MONDAY
Life Drawing (C)
Professional model, No instruction
Facilitator: Doug Thorburn
Format: 4 classes, Evening, Weekly
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Dates: November 9, 16, 23, 30, 2026
Oxygen’s Life Drawing sessions offer a weekly opportunity to draw from a professional model in a studio setting. Poses will typically begin with short (2-minute poses) for quick gestural studies and work up through increments to longer (15-20 minute) poses. No instruction is offered. Participants will have access to easels, donkeys, drawing boards and miscellaneous drawing materials and are encouraged to bring materials for the drawing medium of their choice. Classes are kept small to create a dynamic, engaging environment for creative and technical engagement.
Course fee: $90.00
Registration deadline: Friday, October 30, 2026
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WEDNESDAY
Life Drawing (D, Daytime)
Professional model, No instruction
Facilitator: Doug Thorburn
Format: 3 classes, Daytime, Weekly
Time: 12:30pm – 2:30pm
Dates: November 18, 25, December 2, 2026
Oxygen’s Life Drawing sessions offer a weekly opportunity to draw from a professional model in a studio setting. Poses will typically begin with short (2-minute poses) for quick gestural studies and work up through increments to longer (15-20 minute) poses. No instruction is offered. Participants will have access to easels, donkeys, drawing boards and miscellaneous drawing materials and are encouraged to bring materials for the drawing medium of their choice. Classes are kept small to create a dynamic, engaging environment for creative and technical engagement.
Course fee: $75.00
Registration deadline: Tuesday, November, 10, 2026
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THURSDAY
Art Speak
Facilitator: Emilie Leblanc-Kromberg
Format: 4 classes, Evening, Weekly
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Dates: November 12, 19, 26, December 3, 2026
Art Speak is an opportunity to meet other artists and discuss artworks created within a common theme. It is a weekly challenge to listen, think, observe, elaborate, and commit to the creative process. Whatever skill level or medium used, the group supports an intimate space where all feels included, connected, respected, and excited to share courageous exploration.
Course fee: $75.00
Registration deadline: Thursday, November 5, 2026
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WEEKEND
Introduction to Digital Photography
Instructor: Louis Bockner
Format: 4 classes over 2 weekends
Time: 10:00am – 2:00pm
Dates: November 21 & 22, 2026; November 28 & 29, 2026
A four-class course aimed to get people understanding their digital camera and how to harness light to make better images. The course will cover photography basics such as shutter speed, aperture, ISO, white balance, metering and metering.
Course fee: $180.00
Registration deadline: Friday, November 13, 2026
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TUESDAY
Discover Screen Printing
Instructor: Gaelle Lalonde
Format: 4 classes, Evening, Weekly
Time: 6:00pm – 8:30pm
Dates: November 10, 17, 24, December 1, 2026
This course will introduce beginners to the fundamentals of screen printing in a supportive, creative environment. Participants will experiment with techniques such as paper stencils, direct drawing with drawing fluid, image burning with emulsion using two different colors, and monoprinting. Emphasizing artistic exploration, the class will empower students to use their own unique style with this technique. By the end, participants will be confident and inspired to continue creating with silkscreen, be it independently or with further help in the AFKO.Sérigraphie workshop.
Course fee: $160.00 (all equipment + materials included)
Registration deadline: Friday, October 30, 2026
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WEDNESDAY
Writing the Scholarly Poem: Research as Poetic Form
Instructor: Susan Andrews Grace
Format: 4 classes, Evening, Weekly
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Dates: November 18, 25, December 2, 9, 2026
The scholarly poem marries reading and writing, research and invention. Your research can be the subject of the poem, used as a constraint, or a filter for its composition. The scholarly poem uses an archive whether it’s philosophy, literature, science, metaphysic, pancakes, or sciatica as its source. Formally, the scholarly poem can be lyric or experimental. This course is suitable for anyone interested in writing poetry, regardless of prior experience.
Course fee: $90.00
Registration deadline: Tuesday, November 10, 2026
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FRIDAY
Unfinished Business
Instructor: Catherine McIntosh
Format: 4 classes, Evening, Weekly
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Dates: November 13, 20, 27, December 4, 2026
Looking for the dedicated time and space to create? Unfinished Business is a 4-week artist program designed to give your creative projects the momentum they need. Whether you’re starting a new project, pushing past a creative block, or finally putting the finishing touches on work in progress, you don’t have to do it alone.
Set in a friendly, welcoming studio atmosphere, this program surrounds you with a supportive community of fellow artists. Share ideas, exchange constructive feedback, and find fresh motivation in a space built for growth and collaboration.
Course fee: $90.00
Registration deadline: Thursday, November 5, 2026
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WEEKEND
Lino-printing Holiday Card Workshop
Instructor: Catherine McIntosh
Format: 1 class, Weekend, Afternoon
Time: 2:00pm – 5:30pm
Date: November 14, 2026
Join our beginner-friendly holiday workshop to design, carve, and print your own custom holiday cards using traditional linocut techniques. All materials supplied.
Course fee: $50.00
Registration deadline: Thursday, November 5, 2026
REGISTEROxygen’s Education program is subsidized by the Province of British Columbia’s Community Gaming Grants program and the generous donations of community members.
☆ Minimum registration is required to run this class. Students will be notified in advance if the class will run as planned.
☆ Refunds will be issued to students who withdraw 14 days prior to the first scheduled class.
☆ Refunds will not be issued once the class is announced to run. In special circumstances, partial refunds or credits will be issued.
As a non-profit artist-run centre we rely on minimum registration to pay professional artist instructor rates and to ensure enough time for instructors and staff to prepare for your class.