Past Events
Creating and Using Journals - FULL
with Ann Stinner and in collaboration with Manitoba Education
ArtsJunktion mb, in collaboration with Manitoba Education, is pleased to present workshops for Manitoba teachers promoting the Manitoba Arts Curriculum and Sustainable Development. Ann will demonstrate a wide variety of ways to create hand-made journals using found materials. Participants will use the materials available at the depot and a variety of techniques in creating personal art journals. Registrants are asked to bring a favourite/significant piece of writing to the workshop. (Grade 3 and up.) Attendance is limited to 25 registrants. Session is 9-3:30 WATCH FOR UPCOMING EVENING SESSION!
March 19, 2010
Price: $5.00
Intro To Ceramic and Glass Mosaics - FULL
with Michelle Hakimelahi-Bradley and Donna Massey-Cudmore
This workshop will provide participants an opportunity to experiment with ceramic and glass mosaic techniques, including cutting, affixing, and grouting. All materials will be provided but please bring ideas/sketches and any items you wish to mosaic. The workshop will teach participants how to design and work on their own mosaics, and improve the skills of those who already have some experience. During the workshop, you can expect to make a small mosaic project and gain knowledge about the variety of mosaic materials, tools, techniques, glues, suppliers, methods and various do's and don'ts. Some sample products and design books will be available for inspiration. *Participants should bring a smock or apron, a mug for refreshments, an item to mosaic such as a bowl, tray, picture frame, vase etc..(the item can be glass, wood, metal, or ceramic), and some design ideas. Please register for one session only. Space is limited. Please register by April 1st. Session is 4-7pm.
April 14, 2010
Price: $25.00
Intro To Ceramic and Glass Mosaics - FULL
with Michelle Hakimelahi-Bradley and Donna Massey-Cudmore
This workshop will provide participants an opportunity to experiment with ceramic and glass mosaic techniques, including cutting, affixing, and grouting. All materials will be provided but please bring ideas/sketches and any items you wish to mosaic. The workshop will teach participants how to design and work on their own mosaics, and improve the skills of those who already have some experience. During the workshop, you can expect to make a small mosaic project and gain knowledge about the variety of mosaic materials, tools, techniques, glues, suppliers, methods and various do's and don'ts. Some sample products and design books will be available for inspiration. *Participants should bring a smock or apron, a mug for refreshments, an item to mosaic such as a bowl, tray, picture frame, vase etc..(the item can be glass, wood, metal, or ceramic), and some design ideas. Please register for one session only. Space is limited. Please register by April 1st. Session is 4-7pm.
April 15, 2010
Price: $25.00
Creating and Using Journals #1 - FULL!
Art Workshop
Back by popular demand! Creating and Using Journals #1 with Ann Stinner. ArtsJunktion mb is pleased to present two workshops for the public. In Workshop #1, Ann Stinner will demonstrate a wide variety of ways to create hand-made journals using found materials. Participants will use the materials available at the depot and a variety of techniques in creating personal art journals. Attendance is limited to 15 registrants. Session is 6-9:00 pm. On April 22, 2010. In this session participants will be creating a journal. No experience required.
April 22, 2010
Price: $25.00
Creating Fabric Landscapes - FULL
with Heidi Hunter and in collaboration with Manitoba Education
ArtsJunktion mb, in collaboration with Manitoba Education is pleased to present workshops for Manitoba teachers promoting the Manitoba Arts Curriculum and Sustainable Development. OVER HILL OVER DALE: In this workshop you will be creating fabric landscapes. Rummage through ArtJunktion’s cache of upholstery samples and unusual fabrics. Dance with your scissors and glue and take home a fantasy art piece. In this one day workshop with fibre artist Heidi Hunter, you will refresh your design skills, play with colour, texture and line to create a one-of-a-kind cloth landscape. Attendance is limited to 25 registrants. Registration: $5.00 Session is 9-3:30
April 30, 2010
Price: $5.00
Creating and Using Journals #2
Art Workshop
Back by popular demand! Creating and Using Journals #2 with Ann Stinner In this workshop participants should bring a journal of choice( perhaps the beautiful journal you made in session one). Using her own beautiful hand made hournals as examples, Ann will demonstrate and facilitate the completion of the journals. Registrants are asked to bring a favourite/significant piece of writing/photos/memorabilia to the workshop.
May 13, 2010
Price: $15.00
Student Prints - FULL!
Art Workshop FULL!
Full This workshop is made possible through the support of Education Manitoba and will explore ways of printmaking with students using a variety of the found and recycled materials available at ArtJunktion mb. Printmaking techniques will include creating relief prints using styrofoam trays, collagraphs, stamping and others. This workshop is suitable for Early and Middle Years classroom teachers. Attendance is limited to 25 registrants. 9:00am – 3:30pm
May 28, 2010
Price: $5.00
ART AUCTION
Auction and AGM
This exciting live art auction features the work of more than twenty local artists! The event will take place at our beautiful warehouse. There will be appies, music, beverages, door prize, and great art! ArtsJunktion mb is run by a volunteer board and relies on the support of our funders, donors and fundraising events. Please join us in celebrating another great year and help support the work we do. AGM 6:30 Art viewing and appies 7:00-8:00 Live Auction 8:00 NO NEED to register online - just show up! Tix are $10 at the door.
June 10, 2010
Price: $10.00
Creating Daybooks
In Memory of Cath KC
A small group of teachers has met early in the summer every year for the past 15 years to create daybooks for the upcoming school year. The daybook sessions were a wonderfully creative experience and a chance to 'talk shop' together about teaching stories and inspirations. We invite you to join us! Come to ArtsJunktion and hang out for the day with some very creative teachers while you design and assemble the perfect daybook for you. We will use handy, donated scrapbooking tools and utilize recycled materials found in the depot to design the perfect daybook for your style of teaching. The cost of this workshop will include a professional binding ( Phil Mar Bindery)We will need to meet together at the depot to do a little planning before the day.There will be many hand made daybooks for you to browse through for inspiration. Planning Date TBA. Registration is limited to 10 people and registration closes June 29th.
July 6, 2010
Price: $15.00
A Make n'Take Art Creativity Night! (Culture Days)
Make and Take
On Friday September 24th from 7:30-11:45, cre8ery will host a 'make n' take' inspired by your own creativity. This event is sponsored by cre8ery, cre8ive supplies & services and ArtsJunktion (all businesses located in the same building!). It will be held in the classroom studio in cre8ery at 125 Adelaide on the second floor. This is a free drop in session to be creative and all ages and abilities are welcome. No need to register, just come!
September 24, 2010
Price: Free
Manitoba Assoc. for Art Educators
wine and cheese
A wine and cheese celebration. Come to the art show at Cre8ery, make art at ArtsJunktion and enjoy an evening of visiting with colleagues. All are welcome!
October 21, 2010
Price: Free
Fundraising Social
and Silent Auction
Please join us for some fun at our annual fundraising social at The King's Head Pub, Nov. 10, 5-8:00. Tix are $10. There will be live music and a silent auction. Tix are available at the warehouse (312 B William Ave) or call 942-JUNK (5865).
November 10, 2010
Price: $10.00
Creating Silk Paintings- FULL!
Art Workshop
This workshop is in 2 parts and it is necessary to attend both sessions. Dates are January 13, 2011 (6:30-9:00ish) and Janurary 20, 2011 (6:30-9:00ish) Working with brightly coloured dyes on silk can produce amazing results. In this workshop participants will have the opportunity to learn about the process and to create their own silk painting. Ann Rallison is a Winnipeg artist and educator. She was born in England and received her first degree from the University of Liverpool. Ann has been an educator for over thirty years, but she has been an artist all her life. She is a printmaker and is a member of the Manitoba Printmakers’ Association. Ann displays and sells her work through Gallery Lacosse in Winnipeg. Attendance: Limited to 20 registrants Registration for both sessions is $30.00.
January 20, 2011
Price: $30.00
Creating Dioramas FULL
with TED BARKER, JANESSA BRUNET, LIDI KUIPER in collaboration with Manitoba Department of Education
Creating dioramas involves thinking “outside the box”-using materials in new and creative ways. ArtsJunktion is the perfect place to find unusual, intriguing materials. In this workshop teachers will have the opportunity to create a diorama using mixed media and to create a visual narrative using photography techniques. Participants will need a digital camera for this workshop. Suitable for all grades. Ted Barker and Janessa Brunet are Winnipeg artists. Ted has a BFA from U of M with a major in painting. He has had a lifelong fascination with creating dioramas using various techniques and mediums. Janessa specializes in film and digital photography. Her work deals with capturing everyday objects and bringing them to life using close-up photography. She has had considerable experience working with children and teachers in art. Lidi Kuiper is a Winnipeg artist and educator. She is a potter, a painter and a printmaker. Lidi is working in the Learning Through the Arts program and she has extensive experience helping teachers create art programs. Workshop hours are 9:00am-3:30pm. This workshop was made possible through a grant from Education Manitoba. For further information e-mail: meworkshops@artsjunktion.mb.ca
February 11, 2011
Price: $10.00
"Beautiful Putrescence"
Art Exhibit
Check out Will Conrad's art which is on display in the ArtsJunktion mb Art Gallery this month. Pen and Ink and Acrylic pieces can be viewed during open hours. To purchase please contact the artist. Phone: 204-479-3780. email: pythonscircus22@hotmail.com. Show is for the month of March.
March 31, 2011
Price: Free
EARTH WEEK
drop in!
To celebrate Earth Day we will be having special activities ALL WEEK during our regular open hours of Earth Week (Monday April 18, Wednesday April 20, Thursday April 21). (We are closed Saturday.) In addition to regular services, throughout the week we will host musicians and artists-in-residence. We invite members of the public to come in, enjoy the music, browse and "shop" for free materials. Come celebrate - it's free!
April 18, 2011
Price: Free
Making Puppets Come Alive
Art Workshop
Puppets in the classroom can be a marvellous teaching and learning tool. This workshop will give teachers the opportunity to work with puppeteer and educator Natalie Labossière to create puppets from the wonderful assortment of materials found at ArtsJunktion mb. Participants will learn about puppet manipulation and will experiment with different puppet styles. Natalie Labossière is a Manitoba artist and teacher. Her extensive experience in performing and in teaching puppetry has taken her from the stage, to television productions, to publishing materials for teachers about puppetry. She works across the country in French and in English. This workshop was made possible through a grant from Manitoba Education. 9:00-3:30 at ArtsJunktion. Space is limited.
April 29, 2011
Price: $10.00
Silk Paintings with Ann Rallison
Back by Popular Demand!
This is a 2 session workshop that will take place on May 26 and June 2, 6:30-9pm. Working with brightly coloured dyes on silk can produce amazing results. In this workshop participants will have the opportunity to learn about the process and to create their own silk painting. This two evening workshop is for those new to the process and for those who want another chance to create using this wonderful medium. All welcome.
May 26, 2011
Price: $40.00
CALL FOR ARTISTS
art auction
Please consider making a donation of art to our auction. Your donated art work will be sold in a live auction at 8:15 pm Thursday, June 16, 2011 in the Cre8ery Art Gallery (125 Adelaide St.), upstairs from the ArtsJunktion warehouse. Your art work will be displayed in the gallery from June 7th until the auction and will be available for viewing during gallery hours. All proceeds from the auction will go to ArtsJunktion mb, while a tax receipt for the amount of the sale of the donated art will be issued to the artist. In addition, if your art is sold for $50.00 or more, ArtsJunktion will provide you with a $50 gift certificate for Cre8ve Art Supplies as a small gesture of our appreciation. DEADLINE: In order to participate in the art auction, we must receive your signed contract and your art by May 28, 2011. Please contact Andrea at info@artsjunktion.mb.ca or 612-3382.
May 28, 2011
Price: Free
ART AUCTION
fundraiser
Please join us for our Annual Art Auction and AGM. AGM: 6:30 ART VIEWING: 7-8:00 LIVE AUCTION: 8:15 pm WHERE: Cre8ery Gallery and Studio, 125 Adelaide (upstairs from ArtsJunktion) All donated art will be on display for previewing in the Cre8ery Gallery from June 8 - June 16. All procedes go to ArtsJunktion to support the community-based, art and environmental work we do. Let's keep ArtsJunktion thriving and FREE for all! No registration necessary.
June 16, 2011
Price: Free
Creating Daybooks
workshop
Each year a small group of teachers gets together to create daybooks. We have planned this year's annual event for July 6th. Let's start at 1 PM and work till we are tired. Teachers will pay for their own binding. As a group I suggest we support AJ by making a collective donation. All are welcome to join us. There will likely be another day planned in order for some to finish off their books. We will decide on that other day when we meet.
July 6, 2011
Price: Free
Bike Art
WRENCH hosted event
WRENCH (Winnipeg Repair Education and Cycling Hub) is hosting Bike Art - Earrings made out of bike chain? Mobiles made out of reflectors? Belts made out of bike tubes? Wind chimes out of bike frames? The ideas are endless. Come out to make bicycle art. Bring ideas and any extra bike parts. Materials will be provided.
July 7, 2011
Price: Free
Daybooks#2 Join us!
workshop
Session #2 of the Daybook workshop will start at 9 am at AJ. If you missed the first one you can still come out and start the process with us. There are many supplies at the depot but if you have photos, visuals or personal things you want to attach to your cover and contents of your book , please bring them along. The workshop is free but we will be taking up a collection to donate to ArtsJunktion mb for the use of the space. Suggested donation is $10 per person. Questions/ comments please call Andrea @ 612-3382
July 20, 2011
Price: Free
Annual Fundraiser
Social
Join us for a night of FUN and FUNDRAISING at the King's Head Pub, 5-8pm. Tickets can be purchased at the ArtsJunktion depot (312 B William Ave). If you can't attend but would like to support ArtsJunktion, please go to the Donate tab to make a tax deductible donation. We appreciate your support!
November 9, 2011
Price: $10.00
An Evening With Jordan Van Sewell
Clay Workshop
AN EVENING WITH JORDAN VAN SEWELL Come and spend an evening creating clay sculptures with renowned ceramic artist Jordan Van Sewell. Jordan will demonstrate several ways of hand building with clay. He will also show how ArtsJunktion’s treasure trove of unique objects and material can be used to create interesting surface impressions and textures on sculpture. December 8 6:30PM to 9:30PM ArtsJunktion mb 312B William Ave. Jordan Van Sewell has been working as a ceramic artist since 1979 when he finished the Fine Arts Program at the University of Manitoba. Some of his early influences were Charles Schultz, R. Crumb and Big Daddy Ed Roth. He has exhibited and sold his whimsical creations around the world and is in many public and private collections – including Buckingham Palace. Attendance: Limited to 20 registrants Registration: $25.00 To Register: Go to www.artsjunktion.mb.ca
December 8, 2011
Price: $25.00
Jordan Van Sewell: Creating Clay Sculptures - FULL
Manitoba Ed. Workshop for Teachers
ART WORKSHOP FOR TEACHERS CREATING CLAY SCULPTURES JORDAN VAN SEWELL ArtsJunktion is a treasure trove of unique materials and interesting textures. In this clay workshop, participants will work with ceramic artist Jordan Van Sewell to create clay sculptures that incorporate impressions and textures from a wide selection of ArtsJunktion materials. Several methods of hand-building will be explored. Suitable for all grades. December 9 9AM to 3:30PM ArtsJunktion mb 312B William Ave. Jordan Van Sewell has been working as a ceramic artist since 1979 when he finished the Fine Arts Program at the University of Manitoba. Some of his early influences were Charles Schultz, R. Crumb and Big Daddy Ed Roth. He has exhibited and sold his whimsical creations around the world and is in many public and private collections – including Buckingham Palace. Attendance: Limited to 20 registrants Registration: $10.00 To Register: Go to www.artsjunktion.mb.ca This workshop was made possible through a grant from Manitoba Education For further information go to: meworkshops@artsjunktion.mb.ca
December 9, 2011
Price: $10.00
Mixed Media Sculpture Workshop
Workshop
This workshop will guide participants through a hands-on process of finding re-usable materials to create sculptures. Various techniques will be discussed and explored as well as ideas concerning colour, texture, shape and other means of creative investigation. The workshop is sure to open up channels of inspiration and imagination while turning “junk” into works of art. Rachel Schappert is a multi-disciplinary Artist who recently finished her Fine Arts Honours Thesis at the U of M, School of Art and received the 2010/2011 Sculpture Award. Schappert uses a wide range of art media and techniques in her work which includes oil painting, murals, performance art, film and mixed media sculpture. She has shown work at the National Art Centre in Ottawa, at AXENEO7 in Gatineau, Quebec, at The Artisan in Regina and the Julie Saul Gallery in Chelsea, New York. Her work has also been shown locally. She finds joy and inspiration amid the distinct grass roots Winnipeg creative community. Attendance: Limited to 20 participants. Cost: $15.00 Workshop is from 6:30-9:30 pm. To register go to www.artsjunktion.mb.ca
January 26, 2012
Price: $15.00
