CURRENT CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
Pilates & Movement for 55+ with Dr. Zsuzsanna Szabo-Nyarady | Jan 6 - Mar 17 | Learn More
Salsa Classes with Beatriz Gil Albertelli | Jan 7 & Jan 8 - Feb 25 & Feb 26 | Learn More
Rug Hooking with Katie Hamill | Jan 7 - Feb 11 | SOLD OUT
What Happened to the Ragdoll Cat with Ryan Griffith | Jan 8 - Feb 26 | Learn More
Oil Painting with Hayley Monroe | Jan 9 - Feb 13 | SOLD OUT
Telling Stories in Gouache and Watercolour with Eva Christensen | Jan 11 - Feb 15 | SOLD OUT
Embracing Spontaneity in Your Creative Process | Jan 11 | Learn More
Queer Zines: History and Construction | Jan 25 | Learn More
Sketching for Teens | Jan 27 - Feb. 17 | Learn More
Paint & Sip with Emily Chase | Jan 31 | Learn More
Painting Landscapes in Watercolour | Feb 18 - Mar 18 | SOLD OUT
Branch Out and Weave for Climate Change Workshop | Feb 22 | Learn More
Bodhran: Basic Skills and Rhythms | Mar 1 | Learn More
Watercolour for Children | March 1-22 | Learn More
Acrylic Painting with Pascal Leo Cormier | Mar 6 - Apr 10 | Learn More
salsa classes with beatriz gil albertelli
No partner needed. Salsa Class for Adults (for adolescents consult with the instructor). No experience needed.
8 weeks of courses starting on Jan 7 & 8
Intermediate Level 1 - Tuesdays 5 p.m.
Beginners Level 1 - Tuesdays 6 p.m.
Beginners Level 2 - Wednesdays 5 p.m.
$100 per course
Pilates & Movement with Zsuzsa Szabo-Nyarady
Morning Pilates at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre focuses on total body muscle engagement. Each session will focus on movements, variations and additional challenges to basic exercises. You will be led to work on balance, flexibility, strength and muscular endurance, using mainly your own body weight.
Dates: Sept 21 - Nov 18
No class on Sept 30, Oct 14 & Nov 11
Time: Mondays, 10:30 -11:30 a.m.
Cost : $100.00/course
Drop in: $20.00/class
Location : Auditorium (CSAC)
Writing Horror Fiction with Mike Thorn
This course will engage with horror literature’s legacies and unique capacities for catharsis, allegory, and personal expression. We will discuss what scares us and investigate the psychology of fear within the context of fiction, digging into the nuts-and-bolts processes of generating fear in the reader.
Tuesdays: Oct 29 - Dec 3
7-9 p.m.
Community Room (CSAC)
Cost: $150
Max. class size: 12
Painting Fredericton with Joel Strauss (Watercolour)
In this unique intermediate level class, instructor Joel Strauss will guide participants through the process of creating images depicting some of Fredericton’s iconic imagery.
Tuesdays: Nov 6 - Dec 11
7-9 p.m.
Community Room (CSAC)
Cost: $150
Max. class size: 12
Linocut Printmaking with Andrew Robinson
Design, carve and print your own linocuts in this relief printmaking course with printmaker Andrew Robinson. Students will learn to use introductory level gouges and inks to create their own works.
Tuesdays: Nov 18 - Dec 16
7-9 p.m.
Community Room (CSAC)
Cost: $125
Material fee: $50
Max. class size: 12
Pilates & Movement for 55+ with Dr. Zsuzsanna Szabo-Nyarady (Winter Classes)
This class is designed for students 55+ but all are welcome. A yoga mat is required.
Monday mornings: 10:30-11:30 a.m.
January 6, 13, 20, 27
February 3, 10, 17, 24
March 10, 17
No class: March 3
Rug Hooking with Katie Hamill
Join yarn lover Katie Hamill on Tuesday nights this winter to learn the craft of rug hooking! Historically rug hooking has ranged from pillows, rugs, runners or wall hangings and modern quilting and borrows from schools such as impressionism, pointillism and realism, blurring the distinction between art and craft.
Tuesdays: January 7 - February 11 (six weeks)
6-8 p.m. in the Community Room
Max. class size: 12
Fee: $175
What Happened to the Ragdoll Cat with Ryan Griffith
This eight week course, led by playwriting veteran Ryan Griffith, will take students through the development of brand new works. The workshop will cover all the basics of developing new ideas and more advanced skills for when it comes time to get your ideas on to the page. The class will culminate in a public reading where the new scripts will be showcased for the general public on the CSAC auditorium stage.
Wednesdays: January 8 - February 26
6-8 p.m. in the Community Room
Max. Class Size: 12
Fee: $175
Oil Painting with Hayley Monroe
This class is for anyone interested in exploring the world of oil painting for the first time. Though still life and landscape, you will explore basic brush techniques, colour theory and mixing, and a variety of ways to work this exciting medium on canvas.
Required Materials: Students are asked to bring two brushes (#2 angle and a #4 bright), a 9x12 canvas pad, a palette paper pad, and an apron. Paint will be provided.
Tuesdays: January 9 - February 13
7-9 p.m. in the Community Room
Max. Class Size: 12
Fee: $175 (includes paint fee)
Telling Stories in Gouache and Watercolour with Eva Christensen
Our first class with artist Eva Christensen will focus on telling personal stories through gouache and watercolour. Core topics include composition, looking to art history for inspiration, instruction in gouache painting, group critique, varnishing and mounting paintings on wood panel and more. Participants will use their own personal photos as the foundation for this program.
Saturdays: January 11-February 15
1-3 p.m.
Community Room
Fee: $175 (paint fee included)
Embracing Spontaneity in Your Creative Process.
Some of the best ideas are the ones that just happen, unexpectedly. These unplanned magical moments can sometimes become what defines our work as artists. But only if we know how to recognize them when they occur. In her upcoming workshop, Embracing Spontaneity in Your Creative Process, multidisciplinary artist Gill Salmon will highlight the important role spontaneity can play in the development and delivery of any creative project.
Saturday January 11
10-4 p.m.
Auditorium
Fee: $75
Queer Zines: History and Construction
Join multi-disciplinary, self taught artist Aaron Beaumont (they/them) for a workshop on queer zines, open to folks in the 2SLGBTQ+ community. This workshop will cover 2SLGBTQ+ zines and history, zine formatting styles and zine creation including writing, collage and mixed media. This workshop is for beginners and zinemakers alike, it is an opportunity to create in community together, whether your zine is explicitly about queerness or not. Materials provided. Masks required and provided.
Saturday January 25
10-12 p.m. in the Community Room
Fee: $30
Paint & sip with emily chase
We're hosting another Paint & Sip Night in the community room on Friday January 31.
Join host facilitator Emily Chase for an evening of painting and conversation with friends old and new. Enjoy a relaxed atmosphere and soft music as Emily guides you and your friends in creating your own unique painting based on a seasonal theme.
Each ticket includes a complimentary beverage of choice. Non-alcoholic options available. All materials provided.
Location: Community Room (CSAC)
Cost: $40
Painting Landscapes in Watercolour
Jane Guerts returns with her first class of our 2025 season. After fielding several requests for the topic, Jane has put together a class for beginner/intermediate painters focused specifically on capturing landscapes. From layering an image to shadows and detail, let Jane show you how to take your painting practice in new directions and help you prepare for getting the most out of your spring, summer, and fall painting. Maybe even winter too!
Bring your favourite paints and brushes!
Tuesdays: February 18- March 18
6-8 p.m. in the Community Room
Fee: $175
Branch Out and Weave for Climate Change Workshop
The goal of the Branch Out and Weave for Climate Change workshop is to bring awareness of climate change through the weaving process, group discussions, and identification of next steps to a hopeful future by committing to one small act in their lives and in their communities. Participants will use a branch as a weaving loom and will weave between the “arms” of the branches. Weaving is a reflective process and can be very meditative. The process of weaving also presents opportunities for open discussions.
Saturday February 22
1-4 p.m. in the Community Room
Fee: $60 (includes material fee)
Bodhran: Basic Skills and Rhythms
Join Matt Carter for a two-hour deep dive into Irish jigs and reels. This beginner class will cover basic playing techniques and variations and break down Celtic music’s many rhythms in a fun and supportive atmosphere. Students must have their own instrument to participate.
Saturday March 1
10-12 p.m.
Community Room
Fee: $40
Acrylic Painting with Pascal Leo Cormier
Learn acrylic painting techniques with artist Pascal Leo Cormier and break through your creative barriers! With a focus on color theory, composition, various techniques and approaches to still life’s, portraits and landscapes, participants will discover new ways to think about painting and introduce new creative ideas into their practice. Perfect for advanced beginner and intermediate artists.
Thursdays March 6-April 10
7-9 p.m.
Community Room
Fee: $175 (includes paint fee)
THE SPIRIT PROJECT WITH SOLO CHICKEN
Workshops are open to people of ALL abilities! Following in the spirit of L’Arche the workshops are meant to provide opportunities to make known the gifts of adults with intellectual disabilities and to create opportunities for folks to discover the joys of inclusion and community living. Come and make new friends and join the ‘school of the heart’.
Wednesday afternoons from 1:00 - 3:00 pm
IMPROV WITH SOLO CHICKEN
Ongoing classes offered periodically!
Led by improv veteran and Hot Garbage Comedy Co-Founder, Jean-Michel Cliche, this tiered program offers fun and focused training for performers of all experience levels!
ZUMBA WITH COREY ESTEY
Ongoing.
Corey Estey hosts weekly Zumba classes in the Jim Myles Auditorium!
Monday nights from 6:00 to 6:55 p.m.
SWING DANCE
Ongoing.
Swing Dance classes in the Jim Myles Auditorium!
Monday nights from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.