Centauri Arts Academy Blog
Best FREE Animation Software
With most modern animations being created digitally, there is a continual growth in demand for easy-to-use software allowing anyone to make their own animation creations. If you are taking our summer animation or digital art programs, or our year-round virtual classes in digital art and animation, you may be interested in this list of the top 5 FREE animation programs. Top 5 FREE animation software programs 1. Pixilart This is an easy to use web-based [...]
Best FREE Photo Editing Software
If you love photography, or taking photography workshops such as the ones offered through Centauri Arts, you will be aware of some of the great FREE and open source photo editing software options. Whether you are a teenager looking for photography camps, or a student hoping to take our photography and digital art classes, check out our list of the top 5 FREE photo editing programs: Top 5 FREE photo editing software programs 1. [...]
Top Five FREE and Open Source Software Tools for Creative Writing
Google Docs! Tech Radar voted Google Docs the BEST free software for authors and poets – which is great news, since this writing software is likely the one most of us already use! https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/ Focus Writer is a great software tool for creative writers because it is designed to take away the distractions you do not need – all the traditional features of word processing software that you do not need if you are writing [...]
Summer Arts Camps in Bloor West Village
Registration Now Open for Arts Enrichment Camps This Summer! Centauri Arts offers intensive, week-long arts enrichment programs for ages 11-18 throughout July and August, virtually and in our Toronto arts studio in Bloor West Village. Programs run for four hours each day, and all courses are led by qualified and experienced arts professionals. Immerse yourself in the arts this summer! While we call these ‘day camps’, they focus only on the arts – and they [...]
Young Writers and Artists: Five Places to Send Your Work
If you are a young writer hoping to publish your creative writing, or a young artist looking for places to submit your work, here are five writing and art competitions you may want to check out: 1. Scholastic Magazine holds annual competitions for young artists and young writers. Check out their website for the submission details and annual deadlines: https://www.artandwriting.org/ 2. The New York Times Learning Centre has a number of writing and art awards [...]
Ten Reasons to Register for Film Camps in Toronto This Summer 2023!
Choose from three different film production camps at Centauri Arts this summer – all of them at our studio in Bloor West Village and easily accessible from Swansea, The Junction, Roncesvalles and anywhere in Etobicoke, Mississauga or Toronto. Why choose a film camp this summer? Here’s TEN reasons: 1. Learn a wide variety of film production and acting skills in just one week. Discover screenwriting, storyboarding, directing, DOP, audio, lighting, design, marketing, editing and acting [...]
Creative Writing Camps: 8 Reasons to Join our Writing Camps in Toronto This Summer!
1. Creative Writing Camp is All About Creativity We’ll inspire you with a wealth of creative writing prompts, exploring science fiction, fantasy, poetry, comedy, playwriting, screenwriting and more. 2. Creative Writing Camps are Good for Emotional Wellbeing Creative writing is about self-expression, whether you are composing poetry, journalling, plotting a novel or writing flash fiction. When we express ourselves in writing we feel empowered – and unburdened. 3. Creative Writing Camps Offer the Time for [...]
10 Reasons to Join our Drama Camps This Summer!
1. Our Drama Camps Focus on Acting Skills Voice training, movement, improvisation, character creation, scene study, stage presence and more… our drama camps are a great way to develop essential acting skills. 2. Drama Camps are a Terrific Way to Make Friends There’s a huge amount of laughter that happens in an acting camp as our campers discover the importance of ensemble playing and team skills. Many of our young actors stay in touch long [...]
An On-Line Creative Writing Salon for Teens
Ages 11-17, Virtually, on Zoom: Wednesday, 7pm-8.30pm (ET) Semester 1 (15 weeks) begins late September Semester 2 (15 weeks) begins late January Our Creative Writing Classes bring together young people who love to write, and experienced writers who have the skills to teach, nurture and inspire. Beginner and experienced writers are welcome! Young writers explore plot, character, setting, structure and editing as they build community, discover their writer’s voice and experiment with form and style. [...]
Film Production and Performance
Ages 12-17, In our Bloor West Village Studio: Thursdays, 5pm – 6.30pm AND 7.30pm-9.00pm Semester 1 (15 weeks) begins late September Semester 2 (15 weeks) begins late January Discover the art of film-making – and act in front of the camera, too, if you wish! Learn – or review – the basics of film making: storyboarding, directing, camera operation, audio, lighting and production design. Each hands-on film course begins with a sequence of short [...]
