Garlands Galore
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...
Katrina Stock
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 pieces when I first saw them....
Domenica Mastromatteo
“Sweet love, renew thy force….do not kill the spirit of love with a perpetual dullness…” - William Shakespeare "My creativity is the sword against “perpetual dullness”. Parenting can bring on “perpetual dullness”, but I try to find ways to combine my art and...
Geometry
Most of artmania’s Fall mobile classes have begun. And geometry is the first theme of this fall session. Why? Because geometry, just like art, illustrates the shape, size, and relative position of figures in space. Math (geometry) is a field concerned with documenting...
artmania’s Fall Classes: Integrate Many Forms of Learning
Artmania is always striving to help your child’s development by creating programs that integrate many forms of learning. This fall, artmania is diversifying our mobile and studio art classes! Inspired by European models of interdisciplinary theories, we are using the...
First Nations Sculptural Beading
This Fall, artmania is exploring First Nations Sculptural Beading. Our resident (First Nations) instructor, Serene Porter, is sharing the traditions and history behind Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Beading. A resident from Ontario, Serene found her way to Vancouver to...
Fall Classes at artmania
It's back to school season and artmania is offering classes for everyone; adults, school-aged children and preschoolers. Learn Sculpture, environmental art, Iroquois beading, mandalas, acrylic and oil painting. Adult Classes: offered during the day and late evening....
Breaking the Barrier between Art and Mathematics
I wish I could do that; explain how to break the barrier between art and math. But it requires a paradigm shift. A whole new way of thinking of the world. When I make art, I disappear, and there is nothing, not even space. But it’s a beautiful nothing where everything...
Art and Science
Fall sessions of artmania’s after school program in our north shore elementary school and at our studio in Dundarave starts soon! I am really excited! Counting the days! Our fall session of mobile classes (and Wednesday after school class at our studio in Dundarave)...
Summer Review
Artmania may be gearing up for fall classes, but summer classes roll on as usual! And with the usual excitement! The studio has been very busy this summer. The weekly open canvas is testiment to our creative community. Here’s one we’re very proud of: But that’s just...