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The Artwell program is developed and delivered in partnership with the Alzheimer Society of York Region. Artwell is a series of interactive artmaking programs supporting emotional connections, encouraging memory recall, experimentation, and gentle social interaction among individuals living with dementia.

In this workshop we will examine how artists can express ideas using thick (impasto) paints. Inside the gallery we will begin with a visit to the theatre as a Âehind the Scenes look at this room which was a part of the McMichael³ home. We will also handle an artist³ paint box and their tools to examine how some artists (like the Group of Seven) expressed their ideas of nature. We will look at some paintings in the gallery spaces and will continue by taking a leisurely walk outdoors, then head to the Pine Cottage studio space. In the studio, we will have a short break, then make art. We will make our own nature-inspired painting using thick (impasto) paint and a plastic palette knife.

In this workshop, which combines outdoor and in-gallery activities and studio art-making, we explore Inuit prints and the stonecut printmaking method.

Enjoy the McMichael's woodland setting and its art collection in this workshop that takes a closer, fun look 2D shapes.

Begin with an in-gallery visit, followed by a discovery walk on the McMichael grounds. Lastly, in the Studio participants will use paper and a variety of design tools, drawing and colouring materials, to creatively express their ideas in making their own  shape  inspired artwork.

In this interactive, hands-on workshop we explore how artists (contemporary, Group of Seven, Tom Thomson and others) can use colour and dramatic lines in their paintings.

Adult Artmaking Workshops

Make art, grow friendships, and relax with a cup of tea at Sunday Sip and Create!

Adult Artmaking Workshops

Make art, grow friendships, and relax with a cup of tea at Sunday Sip and Create!

April 18 to May 30, 2026

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Please note, this program is only open to participants aged 16 and over.

All skill levels welcome.

Buy single classes.

Please note, this program is only open to participants aged 16 and over.

All skill levels welcome.

February 28 to April 11, 2026

Buy all 7 classes and SAVE over 30%!

Please note, this program is only open to participants aged 16 and over.

All skill levels welcome.

COUPLES OFFER: Book for 2 and save 15%! This Valentine's Day package for 2 includes a hands-on chocolate bar workshop led by the award-winning chocolatiers at Succulent Chocolates & Sweets, followed by a guided tour focusing on romantic vibes connecting some of the best-known Canadian artists.

Sunday, March 22, 2026 at 2 pm

Celebrate the opening of Old Growth: Masterworks by the Group of Seven and their Contemporaries with a special curatorial talk that offers fresh insight into some of the McMichael's most iconic works.

Tickets can be purchased in advanced or at the Admission Desk. Walk-ins are welcome.

GROUPS OF 10 OR MORE and SCHOOL GROUPS must contact the appropriate coordinator to book a visit. Please note that all sales are final and tickets are non-refundable.

This special Valentine's Day package includes a hands-on chocolate bar workshop led by the award-winning chocolatiers at Succulent Chocolates & Sweets, followed by a guided tour focusing on romantic vibes connecting some of the best-known Canadian artists.

Saturday, March 28, 2026 from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm

Journey with us through the forests of Algoma, the peaks of the Rockies and the Arctic tundra on a guided French tour of some of the McMichael's most iconic and enduring treasures. This exhibition features masterworks by canonical artists such as Tom Thompson, Lawren Harris, Emily Carr, A.Y. Jackson and J.E.H. MacDonald.

Our tour will be followed by coffee and light snacks.

Saturday, February 28, 2026 from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm

Join us for a French tour of celebrated Vancouver artist Stan Douglas's exhibition led by McMichael Educator Anna Haidara. This photographic exhibition looks back over Douglas's distinguished career, focusing on the themes of race, power and colonization.

The tour will be followed by coffee and light snacks.

This Family Day Monday we celebrate everything Artventure! Explore fun and creative mixed media techniques with artist and educator Sandra Tarantino in this hands-on workshop.

This Family Day Monday we celebrate everything Artventure! Explore fun and creative mixed media techniques with artist and educator Sandra Tarantino in this hands-on workshop.