted.
Draw Cartoons
August 8 - 11, 2023 (Civic Holiday, no class Mon, August 7)
If you love creating original, quirky characters, then you will want to try Draw Cartoons!
Look at lots of examples and learn how to tell a story, as you create and draw characters, and learn proper proportions of the human figure and different animals.
Work on your own, unique cartooning style that you can continue to build upon.
Supplies are included in fees for kids’ camps, unless otherwise noted.
Drawing II Studio
July 17 - 21, 2023
Note: Previous drawing experience is recommended
Continue your drawing exploration with different drawing media as you work through a sequence of studio-based activities.
Develop your understanding and use of the art elements and principles as you focus on improving your compositions, drawing skills, and creating narrative in your work.
You will have critique sessions throughout the course giving you the opportunity to practice speaking about your work and discussing it with others.
Drawing Studio
July 4 - 7, 2023 (Civic Holiday, no class Mon, July 3)
Focus on improving your drawing skills while you experiment with different types of drawing media including: graphite, charcoal, and conte crayons.
You will continue to improve your understanding of the art elements and principles as you focus on composition and a variety of drawing techniques.
Think about what you are communicating with your drawings and develop your ability to speak about your work during critique session each class.
Drawing Studio
August 8 - 11, 2023 (Civic Holiday, no class Mon, August 7)
Focus on improving your drawing skills while you experiment with different types of drawing media including: graphite, charcoal, and conte crayons.
You will continue to improve your understanding of the art elements and principles as you focus on composition and a variety of drawing techniques.
Think about what you are communicating with your drawings and develop your ability to speak about your work during critique session each class.
Faces + Figures
July 10 - 14, 2023
Learn how to draw the human face and figure from direct observation.
You will study proper proportions of both the face and the figure as you test out a variety of drawing techniques. Start each class with quick gesture drawings to get warmed up and then move into longer, sustained poses for a complete, detailed rendering.
Participate in daily critique sessions at the end of each class.