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Image featuring an ink portrait of a black tuxedo cat, plus text: Whimsical India Ink Pet Portraits with Yulia Tsinko.
Image featuring an ink portrait of a black tuxedo cat, plus text: Whimsical India Ink Pet Portraits with Yulia Tsinko.

Paint your pet Paint your pet

in a fun & friendly ink skills workshop!

In the centre is a circular mirror with a reflection of a blue sky and cumulus clouds. To the left and right of the mirror are smooth metal spheres and abstract metal tear-shaped structures that merge into long vertical stems that become bowl-like structures. In front of the mirror and between the metal structures is a small even-textured marble cube. All the elements are on a flat, yellow cloud patterned surface and background. 

Shellie Zhang: Near Yet Far Exhibition

Mon, Jan 6 - Fri, May 23, 2025: The Robert Langen Art Gallery at Wilfrid Laurier University’s Library hosts multidisciplinary artist Shellie Zhang’s Near Yet Far exhibition. This exhibit brings together works that feature historical & symbolic references from Chinese and Chinese American/Canadian culture, to explore how images & language evolve as they traverse time and geography.

Image featuring text and illustration against a pale mauve background. Call to Artists. Register by December 20th, 2024. Create a miniature artwork on a Hahnemühle bookmark, submit it for our community exhibition, and receive a unique piece of art in return! Two line-illustrated hands face each other, holding out bookmarks. One bookmark bears the word "Bookmark" and the other "Exchange". Top right corner: ARTiculations logo. Bottom right corner: Featuring Hahnemühle, including a logo.

ARTiculations: Bookmark Exchange

Make & exchange miniature artworks. ARTiculations Art Supply is hosting a community bookmark exchange: register by Fri, Dec. 20, 2024 & submit finished bookmarks by Tue, Jan. 7, 2025. Submissions will be on display from Tue, Jan. 7 – Fri, Jan. 31, 2025, celebrating the season & the launch of Hahnemühle papers at ARTiculations, with the bookmark exchange on Fri, Jan. 31.

Illustrated image for The Brush Off 12th Edition, rendered as a multi-coloured abstract painting, with paint splotches on the yellow lettering for the main title.

THEMUSEUM presents: The Brush Off 12th Edition

One night only – Sat, Feb. 1, 2025: THEMUSEUM hosts the 12th edition of Waterloo Region’s original, premier live art-making & fundraising event, The Brush Off. Artists participate in a friendly competition, painting & creating art in front of a live audience, who vote for their favourite artwork & bid on the art in a silent auction! Recommended for ages 12+.

A woman with dark hair, wearing a red top, black pants and red shoes, smiling and in a lounging pose on top of the trunk of a red car, leaning on her right elbow, with left arm bent, hand behind her head.

Shelley Niro: 500 Year Itch exhibition

Now till Mon, Feb. 17, 2025: Vancouver Art Gallery hosts Shelley Niro: 500 Year Itch, the first major retrospective of the award-winning Mohawk multimedia artist’s work. Created with sharp humour & irony, often using pop culture references, her photography, film, painting, installation, sculpture & mixed media works highlight themes that hold deep meaning for her: Matriarchy, Past is Present, Actors & Family Relations.

A multimedia artwork including an explosion of colour with yellow at the centre on an illustrated image of an ancient, pillared temple, its white architecture featuring black writing.

Vancouver Art Gallery presents: Firelei Báez

Now till Sun, Mar. 16, 2025: The Vancouver Art Gallery hosts the first mid-career survey exhibition dedicated to the work of NYC-based artist Firelei Báez, one of the most exciting painters of her generation. The exhibition features over two dozen paintings, drawings and sculptural installations, created over two decades – all expansively vibrant and original, creating a sense of otherworldliness.

Recurring event: Image featuring text & illustration against a pink background. Sketchbook Meetup in blue font at the top, with an illustration of a pair of hands resting on an open sketchbook below it. In the illustration, the right hand works on a line drawing portrait on the right-hand page, with a completed portrait on the left. Three pencils and two small blue bulldog clips surround the sketchbook, with a clip holding the page to the left.

ARTiculations Monthly Sketchbook Meetup

On the second Monday of every month: ARTiculations Art Supply owner Heather Phillips facilitates a monthly online sketchbook meetup. Open to all levels, this one-hour facilitated session offers a supportive space to draw, share and connect. No formal instruction, just inspiration and encouragement. For adults. Free. Registration required.

Recurring event: Photo of people entering the you me gallery, a storefront art gallery, at night. There's a hair salon to the left.

Art Crawl on James North

The second Friday of every month: Celebrate Hamilton’s art, music & food scenes in a unique monthly art crawl event through one of its most iconic neighbourhoods! Discover & explore street performers & food vendors, artists & artisans, galleries, shopping, restaurants & bars as you experience the welcoming, eclectic vibe of James St. North. For all ages.

Recurring event: A retro illustration of a far away planet with a giant sun shining in the background, where a giant bee attacks a woman in a yellow slip dress. Below it, the words: KILLER B CINEMA.

Killer B Cinema Monthly B-Movie Screening

The first Friday of every month, join Killer B Cinema hosts Lizzie Violet & Zoltan Du Lac at See-Scape in the Junction for screenings of B-movies from the 1950s to the 1990s, featuring horror, sci-fi, cult films, foreign language adaptations & more. Plus previews & retro & vintage pre-show cartoons! For adults 19+.

Past event: Greyed out watercolour painting of a row of boats moored at a dock within an old Italian town, water sparkling around them. A line of brown and grey brick buildings in the background.

Magic in Your Watercolors Workshop

PAST EVENT: From Thu, Jan. 16 - Sat, Jan. 18, 2025: Art Center Sarasota hosts visiting instructor, internationally acclaimed artist and author Ron Stocke, for a three-day watercolor workshop. Explore color harmonies that add mood and excitement to your painting. Students bring their own supplies; supply list provided. Open to all skill levels. For adults 18+.

Past event: Greyed out detail of a large multi-coloured textile art piece hanging on a gallery wall.

Jan Wade: Soul Power exhibition

PAST EVENT: Now till Sun, Jan. 5, 2025: The Art Gallery of Hamilton hosts Jan Wade: Soul Power in an exclusive showcase, following its 2021 debut at the Vancouver Art Gallery. The first major retrospective of the artist’s work, this exhibition includes installations of mixed-media pieces, paintings, textiles and sculptural objects.

Past event: Greyed out watercolour illustration featuring images and text. A watercolour detail of the edge of a Christmas tree will red ball decorations. On the floor beneath, a wrapped square present with a red bow and two red ball decorations, a sprig of evergreen between them. Bottom left: Introduction to Watercolour Christmas Card Edition.

Introduction to Watercolour: Christmas Card Edition

PAST EVENT: One night only - Thu, Dec. 19, 2024: Kensington Art Supply hosts its Introduction to Watercolour: Christmas Card Edition. In this watercolour workshop you’ll learn to paint your own Christmas cards. All supplies included. For artists of all levels – no prior experience with watercolour required.

Past event: Greyed out image featuring an ink portrait of a black tuxedo cat, plus text: Whimsical India Ink Pet Portraits with Yulia Tsinko.

Whimsical India Ink Pet Portraits Workshop

PAST EVENT: One night only - Thu, Dec. 12, 2024: Kensington Art Supply hosts a Whimsical India Ink Pet Portraits workshop, where you’ll learn (or improve) ink skills to create fun portraits of your animal friends! All supplies included. For artists of all levels – no prior experience with ink required.