
Dog Draw X: Bark to School
Dates: Monday September 29, 2025
Time: 7:00 - 9:00pm (2 hours)
This night of life-drawing has a twist - the models are dogs! Come draw some puppers on Wednesday July 23 from 7pm - 9pm at Northern Contemporary. BYOM (bring your own materials). Open to all skill levels.
Cost: $25 per participant (Ages 10+, participants under 14 must be accompanied by an adult)
Lino Cut Workshop
Date: Thursday October 2, 2025
Time: 7:00 - 9:00pm (2 hours)
Join us for a Lino cut workshop with Yoana V., a local artist and printmaker. During the workshop. you will learn how to design, carve, ink, and create your own linocut prints. This guided workshop is designed for participants age 16+ at any level of artistic skill. We will go over vocabulary, techniques, materials, and safety before diving into creating your own lino block stamp! Each participant will get a chance to carve and print a 6x4 inch black and white print. At the end of the two hour workshop, you will be able to take home several black and white prints of your making, as well as your custom lino block and the know-how to make many more!
Cost: $65 per participant (16+)


Concrete Raccoons
Limited edition sculptures by Emily May Rose
This is the first-ever sculpture series by Toronto-based artist, Emily May Rose, released as part of her solo exhibition, "Nice To See You". These are multiples of a handmade piece by the artist, cast in pale green pigmented concrete. Each piece is signed by hand on the bottom, and comes packaged in a numbered miniature moving box.
Dimensions:
3.5" x 3.5" x 3.5"
Limited edition of 200
Featured Artists

Shea Nemeth
Shea is a Toronto based illustrator known for her gouache paintings and contemporary, whimsical style. Through the use of storytelling and familiar imagery, her work creates an intimate, relatable and bittersweet experience. She mostly focuses on flat colour, clean lines, and minimalist compositions. Inspired by childhood memories, classic cartoons and animations, she hopes to invoke feelings of nostalgia and sentimentality, and encourage the viewer to reflect on and treasure those moments that they hold dear. Her work can be seen as painted illustrations, murals and merchandise.

Emily May Rose
Emily May Rose is an award-winning artist and illustrator based in Toronto, Canada. Based on her own experiences, Emily’s work features a cast of recurring characters (most notably her weed-smoking, pizza-eating raccoons) to depict humorous situations that are relatable to many of us who are trying to survive in an urban environment. Her work can be found in many formats including murals, editorial illustration, apparel design, installations, and gallery settings. Her murals can be found all over the world where she's painted in street art festivals, artist residencies, and other commissions during her various travels.

Rosey Cheekes
Rosey Cheekes (Randi), a Canadian illustrator who draws inspiration from anything that is cute, fun and delicious. Randi loves combining animals and food with a hint of minimalism, bringing the creations to life in various forms from vector illustrations to adorable murals and bags.