A variety of free workshops are popping up across the city to encourage local youth to learn about and explore the arts.
Three successful drop-in sessions have already taken place this year and there are at least 8 more to come. Every month a different facilitator leads a new workshop exploring a variety of arts including music, drama, dance, poetry, visual arts, digital arts and more.
Here is the information for upcoming workshops:
April 10th
What: Theatre By The Bay's Iain Moggach, Drama and Theatre
Where: Five Points Theatre
May 1st
What: Loc Nguyen, Character Development & Design - Creating Characters for Animations, Comics and Games
Where: Holly Community Centre
June 5th
What: Katie Green of Green By Hand , Urban Sketching
Where: Tyndale Park
July 3rd
What: Simcoe Contemporary Dancers
Where: St. Vincent Park
September 11th
What: Street Art
Where: Lampman Lane
October 2nd
What: Stop Motion Animation
Where: Dorian Parker Centre
November 6th
What: 2018 Barrie Arts Award Winner Megan Anne, Ukulele
Where: Music Pro
December 4th
What: Crafted Spaces, Fibre Art
Where: Creative Bean