2026 Summer Art Intensives
New Summer All-Day Art Program
We are excited to be offering a brand new bilingual Art Intensive program for the month of July. This program is designed for older kids and teens, who have aged out of our regular Summer Day Camp, and who are looking for something fun and creative to do this summer!
A summer of art!
Choose your own intensive!
Two different intensives are offered each week throughout the month of July!
Each intensive is led by a professional artists, and focuses on a distinct medium, style or technique. The entire day is dedicated to artistic exploration, allowing participants to really delve deeply into the practice.
A lunch break with outdoor time is included.
This is a unique experience for young artists – not to be missed!
Schedule: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Age groups: 10-17 years
Location: Collège Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes
Early bird price: $325 per session (till Feb. 23rd) – includes art materials:
Regular price: $350 per session – includes art materials
Multi-week discount: Get 5% off when you book 2 or more intensives for the same student. Discount is applied automatically at checkout; all intensives must be on the same invoice. No discount on future purchases.
Four Sessions
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July 6 – July 10
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July 13 – July 17
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July 20 – July 24
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July 27 – July 31
NOTE: Registration for each intensive session closes one week before the session start date.
July 6 to July 10
Build and Sculpt: Animals in 3D
In this course, you’ll create three-dimensional animals using paper, air-dry clay, and wire armatures. The white plaster finish, inspired by classical and contemporary sculpture, allows you to explore shape, volume and structure in depth. You’ll develop your sense of balance, understanding of materials, and ability to read and build 3D shapes.
Artist-Instructor: Carlos Zauñy
July 6 to July 10
Ideas to Comics: Create Your Illustrated Universe
Immerse yourself in a week dedicated to illustration and comic books. Students will explore character design (proportions, postures, expressions), learn how to bring their own heroes to life, and discover the basics of visual storytelling. From panel layout to the rhythm and structure of a short story, they will create their own comic strip from start to finish. A fun and creative experience to develop your imagination and tell stories through images.
Artist-Instructor: Kan-J
July 13 to July 17
The Nature of Summer in Mixed Media, Drawing & Watercolour
From natural observation to abstraction, this workshop invites you to explore summer through close study of insects, flowers, and trees. Using pencil, fine felt-tip markers, and watercolour, you’ll create dynamic artworks inspired by the natural world. You’ll also incorporate natural materials—such as leaves, twigs, and petals—into your drawings and paintings, adding a mixed-media element. This hands-on approach encourages observation, experimentation, and personal expression as your work evolves from representation to abstraction.
Artist-Instructor: Kristen Neudorf
July 13 to July 17
Graphic Design & Textile Printing Workshop
In this workshop, you’ll design a graphic inspired by your own story and bring it to life on a t-shirt using DTF (Direct to Film) printing, finishing it with a handmade touch to make it unique. You’ll explore personal storytelling through images and symbols, experiment with shape, composition, and color, and learn how to use a heat press safely. This project combines graphic design, textile techniques, and personal expression, turning a simple t-shirt into a wearable work of art.
Artist-Instructor: Carlos Zauñy
July 20 to July 24
Drawing in Depth: A Summer Studio Intensive
Build confidence and skill in our summer drawing intensive while experimenting, sketching, and pushing your ideas. Explore line, texture, perspective, and proportion, and learn to create depth with light, shadow, and space. Using pencil, charcoal, and ink, you’ll create expressive, polished drawings in a fun studio environment.
Artist-Instructor: Beverly Landry
July 20 to July 24
Expressive Abstract Art on Paper
In this intensive, you’ll explore abstract art through works on paper, focusing on expressive painting approaches, mixed media, and intuitive mark making. You will experiment with collage, paint, and alternative materials while learning to trust your instincts! This workshop emphasizes creative freedom by discovering your own visual language. Through hands-on and playful experimentation, you’ll build confidence in a supportive, fun studio environment.
Artist-Instructor: Frank Caracciolo
July 27 to July 31
Exploring Acrylics in Depth
Dive into the world of acrylic painting and explore color, texture, and layering like never before! In this workshop, you’ll learn how to prepare your canvas, block in shapes, and experiment with light, shadow, and contrast to create depth in your work. You’ll try a variety of techniques—such as glazing and mixed media applications—to develop bold, one-of-a-kind paintings. Work alongside other motivated young artists in a supportive, fun environment and leave with a series of dynamic paintings that showcase your growing skills and creativity.
Artist-Instructor: Beverly Landry
July 27 to July 31
Illustrating Montreal
This intensive invites you, through drawing and painting in a sketchbook, to use the city’s architecture, streetscapes and everyday moments as your primary source of inspiration. Working through the whole process from sketchbook to final artwork, you’ll study perspective and hone your observational skills in order to capture urban sights that you find inspiring. Using watercolour, micron pens, and other drawing tools, you’ll learn how to begin and sustain a sketchbook practice that might spark a lifelong passion! At the end of the course students will walk away with a sketchbook full of daily explorations of Montreal architecture and daily scenes in studio, as well as a watercolour painting of their favorite place on 8″x10″ archival, high-quality hot press watercolour paper.
Artist-Instructor: Olya Krasavina
Meet the artists
Beverly Landry is a working artist specializing in painting. She studied Fine Arts at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and followed up with intense studies of realist painting, drawing and anatomy at the Atelier de Brésoles in Old Montréal. You can often find her in the library poring over books on the old masters and their techniques, or walking the galleries of the Montréal Museum of Fine Arts.
Beverly is enthusiastic about guiding her students through the process of painting from beginning to end, demonstrating techniques and helping them discover their own special talents.
Her work is displayed in private collections throughout Canada and the United States, and she has been fortunate enough to have had her work purchased by the Ville de Montréal.
Carlos, one of the Préville Fine Arts Centre’s popular visual art teachers, was born and raised in Peru. He holds degrees from the Fine Arts Academy in Lima, and also studied photography and graphic design at UQAM.
He is a multidisciplinary artist –painter, sculptor (he participated in 2004 and 2005 in the ice sculpture contest at Carnaval in Quebec), and theatre designer. He is also an actor in his spare time and enjoys writing. He now lives on the South Shore of Montreal.
Frank Caracciolo is a New York–born, Montreal-based visual artist with a practice spanning painting, works on paper, and installation. He holds a BFA from the School of Visual Arts and studied at Parsons School of Design. Since the late 1980s, Caracciolo has exhibited extensively across North America and Europe, with work shown in galleries, museums, and international art fairs. His art has been featured in numerous publications and is held in private and corporate collections. Caracciolo’s work is known for its bold use of color, material exploration, and sustained engagement with abstraction.
Kristen is a Canadian artist and art educator, born in Welland, Ontario. Her passion for oil painting started at the age of 10 and has since become her primary medium of expression.
Kristen holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honours from the University of Guelph and a Master of Art Education from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.
Kristen’s artworks have been showcased in exhibitions both nationally and internationally, including Gallery NONA in Brisbane, Australia, the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, and Centre d’art E.K. Voland in Montreal.
Her unique style and talent have earned her a place in private collections across Canada, Australia, and the United States.
Olya was born in Moscow, Russia, and came to the United States as a refugee at the age of 17. She lived in Philadelphia and New York City, where she worked as a graphic designer in the fashion industry.
After moving to Montreal in 2011, Olga realized the city was meant for her—and that she was meant to be an artist there. For years, she painted Montreal’s streets (and its iconic orange cones) every single day. She participated in exhibitions, sold her work, and organized watercolor workshops and acrylic paint nights.
Currently, Olga is studying French Impressionism, with a focus on Monet’s techniques, taking classes at the Visual Arts Centre, teaching after-school art programs for children, and hosting watercolor workshops for adults.
Her artworks are held in private collections in Canada, the United States, and abroad.
Registration, Payments & Changes
Registration is done online by credit card via Amilia. If you do not already have an Amilia account you will be prompted to create one once you begin the registration process. There is a $25 registration fee applied to each participant per invoice.
If you would like to make changes to your art intensive registration after having already registered and paid, please follow these steps:
- Register for the new desired week via Amilia, just as you did the first time. This is to to ensure you will have a spot confirmed, before cancelling. Art intensive spots and registration modifications are subject to availability.
- Email us at camp@centrepreville.org once your new registration is confirmed, and ask us to CANCEL your previous registration (please include registration details)
Once we receive your email, we will send you a REFUND for the original payment (minus the non-refundable 25$ administration fee). Please understand that every change we make requires administrative work, and incurs credit card fees on our end.
Cancellation Fee & Requests for Refunds
Requests for full refunds must be received a minimum of fourteen (14) days prior to the start of the respective session. The $25 admin fee is non-refundable.
Cancellations made less than fourteen (14) days prior to the start of, or during, an art intensive will be refunded only for the unused days of the intensive. However, Préville will retain a penalty fee of $50 or 10% of the services not rendered (whichever is less) plus the $25 admin fee.
Contact the art intensive staff directly at: camp@centrepreville.org