Weekend Art Classes
The AGA offers Weekend Art Classes to different age groups throughout the year. Empower your kids or teens to make new friends and discover the world through art.
May 13-Jun 24, 2023 (no classes May 20 - Victoria Day Long Weekend)
Saturdays, 10am-11:30am
$110/$100 Members
Moonlight and Night Sky (ages 6-8)
Explore our current exhibition kisikayastew ᑭᓯᑲᔭᐢᑌᐤ…when the night shines like the day featuring the artwork of contemporary artists Alex Janvier and Lana Whiskeyjack and learn about the Thirteen Sacred Moons through their creative lens. In the studio, sketch, paint, draw and sculpt artwork that expresses your personal relationship to the changing celestial sky. Register here.
Hogarth’s Hounds (ages 9-12)
Be inspired by the engravings of 18th-century artist William Hogarth and create your own series of comical artworks featuring dogs and animals of all sorts. Experiment with drawing, illustration, and printmaking techniques to tell stories in a range of formats including comics, zines, prints, mixed media paintings, clay sculpture and more! Register here.
Teen Class
Saturdays, 1-3pm
$160+GST/$145+GST Members
From Warhol to Banksy (ages 13-17)
Follow in the footsteps of art icons Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Banksy and turn popular culture into art. Discover local printmakers in our collection and on the Edmonton scene and learn the foundations of stenciling and screen-printing. Finally, experiment with ink and print on paper, textiles and other substrates to create a body of reproducible art. Register here.
March 11 - April 29, 2023
(No classes on April 1 and April 8)
Re-imagined Landscapes (ages 9-12)
Saturdays, 10am - 11:30am | $110+GST ($100+GST for AGA Members)
Investigate how artists re-imagine and re-invent their environment through art! Visit current exhibitions to discover the differences and similarities between man-made and natural landscapes through art-making and close observation. In the studio, build with new & reusable materials, work with composition & scale and expand your artistic abilities around the landscape theme. Register here.
Jan. 14-Feb. 25 (No classes on Feb. 18)
Saturdays, 10am-11:30am
$110+GST/$100+GST Member Price
Express Yourself (ages 6-8)
Explore a range of emotions in our current exhibitions and discover how artists use materials to express how they feel! Working with paint, printmaking techniques, and performance, create stories and expressive works of art including portraiture, sculpture and installation. Register here.
Art-iculate! (ages 9-12)
Everyone has a voice in this exciting studio about expression! Explore a variety of ways to make your own personal statement through storytelling and art making. Walk through the gallery exhibitions to find ideas and work with familiar materials in new ways! Register here.
Saturdays, 10am-11:30am
Jan. 14-Feb. 25 (No classes on Feb. 18)
$160+GST/$145+GST Member Price
Print and Sculpt (ages 13-17)
Inspired by current exhibitions, discover the triumphs and challenges of working in two very different mediums: printmaking and sculpture. Experiment and problem solve with a variety of materials and techniques to create a series of artworks in both 2-D and 3-D forms. Register here.