Art Windsor-Essex respectively acknowledges that we are located on Anishinaabe Territory – the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations, comprised of the Ojibway, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi. Today the Anishinaabe of the Three Fires Confederacy are represented by Bkejwanong. We want to state our respect for the ancestral and ongoing authority of Walpole Island First Nation over its Territory.
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Workshops for Kids and Families
Join us for family-friendly Weekends in the Studio, supported by Anne Safranyos and family! Meet featured artists and create your own masterpiece with every visit!

Upcoming Workshops

Sat Jun 3
Workshop
Weekends in the Studio! with the Vanguard Youth Arts Collective
Weekends in June 2023 Workshop Details
Sun May 28
Workshop
Sunday in the Studio! Nature Self-Portraits with Grace Taylor
May 28 | 1 pm - 4 pm Workshop Details
Sun May 21
Workshop
Sunday in the Studio! Decorative Pot and Plant with Grace Taylor
May 21 | 1 pm - 4 pm Workshop Details
Sun May 14
Workshop
Sunday in the Studio! Pressed Flower Bookmarks with Grace Taylor
May 14 | 1 pm - 4 pm Workshop Details
Thu May 18

Sun May 7
Workshop
Sunday in the Studio! Little Nature Environments with Grace Taylor
May 7 | 1 pm - 4 pm Workshop Details
Sat May 27
Workshop
Saturdays in the Studio! Creativity Without Borders with Elisha Giquel
May 27 | 1 pm - 4 pm Workshop Details
Sat May 20
Workshop
Saturdays in the Studio! Imaginative Botanicals with Elisha Giquel
May 20 | 1 pm - 4 pm Workshop Details
Sat May 13
Workshop
Saturdays in the Studio! Dream Worlds with Elisha Giquel
May 13 | 1 pm - 4 pm Workshop Details
Sat May 6
Workshop
Saturdays in the Studio! with Character Design Elisha Giquel
May 6 | 1 pm - 4 pm Workshop Details
Fri Apr 14

Thu Apr 20

Sun Apr 2

Sun Apr 9

Sat Apr 1

Sun Mar 26
Workshop
Sundays in the Studio! Transformed Cities with Cri Costi
March 26 | 1 pm - 4 pm Workshop Details
Sun Mar 12
Workshop
Sundays in the Studio! Recycled Cities with Cri Costi
March 12 | 1 pm - 4 pm Workshop Details
Sun Mar 5
Workshop
Sundays in the Studio! Spring Plants and Animals with Cri Costi
March 5 | 1 pm - 4 pm Workshop Details
Sun Mar 19
Workshop
Sundays in the Studio! Landscape Collages with Cri Costi
March 19 | 1 pm - 4 pm Workshop Details
Sat Mar 18
Workshop
Saturdays in the Studio! Net-Making with Ostoro Petahtegoose
March 18 | 1 pm - 4 pm Workshop Details
Sat Mar 25
Workshop
Saturdays in the Studio! Water Exploration with Ostoro Petahtegoose
March 25 | 1 pm - 4 pm Workshop Details
Sat Mar 11
Workshop
Saturdays in the Studio! Sculptural Plants with Ostoro Petahtegoose
March 11 | 1 pm - 4 pm Workshop Details
Sat Mar 4
Workshop
Saturdays in the Studio! Create Your Own Fish with Ostoro Petahtegoose
March 4 | 1 pm - 4 pm Workshop Details
Sat Mar 4

Thu Feb 16
Workshop
Quilt Codes of the Underground Railroad with The Artists of Colour
February 16 | 5 pm - 9 pm Workshop Details
Sun Feb 12
Workshop
Valentine’s Day Cookie-decorating Workshop at AWE
February 12 | 1 pm - 4 pm Workshop Details
Wed Mar 1

Wed Feb 1

Sun Feb 26
Workshop
Sundays in the Studio! Collage Poetry with Chidera Ikewibe
Each Sunday in February Workshop Details
Sun Feb 19
Workshop
Sundays in the Studio! Collage Poetry with Chidera Ikewibe
Each Sunday in February Workshop Details
Sun Feb 12
Workshop
Sundays in the Studio! Collage Poetry with Chidera Ikewibe
Each Sunday in February Workshop Details
Sat Feb 18
Workshop
Saturdays in the Studio! Monoprinting & Mixed Media Art Exploration with Ashley Hastings
February 18 | 1 pm - 4 pm Workshop Details
Sat Feb 25
Workshop
Saturdays in the Studio! Mini Art Books with Ashley Hastings
February 25 | 1 pm - 4 pm Workshop Details
Sat Feb 11
Workshop
Saturdays in the Studio! Monoprinting & Mixed Media Art Exploration with Ashley Hastings
February 11 | 1 pm - 4 pm Workshop Details
Sat Feb 4
Workshop
Saturdays in the Studio! Collaging Bookmarks with Ashley Hastings
February 4 | 1 pm - 4 pm Workshop Details
Sun Feb 5
Workshop
Sundays in the Studio! Collage Poetry with Chidera Ikewibe
February 5 | 1 pm - 4 pm Workshop Details
Wed Jan 18

Thu Jan 19

Sun Jan 29
Workshop
Sundays in the Studio! 3D Collages with Julie A. Bell
January 29 | 1 pm - 4 pm Workshop Details
Sun Jan 22
Workshop
Sundays in the Studio! Fun with Collage Materials with Julie A. Bell
January 22 | 1 pm - 4 pm Workshop Details
Sun Jan 15
Workshop
Sundays in the Studio! What Can I Be in 2023? Collage Portraits with Julie A. Bell
January 15 | 1 pm - 4 pm Workshop Details
Sun Jan 8
Workshop
Sundays in the Studio! What do you see for 2023? with Julie A. Bell
January 8 | 1 pm - 4 pm Workshop Details
Sat Jan 28
Workshop
Saturdays in the Studio! Mini Magnets with Megan Andrews
January 28 | 1 pm - 4 pm Workshop Details
Sat Jan 21
Workshop
Saturdays in the Studio! Creative Coasters with Megan Andrews
January 21 | 1 pm - 4 pm Workshop Details
Sat Jan 14
Workshop
Saturdays in the Studio! Pompoms with Megan Andrews
January 14 | 1 pm - 4 pm Workshop Details
Sat Jan 7
Workshop
Saturdays in the Studio! Mini Magnets with Megan Andrews
January 7 | 1 pm - 4 pm Workshop Details
Thu Dec 15
Workshop
Holiday Craft Night with the Teen Arts Council and Catherine Hois
December 15 | 5 pm - 9 pm Workshop Details
Sat Dec 17

Sun Dec 4

Sat Dec 3

Sat Nov 5
Workshop
Saturdays in the Studio! with Victoria Anne D’Anna
Saturdays in November 2022 Workshop Details
Sun Nov 6

Sat Oct 15
Workshop
Learning Nature Through Art with Dante Bresolin
October 15 | 10 am - 12 pm Workshop Details
Sun Oct 2

Sat Oct 1

Sun Sep 4

Sat Sep 3