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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!

This in-person two- day workshop will offer artists the opportunity to immerse themselves into the abstract realm.

Finding inspiration on the 4 Elements (Earth, Water, Air & Fire), Artist Lydia Panart will guide participants through the painting process - from reflections on the symbolic meaning behind each element, to their visual abstract representation.

Through visual explanations, painting techniques demonstrations, and one-on-one feedback, Lydia will guide the students along the layering process exploring 2 elements of their choice.

This program is suitable for those with some previous painting experience looking to enhance their own artistic voice.

Popular art instructor Andrew Cheddie Sookrah is pleased to offer a new series of in-person studio acrylic painting sessions where beginner and intermediate artists will work with colour hues and tonal values, as well as the structuring of shape and form in acrylic painting.

This unique stress-relieving seasonal workshop blends in-gallery art viewing with the Japanese tradition of shinrin yoku - forest bathing and artmaking.

Each session will begin with a focused art viewing and in-gallery intention circle, followed by a silent meditation walk on the McMichael’s grounds. Back in the studio, participants will reflect on their experience by creating a piece of art inspired by the natural environment. An art sharing circle will conclude the event.

Please dress accordingly to be outside for an extended period, including comfortable walking shoes, sunscreen, bug spray etc.

Buy single classes.

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

All skill levels welcome.

Buy all 4 classes and SAVE over 30%!

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

All skill levels welcome.

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 2 PM

Join Associate Curator John Geoghegan to learn about the exhibition River of Dreams: Impressionism on the Saint Lawrence with particular attention on the artist Robert Pilot. Learn about Pilot's development from a young art student to one of Canada's most accomplished impressionists and see how artists like Maurice Cullen and James Wilson Morrice influenced the younger artist.

Free with gallery admission. Registration required.

2-day in-person art class

Participants will learn to interpret and transcend sketches and photo reference into a painting with this spontaneous and flowing travel friendly medium. The theme for this workshop will be inspired by the water and shorelines of Lake Superior.

Monday-Friday, Before Care: 8-9 am, After Care: 5-6 pm

Select the day of the week, Before Care: 8-9 am 

NOTE: if booking the full week, receive 20% off here

Monday-Friday, Before Care: 8-9 am

Select the day of the week, After Care: 5-6 pm

NOTE: if booking the full week, receive 20% off here

Monday-Friday, After Care: 5-6 pm

Under the guidance of professional artist and instructor Dominik Modlinski, this two-day workshop is intended to hone students’ drawing and painting skills and to expand their creative language. Emphasis will be on risk-taking, abstract design, and mark-making – all three necessary components to take one’s work to the next level and create a unique creative signature.

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.

All day ADMISSION TICKETS + REGISTRATION for James Wilson Morrice in Africa Curatorial Talk with Katerina Atanassova at the McMichael on Sunday, November 24 at 2 pm.

All day ADMISSION TICKETS + REGISTRATION for John Scott: Firestorm, Curatorial Talk with John O'Brian and Sarah Milroy at the McMichael on Sunday, December 8 at 2 pm.

Process & Practice: McMichael Teaching Artist Series

Join us at for an inspiring presentation by Dominik Modlinski, a leading contemporary Canadian landscape artist and popular art instructor and lecturer. Known for his bold use of colour and texture, Dominik’s work captures the essence of the Canadian North and other remote regions around the world.