by Mary Hay | Nov 14, 2016 | News
The best part of being an art instructor is professional development; learning a new art form, acquiring a new technique. Not only do these serve as new tools to pass on to our students but, maybe (if we’re lucky), new forms of self expression. Artmania hires...
by Mary Hay | Nov 3, 2016 | News
The best gifts are made by your heart and hands! Artmania is offering timely holiday programs to their list of classes. Painting, fabric design, sculpture, drawing, holiday cards and ornaments just in time for your holiday decorating and gift giving. We have classes...
by Mary Hay | Oct 23, 2016 | News
Anime is coming to artmania! The first anime was a short, silent film made in Japan in 1917, but it wasn’t until 1956, and the founding of the Toei Animation Company that the anime style gained popularity. The word anime is the abbreviated pronunciation of...
by Mary Hay | Oct 17, 2016 | News
Students in artmania’s mobile classes display their geometric garlands with pride. Students learned about shapes, their use in history and the relationship these shapes have with mathematics. While creating these colourful and complex pieces, many (the younger...
by Mary Hay | Oct 11, 2016 | News
I’m always amazed at the art hanging on artmania’s walls; carefully curated, unique pieces from local artists. Recently, artmania’s walls were graced with Katrina Stock’s encaustics pieces. To be honest, I didn’t know what to think of her...
