Drop-in Art Making
June 2026
Saturdays | 1-5 PM
Embrace creativity and exploration in our Saturday Drop-in Art Making program. This program is offered most Saturdays from 1-5 PM throughout the year. Materials and light instruction are provided, along with rotating themes and activities.
Our programs encourage children, youth, and families to connect with modern and contemporary art through enjoyable and interactive creative experiences.
JUNE SCHEDULE
June 6: Firefly Paper Lanterns
June 13: Discover The Mind, presented in collabroation with
without SHAPE without FORMOn June 13, Join us for family fun inspired by the exhibition JOURNEY OF THE MIND. Artists, thinkers and makers of all ages are invited to discover values of love, selfless service & equality. Come ready to have fun, create and spark your imagination.
June 20: Suncatchers
June 27: Markmaking with Plants
In addition to the above activities, there will be both a collage and drawing station available for creative free time during each session.
These are drop-in sessions running from 1 PM to 5 PM. Come anytime — no registration is required.
*If you have questions about this workshop, please reach out to Vanessa Lamb, TD Education Program Coordinator at vanessa@contemporarycalgary.com
By checking in with us at front desk to participate in this session, you agree to:
Follow Contemporary Calgary staff instructions.
Treat all staff, participants, and other visitors with respect.
Behave in a safe and prudent manner.
Participants who do not comply with these rules may be temporarily or permanently suspended from the program.
About our Education Facilitators
Vanessa Lamb
(she/her)
TD Education Program Coordinator
Vanessa Lamb graduated from the University of Calgary with a Bachelor’s degree in Art History and a minor in Museum and Heritage Studies. She has a deep passion for art, especially the conversations and change it can spark, leading her to have a people-centred approach in her work, and an unending curiosity to learn more. In her career, Vanessa has experience in arts administration, visitor experience, and both designing and implementing public programs, art workshops and elementary school programs. Her curiosity is visible in her own creative practice where she explores different mediums, subject matters and new techniques. Vanessa’s work often explores themes of memory, grief, and identity. When not working, she can be found embroidering, painting or exploring nature.
Vicky Xingyu Gu
(she/her)
TD Education Facilitator
Vicky Xingyu Gu is a Chinese animator who holds a BFA in Animation from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design and an MFA in Digital Arts & Animation from the University of Southern California. During her studies, she explored narrative, documentary, and experimental forms of animation. Her works draw inspiration from cultural conflicts, emotional struggles, and societal issues, while experimenting with both digital and traditional media to create layered, hybrid, and provocative forms of storytelling. Since relocating to Calgary, she has become an active participant in the local arts community. She has been teaching various forms of animation with Quickdraw Animation Society and enjoys guiding participants of all ages through creative practices such as drawing, collage, mixed media, and visual storytelling. In her free time, she enjoys cooking and baking, watching animated movies, and playing horror games.
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