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Improv Olympics - Go for gold in Improv Olympics and take on a new challenge with daily chores! |
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Aluminum Foil Action Sculptures - Make a 3-D sculpture inspired by any action you like! Follow these simple steps to create a basic human form, then add details and play with action and movement. Attach your sculpture to a base and show off your action-packed artwork. |
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DIY Brushes and Mark Makers - Create your own artwork with a variety of different brush styles that you can make right at home! |
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Taste of Texture - Take texture to the next level by designing your own mixed-media hamburger artwork. Stack your burger up with all the toppings you want using any materials you have around the house. Pipe cleaner pickles, felt tomatoes, and yellow-yarn mustard are just the beginning of your textured masterpiece. Get creative and reimagine this favourite summertime food through art! |
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Pass the Prop - Use a prop to get your creativity going! Use that prop to embody a character of your choice, or make up your own! |
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Silly Self-Portraits - Use bright colours and artistic expression to create your own silly self-portrait! Make your eyes different shapes and sizes, give yourself wild hair, and add two different smiles. Take a look at yourself in the mirror and then let your imagination run wild while you create your masterpiece. |
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Sunflower Garden Signs - Give your lawn a bit of life with some handmade artwork! |
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Moving Through Imagination - Use your imagination to explore different spaces and locations! Who and where are you going to be? |
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Galaxy Painting - Use splatter and swirl painting techniques to explore outer space in this galaxy painting art project. Create a starry night sky with constellations and add your own unique and colourful planets. |
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Digital Mandala - Create a digital mandala using free software. Learn the basics of digital design! |
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Playful Printmaking - Using just cardboard, string and glue you can create your unique printmaking plates! Express your creative side by making prints inspired by pattern, line, and colour. |
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Creative Storytelling - Learn the 5 elements of storytelling. Try it out with a family member or a friend! |
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Craft and Clever Story Props - Choose characters for your story and create your own crafty, costume props that will help set the stage. Try a mustache, sunglasses, and bowtie for the 'Mysterious Man', or cat ears and paws for the 'Cool Kitty Cat'. |
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Printing with Plants - Get creative and create your own designs using plants, all while learning a new printmaking technique! |
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Ocean in a Jar - Get ready for an underwater adventure by using materials from around the house to design your own ocean in a jar. Add aquatic plants, sea creatures, and tropical blue waters to bring your project to life! |
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The City of Mississauga invites professional artists and illustrators with a connection to Mississauga to submit proposals to create original banner artwork. Artists are asked to propose artwork that forms a series of neighbourhood portraits that celebrate the unique culture and characteristics of Mississauga's neighbourhoods.
Join us for a chat with French-Canadian writer Ben Philippe about his latest book, Sure, I'll Be Your Black Friend. In it he hilariously chronicles the experience of being on the receiving end of many 'woke' fist bumps.
Do you like to knit, crochet or sew? Curious to know how fibre is turned into yarn or fabric? Learn how early settlers made their own clothing and turned fibre into fabric. Watch live carding and spinning demonstrations.
