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The Hub’s weekly painting workshops offer Bequia youth, adults, and those visiting the island first-hand training with our Co-Founder and Seer, Colin Peters.
The sessions are offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and take participants through painting basics like composition, colour and shading. Each week, participants grow their techniques and hone in on their passion and craft.
Painting basics covered include:
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Mixing basic colours and paint textures
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Learning brush techniques (different ways of using the brush)
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Painting basic shapes
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Fading and blending colour
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Understanding light and perspective
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Correcting common errors
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Sketching a still life
ABOUT
The Hub Collective Inc. is an inclusive arts education nonprofit organization on the Caribbean island of Bequia in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). Founded in 2017, The Hub exists to support, develop and uplift the artistic talent on Bequia, and to progress arts and culture in SVG. This includes support networks and outlets for artists to develop, produce, and distribute their art and assistance in creating viable creative outputs. The organisation
also offers tailored training in music, fine art, and fashion for young and emerging artists.
COSTS
Youth: $2-5 EC / $0.75-1.85 USD
Adults: $10-20 EC / $3.70-7.40 USD
This program is offered on a sliding scale. Participants pay what they can, and no youth is ever refused access to the drop-in class if they cannot pay.
SCHEDULE (drop-in):
Tuesdays & Thursdays (Youth)
3:30 P.M. – 4:30 P.M.
Tuesdays (Adults)
4:30 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.
LOCATION:
The Hub Creative Arts Centre
Behind the Anglican Church in Port Elizabeth with main access from the Bequia Bookshop gate
