Artventures

Enjoy creative art-making experiences that complement gallery exhibitions. Themes vary each month, providing a fun opportunity to explore new skills and techniques while learning essential art fundamentals.

Art supplies included.

Dates: Third Saturday, every month

Time: 1:00 - 2:30pm

Location: Art Gallery of St. Albert, 19 Perron Street

Cost: $15/class

Upcoming Classes:

September 17th: Wonderful Weaving

Create your own beautiful wall-hanging using colourful yarns and a basic hand-held loom. We’ll learn how to weave, make patterns, and finish our projects with tassels too!

September 24th: Wonderful Weaving (SECOND SESSION)

Create your own beautiful wall-hanging using colourful yarns and a basic hand-held loom. We’ll learn how to weave, make patterns, and finish our projects with tassels too!

October 15th: Collage and Tape Resist Paintings

Explore our current exhibition Transmission by Lonigan Gilbert and learn to make an exciting collage using magazines and tape resist techniques.

October 29th: Collage and Tape Resist Paintings (SECOND SESSION)

Explore our current exhibition Transmission by Lonigan Gilbert and learn to make an exciting collage using magazines and tape resist techniques.

November 19th: Paper Puppets

Build your own set of paper characters with adjustable arms, tails, legs, etc! Each character will be cut out and participants can decorate them with pencil crayons and markers.

December 17th: Snowflake Texture Printmaking

Make an intricate snowflake design on cardstock using found materials such as buttons, ribbons and more. Then using coloured ink and rollers, create colourful prints by stamping your snowflake design on paper.

HEALTH & SAFETY

We strive to keep staff, volunteers, visitors and program participants safe in our programming spaces and we will continue to follow all provincial government regulations.

OUR PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING SAFETY PROTOCOLS:

• All staff and instructors are fully vaccinated

• Those experiencing illness should not attend class (refunds/transfers available on a case by case basis)

• Increased cleaning of high-touch surfaces

• Individual supplies for each student

• Masking is encouraged

Please note, there may be an occasion where we are unable to safely offer regular classes consistently due to the unpredictability of COVID-19. This could result in classes being interrupted, canceled, or moved to online, depending on the program.

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Secure your spot early, and help ensure your class runs. Ticket sales for most programs close 7 days prior to the class, and refunds will be granted up to 7 days prior to the start of the class. View our community class cancellation and withdrawal policies.