The Art School of Peterborough

Specialties

The Art School of Peterborough is dedicated to providing a professional level of instruction in a wide variety of studio media to both adults and children and to making the program accessible to people in the community, regardless of their experience or ability.

We offer classes in painting with oil, watercolour and acrylic, drawing and digital photography. The Art School also has a modern pottery studio with ten wheels, two kilns, offering classes for both adults and children in wheel thrown and hand building pottery. We also offer a fully equipped jewellery studio with courses and workshops in metal fabrication, chaining and lost wax casting.

In addition to it’s 8 week courses and workshops for children and youth, the Art School offers week long Summer Art Camps and PA Day Camps for ages 6 to 12 and special Mixed Media Birthday Parties.

History

Established in 1993.

The Art School of Peterborough was founded in 1993 by Richard Hayman. It was formerly known as The Lakefield School of Fine Art. His dedication to the arts and spirit live on through The Art School.

In 1994 the school moved to its current location in the Charlotte Mews and became a registered charity.

Meet the Manager

Jenni J.

Manager

It has been my privilege to work at The Art School of Peterborough for the last 12 years, teaching all ages in a variety of subjects. I graduated from the Ontario College of Art and Design (Toronto, Ontario) with a Fine Arts Major in Drawing and Painting in 2001. I was chosen to participate in the Florence, Italy off-​shore program for my final year. After returning to Peterborough, I met Richard and started to share his love for The Art School through teaching.