Natasha Smith loves to share her passion for creating through teaching. With over 20 years of teaching experience, Natasha has worked with students of all ages whether it be joining schools as an Artist in Residence as part of an Artstarts – Artist in the Classroom projects or teaching adult continuing education workshops, or working individually with artists through private tuition sessions. She has been invited to lecture and facilitate large groups for hands on learning experiences at conferences and teacher professional development sessions.
2022 WORKSHOPS
FEBRUARY 3 - 24 Thursdays 5:30 - 7:30pm Oxygen Art Centre ONLINE Mapping Memory: Collaging a Personal History
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2021 WORKSHOPS
FEBRUARY 16 - MARCH 9 Tuesdays 5:30 - 7:30pm Oxygen Art Centre ONLINE Mapping Memory: Collaging a Personal History
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APRIL 8 -29 Thursdays 5:30 - 7:30pm Oxygen Art Centre ONLINE Abstract Collage Painting
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2020 WORKSHOPS
FEBRUARY 6 - MARCH 12 Thursdays 9:30am - 12:30pm Oxygen Art Centre Be Creative – Mixed Media Explorations
SEPTEMBER 21-22 Monday & Tuesday Golden Arts Guild Being Creative
OCTOBER 3 & 4 Saturday & Sunday ARTSPACE Printmaking
NOVEMBER 7 Saturday Kootenay Gallery Low-tech Printmaking
NOVEMBER 5 - DECEMBER 3 Thursdays 5:30pm - 7:30pm Oxygen Art Centre ONLINE Moving into Abstraction
2019 WORKSHOPS
FEBRUARY 8 - MARCH 1 Fridays 1 - 4 pm Oxygen Art Centre - Low-tech Printmaking II
APRIL 1 - 4 Oxygen Art Centre - Collage Painting
JUNE 24 - 28 Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts - Mixed Media and Nature
JULY 15 - 19 Red Deer Summer Series - Mixed Media Mash
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2002-Present Oxygen Art Centre, Nelson, B.C.
2019 Red Deer College – Summer Series – Red Deer College, Red Deer, AB
2019 Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts – Pearson College, Metchosin, B.C.
2017 Red Deer College – Summer Series – Red Deer College, Red Deer, AB.
2017 Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts – Pearson College, Metchosin, B.C.
2005 Red Deer College, Red Deer, AB. Summerscapes Program
2004 Malaspina Printmaking Society, Vancouver
2000-2002 Kootenay School of the Arts (Now Kootenay Studio Arts at Selkirk College)
Artstarts – Artist in the Classroom Projects
2020 Artstarts Grant – Artist in the Classroom Artist in Residence – Salmo Secondary, Salmo B.C
2019 Artstarts Grant – Artist in the Classroom Artist in Residence – Wildflower, Nelson B.C.
2018 Artstarts Grant – Artist in the Classroom Artist in Residence – JV Humphries, Kaslo, B.C.
2018 Artstarts Grant – Artist in the Classroom Artist in Residence – South Nelson Elementary, Nelson, B.C.
2017 Artstarts Grant – Artist in the Classroom Artist in Residence – Hume School & Wildflower, Nelson B.C. & Winlaw Elementary, Slocan Valley B.C.
2016 Artstarts Grant – Artist in the Classroom Artist in Residence – Mount Sentinel, Crescent Valley, B.C
2015 Artstarts Grant – Artist in the Classroom Artist in Residence – Mount Sentinel, Crescent Valley, B.C
2014 Artstarts Grant – Artist in the Classroom Artist in Residence – LV Rogers, Nelson, B.C
2011 Artstarts Grant – Artists in Education – Artist in Residence W.E. Graham/Brent Kennedy/Winlaw Elementary Schools, Slocan, Crescent Valley, Winlaw, B.C.
2009 Artstarts Grant – Artists in Education – Artist in Residence Brent Kennedy Elementary, Crescent Valley, B.C.