FREE

Celebrate the colours of fall by creating your own twisted wire tree! Shape a sturdy trunk and winding branches, then add your own creative touches to bring your tree to life. This fun, hands-on project is a great way to capture the beauty of the season.

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FREE

Join artists Colleen Schindler and Grahame Lynch for an intimate walkthrough of Breathing Spaces, where they will lead us through the gallery to discuss their distinct approaches to memory, identity, and perception. This unique session offers a firsthand look at how their different styles come together to explore stillness, movement, and the way we experience the world.

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$110 +tax | Membership discount available

Discover the art of cyanotype, one of the earliest photographic printing techniques, in this hands-on workshop. Using digital negatives, collage, and creative mark-making, you'll explore new ways to create unique blue-toned prints.

Create digital negatives using your own photos or provided images, then explore different techniques like drawing, masking, collage, and layering to make each print your own. Experiment with layering images, drawing, masking, scratching, and adding textured materials to create one-of-a-kind artwork. You'll also try coffee and green tea toning to change the colour and mood of your prints.

No experience is needed. By the end of the workshop, you'll take home several finished prints and learn how this historic process is still inspiring artists today.

All materials and a light lunch will be provided.

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$10 + tax | membership discount available

Step beyond the gallery walls and into the artist's process. Inspired by the still-life paintings in the JNAAG's permanent collection, you'll draw from a carefully arranged still-life display while exploring observation, composition, and shading. This relaxed, hands-on workshop is a great opportunity to slow down, look closely, and build your drawing skills.

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Ages 9-13 | Free 

Taking inspiration from both Colleen Schindler’s divergent practice of photo collage and the still life paintings in the Memento exhibit, hone your observational skills, explore lighting and composition, and challenge yourself to expand your artistic practice by joining this November’s TNT session. Working with emulsion transfers, pattern creation and still life set-up and painting skills, participants will be encouraged to create a multi-media still life painting that incorporates printing making techniques, painting and even a touch of embroidery, if desired. 

FREE

15 minutes | Drop-in

Quick, focused, and perfect for busy evenings. Find a gallery docent with a red dot badge for an on-the-spot look at one or two key artworks. These mini-tours pack insights into just 15 minutes—ideal when you want to learn something new without the full commitment.

Perfect for drop-in visitors and those short on time.

FREE

Gather around the art studio table and draw the objects arranged before you. Explore shape, light, and detail as you create a still-life drawing from your own point of view.

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FREE

See beyond the surface. Join a guided tour to discover the stories, ideas, and details behind the art. Led by knowledgeable guides, these tours offer fresh insights that deepen your experience and connection to the work.

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$110 +tax | Membership discount available

Explore storytelling through fabric in this hands-on workshop. Using free-motion embroidery, heat-transfer techniques, and creative surface design, you'll create unique textile artwork inspired by your own memories, experiences, and ideas.

Experiment with fabric, thread, printed images, and hand-made marks as you layer, stitch, and transform your work. You'll also have the chance to try techniques like transfer printing, fabric manipulation, and heat pressing to add texture and depth.

No sewing or embroidery experience is needed. By the end of the workshop, you'll take home a finished textile artwork and discover new ways to tell stories through fabric.

All materials and a light lunch will be provided.