Studio 101

Many Eastside schools have limited exposure to professional artists and arts experiences beyond the classroom. Studio 101 brings school children into participating Eastside Culture Crawl artist studio spaces for free, hands-on workshops. For many participants, it is their first time connecting with professional artists. The program provides students insights into the various phases of the creative process, while promoting creative confidence and fostering an appreciation of the visual arts.

This year, the program offers classroom activities and small group visits to artists’ studios for immersive hands-on workshops. Students from grades 4-7 from Britannia, Seymour and Strathcona schools took part in workshops to create ceramics, painting, sculpture, and mixed media works. New this year is a week-long Indigenous artist residency at Xpey’ school.

The program was conceived in 2007 and is proudly supported by the Eastside Arts Society, Opus Art Supplies, and made possible by the generous support of Jamie Kim, Franco Ferrari, Ruth Scheuing, Banveer Ghatora, Shannon Harris, Mina Laudan and Nancy Sweedler.