
Drawing Animals in the Wild with Sheelah Tolton
Join us at the Yukon Wildlife Preserve to learn how to draw animals in the wild. We will be walking the entirety of the 5km loop, and dependent on the visibility of our models, will stop to draw and learn how to accurately represent something that almost never sits still! Topics will include understanding anatomy, how to use proportion to create identifiable body shapes, simplification of forms, foreshortening, and textural mark making for textures such as horns and fur.

Teen Drawing Basics with Katherine LeBlanc
This Youth Drawing Basics class introduces students to a mix of practical and thematic exercises that promote the development of student’s observation and representation skills, while simultaneously encouraging an experimental attitude in regard to ways of making and the use of materials. The small class size allows for a somewhat individualized approach, allowing students of any entry level to succeed.

Teen Drawing Basics with Katherine LeBlanc
This Youth Drawing Basics class introduces students to a mix of practical and thematic exercises that promote the development of student’s observation and representation skills, while simultaneously encouraging an experimental attitude in regard to ways of making and the use of materials. The small class size allows for a somewhat individualized approach, allowing students of any entry level to succeed.

Teen Drawing Basics with Katherine LeBlanc
This Youth Drawing Basics class introduces students to a mix of practical and thematic exercises that promote the development of student’s observation and representation skills, while simultaneously encouraging an experimental attitude in regard to ways of making and the use of materials. The small class size allows for a somewhat individualized approach, allowing students of any entry level to succeed.

Teen Drawing Basics with Katherine LeBlanc
This Youth Drawing Basics class introduces students to a mix of practical and thematic exercises that promote the development of student’s observation and representation skills, while simultaneously encouraging an experimental attitude in regard to ways of making and the use of materials. The small class size allows for a somewhat individualized approach, allowing students of any entry level to succeed.

Life Drawing Sessions
Join in this opportunity to practice your life drawing of a live model in a casual setting. The model will be guided through short and long poses. Build skills, practice, learn from others, and draw from life! Please note: These are not teaching sessions, participants will be self-directed in their drawing.

Life Drawing Sessions
Join in this opportunity to practice your life drawing of a live model in a casual setting. The model will be guided through short and long poses. Build skills, practice, learn from others, and draw from life! Please note: These are not teaching sessions, participants will be self-directed in their drawing.

Life Drawing Sessions
Join in this opportunity to practice your life drawing of a live model in a casual setting. The model will be guided through short and long poses. Build skills, practice, learn from others, and draw from life! Please note: These are not teaching sessions, participants will be self-directed in their drawing.

Life Drawing Sessions
Join in this opportunity to practice your life drawing of a live model in a casual setting. The model will be guided through short and long poses. Build skills, practice, learn from others, and draw from life! Please note: These are not teaching sessions, participants will be self-directed in their drawing.

Life Drawing Sessions
Join in this opportunity to practice your life drawing of a live model in a casual setting. The model will be guided through short and long poses. Build skills, practice, learn from others, and draw from life! Please note: These are not teaching sessions, participants will be self-directed in their drawing.

Life Drawing Sessions
Join in this opportunity to practice your life drawing of a live model in a casual setting. The model will be guided through short and long poses. Build skills, practice, learn from others, and draw from life! Please note: These are not teaching sessions, participants will be self-directed in their drawing.

Life Drawing Sessions
Join in this opportunity to practice your life drawing of a live model in a casual setting. The model will be guided through short and long poses. Build skills, practice, learn from others, and draw from life! Please note: These are not teaching sessions, participants will be self-directed in their drawing.

Life Drawing Sessions
Join in this opportunity to practice your life drawing of a live model in a casual setting. The model will be guided through short and long poses. Build skills, practice, learn from others, and draw from life! Please note: These are not teaching sessions, participants will be self-directed in their drawing.

Life Drawing Sessions
Join in this opportunity to practice your life drawing of a live model in a casual setting. The model will be guided through short and long poses. Build skills, practice, learn from others, and draw from life! Please note: These are not teaching sessions, participants will be self-directed in their drawing.

Life Drawing Sessions
Join in this opportunity to practice your life drawing of a live model in a casual setting. The model will be guided through short and long poses. Build skills, practice, learn from others, and draw from life! Please note: These are not teaching sessions, participants will be self-directed in their drawing.

Life Drawing Sessions
Join in this opportunity to practice your life drawing of a live model in a casual setting. The model will be guided through short and long poses. Build skills, practice, learn from others, and draw from life! Please note: These are not teaching sessions, participants will be self-directed in their drawing.

Life Drawing Sessions
Join in this opportunity to practice your life drawing of a live model in a casual setting. The model will be guided through short and long poses. Build skills, practice, learn from others, and draw from life! Please note: These are not teaching sessions, participants will be self-directed in their drawing.

Mixed Media Art Journaling with Anna Redish
In this workshop we will be making our own journals (2) and then will use writing, painting, collage and penwork to challenge ourselves creatively. The object of this workshop is to encourage rule-breaking, spontaneity, and fun in art making.

Mixed Media Art Journaling with Anna Redish
In this workshop we will be making our own journals (2) and then will use writing, painting, collage and penwork to challenge ourselves creatively. The object of this workshop is to encourage rule-breaking, spontaneity, and fun in art making.

Sold Out | Experimenting with Inks with Esther Bordet
Join mixed media artist Esther Bordet for an evening of experimenting with India ink and coloured acrylic inks! This workshop is open to adults and younger teens who may have some interest and experience with other artistic media. However, no particular drawing skills are required.

SOLD OUT | Outdoor Landscape Sketching with Esther Bordet
This sketching workshop is about getting comfortable drawing outside, and learning how to convey the composition and feel of a landscape in your sketchbook. We will learn techniques to express depth, and to represent elements such as mountains, trees, and rocks.

Postponed to August 2 | Outdoor Landscape Sketching with Esther Bordet
This sketching workshop is about getting comfortable drawing outside, and learning how to convey the composition and feel of a landscape in your sketchbook. We will learn techniques to express depth, and to represent elements such as mountains, trees, and rocks.

Drawing Now: Making Your Mark with Ava P. Christl
An eight-week course designed to give learners the opportunity to explore and experiment with a variety of drawing tools - coloured pencils and graphite sticks, conte and charcoal, pen and ink, oil and chalk pastels. This course will focus on current themes in contemporary drawing such as mark-making, mapping, narrative, and ornamentation. Weekly projects will be based on looking at a few selected contemporary artists' drawings and creating something based on their theme or technique. The course will include instruction in techniques and methods and offer suggestions for further study or exploration. Students are encouraged to bring a variety of drawing materials and drawing surfaces to experiment with

Drawing Now: Making Your Mark with Ava P. Christl
An eight-week course designed to give learners the opportunity to explore and experiment with a variety of drawing tools - coloured pencils and graphite sticks, conte and charcoal, pen and ink, oil and chalk pastels. This course will focus on current themes in contemporary drawing such as mark-making, mapping, narrative, and ornamentation. Weekly projects will be based on looking at a few selected contemporary artists' drawings and creating something based on their theme or technique. The course will include instruction in techniques and methods and offer suggestions for further study or exploration. Students are encouraged to bring a variety of drawing materials and drawing surfaces to experiment with

Drawing Now: Making Your Mark with Ava P. Christl
An eight-week course designed to give learners the opportunity to explore and experiment with a variety of drawing tools - coloured pencils and graphite sticks, conte and charcoal, pen and ink, oil and chalk pastels. This course will focus on current themes in contemporary drawing such as mark-making, mapping, narrative, and ornamentation. Weekly projects will be based on looking at a few selected contemporary artists' drawings and creating something based on their theme or technique. The course will include instruction in techniques and methods and offer suggestions for further study or exploration. Students are encouraged to bring a variety of drawing materials and drawing surfaces to experiment with

Drawing Now: Making Your Mark with Ava P. Christl
An eight-week course designed to give learners the opportunity to explore and experiment with a variety of drawing tools - coloured pencils and graphite sticks, conte and charcoal, pen and ink, oil and chalk pastels. This course will focus on current themes in contemporary drawing such as mark-making, mapping, narrative, and ornamentation. Weekly projects will be based on looking at a few selected contemporary artists' drawings and creating something based on their theme or technique. The course will include instruction in techniques and methods and offer suggestions for further study or exploration. Students are encouraged to bring a variety of drawing materials and drawing surfaces to experiment with

Drawing Now: Making Your Mark with Ava P. Christl
An eight-week course designed to give learners the opportunity to explore and experiment with a variety of drawing tools - coloured pencils and graphite sticks, conte and charcoal, pen and ink, oil and chalk pastels. This course will focus on current themes in contemporary drawing such as mark-making, mapping, narrative, and ornamentation. Weekly projects will be based on looking at a few selected contemporary artists' drawings and creating something based on their theme or technique. The course will include instruction in techniques and methods and offer suggestions for further study or exploration. Students are encouraged to bring a variety of drawing materials and drawing surfaces to experiment with

Drawing Now: Making Your Mark with Ava P. Christl
An eight-week course designed to give learners the opportunity to explore and experiment with a variety of drawing tools - coloured pencils and graphite sticks, conte and charcoal, pen and ink, oil and chalk pastels. This course will focus on current themes in contemporary drawing such as mark-making, mapping, narrative, and ornamentation. Weekly projects will be based on looking at a few selected contemporary artists' drawings and creating something based on their theme or technique. The course will include instruction in techniques and methods and offer suggestions for further study or exploration. Students are encouraged to bring a variety of drawing materials and drawing surfaces to experiment with

Drawing Now: Making Your Mark with Ava P. Christl
An eight-week course designed to give learners the opportunity to explore and experiment with a variety of drawing tools - coloured pencils and graphite sticks, conte and charcoal, pen and ink, oil and chalk pastels. This course will focus on current themes in contemporary drawing such as mark-making, mapping, narrative, and ornamentation. Weekly projects will be based on looking at a few selected contemporary artists' drawings and creating something based on their theme or technique. The course will include instruction in techniques and methods and offer suggestions for further study or exploration. Students are encouraged to bring a variety of drawing materials and drawing surfaces to experiment with

Drawing Now: Making Your Mark with Ava P. Christl
An eight-week course designed to give learners the opportunity to explore and experiment with a variety of drawing tools - coloured pencils and graphite sticks, conte and charcoal, pen and ink, oil and chalk pastels. This course will focus on current themes in contemporary drawing such as mark-making, mapping, narrative, and ornamentation. Weekly projects will be based on looking at a few selected contemporary artists' drawings and creating something based on their theme or technique. The course will include instruction in techniques and methods and offer suggestions for further study or exploration. Students are encouraged to bring a variety of drawing materials and drawing surfaces to experiment with

Sketching Animals at the Wildlife Preserve
Arts Underground and the Yukon Wildlife Preserve are teaming up! Join Artist Esther Bordet for an introductory class on sketching the wildlife at the preserve. The workshop will focus on timed sketching exercises, observational drawing techniques, and how to simplify complicated anatomy.

Online Ink (SOLD OUT)
This workshop is about experimenting with India ink. It is open to adults and younger teens who may have some interest and experience with other artistic media. However, no particular drawing skills are required.

Sketching Prehistoric Animals
Arts Underground, Yukon Historical Museums Association and Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre are teaming up! Join Artist Esther Bordet for an introductory class on sketching Prehistoric Animals. The workshop will focus on timed sketching exercises, observational drawing techniques, and how to simplify complicated anatomy.
Once students have a grasp on the basics they are encourage to reimagine these prehistoric animals in their environments. Please bring a pencil, pencil sharpener, your favourite pens, and a sketchbook. Art supplies can be purchased from Underground Art Supplies either in person or in our online store.

Historical Costume Life Drawing
Join instructor Sheelah Tolton in front of the S.S. Klondike for the exciting opportunity to draw a model in period costume! This relaxed class perfect for all skill levels will be broken into a first half of short poses to warm up with instruction on how to simplify paths of motion, shapes, and shadows in order to get the figure down quickly but accurately, while in the second half we will use the longer poses to focus more deeply on the nuances of rendering fabrics and fashion.
Bring your own sketchbook, pencil, sharpener, eraser and seating. Art supplies can be purchased from Underground Art Supplies either in person or in our online store.

Sketching Heritage at the Old Log Church
Arts Underground, Yukon Historical Museums Association and the Old Log Church Museum are teaming up in this workshop where an interpretive talk will be followed by an introductory class on sketching historical buildings. The instruction will cover three main topics: how to break down complicated looking facades into more simple shapes, how perspective affects what we see, and how to layer the different parts of the image to create depth. Students will then have a chance to practice their new knowledge with help of the instructor. With these tools, you will find new confidence in drawing the historical buildings of the Yukon.
Please bring a pencil, pencil sharpener, water soluble pen, sketchbook, and your own seating. Art supplies can be purchased from Underground Art Supplies either in person or in our online store.