What is the Options Visual Arts Program?
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The Visual Arts Program is designed to introduce trainees to skills and knowledge that would support their employment in the arts. Training takes place at our south Mississauga training centre. Our professional artists teach insightful beginner and advanced art lessons, with guest artists occasionally invited to provide instruction and add further enrichment to the learning experience. |
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Outcome Goals
Demonstration of abilities suitable to earn income as an artist, or as an employee in an art-related setting. These include:
Examples of Skills Taught
Our Visual Arts Social Enterprise
In addition to the Visual Arts Training Program, Options Mississauga acts as an agent for program participants and local artists who wish use its services to sell their original works of art.
Selected pieces are showcased and marketed through social media, engagement at community events, in the Options Mississauga Training Centre and in the Print and Office Services storefront. Art students receive a percentage of the proceeds from the sale of their artwork and related reproductions such as cards, notebooks and calendars.
Cost of the Program
Classes are $30 per lesson and artist-in-training students attend once or more a week.
For an optimal learning experience, participants are expected to attend regularly throughout the month. Invoicing is based on attendance at the end of each month. Prompt payment is appreciated.
Demonstration of abilities suitable to earn income as an artist, or as an employee in an art-related setting. These include:
- care and handling of art materials
- comfort and confidence working independently
- creation of artwork, from idea and concept to finished product
- production of acrylic paintings for personal use or marketing
Examples of Skills Taught
- care, handling, preparation and storage of art materials
- planning and composition of artwork
- use of the colour wheel and mixing colours
- use of different paint brush styles and mixed mediums
Our Visual Arts Social Enterprise
In addition to the Visual Arts Training Program, Options Mississauga acts as an agent for program participants and local artists who wish use its services to sell their original works of art.
Selected pieces are showcased and marketed through social media, engagement at community events, in the Options Mississauga Training Centre and in the Print and Office Services storefront. Art students receive a percentage of the proceeds from the sale of their artwork and related reproductions such as cards, notebooks and calendars.
Cost of the Program
Classes are $30 per lesson and artist-in-training students attend once or more a week.
For an optimal learning experience, participants are expected to attend regularly throughout the month. Invoicing is based on attendance at the end of each month. Prompt payment is appreciated.
