OPPORTUNITIES

Exploring Mixed Media and Textile Art

We invite you to join us for Krystal Ball’s workshop series “Exploring Mixed Media and Textile Art”! This is an UrbanArts + Workman Arts Satellite Program.

Registration begins is now open.

Dates: Weekly, every Friday from Feb 21st to April 18th.
Time: 6-8 pm
Location: 34 John St, Toronto, ON M9N 1J3

This course invites participants to discover and express personal stories through the dynamic combination of textile art and painting. Over nine weeks, participants will learn foundational techniques in fabric collage, textile layering, and non-toxic painting guided closely by me.

Rooted in themes of identity, culture, and heritage, the course helps students uncover and translate their unique narratives into vibrant, textured artworks. Through hands-on workshops, brainstorming exercises, and supportive feedback, participants will complete a meaningful mixed media piece that celebrates their personal journey.

The course blends technical skill-building with creative exploration, offering a safe and inclusive space to connect, create, and celebrate the art of storytelling. It culminates in a mini pop-up exhibition where participants share their finished works and the stories behind them.

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Beauty in Connection

Explore the power of beauty. Join us for Teyanna’s workshop series “Beauty in Connection”, an UrbanArts + Workman Arts Satellite Program!

Registration is now open.

Dates: Weekly, every Wednesday from Feb 19th to April 16th, 2025
Time: 6- 8:30 pm
Location: 34 John St, Toronto, ON M9N 1J3

This 8-week course uses makeup as a tool for self-expression, emotional healing, and building social connections. Participants will learn practical makeup techniques while engaging in group discussions that promote personal growth and confidence. The course emphasizes makeup’s therapeutic potential, helping individuals boost self-esteem and combat social isolation, especially for those facing mental health challenges. Facilitated by experienced instructors with lived experience, it offers a safe space to learn, share, and connect. By the end, participants will enhance their skills and foster meaningful connections with themselves and others.

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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, UrbanArts, 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.

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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