This fall, get Art Smart with engaging, hands-on workshops at Oakville Galleries! Join our experienced, returning art instructor, Meghan, as she guides your child(ren) through a series of exciting creative projects. Each session is designed to introduce children to new techniques and materials, encouraging them to explore new ways of creating art.
Over the course of the 2-hour workshop, participants will complete their very own finished works of art.
This session, we are offering stand alone workshops on the following Saturdays with a morning and afternoon session on each date:
Saturdays, October 3 – November 7, 2025
October 3 | Week 1: Acrylic – Painted Plant Sculpture
Create a vibrant 3D plant sculpture using acrylic paint and mixed materials while exploring colour, texture, and form.
October 10 | Week 2: Drawing – Illustrated Tunnel Book
Design and illustrate a layered tunnel book that creates the illusion of depth while telling a creative visual story.
October 17 | Week 3: Watercolour – Negative Space Botanical Painting
Experiment with negative space techniques to paint botanical compositions using flowing watercolours.
October 24 | Week 4: Mix Media – Wet Felted Stuffies
Learn the art of wet felting to transform soft wool into a unique, handcrafted stuffed creature full of personality.
October 31 | Week 5: Printmaking – CD Etching
Discover printmaking by etching original designs onto recycled CDs and using them to create detailed printed artworks.
November 7 | Week 6: Sculpture – Clay Illustration
Bring drawings to life by sculpting a playful clay illustration, combining two-dimensional design with three-dimensional form.
Choose from two sessions each day
10:30AM – 12:30PM or 1:30PM – 3:30PM
6–10
2 sessions to choose from:
10:30AM - 12:30PM or 1:30PM - 3:30PM
All classes will be conducted in the Second Floor Education Centre and occasionally outside in Gairloch Gardens. Drop-off will be outside of the Main Entrance at Oakville Galleries in Gairloch Gardens, 1306 Lakeshore Road East, 2 km from downtown Oakville.
● Please send your child(ren) with a refillable water bottle.
● Dress for art making! Please note that aprons and smocks are not provided.
Requests for a program registration cancellation that are eligible for a full refund must be made in writing at least 14 days or more prior to the start date of the program. There are no refunds for cancellations requested less than 14 days before the program begins.
Oakville Galleries reserves the right to cancel or combine classes if a minimum enrollment number is not met. If Oakville Galleries cancels a program, registrants will be notified up to a week prior to the start of the program and registrants will be offered a full refund.
In the event that a participant is unable to attend a scheduled class during the scheduled program, make-up dates, refunds, or credits will not be provided.
DATES:
Saturdays, October 3 – November 7, 2026
PRICES:
Non-Member: $40 per session
Member: $35 per session
Registration fee includes all art materials and professional art instruction.
