Diana Erb, Artist-in-Residence

Art Space at Kitchener-Waterloo Access-Ability!

ART SPACE is an equal access art education programme offered by K-W Access Ability designed and instructed by Diana Erb (artist and community art programmer). This creative space is a place for the development of artistic skills and a forum for dialogue and community building.

Goals

• To provide a forum for artistic expression, dialogue and growth
• To expand individual visual vocabulary, expression, and reflection
• To aid in the realization of each individual’s unique artistic potential through a variety of comprehensible art forms
• To use art as a tool for community building while fostering skills in visual representation, and in the visual language of art
• To engage participants intellectually and creatively in the act of learning through art

The Art Class

The class takes place at K-W Access Ability every Thursday, offering one session in the morning (9:30-12:00) and one in the afternoon (1:00-3:30). At the end of each 12-week term we will celebrate our artistic achievements with a viewing and reception.

The classes are focused on the process and study of art and art making, but maintain an invitation for dialogue and collaborative learning. Through painting, drawing, mixed media, and many more art forms, participants will have the opportunity to exercise their creative spirit and hone their skills.

Diana Erb: Biography

Diana Erb was born and raised in Kitchener, Ontario. She studied Fine Art at the Ontario College of Art and Design and at Concordia University in Montreal. She received her BFA—major in Art Education—with distinction in 2011.

Diana has participated twice as a visual artist in the New Hamburg Live! Festival for the Arts. She has also shown her work at the Kuntz House Community Gallery in Waterloo and as part of a group exhibition in Montreal. Diana worked as a volunteer art instructor at K-W Access Ability from Fall 2010-Spring 2011.

Diana lives in New Hamburg where she and her husband run a visual art and music studio, Sight & Sound Studios. They offer educational programming in the arts for all ages and abilities.

"I believe in art as a tool for community building, self discovery, and conflict resolution. Art is a visual and temporal language, which we are fortunate enough to explore and articulate our ideas with. It unites people and gives them a voice."

Come and share your creative flare, and discover the potential of your creative talent!

Art Space funded by
The Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation
    —Community Fund
    —Marianne and Jim Erb Family Fund