Centauri Arts Academy Blog
August 2025 – Summer Camps in West Toronto
Arts Camps Coming Up in August 2025. West Toronto, Summer 2025! Looking for Summer Arts Camps in West Toronto? Here are the summer programs coming in August! Writing for TV (ages 11-17) Digital Art: Dragon Quest (ages 11-17) Comic Creations (ages 9-15) Screenwriting (ages 11-17 Write a Book! (ages 9-15) Action Adventure Films (ages 11-17) Intensive, week-long day summer camp programs for ages 9-15 and 11-17 throughout August, in our Toronto arts studio in [...]
July 2025 – Camps in West Toronto
Arts Camps Coming Up in July 2025. West Toronto, Summer 2025! Looking for Summer Arts Camps in West Toronto? Here are the summer programs coming in July! Creative Writing: For the Joy of Words! (ages 11-17) Create a Graphic Novel (ages 11-17) Photography and Photo Editing (ages 11-17) Film: A Murder Mystery (ages 9-15) Virtual Writing Camp (ages 11-17) Film: Alien Invasion! (ages 11-17) Art: Timeless Treasures (ages 11-17) Intensive, week-long day summer camp [...]
Unbreakable: A Creative Journey
Ages 12-18, In our Toronto Studio: Friday, 5pm–6.30pm Semester 1 (14 weeks) starts Fri 26 Sept Semester 2 (14 weeks) starts January Full Year: Sept 2025-May 2026 Instructor: Jane Aster Roe In this dynamic mixed arts workshop, you’ll find a safe space for self expression as you write, paint, craft, journal and build community through the arts. It isn’t easy being a teenager today, but creativity can promote well-being and relieve stress. We’ll support [...]
Creative Writing: Across the Finishing Line!
Ages 12-18, In our Bloor West Village Studio: Wednesdays, 7.00 pm - 8.30pm Semester 1 (14 weeks) starting Saturday 20 September Semester 2 (14 weeks) begins late January (students can enroll for semester 1, or 2, or the full year) Instructor: TBA Most of our creative writing programs focus on generating multiple pieces: short prompts that emerge from techniques we explore together. This class is different! Over the course of the semester, you will [...]
2025 West Toronto Arts Camp Guide
2025 Arts Camps in West Toronto, Summer 2025! Looking for summer arts camps in West Toronto? Here is our guide of Centauri Arts Summer programs! Intensive, week-long day summer camp programs for ages 9-15 and 11-17 throughout July and August, virtually and in our Toronto arts studio in Bloor West Village, close to Etobicoke, Swansea, High Park and the Junction. We are close to both Jane and Runnymede subway stations. Summer Programs run for [...]
Arts Enrichment and Camps for Children and Teens in Toronto!
Now spring is upon us, it's time to think about summer arts enrichment for your children and teens. Arts Camps in Toronto Summer is a special time in the life of children and teenagers. It's often the only time of the year when they can focus intensively on one interest, developing a new skill or exploring an existing interest. We understand this at Centauri Arts and so each summer we offer specialized summer arts [...]
Book Recommendations for Teenagers
Our Semester 2 arts classes are now underway, and in our first Creative Writing Class we asked our teens to recommend a great book they had read recently. I am sharing their list here. Some of these books (like Sophie’s World) are classics really, while others are young adult novels. One writer recommended a book they read as a young child that stayed with them, and there are a couple of dense and challenging [...]
Announcing Julie Hartley’s New Novel: The Promise She Made.
Julie Hartley is co-director of Centauri Arts, and in addition to leading our creative writing workshops, camps and retreats she is also a successful author, writing historical fiction for Bookouture UK. While her books are marketed for adults, all content is suited to young adult readers too. We are thrilled to announce that her latest novel is out now in print and as an e-book. The Promise She Made It’s September 1940, and with [...]
2025 Summer Art Camps in Bloor West Village, Toronto
Registration Now Open for 2025 Summer Art Courses! Intensive, week-long fine art and digital art camp programs for kids and teens ages 9-17. Camps run throughout July and August, virtually and in our Toronto arts studio in Bloor West Village, close to Etobicoke, Swansea, High Park and the Junction. We are close to both Jane and Runnymede subway stations. Summer art programs run for four hours each day, and all [...]
2025 Summer Writing Camps in Bloor West Village, Toronto
Registration Now Open for 2025 Summer Writing Courses! Intensive, week-long writing camp programs for kids and teens ages 9-17 throughout July and August, virtually and in our Toronto arts studio in Bloor West Village, close to Etobicoke, Swansea, High Park and the Junction. We are close to both Jane and Runnymede subway stations. Summer writing prgrams run for four hours each day, and all courses are led by experienced arts [...]
