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Stained Glass Suncatcher Demo
Watch a demonstration on how to build a stained glass suncatcher using the copper foil method.
Encaustic Painting with Molten Beeswax
Join Shary Bartlett as she shares the magic of encaustic: layering molten beeswax paint, carving 3D textures, illustrating photographs with waxy detail, and integrating mixed media into the translucent depths of this magical medium.
Moon Jar Throwing Demo – Korean Tradition
Observe the delicate process of creating a pure white Moon Jar (Dal-Hang-Ari) in this live demonstration.
Weaving with Paint: Calm from Chaos with a Friendly Lion
Exploring themes of wildness and domesticity, artist Val Nelson will interweave colourful, bold brushstrokes with embodied gestural mark-making in acrylic paint on canvas.
INTRO TO ANALOG FILM WITH CINEWORKS
Drop-in tours of the Cineworks Analog Centre located in the basement of 312 Main, and a scratch-and-paint animation demonstration on the 1st floor.
Stained Glass Suncatcher Demo
Watch a demonstration on how to build a stained glass suncatcher using the copper foil method.
Seeing the Abstract Colour Form—A Poster Study Demo
The poster study is a colour study tool that helps figure painters (and all painters) abstract the subject to see colour harmony, develop atmosphere, and visualize forms in space.
Intro to Stone Sculpture
Visit our 11 Member Sculpture studio and participate in a hand’s stone sculpture demonstration.
Quick Life Painting in Watercolour
Come see a demonstration on how to approach quick watercolor portrait/figure painting from a live model using a quick sketch and a three value system of layering watercolor.
BUILDING A HUMAN TORSO FROM SLABS
Jai will demonstrate how to turn a simple cylinder into a human torso with an animal head.
Piazza! Community Canvas
Come contribute to a cooperative painting that will be painted over and started again every hour.
Life Drawing in Pastel Pencils
Come see a live drawing demo featuring a professional clothed model.
Encaustic Painting with Molten Beeswax
Join Shary Bartlett as she shares the magic of encaustic: layering molten beeswax paint, carving 3D textures, illustrating photographs with waxy detail, and integrating mixed media into the translucent depths of this magical medium.
Moon Jar Throwing Demo – Korean Tradition
Observe the delicate process of creating a pure white Moon Jar (Dal-Hang-Ari) in this live demonstration.
Letterpress Printing Demo and Pull a Broadsheet
Discover the rich history of letterpress, from its revolutionary origins to its enduring charm today.
Weaving with Paint: Calm from Chaos with a Friendly Lion
Exploring themes of wildness and domesticity, artist Val Nelson will interweave colourful, bold brushstrokes with embodied gestural mark-making in acrylic paint on canvas.
INTRO TO ANALOG FILM WITH CINEWORKS
Drop-in tours of the Cineworks Analog Centre located in the basement of 312 Main, and a scratch-and-paint animation demonstration on the 1st floor.
Letterpress Printing Demo and Pull a Broadsheet
Discover the rich history of letterpress, from its revolutionary origins to its enduring charm today.
Mini Vase Pottery Wheel Demo
Watch how Serena of Chu Chu Ceramics makes miniature pots on her mini wheel!
Mini Vase Pottery Wheel Demo
Watch how Serena of Chu Chu Ceramics makes miniature pots on her mini wheel!
Gold and Oil: Painting on a Gilt Surface
In this demo, Bronwyn will demonstrate the different ways that she works with gold leaf: primarily using it as a surface to paint on, but also as an accent or adornment in paintings.
Basics of Dynamic Figure Drawing
Working from imagination, Dylan will take you through the steps of breaking down body language, movement, and thinking spatially with the figure to achieve solid and lively results while drawing the figure.
Lumen Bloom
Lumen Bloom evokes a luminous hanging garden, where blossoms seem to tumble from above.
Pirouette- Encaustic Fibre Art Installation
This installation evokes a dance of blossoms in motion, each form bursting with vitality and imagination.
Happiness Folded in Chinatown Nostalgia
Come join us in celebrating Chinese culture and help colour in a life-size mural, all ages and abilities are welcome!
Moving Art 2025: 24/7 Video On Demand- EAST VAN VODVILLE CINEMA
Visit our satellite venue for Moving Art 2025.
TALKING ART / Creating in Community
Artist talk with Jai Sallay-Carrington and Gina D'Aloisio
TALKING ART / Collective Perspectives in Analogue Film
Artist talk with Isaac Forsland and Nisha Platzer
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