Magic of Children in the Arts

Are You Crafty? Or an Artist? Magic Could Use Your Help As you may know, we have been delivering our Saturday workshops at NO COST using volunteer artists and 'crafters'. Our November series was great and now we are lining up workshop facilitators for January through to April. If you are crafty or an artist of any type, we would like to know if YOU would be interested in running a workshop for us? ... Here is what you need to know: - this is a volunteer position - we would be thrilled if you were able to do two workshops over one Saturday - just once. - we provide any and all materials you require. - we provide an adult assistant who knows art and loves to work with kids. - we do the set-up and close down - we have a few Saturdays called for but otherwise we are wide open. Please email us if you would consider joining us in 2022 as a Magic workshop facilitator. [email protected] Re: Covid Restrictions. At this time, we do not know if we will be allowed to continue to run our workshops in-person. Please respond as if we are running in-person. If things chnage... as they say, we will cross that bridge when we come to it.

A another fun Saturday workshop with Magic! Thank you Jenn Keskikyla. Your Georgian Bay Driftwood Tree Ornaments look great!

Sketching with Robert Pointer Our next community class is now open for registration on our website (link in bio). Come to learn and hone your drawing and sketching skills with Robert Pointer. It will be held at the Collingwood Youth Centre Saturday, November 13th for ages 9 to 12. There is both a morning and afternoon session available. #arteducationmatters

The first 2 sessions of Magic’s free community art classes were wonderful! Our amazing artists were inspired by the work of @Todd Parr. More classes will be added to our website (link in bio) so check it frequently to pre-register. Space is VERY limited due to Covid safety protocols.

WE’RE BACK!!! Magic is very excited to announce that we will be resuming our community art classes for children on November 6, 2021. The first class will be an acrylic on canvas painting class inspired by the work of children’s author, Todd Parr. Please visit our website (link in bio) to pre-register. Space is VERY limited due to Covid safety protocols, so don’t delay!

What do Rainbows mean to you? These Rainbow Project entries certainly speak volumes!!! Thank you to our creative community for your ongoing support by submitting your rainbow art to The Rainbow Project!!! ... #cwpride21 #magicofchildreninthearts #rainbowart #rainbowartwork #kidsart #experiencesimcoecounty #experiencecollingwood #collingwoodontario

So lovely!! Thank you Hank for sharing your lovely rainbow and beautiful message with our Magic of Children in the Arts and Rainbow Project community! "Hank is 3.5 y/o. We have been talking a lot about the rainbow flag. It started with our neighbour's flag which turned into a discussion about ‘why we didn’t have one?’ We decided to fix that and away we went to make one for our window(unbeknownst to us there was a Rainbow Project challenge in Collingwood!) The discussions around this topic have been so wonderful and I can’t thank you enough. To Hank, he understands that love is love and that you can love who ever you want to love. At almost 4 years old, what more could I ask for?!" #cwpride21 #magicofchildreninthearts #rainbowart #rainbowartwork #kidsart #experiencesimcoecounty #experiencecollingwood #collingwoodontario

What do rainbows mean to you? Join us for the Rainbow Project! Submit your Rainbow art to www.magicofchildren.ca. ... Thank you artists for your submissions. These joyful rainbows will certainly brighten our days! #cwpride21 #magicofchildreninthearts #rainbowart #rainbowartwork #kidsart #experiencesimcoecounty #experiencecollingwood #collingwood

We are thrilled that The Rainbow Project entries keep coming in! Tia in JK: Rainbows make Tia feel joyful. Rainbows make Tia feel calm. Tia loves rainbows because they have all of my favourite colours. Gabi, Gr. 2: Rainbows make me feel pretty & amazing because all the colours look so amazing. They also make me feel like I should have a nap. And also when I see a rainbow, I just feel like there is something on the other side of it.

Join Magic of Children in the Arts for our virtual children’s guided drawing classes this Saturday, June 12, 2021. Puffin Drawing Ages 4-7, 10am-10:30am ... Imaginary Monster World Ages 8-13, 11-11:30am. To register visit www.magicofchildren.ca

We are so excited to see new entries being submitted to The Rainbow Project. There is still time to enter! Help support Magic with this fundraiser! JOIN US for The Rainbows Project!... A collaboration between Magic of Children in the Arts and Pride Collingwood Who is eligible to enter? Elementary School Aged Children Grades JK to 8 How to enter? 1. Create a piece of art, using any type of material and media, to answer the question What do rainbows mean to you? Rainbows can mean so much. For Pride and Magic, it's the idea of inclusivity, beauty, creativity, equity and acceptance of diversity. 2. Take a photo of your artwork and your answer, and submit it to [email protected] 3. Share your artwork on your own and your family’s social media accounts using #CWPride21 4. Some Collingwood and Clearview classes will also participating via virtual art assignments. What happens to the art? Artwork may be shared, via social media channels of both Magic of Children in the Arts and Pride Collingwood, in the weeks leading up to and during Collingwood Pride’s Virtual Festival, July 16-18, 2021. Prizes! All submissions will be entered in a draw to win one of 2 gift certificates from Minds Alive in Collingwood. Draw winners will also be invited to participate in the Rainbow Crosswalk grand opening on Simcoe Street in Collingwood, during the Pride Festival July 16/17, 2021 Helping Magic and Helping Pride John Miller, local dentist, will donate $5 for each submission, up to a maximum of $1000, to support Magic of Children in the Arts’ mission to celebrate and encourage creativity in the community. #cwpride21 #magicofchildreninthearts #rainbowart #rainbowartwork #kidsart #experiencesimcoecounty #experiencecollingwood #collingwoodontario

Thank you artists for joining our Russian Architecture virtual guided drawing class! We had a fantastic class and it was so fun to see your architecture drawings! If you were unable to complete your architecture drawing during our 30 minute class follow our step by step instructions in this post. Please share with your friends!

Thank you artists for joining our Cat and Bird Friends virtual guided drawing class! We had a fantastic class and it was so fun to see your cat drawings! If you were unable to complete your still cat drawing during our 30 minute class follow our step by step instructions in this post. Please share with your friends!

As Magic of Children in the Arts continues our Saturday virtual guided classes, we would like to give a shout out to check out our virtual art exhibit! There are so many wonderful pieces of art displayed in our gallery from young artists in Collingwood & our surrounding communities: Kindergarten to 7/8. Please join us in celebration by viewing our art gallery at www.magicofchildren.ca... *Our virtual art submission forum will be open for new art submissions over the next month during our show! If your artists have yet to submit a piece of art please do!

Thank you artists for joining our Happy Houseboat virtual guided drawing class! We had a fantastic class and it was so fun to see your boat drawings! If you were unable to complete your boat drawing during our 30 minute class follow our step by step instructions in this post. Please share with your friends!

Thank you artists for joining our Pop Art Ice Cream virtual guided drawing class! We had a fantastic class and it was so fun to see your ice cream drawings! If you were unable to complete your Pop Art drawing during our 30 minute class follow our step by step instructions in this post. Please share with your friends!

Join Magic of Children in the Arts for our virtual children’s guided drawing classes on Saturdays! Ages 4-7, 10am-10:30am Ages 8-13 11-11:30am. ... This Saturday, May 1st, we will be creating a Pop Art Ice Cream (Ages 4-7) and a Happy House Boat (Ages 8-13). To register visit: www.magicofchildren.ca

What a FABULOUS creative Surrealist Cow! Thanks Alex for sharing your art that was created during Magic of Children in the Arts special 1 hr virtual art class last Saturday!

Join Magic of Children in the Arts for our special one hour workshop this Saturday May 8th for ages 4-13. During this FREE workshop we will spark imaginations by creating a whimsical Surrealist Cow illustration using watercolour paint. Participants are encouraged to use any art materials they have at home whether it be paper or canvas, pencil/eraser, paint, oil pastel, pencil crayons, markers or crayons. ... To register visit: www.magicofchildren.ca We look forward to seeing you Saturday!