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Summer programs are here!

Start planning your summer: the 2025 Summer program guide is here!

Registration opens at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, June 17.

Last modified: June 4, 2025, 4:49 p.m.

Learn, create, experiment and inspire! 

Strathcona County offers visual art programs and activities at Gallery@501 and Smeltzer House Visual Arts Centre. Programs are open to everyone and include single classes or longer series taught by skilled and knowledgeable artists, makers and arts educators.

Gallery@501 programs take place in a fully equipped art studio next to the main gallery exhibition space. Our classes encourage participants to experiment with new techniques and explore their creativity through different artistic mediums. Choose from painting, drawing, needle felting, printmaking and other exciting art forms!

Smeltzer House Visual Arts Centre offers a variety of beginner-friendly art and fine craft programs such as pottery at the Clay Hut, glass fusing at Studio One, fibre arts, and more at Smeltzer House. Our specialized studios welcome students of all ages to enjoy the art of making.

Visual arts programs


 

NEW:  Browse the summer visual arts program guide (2.0 MB) for programs from July to August. 

  Browse the summer camps guide (2.6 MB) for child and youth programs from July to August.

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Featured programs

Fused

Creative GLASS (14Y-17Y) 

Join us at Studio One to explore your creativity in the fused layers of glass. Sketch ideas, plan designs and learn how to work with glass to create stunning artworks. This half-day camp includes breaks and short walks in our beautiful gardens. 


July 21 to 25

9 am - 12 p.m.
Cost: $262.50


Location: Smeltzer House

Middle aged women sketching in a garden

Studio Sessions: Urban Garden Sketching (18+)

Join Gallery@501 for a creative journey both outdoors (en plein air) and in the studio as you explore the art of drawing and painting garden scenes. 


June 26 to July 10

6 - 8:30 pm

Cost: $81.75


Location: Gallery@501

Child sculpting clay animal

Family Clay (6Y+)

Introduce your family and friends to the wonders of clay. Explore pinch and coil techniques while you create memories and your own treasures in clay. No prior experience needed, and all materials are provided. 


July 12 or August 9

Various times

Cost: $105.00


Location: Smeltzer House

Fused

Creative GLASS (14Y-17Y) 

Join us at Studio One to explore your creativity in the fused layers of glass. Sketch ideas, plan designs and learn how to work with glass to create stunning artworks. This half-day camp includes breaks and short walks in our beautiful gardens. 


July 21 to 25

9 am - 12 p.m.
Cost: $262.50


Location: Smeltzer House

Middle aged women sketching in a garden

Studio Sessions: Urban Garden Sketching (18+)

Join Gallery@501 for a creative journey both outdoors (en plein air) and in the studio as you explore the art of drawing and painting garden scenes. 


June 26 to July 10

6 - 8:30 pm

Cost: $81.75


Location: Gallery@501

Child sculpting clay animal

Family Clay (6Y+)

Introduce your family and friends to the wonders of clay. Explore pinch and coil techniques while you create memories and your own treasures in clay. No prior experience needed, and all materials are provided. 


July 12 or August 9

Various times

Cost: $105.00


Location: Smeltzer House

Additional program information

Questions?
• Gallery@501: 780-410-8575
• Smeltzer House: 780-464-2023
culture.programs@strathcona.ca

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