Courses and Workshops

We want to promote your workshops and courses

If you are MAC/AMC member and you would like to advertise your upcoming mosaic workshop or course on this page, please email the information to Valerie Brownell at valerieabrownell@gmail.com. Include dates, location, cost and a decription of the workshop.

Stained Glass House Numbers Course

Where: Haliburton School of Art and Design, 297 College Dr, Haliburton, ON K0M 1S0

When: May 5 - 9, 2025. Registration opens March 3rd.

Instructor: Pippa Beck, https://www.instagram.com/pippabeckmosaics/

About: It’s a 5-day intensive, beginner-friendly course. In this project-based beginner/intermediate mosaic course, students will design and create a beautiful house number using stained glass on cement board. Students will learn the basics of mosaic design, cutting techniques, as well as using mortar and grout. The finished product is 8” x 13” and ready to stand up to everything that Mother Nature throws at it.

Cost: $494.01 plus $55.00 materials fee

To Register or for more information: https://flemingcollege.ca/school/haliburton-school-of-art-and-design

The Ancient Art of Mosaics with a Modern Twist

Where: Yellowknife Guild of Arts and Crafts, 113 Kam Lake Rd, Yellowknife, NT

When: June 6 -8, 2025 June 6: 7-9 pm, June 7 & 8: 10 am-3 pm

Instructor: Valerie Brownell https://www.valeriebrownellmosaics

About: Students will learn traditional techniques of ungrouted mosaics while using both traditional and contemporary materials. We will cover mosaic design, materials choices and cutting techniques. We will also discuss the importance of andamento or the flow of the mosaic.

Time will be spent allowing each student to try using the hammer and hardie, which are the traditional tools used to cut stone and smalti (the traditional glass used in mosaics).

This workshop is suitable for both beginners and people with some mosaic experience.

Cost: $337.00

To Register or for more information: https://ykguild.nt.ca/Mixed-Media-Classes

Registration closes May23, 2025

Online Courses

Art of Andamento - Curriculum of Mosaic

Art of Andamento is a sequential online curriculum that supports mosaic students to build skills, consolidate knowledge and integrate techniques.

The Art of Andamento – A Curriculum for Mosaic has been developed by Caitlin Hepworth who is a mosaic artist and educator with 20+ years of experience in the art education industry.

To Register and for more information: https://artofandamento.com/

Contact: info@artofandamento.com