Paint-Along: Gouache Painting with Jules Monson
Dates:
- Sunday September 27th, 2026
- Monday September 28th, 2026
Time: 6:30 - 9:00PM (2.5 hours)
Overview: Create you own gouache painting on canvas paper with guidance from artist Jules Monson. Beginner friendly with all materials provided.
Instructor: Jules Monson is a painter/illustrator from Toronto. With an unparalleled skill for rendering intricate details and a vivid imagination that knows no bounds, she transports viewers to otherworldly scenes where the whimsical and the baroque converge in mesmerizing harmony.
Cost: $75 per participant (Ages 16 +)
Build-A-Bug Ceramics Workshop
Date: Friday September 25, 2026
Time: 6:30 - 9:00PM (2.5 hours)
Create your own little ceramic critters to decorate your home with our Build-a-Bug workshop! Participants will be guided through the basics of hand-building and receive a ball of white porcelain clay to transform into any type of critter they like. They will have the option to decorate their creations with a selection of underglazes before a final clear glaze.
Cost: $80 per participant (Ages 18+)
Saturday Morning Kids' Art Club
Dates:
October 10, 17, 24, 31, November 7 (5 weeks)
Time: Saturdays, 10am - 12pm (2 hours)
In this 5-week kids’ art club, children will be introduced to a variety of craft and art-making styles using different materials and techniques, drawn from different eras throughout art history. This class is geared towards students with a keen interest in the arts, who are looking to explore new mediums, which will draw upon on the students’ individual artistic styles.
Week 1: Introduction to drawing and storytelling
Week 2: Positive and negative space in cyanotypes
Week 3: Puppets from found materials
Week 4: Halloween art fun
Week 5: Zines and comics
converge in mesmerizing harmony.
Cost: $300 per participant (6-10 year olds) for 5 weeks
Emotional Support Ceramics Workshop
Date: Thursday October 15, 2026
Time: 7:00 - 9:00pm (2 hours)
Bring your friends and come learn to make your very own emotional support ceramics! These lil friends can live in your pockets, bags, shelves, desk, or anywhere your heart desires. They can be a great comfort in times of stress and of happiness, supporting you whenever you need them! (Plus you can give them cute lil faces that make you go, "eeeeee!".)
During this workshop you'll learn some basic hand-building and underglaze techniques that will help you make your very own emotional support ceramics.
Cost: $80 per participant (18+)
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.