Studio Skills
Learn technical skills directly from working animation artists. We offer a year-round series of workshops, courses and free demos for all different types of animation, whether you’re just starting out, or building on your existing experience.
upcoming workshops
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Costumed Life Drawing
Workshop Event: Themed Costumed life Drawing – Ethereal Creatures
Date: Saturday October 24th
TIME: 6 pm – 7:45 pm
Location: 1411 Dufferin Street, Unit BAbout the Demo
Want to practice your character design in action? Join us for our costumed life drawing event October 24th from 6-7:30pm. The theme for the life drawing event will be Ethereal Creatures! Costumed models will pose for varied sets of times (30s, 1 min & 5 mins). In the spirit of Halloween, participants are welcomes to come costumed as well.
Please bringing your own notebooks and materials. We will have graphite pencils & sharpeners that participants can use. Please note that we do not have masonite boards, if you would like to bring your own we will have horse benches available.
Free to the public!
Or 30$ for non-members. Not a member yet? Sign up for as a supporting member fro $25/year. Space is limited, so please register by visiting our registration guide or contact us and we will register you.
- Quick Introductions
- Short set of poses (30 seconds)
- Short set of poses (1 minutes)
- Break
- Medium set of poses (5 minutes)
- Wrap up
Poster made by Grayson McNulty @gremanimations
TAIS is committed to making our events accessible to everyone. Our space is wheelchair accessible via ramp, and accessible restrooms, seating and desks are available. To be respectful of those with allergies and environmental sensitivities, we ask you refrain from wearing strong fragrances. If you require an accommodation or service to fully participate, please contact our Studio Coordinator, Charlotte Lavoie-Auspert, at tais.studio@gmail.com, (416) 533-7889 at least 7 days prior to the event.
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Grant Writing Demo
Technical Demo: Media Artists Project Creation Grant – Presentation
Date: Wednesday September 9th
TIME: 7 pm – 9 pm
Location: 1411 Dufferin Street, Unit BThis demo will help sharpen your Grant writing skills and help prepare for the upcoming Media Artists Project: Creation Grant.
About the Demo
Looking to sharpen your grant writing skills? Join us for our Grant Writing Demo, a learning session for the Media Artists Project: Creation Grant (due October 15th). Peter Kingstone from Toronto Arts Council will talk about application strategies, grant guidelines and answer questions.
Free to the public!
- Introductions
- Learning about the Grant
- Guidelines and Application Form
- Strategies for Applying
- Questions & Wrap up
Instructor
Peter Kingstone from Toronto Arts Council.
TAIS is committed to making our events accessible to everyone. Our space is wheelchair accessible via ramp, and accessible restrooms, seating and desks are available. To be respectful of those with allergies and environmental sensitivities, we ask you refrain from wearing strong fragrances. If you require an accommodation or service to fully participate, please contact our Studio Coordinator, Charlotte Lavoie-Auspert, at tais.studio@gmail.com, (416) 533-7889 at least 7 days prior to the event.
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Animators IRL – October 8th
Animators IRL is back!
Join us for a free evening of creating together, hosted by TAIS member Jeremy Nir (@tubetop_simulator)
This hands-on workshop is all about pre-production: exploring ideas before jumping into animation.
WHEN: Thursday, October 8
TIME: 6:30 to 9:30 PM
WHERE: TAIS (1411B Dufferin Street, Toronto)Pizza and art supplies will be provided, or bring your favourite pencil, sketchbook or tablet
All are welcome!
RSVP at www.jeremynir.com/irl
TAIS Members can register for workshops online.
They also get free workshops.
Community Access Subsidy Program
We offer up to 2 subsidized registrations per workshop or course. Applicants whose request meets the requirements will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
Any TAIS member who is an independent artist, arts worker, student, or is an underemployed or unemployed person that would otherwise not be able to afford to register for a course at the full or member rates is eligible for this program.
Email info@tais.ca for more information or to apply to this program.
Policies & Protocols
- Class sizes are small to ensure that all participants have opportunities to ask questions and get personal feedback.
- There is a maximum enrolment for our workshops & courses of 12 registrants.
- No refunds are available for modifications to class instructors or curriculum.
- No refunds are available in the event of cancellation by the registrant, including failure to attend.
- TAIS reserves the right to alter the class content, instructors, dates and hours for the class, as needed, as the curriculum is developed. Full refunds are available if changes to the dates or hours of the class are prohibitive for the registrant. Registrants will be notified as soon as possible of any changes to the class and/or schedule.