Artist for a Day workshop and events:

Additive Mini-Sculpture

Darlene Morrison (Alumni) – Build a mini-sculpture of mostly found materials. See how everyday waste materials can be reutilized in a fun hands-on process ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ of creating something new. Recycled plastics, wire, rubber, wood, metal, etc. are combined with new and found objects to create sculptures without glue or nails. Drop in and explore this clean, fun process ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ! You’ll go out the door with a hand-held piece of art that didn’t exist thirty minutes ago.

Architectural Embroidery

A transformative site-specific project, visitors will use embroidery techniques on the railings of the first floor. With yarn participants will explore textiles as a more free flowing process ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ, learning you don¡¯t need many tools to create art.

Cardboard City

Rami Geraci (Student) – Repurposing cardboard waste, visitors of all ages can construct and decorate their own building for our small-scale city. What will the future look like?

Fashion Show Gallery

Miss the ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ Fashion Show? Get a glimpse into the future of fashion with this display and meet the designers who created them.

Make Your Mark

Sketch your dream ring with ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ University¡¯s new grad ring designed by student Erin Flemming. ?A one-of-a-kind ring which contains a trace of the mark students made at ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ. At the core of art is mark making, visitors can sketch out on the newest incarnation of our alumni ring.

Monoprint Making

Rachel Reeves (Alumni) – Monoprints and direct nature prints with plants. Printed on paper, card, fabric using water-based printing inks. During this process ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ each print is unique, no two images are the same.

Performative Arts Communication

Jay Davison (Student) ¨C a group of six students will engage in conversation about their artistic experiences within and outside of the art institute. This project, being based around the communicative power of conversation, is meant to engage with the public and help develop community and communicative skills.

Shrinkies

ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ Extended studies – Creating keychains with shrink paper and drawing materials, using a toaster oven. We’ll need a table for the toaster oven and demo materials, and two tables with chairs for people to draw/colour their shrinkies.

Student Art Award Gallery

ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ University is proud to present the annual ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ Student Art Award. This celebration of achievement is a recognition of our students¡¯ outstanding work. The Student Art Award provides young artists across ten disciplines at the university with vital visibility as they embark on their careers. See works by: Chris Sampson, Daria Herashchenko, a. laurel Lawrence, Kate Dong, Kalani Chen-Hayes, Page Cowell, Rayce Min, Sunny Babcock, Yongxuan Zheng and Silas Wamsley.

Wet Felting

Marilyn Holm – Making textile approaches accessible to everyone! Wet felting in a baggie, just add water and friction.

Wax Casting

Sarah Sears (Alumni / Student) ¨C Exploring a metalsmithing process ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ, natural material / alginate mold making. Through this process ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ visitors will create a mold and replicate an item in wax.