Learn, create, experiment and inspire!Â
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@501Â 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.
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NEW:Â Browse the spring visual arts program guide (1.7Â MB) for programs from April to June.Â
NEW: Browse the summer camps guide (2.6Â MB) for child and youth programs from July to August.
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Featured programs
Red Dress Needle Felted Brooches (9Y+)
Join us at the Gallery@501 Art Studio for a meaningful workshop where we will create needle-felted Red Dress brooches in solidarity with National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada.
12 - 3 p.m.
Cost: FREE
Location: Gallery@501
Creative Club: Linocut Landscapes (55Y+)
Join us for a three-week linocut printmaking class to create spring landscape prints. Learn to carve linoleum, apply ink and 'pull' prints using the Gallery@501 printmaking press. All supplies included.
9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Cost: $79.50
Location: Gallery@501
Learn to Sew: Reversible Tote Bag (18Y+)
Craft your very own one-of-a-kind tote bag while learning the essentials of sewing! In this class we will cover core skills such as machine basics and assembling patterns in a beginner-friendly environment. All supplies included.
5:45 - 7:45 p.m.
Cost: $120.00
Location: Smeltzer House
Red Dress Needle Felted Brooches (9Y+)
Join us at the Gallery@501 Art Studio for a meaningful workshop where we will create needle-felted Red Dress brooches in solidarity with National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada.
12 - 3 p.m.
Cost: FREE
Location: Gallery@501
Creative Club: Linocut Landscapes (55Y+)
Join us for a three-week linocut printmaking class to create spring landscape prints. Learn to carve linoleum, apply ink and 'pull' prints using the Gallery@501 printmaking press. All supplies included.
9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Cost: $79.50
Location: Gallery@501
Learn to Sew: Reversible Tote Bag (18Y+)
Craft your very own one-of-a-kind tote bag while learning the essentials of sewing! In this class we will cover core skills such as machine basics and assembling patterns in a beginner-friendly environment. All supplies included.
5:45 - 7:45 p.m.
Cost: $120.00
Location: Smeltzer House
Questions?
• Gallery@501: 780-410-8575
• Smeltzer House: 780-464-2023
culture.programs@strathcona.ca
