OPPORTUNITIES

Some Bodies, Some Buddies

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Join us for Carmen Ocampo’s new course Some Bodies, Some Buddies this Winter season!

Date and time: Wednesdays, from February 18th to March 25th, 2026
Time: 2 hour sessions, 1 PM to 3 PM
Location: In-Person at 5005 Mabelle Ave, Etobicoke, Ontario, M9A 4X9 – Basement Auditorium

Registration is open from January 30th to February 13th, 2026.

Some Bodies, Some Buddies is a constellation of art-based workshops of holistic well-being that wander through the landscapes of the mental, emotional, physical, and relational bodies. Each session becomes a small journey into identity, resilience, embodied care, and empowerment — an invitation to listen to the stories the body holds. Through creation, reflection, and shared imagination, participants explore the threads and meanings that shape their inner worlds and discover how these processes echo through their everyday lives.

Open to adults and seniors. Priority is given to folks with lived experience of mental health and/or addiction issues. No experience is required for this course! All materials are provided.

Questions? Contact Revital Weiss at CommunityPrograms@LakeshoreArts.ca

Spontaneous Stitching

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Grab your embroidery needles! Join Khadija Aziz this winter season for her course Spontaneous Stitching!

Dates: Wednesdays, from February 18th to March 25th, 2026
Time: 2 hour sessions, 2PM to 4PM
Location: Online (Zoom)

Registration is open from January 30th to February 13th, 2026.

This workshop series introduces the essential tools and techniques of hand embroidery, including line drawing, 3D florals, and fabric collage. We’ll begin with spontaneous stitching: stitching without a plan to learn our first stitches by exploring mark-making with thread. From there, we’ll play with colours, materials, and textures. Perfect for both beginners and experienced embroiderers, this series offers a chance to slow down, learn new skills, and be part of a community. Workshop participants can apply the techniques learned in this workshop to future embroidery projects, such as hoop art and fashion upcycling.

Open to Ages 14+. Priority is given to folks with lived experience of mental health and/or addiction issues. No experience is required for this course! All materials are provided.

Questions? Contact Steffi Ng at ProgramsCoordinator@LakeshoreArts.ca

Thanks to a $1 million investment over four years from the Slaight Family Foundation, Workman Arts is expanding its art training programs throughout the GTA by partnering with Scarborough Arts, Urban Arts, North York Arts, East End Arts, Arts Etobicoke and Lakeshore Arts. The expanded program tackles the prevalence of social isolation in individuals with mental health issues and the lack of opportunities to build lasting social connections through meaningful engagement outside of the mainstream mental health system. Workman Arts’ art training programs are unique in the mental health sector because they do not treat the art class as secondary to the mental health benefits. High-quality art classes across all disciplines are facilitated by instructors with lived experience of mental health and/or addiction issues.

Art Insight – A partnership with Workman Arts and Lakeshore Arts  is specifically looking to add programming in South Etobicoke. This includes the area between Etobicoke Creek to the West, and the Humber River to the East, The Queensway to the North, and the lakeshore to the south.

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Workman Arts would like to acknowledge the Indigenous land on which we are presently located; Toronto comes from the Kanien’kéha word Tkaronto, which can be translated as “where the trees meet the water.” It is part of traditional territories of many nations: the Huron Wendat, the Haudenosaunee, and the Anishinaabe and the Mississaugas of the Credit.

Workman Arts recognizes this is an ongoing dialogue; we are grateful to live and work on this land with all people—those Indigenous to Turtle Island and those from all over the world.

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