Courses for Youth - Art Windsor-Essex

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.

About this group

The AWE Teen Arts Council is a group of teens aged 14-17 from across Windsor-Essex who have come together to create programs for teens, by teens. Being involved with The AWE Teen Arts Council means that you get to:

Connect with other teen artists and art enthusiasts in your area

Meet artists and creators at AWE and beyond

Plan and attend creative workshops and events

Get involved with volunteer opportunities at AWE that can go towards your volunteer hours

What we’ve done

Visited our friends at Artcite Inc. for a drum circle and viewing of their exhibitions.

Hosted a virtual Imperfect Art workshop to remind others that all art is valuable art, facilitated by art therapist Ainslee Winter.

Organized a Paint your Pet workshop facilitated by artist Kelsey Auger, where guests had the opportunity to paint their furry, feathery, or scaly friends! All donations from the program went to the Windsor/Essex County Humane Society.

Held an Active Artbites workshop, facilitated by Vanguard Youth Arts Collective, where guests got to make three speedy creations with three youth artists!

Attended a studio visit with AWE’s emerging artist-in-residence, Maria Mediratta.

Learned about bio art and painted with algae during a visit to the INCUBATOR Art Lab.

Hosted two Drop-In and Create sessions with artist Anthony Di Fazio

Hosted a coffee house at the Green Bean Cafe, featuring singer Florine Ndimubandi, poet & storyteller Samantha Badaoa, and hip-hop artist & slam poet Erik E-tomic Johnson