Explore exhibitions and connect over self-guided art projects that inspire creativity. Do-it-yourself studio time activities change every month. May’s theme: Spotlight: Selections from the Museum Collection. All children with an…
Alton Mill Dam (2025) is a large-scale outdoor installation of a direct-positive pinhole photograph by artist Risa Horowitz. Made with a handmade camera at Alton Mill Arts Centre, the image centres on the concrete dam where Shaw’s Creek was engineered to drive what became the longest-running water-powered mill on the Upper Credit River system. The…
Alton Mill Dam (2025) is a large-scale outdoor installation of a direct-positive pinhole photograph by artist Risa Horowitz. Made with a handmade camera at Alton Mill Arts Centre, the image centres on the concrete dam where Shaw’s Creek was engineered to drive what became the longest-running water-powered mill on the Upper Credit River system. The…
Explore exhibitions and connect over self-guided art projects that inspire creativity. Do-it-yourself studio time activities change every month. May’s theme: Spotlight: Selections from the Museum Collection. All children with an adult.
Discover the beauty of silk painting in this hands-on workshop. Participants will be introduced to iron-set dyes and salt-texturing techniques that create vibrant, flowing designs with rich organic colours. The process embraces movement, resulting in expressive, one-of-a-kind silk artworks. You’ll learn how to properly prepare and stretch silk, apply flowing colour, and use salt to…
Discover the beauty of silk painting in this hands-on workshop. Participants will be introduced to iron-set dyes and salt-texturing techniques that create vibrant, flowing designs with rich organic colours. The process embraces movement, resulting in expressive, one-of-a-kind silk artworks. You’ll learn how to properly prepare and stretch silk, apply flowing colour, and use salt to…
Explore exhibitions and connect over self-guided art projects that inspire creativity. Do-it-yourself studio time activities change every month. May’s theme: Spotlight: Selections from the Museum Collection. All children with an adult.
We’ll kick things off with a look at the relationship between humans and the written word. Along the way, we’ll explore how the fountain pen became a beloved tool, and why pen and paper still hold their own in a digital world. Participants will then be guided through a hands-on exercise using fountain pens. You’ll…
Explore exhibitions and connect over self-guided art projects that inspire creativity. Do-it-yourself studio time activities change every month. May’s theme: Spotlight: Selections from the Museum Collection. All children with an adult.
