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Explore storytelling, creativity and world-building in our current exhibition Building Black Civilizations: Journey of 2,000 Ships by artist Ekow Nimako. In the studio, imagine a bright and bold future and then, work together to create a large-scale installation, make prints from Lego pieces, and draw and paint to bring your collective vision to life.  

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In this choose-your-own-adventure-style class, discover forgotten cities and disappearing ships. Use your creativity and ingenuity to imagine their unfortunate fates and mysterious journeys. Experiment with various materials and techniques to illustrate how these adventures end. Will it be a tragedy or triumph? YOU decide!

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February is National Embroidery Month! Join our stitch-a-long and be inspired by featured artists in A Look Within: The Vision of Alberta Collectors. Use fabric, felt and string to make folk-art-inspired collages with a contemporary twist. 

Tours for Tots is sponsored by Second Street Fund.

Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

• welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   

• celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   

• fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    

• encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   

• provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   

• shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   

• experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   

• exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   

• partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   

• gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

Or, read how Art Therapy can support mental health and wellness. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

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Learn about the disappearance of 14th-century explorer Basha Adu Kasa II and his enormous fleet. Follow artist Ekow Nimako’s imagining of their mysterious voyage in our newest exhibition. Create your own story in a series of layered prints using the iconic blocks. 

About Adult Open Studio: These classes are casual, social drop-in art workshops offered weekly, featuring a new project and theme connected to current exhibitions. These workshops explore the technical and conceptual side of art-making and give participants opportunities to experiment and explore new ideas and materials in the studio.

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To start off the programming for Black History Month at the AGA, we are proud to be screening Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story (2024). Discover the 1960s Black trans icon, Jackie Shane who made a name for herself as a soul singer in the Toronto music scene.

About the Film: Directed by Michael Mabbott and Lucah Rosenberg-Lee, this film highlights the life and career of Jackie Shane, a Black trans soul singer, who rose to fame in the local Toronto music scene in the 1960s, helping to shape that era’s R & B sound. Her success reached its peak with the release of Any Other Way in 1967 and cemented her reputation as a queer icon in Canada. In the early 1970s, Shane suddenly vanished from the public scene only to reemerge in the 2010s in a series of CBC radio interviews.

A unique look into the music legend’s incredible story, this film features archival materials, interviews, rotoscope animation, an original soundtrack and never-before-heard phone conversations with the musician shortly before her death in 2019 at the age of 78.

This documentary film is 100 minutes and will be screened in our Ledcor Theatre located in the lower level of the Gallery.

All Day Sunday is included in admission; buy admission here.

Building Black Civilizations: Journey of 2,000 Ships tells Ekow Nimako’s interpretation of the mysterious sea voyage of Mansa Abu Bakr II, a 14th-century explorer who abdicated his throne to lead 2,000 ships on an expedition. Bakr and his fleet are never heard from again. Nimako picks up the story to imagine new worlds and possibilities. Use Lego as an art material and participate in activities featuring the iconic block, including printmaking, collaborative painting, and a workshop with local brick artist Sam Malmberg.   

About Sam: Sam Malmberg is an artist from Edmonton, Alberta, who uses LEGO bricks as his primary medium. Sam has displayed his original LEGO creations at events across the US and Canada, captivating audiences with his large and intricate builds. He gained national recognition as a finalist on LEGO Masters US Season 4, showcasing his creativity and technical skill. A community-focused artist, Sam works in schools and hosts workshops that encourage people to explore their imagination, collaborate with others, and solve problems through building. Sam believes that LEGO is a powerful tool for learning and artistic expression. He continuously strives to engage and inspire others to discover the joy of building and creating 

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Prepare for Valentine’s Day on February 14th by creating cards from card stock, oil pastels, and other materials. Visit current exhibitions for inspiration and then settle into the atrium for a card-making extravaganza.  

Tours for Tots is sponsored by Second Street Fund.

Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

• welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   

• celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   

• fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    

• encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   

• provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   

• shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   

• experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   

• exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   

• partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   

• gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

Or, read how Art Therapy can support mental health and wellness. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

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Join us in the studio for a card-making extravaganza! With our vast assortment of art supplies, create a unique design that tells your friends and family “I love you”. Already have your card picked out, but forgot to nab a gift? Work at a larger scale to craft a lovely hand-made surprise your special someone will remember.  

About Adult Open Studio: These classes are casual, social drop-in art workshops offered weekly, featuring a new project and theme connected to current exhibitions. These workshops explore the technical and conceptual side of art-making and give participants opportunities to experiment and explore new ideas and materials in the studio.

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Are you a senior looking for unique art experiences, love film and meeting fellow life-long learners? Come to the AGA on Friday, January 10th at 2pm for our next Cinema for Seniors, a monthly film matinee programmed by our Aging Artfully Advisory Committee.   

This month, we are screening Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story (2024). This documentary film is 100 minutes and will be screened in our Ledcor Theatre located in the lower level of the Gallery. Following the film, we invite participants to partake in a lively discussion with light refreshments in one of our education studios.  

This screening is included in our Black History Month programming at the AGA. 

About the Film  

Directed by Michael Mabbott and Lucah Rosenberg-Lee, this film highlights the life and career of Jackie Shane, a Black trans soul singer, who rose to fame in the local Toronto music scene in the 1960s, helping to shape that era’s R & B sound. Her success reached its peak with the release of Any Other Way in 1967 and cemented her reputation as a queer icon in Canada. In the early 1970s, Shane suddenly vanished from the public scene only to reemerge in the 2010s in a series of CBC radio interviews.  

A unique look into the music legend’s incredible story, this film features archival materials, interviews, rotoscope animation, an original soundtrack and never-before-heard phone conversations with the musician shortly before her death in 2019 at the age of 78. 

For more information about this program and other programming for seniors or to sign up for our mailing list, contact us at programming@youraga.ca.  

Celebrate Family Day at the AGA for free, thanks to Station Lands Ltd! Registration is not required.  

Please note: Last admission is 4:15pm – make sure to drop by before then to enjoy your visit! 

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Learn about the voyage and mysterious disappearance of Mansa Abu Bakr II, a 14th-century explorer, and his fleet in our exhibition Building Black Civilizations: Journey of 2,000 Ships by artist Ekow Nimako. Then, create a map to help the lost adventurers return home.  

Tours for Tots is sponsored by Second Street Fund.

Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

• welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   

• celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   

• fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    

• encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   

• provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   

• shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   

• experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   

• exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   

• partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   

• gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

Or, read how Art Therapy can support mental health and wellness. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Register Here

Inspired by the Dadaists, a 20th-century art movement, created a visual composition of images and text that are both nonsensical and deeply revealing of our current time.  

About Adult Open Studio: These classes are casual, social drop-in art workshops offered weekly, featuring a new project and theme connected to current exhibitions. These workshops explore the technical and conceptual side of art-making and give participants opportunities to experiment and explore new ideas and materials in the studio.

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Join us on February 22 from 2pm-4 pm for a curator’s tour of 5 Artists 1 Love, an annual exhibition celebrating Black creativity in our community. Listen as curator Darren Jordan shares his insights about the depth and vibrancy of Edmonton’s African Canadian creative communities and learn more about the artists on display. In its 19th year, this year’s exhibition includes artwork by Favour Olayinka Abimbola, Jabari Broodhagen, Jamelle Davis, Cherlene Johnson and Dara Ojo.  

About the Speaker 

Born in the UK, Darren immigrated to Canada with his family in 1975 at the age of eight. In his home, he was taught to appreciate the beauty and diversity of other cultures as well as what they had to offer. He believes that food, music, dance and art are conduits to such exploration. This is reflected in his work, which often incorporates a great deal of colour & expression with some graphic elements. 

Through 5 Artists 1 Love Darren has worked at bringing together various artistic disciplines within the “Black Community” under one accessible network. He was quoted saying,” If you can’t find a scene or there is no scene, then you make a scene.” 

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Discover how Favour Olayinka Abimbola creates art inspired by storytelling, connection and culture. Reflect on your family connections before making an expressive painting that represents your community web.  

Tours for Tots is sponsored by Second Street Fund.

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New parents are welcomed to join us on a monthly tour of the AGA’s current exhibitions. This tour series has been designed to have adult conversation, opportunities to socialize with other parents, baby play ,and added flexibility to ensure if you need to step away to attend to your little one, you won’t miss a thing! 

These tours are offered the last Wednesday of the month at 11am and are FREE with General Admission. 

Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

• welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   

• celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   

• fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    

• encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   

• provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   

• shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   

• experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   

• exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   

• partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   

• gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

Or, read how Art Therapy can support mental health and wellness. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

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Featuring Renée Williams (Executive Director, Edmonton Arts Council) as moderator and local Black artists Aliya Logun and Shaiheim Small, the panel will discuss the topic of representation in the arts. The night begins with a short performance and end with a Q&A session to learn even more about these amazing artists.

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Up your brooch game! For centuries, brooches have been worn as a subtle political and social statement. Using wire, beads and mixed media, create a wearable work of art inspired by current exhibitions.  

About Adult Open Studio: These classes are casual, social drop-in art workshops offered weekly, featuring a new project and theme connected to current exhibitions. These workshops explore the technical and conceptual side of art-making and give participants opportunities to experiment and explore new ideas and materials in the studio.

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Celebrate the creativity of featured Black artists during this month’s Seniors’ Tour as part of our Black History Month programming. We will make our way through current exhibitions including Ekow Nimako: Building Black Civilizations – Journey of 2,000 Ships and 5 Artists 1 Love, an annual showcase of the talent and diversity of the African diaspora in our city.  

This tour is for self-identified seniors and is free with admission. Capacity for the event is 30 so reserve your tickets early.  

Seniors’ Tours are offered monthly and organized by the AGA’s Aging Artfully Advisory Committee.  

Accessibility notes: We have a whisper audio guide system with headsets available. These wearable transmitters allow visitors to listen to the tour guide without straining to hear or being distracted by ambient noise in the galleries. If you pause to contemplate an artwork longer, you won’t miss what the tour guide says next. 

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Visit our current exhibition AGA100 Act 3: Words to Worldmaking and discover how language helps us connect and why words matter. Create a visual poem using pencil crayons, markers and ink. 

Tours for Tots is a weekly in-person art exploration for children ages 3-5 and their parents, consisting of playful activities, whimsical storytelling and hands-on art-making. Our aim is to create a dynamic program which fosters meaningful relationships, community awareness, well-being, visual literacy and creative expression.

Each week features a different theme and a new opportunity to be creative together.

Tours for Tots is presented by Second Street Fund.

Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

• welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   

• celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   

• fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    

• encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   

• provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   

• shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   

• experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   

• exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   

• partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   

• gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

Or, read how Art Therapy can support mental health and wellness. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

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Hone your figurative drawing skills with a series of gestural ink drawings. Choose to stay in a loose, expressive style or try your hand at a sustained tonal drawing. Focus on methods such as sight measuring to achieve representational proportion. Learn about the many ways to create a figurative drawing and the various strengths in gesture and representation. 

NB: This class features a nude model. 

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High Tea: 11-12:30 

Panel: “Festival City and the Women that Make Them” : 1-2pm 

Description: 

The AGA is celebrating women in style and sophistication. Join us for High Tea at the Art Gallery of Alberta followed by a panel in our theater entitled, “Festival City and the Women that Make Them”. 

Our High Tea will highlight delicious foods, décor and atmosphere in our beautiful Atrium and Main Hall to help you enjoy chatting and celebrate the women in your life! Your ticket also gives you access to our panel “Festival City and the Women that Make Them”, which will bring forward the women who coordinate the famous festivals we have in our beautiful city. (More information on panelists to come soon) 

Price: $60+GST per person 

Member price: $54+GST per person 

Included in admission, get tickets here

Inspired by the iconic book series, explore AGA100 Act 3: Words and Worldmaking, our last anniversary exhibition and discover art’s unique ability to communicate ideas, stories, history and the future through visual and material means. Be inspired to record your own story in watercolour and print or contribute to our collective storyboard and change the outcome. Will it be a triumph or tragedy? YOU decide! 

About All Day Sundays: All Day Sundays at the AGA provides families the opportunity to spend the afternoon exploring art and ideas connected to current exhibitions. With programs and projects scheduled throughout the day, families can stay for a while or drop-in for a quick visit. All Day Sunday activities include hands-on art-making, storytelling, performances, Gallery visits and collaborative projects.

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Imagine jumping into a time machine to the future. What do we see, smell, taste, hear and feel? What kinds of tools, objects and favourite toys do we bring? What do we leave behind? What new things do we make? Visit what we leave, what we take and create a prototype of a new object made for the future. 

Tours for Tots is a weekly in-person art exploration for children ages 3-5 and their parents, consisting of playful activities, whimsical storytelling and hands-on art-making. Our aim is to create a dynamic program which fosters meaningful relationships, community awareness, well-being, visual literacy and creative expression.

Each week features a different theme and a new opportunity to be creative together.

Tours for Tots is sponsored by Second Street Fund.

Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

• welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   

• celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   

• fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    

• encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   

• provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   

• shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   

• experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   

• exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   

• partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   

• gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

Or, read how Art Therapy can support mental health and wellness. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Register Here

Draw inspiration from our newest exhibition what we leave, what we take and reflect on questions about what we carry with us into the future and what we leave to history. Create an expressive drawing using concepts of assert (draw) and obliterate (erase) to add texture and interest to your work. 

About Adult Open Studio: These classes are casual, social drop-in art workshops offered weekly, featuring a new project and theme connected to current exhibitions. These workshops explore the technical and conceptual side of art-making and give participants opportunities to experiment and explore new ideas and materials in the studio.

Register Here

With spring just around the corner, Dara Ojo’s macro photographs of bugs will inspire today’s exploration. Using wire and model magic, we’ll create a series of never-before-seen insect sculptures.  

Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

• welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   

• celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   

• fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    

• encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   

• provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   

• shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   

• experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   

• exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   

• partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   

• gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

Or, read how Art Therapy can support mental health and wellness. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Register Here

As spring arrives and early pollinators begin to appear, we look to nature for inspiration. Try your hand at needle felting and create a mini sculpture after viewing the macro photographs of insects by Dara Ojo.  

About Adult Open Studio: These classes are casual, social drop-in art workshops offered weekly, featuring a new project and theme connected to current exhibitions. These workshops explore the technical and conceptual side of art-making and give participants opportunities to experiment and explore new ideas and materials in the studio.

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Learn about the iconic French artist Matisse and a famous art book called Jazz. Inspired by the musical genre, listen to jazz music and create an accordion book using a collage inspired by the shapes and textures of the master.  

Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

• welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   

• celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   

• fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    

• encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   

• provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   

• shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   

• experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   

• exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   

• partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   

• gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

Or, read how Art Therapy can support mental health and wellness. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Register Here

Review classic watercolour painting techniques and pair them together in a series of experiments to discover what painting possibilities exist. Mix things up with the introduction of unusual materials to increase your repertoire in infinite ways! 

About Adult Open Studio: These classes are casual, social drop-in art workshops offered weekly, featuring a new project and theme connected to current exhibitions. These workshops explore the technical and conceptual side of art-making and give participants opportunities to experiment and explore new ideas and materials in the studio.

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Join us for International Children’s Book Day! We read a selection of our much-loved books and make artwork inspired by our favourite characters.  

Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

• welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   

• celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   

• fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    

• encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   

• provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   

• shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   

• experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   

• exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   

• partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   

• gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

Or, read how Art Therapy can support mental health and wellness. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Register Here

Today is National Siblings Day and to celebrate, we invite you to bring along your sibling to the Gallery and revel in your relationship. Make a collaborative artwork together and surprise your parents or guardians. 

Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

• welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   

• celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   

• fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    

• encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   

• provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   

• shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   

• experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   

• exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   

• partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   

• gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

Or, read how Art Therapy can support mental health and wellness. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Register Here

Learn about the tradition of pysanky, an art form done on eggs using wax resist. Decorate a series of paper eggs using oil pastels and watercolour. Use yarn to string them together.  

Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

• welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   

• celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   

• fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    

• encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   

• provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   

• shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   

• experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   

• exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   

• partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   

• gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

Or, read how Art Therapy can support mental health and wellness. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Register Here

April 22 is Earth Day! Continue the celebration of this unique planet we call home by creating a masterpiece from recycled materials. Visit current exhibitions and see how artists combine materials to make art. 

Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

• welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   

• celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   

• fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    

• encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   

• provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   

• shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   

• experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   

• exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   

• partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   

• gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

Or, read how Art Therapy can support mental health and wellness. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Register Here

Channel your inner Leonardo de Vinci and explore the connection between art and science. Like the famous artist, architect and inventor before you, create sketches and prototypes of never-before-seen buildings and future city plans. 

Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

• welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   

• celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   

• fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    

• encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   

• provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   

• shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   

• experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   

• exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   

• partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   

• gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

Or, read how Art Therapy can support mental health and wellness. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

• welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   

• celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   

• fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    

• encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   

• provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   

• shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   

• experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   

• exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   

• partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   

• gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

Or, read how Art Therapy can support mental health and wellness. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

• welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   

• celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   

• fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    

• encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   

• provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   

• shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   

• experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   

• exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   

• partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   

• gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

Or, read how Art Therapy can support mental health and wellness. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

• welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   

• celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   

• fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    

• encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   

• provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   

• shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   

• experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   

• exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   

• partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   

• gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

Or, read how Art Therapy can support mental health and wellness. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

• welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   

• celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   

• fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    

• encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   

• provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   

• shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   

• experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   

• exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   

• partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   

• gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

Or, read how Art Therapy can support mental health and wellness. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

• welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   

• celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   

• fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    

• encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   

• provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   

• shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   

• experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   

• exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   

• partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   

• gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

Or, read how Art Therapy can support mental health and wellness. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

• welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   

• celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   

• fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    

• encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   

• provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   

• shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   

• experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   

• exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   

• partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   

• gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

Or, read how Art Therapy can support mental health and wellness. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

• welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   

• celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   

• fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    

• encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   

• provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   

• shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   

• experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   

• exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   

• partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   

• gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

Or, read how Art Therapy can support mental health and wellness. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

• welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   

• celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   

• fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    

• encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   

• provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   

• shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   

• experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   

• exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   

• partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   

• gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

Or, read how Art Therapy can support mental health and wellness. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

• welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   

• celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   

• fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    

• encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   

• provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   

• shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   

• experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   

• exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   

• partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   

• gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

Or, read how Art Therapy can support mental health and wellness. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

• welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   

• celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   

• fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    

• encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   

• provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   

• shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   

• experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   

• exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   

• partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   

• gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

Or, read how Art Therapy can support mental health and wellness. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

• welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   

• celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   

• fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    

• encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   

• provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   

• shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   

• experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   

• exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   

• partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   

• gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

Or, read how Art Therapy can support mental health and wellness. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

• welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   

• celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   

• fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    

• encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   

• provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   

• shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   

• experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   

• exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   

• partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   

• gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

Or, read how Art Therapy can support mental health and wellness. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

• welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   

• celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   

• fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    

• encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   

• provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   

• shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   

• experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   

• exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   

• partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   

• gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

Or, read how Art Therapy can support mental health and wellness. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.