Janina
Art Courses ~
Are offered with 7 or more sessions of 1.5 - 2 hours in length and are personalized and private studio or home-based. Specialized one or two-day workshops can be prepared and facilitated for either one learner or a small group of friends or for a corporate member function, in a workplace or other settings. Dates to be decided with registration and payment. Feel free to inquire for more information at: janinakulhay@gmail.com
Courses available ~
Course Description ~
ART Appreciation for English Language Learners!
This is a unique opportunity bringing Art Appreciation and English Conversation together into one creatively communicative learning experience, blending English language instruction with artfully inspiring, animated and innovative activities, enjoyable collaborative challenges, with virtual and in-person visits to local Art exhibitions and stimulating sites of artistic interest in pursuit of our study and practice!
AAELL is expressly designed to support those who are curious about Art and ART LOVERS and aficionados who are motivated to improve their ability to communicate more comfortably and confidently within the amazing Art, architecture, music, beauty, dance, travel, nature and design realms (at an intermediate English speaking level), allowing learners to express their artful feelings, creative voices and personal life experiences within a relaxed atmosphere of conversation and conviviality, providing a way to encourage expanding artistic vocabulary, Arts-focused knowledge and creative meaning about Visual Art and Fine Art History from socio-cultural sources and natural origins around the world, in a joyful, uninhibited ambiance, with a sense of discovery, discussion and delight!
We will experience Art and discuss our reactions to it - including the artist’s techniques, styles, the Foundations of Art, Colour Theory, Interior Design, Ancient Greek, Roman, Egyptian and Buddhist Art, Renaissance Art, French Impressionists, Modern and Abstract Art and even the growing areas of Performance and Street Art, as well as the impetus behind the creative processes and more!
Learners will also have a chance to experiment with and participate in various individual and group Art practices and challenges and a variety of Art media, in our sessions.
Trips to Art galleries will improve relaxed communication skills, encouraging learners to engage in natural discussion about Art making and their Appreciation, as well as via writing reflections, short descriptions, critiques and exhibition reviews.
Through a variety of dynamic teaching methods, exciting subject matter and stimulating projects, students will build confidence, learn to express their ideas more effectively and colourfully and gain an expanded appreciation of Art and beauty ~ the universal language for ALL!
Be prepared to accept challenges, learn how to critique Art, become illuminated, support each other as a team, become brave, feel cool, clever and confident speaking about Art and have FUN!
As an International Fine Art, Visual Art, History of Art and Architecture and ESL Specialist Educator of over 35 years, I’m passionate about and open to all Arts-related topics and it will be my joy and privilege to guide your artistic journey, expanding your Art knowledge and conversational skills, within our friendly group of Arts Appreciation for English Language Learners and beyond!
Prepare to ENJOY Art through experiential activities and chat time with new friends!
We'll also share sweet treats with some tasty teas!
Hoping you’ll join us on this artful journey of discovery and linguistic learning!
Janina Kulhay-Matsuda
Email: janinakulhay@gmail.com
“Art is from the heART!”
Course Description ~
Mixed Media Art is for ADVENTURERS like YOU!
Energizing, sculptural and imaginative, it challenges traditional Art forms while encouraging your creative imagination and artistic emotions to EXPLODE!
Creating Art is fun AND therapeutic. It calms the mind, frees the spirit, sparks personal growth and ignites JOY!
As an Artist, Fine Art collector, Adventurer and international Arts Educator of nearly 40 years, I’m excited about helping you explore your self-expression, beauty and power infused by nature, personal experiences and your unique sense of imagination. You’ll discover develop and define your personal artistic style and learn creative nuances through a variety of challenging processes, art-making techniques and tricks, some French Art terms, individual and small-group activities, in our inspiring seaside Coal Harbour Art studio and by exciting gallery visits ~ with my “joie de vivre” approach!
Join us in creating STELLAR Art together! Japanese green tea and treats will be provided! Please email janinakulhay@gmail.com for the supply list.
Course Description ~
Facilitating my "FUNTASTIC" Finger Painting for ADULTS ~ OH La, La! course once again, at the stunning seaside mountain view Coal Harbour Community Centre studio location, beginning mid September and hoping you’ll join us for a joyful foray and discovery into a variety of finger painting techniques with some mixed media Art twists and lively discussion, at the CHCC Art studio, with its stunning mountain and sea views and artful energy!
Funnily enough, people usually arrive looking and feeling a wee bit stiff and somewhat stressed and yes, a few struggle at first with the idea of no brushes and ONLY fingers, but after our initial session, there's a subtle (or sometimes a dramatic) shift in energy and demeanour and our studio climate begins to evolve, everyone starts to soften, relax and enjoy their personal artistic journeys, personalities emerge by sharing in the sense of freedom the Art making opportunity affords, indulging in taking precious time for themselves and by the time our course ends, everyone leaves lighter, feeling refreshed, revitalized, with a whole new perspective on their personal Art making and themselves! Painting freely, like children once again is transformative and a BLAST!
As this rare, stellar energy surfaces, their new found appreciation for painting with feelings, fingers and a new found sensitivity and joy emerges, after freely embracing their creativity with excitement and freedom of expression and imagination, recapturing their true sense of self and inner child, realizing their real passion for Art and by reigniting their child like expressivity thru the sense of touch, in a fun atmosphere, in unison with other like minded and adventurous Art lovers, seeking self-indulgence, no-rule-expression and joy in the process and progress they experience!
Kinda like therapy, but the good kind ~ "Art Therapy" that's FUN with colourful paints, experimentation, easy challenges, smiles and laughter and NO tears or trauma! More often than not, happy surprises abound, wild visual affects are born, joyous confidence in the Art making process surges sky high, new friends are forged and the spirit of creation flourishes each week that we meet!
They LOVE it and I love facilitating it!
It's fun to get silly with paint, try new techniques, go crazy with colour blending, learn painting illusions and just be yourself! Heck, life is dramatic and serious enough.
So, I hope you'll consider joining us, bring/treat a friend or just let someone else know, so we can all enjoy finger painting in an adult way with FUN!
Don't be shy to inquire about my privately taught Art courses, small group customized friend sessions, corporate workshops and artisanal retreats!
