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January 2020
Song Writer’s Group Workshops
The Winnipeg Music Project has partnered with the Songwriters Association of Canada to produce a 10-session songwriters group. The series was created to fulfill a need for stronger creative development opportunities for local songwriters and to begin establishing an effective and notable songwriting community in Winnipeg. The Winnipeg Music Project will give attendees the opportunity to receive constructive feedback from their peers and from established local songwriters who are scheduled to feature throughout the series. The workshops are pre-registered and…
Find out more »Documentary master Class with Danielle Sturk
Learn about various experimental Documentary style approaches and techniques: This three-hour master class will start with a screening of Danielle Sturk’s award-winning documentary, El Toro. A lecture and discussion about the film and Danielle’s practice will follow. Participants who wish to discuss their own documentary ideas with Danielle are welcome to send a synopsis in advance of the class (training@winnipegfilmgroup.com). About the Instructor A recipient of multiple arts awards from national, provincial and municipal arts councils, Danielle Sturk is a…
Find out more »Activating the Performers Body – An Introduction to Movement for Actors with Ali Robson
This workshop will attempt to address the range of physicality that an actor may be asked to explore in the creative process. We will work with movement systems and abstract movement to identify where meaning can be found for the performer through the physical body and its relationship to the performance space, fellow performers and the script. Suitable for dancers, actors or anyone interested in movement and performance at any experience level. We might get sweaty. We will not be…
Find out more »Introduction to Adobe After Effects
Learn how to use Adobe After Effects: its user interface, the basic animations, key framing and creating your first short video. This easy-going two-day workshop is ideal for beginners who have no prior experience in After Effects knowledge and skills. Topics we will cover are: creating a composition, arranging 3D layers, modifying layer properties, animating a parallax & masks, adding basic expressions & layers, basic colour correction, titling and rendering the composition. January 20 & 21, 7-10pm For questions or…
Find out more »Introduction to 3D Needle Felting
Everything you need to get started with needle-felting 3D objects – animals, houses, shapes, gnomes, critters. What to buy, safety tips, design considerations… In this course you will focus on getting to know the wool and what the needle can do, making shapes, practicing skills, adding colours and forms so that you can enjoy making them into what your imagination calls you to do. Each student gets a kit with wool, needles and work foam. About the Instructor Rosemarie Péloquin…
Find out more »February 2020
Unlock the Power of Vintage Lenses
This lens adapter class will cover all the ways you can adapt old, manual lenses onto modern digital cameras. The Winnipeg Film Group has several lenses that were built for our 16mm Bolex and Arri SR3 cameras which can easily be adapted to modern mirrorless cameras. Using these lenses with digital camera sensors can produce very interesting effects. The lenses can provide interesting lens flares, light leaks, and an overall unique look that will set your footage apart from what…
Find out more »Beadwork Symposium: Ziigimineshin Winnipeg 2020
Ziigimineshin Winnipeg 2020 is the second iteration of the Beadwork Symposia, this one organized by the Manitoba Craft Council (MCC) in partnership with Urban Shaman, Manitoba Museum, Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art. Ziigimineshin is being held in conjunction with the following exhibitions: Endurance ….. Patience curated by Daina Warren at Urban Shaman Community Beading Table Group Show curated by Niahm Dooley at Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art (MAWA) May the Land Remember You as You Walk Upon Its Surface curated…
Find out more »Introduction to Leather Mitten Making
In this class you will learn how to trace a pattern on leather and your sheep shearling lining and size the leather to fit your lining. You will learn how to cut both the leather and liner as well as learning a blanket stitch. The end result is a high-quality set of authentic leather and shearling mittens, and the ability to make more pairs for our cold winters. About the instructor Born and raised near Kenora in Northwestern Ontario, Sheila…
Find out more »Introduction to Sprang with Carol James
Sprang is a technique that first appeared in the Bronze Age. It recurs again and again in human history, associated with human remains in Scandinavia to Egyptian mummies to European laces to military sashes. An adaptable technique, it is time to re-visit this textile method. Explore a low-tech method for producing very stretchy cloth. Participants work on a small frame (included in the materials fee) to learn the basic stitch, how to hold the threads, how to manipulate them to…
Find out more »March 2020
Kumihimo Workshop with Susan Styrchak
In this workshop, Styrchak will present some of the historical connections to the kumihimo technique, and all will learn the basic movements of the braid on a disc. Hopefully, later we will have a chance to try it on the marudai, a traditional kumihimo frame. Notes will be provided of various patterns as they are formed with colour or alternate movements. A disc and bobbins will be provided along with various threads. Workshop runs: Saturday, March 28, 2020, 12:30…
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