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Painting

Painting courses at the VAC are designed to meet the needs of students from beginners to those with a highly developed practice. We offer courses in oil painting, acrylic painting and mixed media.

Studio with Model Spring

Schedule:: Friday, from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Date:: April 24 to June 12, 2026
Code:: P26-BAD06-5M
Age group:: Adults
Price:: $220
Number of classes:: 8
Total capacity:: 12 students (0 spots remaining)
Number of spots available for registration:: 0. Waitlisting available.

Personal Projects Spring

Schedule:: Wednesday, from 1 to 4 pm
Date:: April 22 to June 10, 2026
Code:: P26-BAP16-3A
Age group:: Adults
Price:: $305
Number of classes:: 8
Teacher:: Corina Kennedy
Total capacity:: 13 students (0 spots remaining)
Number of spots available for registration:: 0. Waitlisting available.

Introduction to Oil Painting Spring

Schedule:: Monday, from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Date:: April 20 to June 15, 2026
Code:: P26-BAP03-1M
Age group:: Adults
Price:: $305
Number of classes:: 8
Teacher:: Liza Sokolovskaya
Total capacity:: 12 students (11 spots remaining)
Number of spots available for registration:: 11

Introduction to Painting Spring

Schedule:: Tuesday, from 6 to 9 pm
Date:: April 21 to June 9, 2026
Code:: P26-BAP01-1N
Age group:: Adults
Price:: $305
Number of classes:: 8
Teacher:: Madeleine Mayo
Total capacity:: 13 students (0 spots remaining)
Number of spots available for registration:: 0. Waitlisting available.

Introduction to Abstract Painting Spring

Schedule:: Sunday, from 1:30 to 4:30 pm
Date:: April 26 to June 14, 2026
Code:: P26-BAP04-7A
Age group:: Adults
Price:: $305
Number of classes:: 8
Teacher:: Madeleine Mayo
Total capacity:: 13 students (9 spots remaining)
Number of spots available for registration:: 9

Introduction to Painting Spring

Schedule:: Sunday, from 10 am to 1 pm
Date:: April 26 to June 14, 2026
Code:: P26-BAP02-7M
Age group:: Adults
Price:: $305
Number of classes:: 8
Teacher:: Madeleine Mayo
Total capacity:: 13 students (6 spots remaining)
Number of spots available for registration:: 6

Personal Projects Spring

Schedule:: Monday, from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm
Date:: April 20 to June 15, 2026
Code:: P26-BAP17-1M
Age group:: Adults
Price:: $450
Number of classes:: 8
Teacher:: Michael Merrill
Total capacity:: 12 students (0 spots remaining)
Number of spots available for registration:: 0. Waitlisting available.

How to Undertake a Work of Art? Spring

Schedule:: Wednesday, from 9 am to 12 pm
Date:: April 22 to June 10, 2026
Code:: P26-BAP15-3M
Age group:: Adults
Price:: $305 (+$75 materials)
Number of classes:: 8
Teacher:: Joséane Brunelle
Total capacity:: 12 students (7 spots remaining)
Number of spots available for registration:: 7

Introduction to Painting with Gouache Spring

Schedule:: Wednesday, from 6 to 9 pm
Date:: April 22 to June 10, 2026
Code:: P26-BAP10-3N
Age group:: Adults
Price:: $305
Number of classes:: 8
Teacher:: Branka Marinkovic
Total capacity:: 13 students (2 spots remaining)
Number of spots available for registration:: 2

Abstract Painting II Spring

Schedule:: Monday, from 6 to 9 pm
Date:: April 20 to June 15, 2026
Code:: P26-BAP06-2N
Age group:: Adults
Price:: $305
Number of classes:: 8
Teacher:: Madeleine Mayo
Total capacity:: 12 students (8 spots remaining)
Number of spots available for registration:: 8

Plein-Air Drawing or Painting Spring

Schedule:: Tuesday, from 1:30 to 4:30 pm
Date:: April 21 to June 9, 2026
Code:: P26-BAD13-2A
Age group:: Adults
Price:: $305
Number of classes:: 8
Teacher:: Tristan Tondino
Total capacity:: 15 students (12 spots remaining)
Number of spots available for registration:: 12

Colour for Painters Spring

Schedule:: Tuesday, from 9 am to 12 pm
Date:: April 21 to June 9, 2026
Code:: P26-BAP07-2M
Age group:: Adults
Price:: $305
Number of classes:: 8
Teacher:: Joséane Brunelle
Total capacity:: 13 students (11 spots remaining)
Number of spots available for registration:: 11

Oil Painting: Still Life Spring

Schedule:: Wednesday, from 9 am to 12 pm
Date:: April 22 to June 10, 2026
Code:: P26-BAP09-3M
Age group:: Adults
Price:: $345
Number of classes:: 8
Teacher:: Liza Sokolovskaya
Total capacity:: 12 students (8 spots remaining)
Number of spots available for registration:: 8

Oil and Acrylic Painting - Grisaille Spring

Schedule:: Wednesday, from 1:30 to 4:30 pm
Date:: April 22 to June 10, 2026
Code:: P26-BAP11-3A
Age group:: Adults
Price:: $305
Number of classes:: 8
Teacher:: Gianni Giuliano
Total capacity:: 12 students (9 spots remaining)
Number of spots available for registration:: 9

History and Techniques of Baroque Painting Spring

Schedule:: Thursdays from 1:30 to 4:30 pm. The first class will be held at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts from 1:30 to 4:30.
Date:: April 23 to June 11, 2026
Code:: P26-BAP12-3A
Age group:: Adults
Price:: $305
Number of classes:: 8
Teachers:: Tristan Tondino, Joséane Brunelle
Total capacity:: 12 students (0 spots remaining)
Number of spots available for registration:: 0. Waitlisting available.

Painting II Spring

Schedule:: Thursday, from 1:30 to 4:30 pm
Date:: April 23 to June 11, 2026
Code:: P26-BAP05-4A
Age group:: Adults
Price:: $305
Number of classes:: 8
Teacher:: Gianni Giuliano
Total capacity:: 12 students (5 spots remaining)
Number of spots available for registration:: 5

Oil Painting: Personal Projects Spring

Schedule:: Friday, from 9 am to 1 pm
Date:: April 24 to June 12, 2026
Code:: P26-BAP14-5M
Age group:: Adults
Price:: $410
Number of classes:: 8
Teacher:: Liza Sokolovskaya
Total capacity:: 12 students (6 spots remaining)
Number of spots available for registration:: 6

Painting the Figure Spring

Schedule:: Sunday, from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Date:: April 26 to June 14, 2026
Code:: P26-BAP08-7M
Age group:: Adults
Price:: $345
Number of classes:: 8
Teacher:: Robert Wiseman
Total capacity:: 13 students (8 spots remaining)
Number of spots available for registration:: 8

Storytelling Through the Figure Spring

Schedule:: Thursday, from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Date:: May 7 to June 11, 2026
Code:: P26-BAP13-4M
Age group:: Adults
Price:: $240
Number of classes:: 6
Teacher:: Naghmeh Sharifi
Total capacity:: 12 students (12 spots remaining)
Number of spots available for registration:: 12

Textile, Texture, Paint, and Paper Spring

Schedule:: Sunday, from 10 am to 4 pm
Date:: April 26, 2026
Code:: P26-BAW08
Age group:: Adults
Price:: $180 (+$65 materials)
Number of classes:: 1
Teacher:: Melanie Matthews
Total capacity:: 12 students (10 spots remaining)
Number of spots available for registration:: 10

Acrylic Painting: Signs of Spring Spring

Schedule:: Sunday, from 10 am to 4 pm
Date:: May 24, 2026
Code:: P26-BAW03
Age group:: Adults
Price:: $180 (+$65 materials)
Number of classes:: 1
Teacher:: Tracy Grosvenor
Total capacity:: 11 students (9 spots remaining)
Number of spots available for registration:: 9

Personal Directions in Painting Spring

Schedule:: Tuesday to Friday, from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Date:: April 14 to 17, 2026
Code:: P26-BAW00
Age group:: Adults
Price:: $390
Number of classes:: 4
Teacher:: Victoria LeBlanc
Total capacity:: 12 students (2 spots remaining)
Number of spots available for registration:: 2

Portraits in Ink: Fluid Forms and Expressions - ONLINE Spring

Schedule:: Sunday, from 10 am to 1 pm
Date:: May 31 to June 7, 2026
Code:: P26-ON-BAW09-7M
Age group:: Adults
Price:: $100
Number of classes:: 2
Teacher:: Naghmeh Sharifi
Total capacity:: 15 students (14 spots remaining)
Number of spots available for registration:: 14

Traditional Chinese Painting - Advanced - ONLINE Spring

Schedule:: Tuesday, from 9 to 11 am
Date:: April 21 to May 26, 2026
Code:: P26-ON-BAP01-1M
Age group:: Adults
Price:: $240
Number of classes:: 6
Teacher:: Mei Zhi
Total capacity:: 12 students (8 spots remaining)
Number of spots available for registration:: 8

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