in-person and online
Workshops and Events
EXHIBITION PROGRAMMING
Funding is generously provided by TD Bank Group, Rama Gaming House Mississauga and Charitable Gaming Community Good.
TREASURES FROM HOME
Thursday September 5, 2024
6:00 – 8:00 pm
This workshop delves into the connections between personal memory and the objects we carry from our homelands. We’ll explore each object’s cultural, emotional, and personal value, highlighting what makes these “treasures from home” special. The session concludes with a creative exercise where participants can use watercolour pencils to capture their object’s essence in a unique artwork.
FORGOTTEN TREASURES
Thursday September 12, 2024
6:00 to 8:00 pm
This reflective workshop will guide participants in exploring the emotional weight of objects left behind, whether lost in moving or left in our homelands. Through group discussion, participants will share stories of these important objects and their impact on identity and belonging. The session concludes with a creative exercise using collage or mind mapping to visually express the essence and emotions associated with these missing objects.
TREASURED KEEPSAKES
Thursday September 19, 2024
6:00 to 8:00 pm
In this thought-provoking workshop, participants will reflect on the meaningful keepsakes they would choose to take with them if they were to move away. The session will begin with a group discussion, exploring the connections between physical objects and the intangible qualitiesYou don’t need to register they represent, such as emotions, memories, or a sense of belonging. Following the discussion, participants will create a large postcard that captures what they would take from this place, blending objects and memories into a personal memento of their journey.
ACROSS LATITUDES | Artists in Conversation
Saturday, September 28, 2024
2:00 to 4:00 pm
Join us at the Art Gallery of Mississauga for an engaging artist talk featuring Soheila Esfahani, Heidi McKenzie, and Zinnia Naqvi, the artists behind the captivating works in Across Latitudes, which is curated by the AGM’s Senior Curator, Shannon Anderson.
This conversation, moderated by Zainub Verjee, will offer insights into their artistic practices and explore themes like identity and migration in their artwork.
You do not need to register for this event. Refreshments will be served. All are welcome to join!
Online and in person workshops
Thank You to Our Funders
We would like to take this time to acknowledge and thank our partners and funders for their participation and support in running the recent “Creative Art Days in the Centre.” We are proud to partner with Erin Mills Town Centre and appreciate the space provided to facilitate bi-weekly and monthly workshops for youth. In addition, we would like to thank the Rama Gaming Centre and the Ontario Charitable Gaming Association for their monetary donations that have been making the workshops possible.
