Tessellation Art Designed and facilitated by Lisa Kimberly Glickman Create intricate designs using tessellations (repeated shapes) guided by awardwinning artist and arts educator Kimberly Glickman. With step-by-step multimediadirections and live instructions, this mathematical art project will add abstract beautyto any household. Target Age Group: 11 and up Materials: Recycled cardboard, pencil, scissors, tape,ruler, paper coloured pencils, paint, crayons or marker Dates: Part 1: April 20 @ 10 am Part 2: April 27 @ 10 am Registration: https://bit.ly/WorkshopTessellationArt

Quaranzine Designed and facilitated by Rachel McCrum and Lisa Kimberly Glickman What's your story right now? Let's write it down! A 2-part 'quaranzine' workshop withpoet Rachel McCrum and artist Kimberley Glickman, exploring how to capture thestory of a day in these strange times on paper, and turn it into a book from a singlesheet of paper. Target Age Group: 8 and up Materials: Pens, pencils, paper, scissors, ruler, Bobbypins or paper clips, needle and thread Dates: Part 1: April 21 @ 2 pm Part 2: April 28 @ 2 pm Registration: https://bit.ly/WorkshopQuaranzine Spoken Word Designed and facilitated by Jason Selman and Deanna Smith This powerhouse Spoken Word duo will guide participants through the process ofwriting and performing spoken word poetry. Given writing prompts (visuals, music,physical actions, objects, literature), participants learn how to express themselves byarticulating how they feel about issues that affect them: physical distancing, isolation,identity, culture, social media, etc. By providing examples, participants are coachedthrough the process which culminates in a spoken word performance for theirhousehold that could also be filmed and shared online. Target Age Group: 12 and up Materials: Pencil and paper Dates: Part 1: April 22 @ 10 am Part 2: April 29 @ 10 am Registration: https://bit.ly/WorkshopSpokenWord

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Writing a Protest Song Designed and facilitated by Rob LutesAward winning songwriter and performer Rob Lutes will guide participants throughthe process of writing a Protest Song. He will use the Zoom conferencing platformto initially connect with participants, introduce the workshop, go over the steps andlead a short writing activity. Over the days that follow, participants will keep writingand editing their work and Rob will provide feedback by email. During a final Zoomconference, participants will have the opportunity to share their lyrics and discussthe process.Target Age Group: 10 and up Materials: Pencil and paperDates: Part 1: April 23 @ 10 am Part 2: April 30 @ 10 am Registration: https://bit.ly/WorkshopWritingProtestSong

Message in a Bottle Designed and facilitated by Louise Campbell, Jessica Houston,Guillaume Jabbour and Paula KnowlesGuided by experienced sound and music artists and arts educators, members of ahousehold or classroom share gratitudes in a number of ways by completing thestatements, “I see, I feel, I am”. The result is a collection of gratitudes that can beorganized in a colourful visual art piece or recorded in audio or video format andpieced together by the ELAN ArtEd team. Participants can contribute musicallyas well by playing along to a sample. The final pieces can be shared online.Target Age Group: 4 and up Materials: Pencil and paper, colouringpencils/markers, phone or tablet for photos, video, audioDates: Part 1: April 23 @ 2 pm Part 2: April 30 @ 2 pm Registration: https://bit.ly/WorkshopMessageBottle Doodle Challenge Free Art Class (Repeats Weekly) Designed andfacilitated by Deirdre Potash (artwill.ca)Create a doodle using any kind of paper and drawing utensil. Only rule, fill up thepage. I will be incorporating all submissions into a bigger collective artwork. Sendfinished doodles to deirdre@artwill.caTarget Audience: ALL Materials: Paper, pencil, pencil crayons, markers, paintDates: Monday and Thursday at 11am for children. Friday at 11am for adults. To see all dates, go to https://www.facebook.com/events/233259924468855/Registration: Join using this link https://bit.ly/WorkshopDoodle Password 853357