art & music POSTPONED SPRING 2021 TBA

www.amazingmosspark.ca and led by artist, Mellanie Billark.

Grow Your Secret Garden is a Free Mixed Media project for children of all ages. Through illustration, drawing and painting, and collage we will explore  what will be in our own personal gardens. We will talk about what you  would want to grow, the animals you would want to see, and add any other  secret elements! 

Free online to support art during covid pandemic. 

Sheet of Cardstock/ Cardboard/ or thicker paper , Scissors,Glue  Stick,Markers, Pencil + Eraser, Construction Paper/ Patterned paper/  Scrap paper/ Tissue Paper,Yarn, Old images from magazines/ calendars  (optional), Mixed  Media Paper / Computer paper, Watercolour  Paints,Paint brushes + Water Container 

Instructor Melanie Billark is a multidisciplinary  Toronto based Artist, achieving an advanced diploma in 2011, at Sheridan  College’s Craft and Design Program for glass in Oakville, ON. Following  her degree she completed a year artist residency at the Living Arts  Centre in Mississauga, ON, in 2012. Melanie graduated from OCADU's  Sculpture and Installation program, obtaining her BFA in 2016. 

Melanie  has participated in a number of shows internationally and across the  GTA, including venues such as: Toronto Pearson Airport, Lonsdale  Gallery, Canadian Sculpture Centre, Gladstone Hotel,  Xpace Cultural  Centre, and Treefort Music Fest. Melanie has won a number of bursaries  and awards including The Masonic Foundation of Canada Bursary in 2011,  The OALA Ground Award in 2016, and The Climate Arts Award in 2019. 

Over  the years Melanie has been creating and developing unique arts based  curriculum, which focuses on a variety of mediums and techniques such  as: Community Art Projects, Eco-Arts, Sculpture and Installation,  Painting and Drawing, Printmaking, and Public Art projects. Melanie has  years of experience facilitating courses, leading workshops, creating  programming, and presenting lectures across the GTA for people of all  ages and skill levels. Melanie is passionate about art education,  community development, and creating art opportunities that bring people  together.

Website: www.melaniebillark.com 

Instagram: melanie.billark

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