OPPORTUNITIES

Palestinian Embroidery 101

We invite you to join us for Alexandra Verma’s course ‘Palestinian Embroidery 101’! This is a Lakeshore Arts & Workman Arts Satellite Program! 

Registration closes on October 14th.

Dates: Tuesdays, Oct 29 to Dec 3, 2024
Time: 2-hour Sessions, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM 
Location: Online (Zoom)

Course Description

Tatreez is the art of Palestinian embroidery that is strongly influenced by the earth, with traditional patterns mimicking symbols found in the local environment. Palestinian embroidery is traditionally used to adorn, repair, update, and alter clothing, with many people wearing two or three thobes (traditional Arab robes) throughout their adult life. 

In this 6-week course, students will learn the rich history of Palestinian embroidery, learning common symbols found in tatreez patterns, and their regional inspirations. Through two hands-on projects, students will learn to prepare, create, and execute basic tatreez patterns to upcycle and repair existing garments.

No experience is required for this course! All materials are provided.

Questions? Contact Revital Weiss at CommunityPrograms@LakeshoreArts.ca

Register Here

Chainmaille: Basics to Advanced led by Laurie’s Poirier

We invite you to join us for Laurie’s Poirier course ‘Chainmaille: Basics to Advanced’! This is a Lakeshore Arts + Workman Arts Satellite Program!

Registration begins today and closes on September 24th.

Dates: Tuesdays, Oct 8 to Dec 3, 2024 (OFF on November 19)
Time: 2-hour Sessions, 6 PM to 8 PM
Location: Lakeshore Arts (2422 Lake Shore Blvd. W., Etobicoke)

Course Description

This 8-week in-person workshop series will take you from the fundamentals of chainmaille to creating your own completed jewelry pieces! During each workshop, artist Laurie Poirier (@lauries_craft_classes) will walk you through a new weave and you will be making your own pieces in no time.

No experience is required for this course! All materials are provided.

Questions? Contact Revital Weiss at CommunityPrograms@LakeshoreArts.ca

Register Here

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.

Have questions?
AZUL BAEZ
Membership Administrative and Programs Manager
416-583-4339, ext. 2
azul_baez@workmanarts.com

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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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