Workshops

Our workshops are now open for non-members! Chemainus Art Group Members have priority up to 14 days before the workshop, after which registration will be open to non-members, space permitting.

For more information about the workshops and how to register, please contact our Workshop Director.

For more information on how to become a member so you can register at a reduced price, please click here.

PLEASE NOTE:

Members: to get your discounted price you should register in our Members Only Section of this website.

Alcohol Inks with Claudia Lohmann

Friday January 30th, 2026

10am to 4pm

$80

In this workshop Claudia will help us create several small paintings and a bookmark, using alcohol inks. A $10 materials kit will be available for purchase in class, so there is no need to bring your own supplies.

Bound in Creativity Part II: Exploring Bookbinding and Art Journals with Nadine Wong

Friday February 20th, 2026

10am to 4pm

$80

In this one-day workshop, you’ll learn the basics of bookbinding and create three unique handmade journals. No prior experience needed – we’ll review the fundamentals before moving on to a handbound leather journal, a three-signature V-stitch journal, and a beautifully folded star album using bookboard, glue and creative folds.

Supplies required: There will be a kit fee of $20 to be collected at the beginning of the workshop.

Collage Landscapes with Silvina Lanusse

Friday March 27th, 2026

10am to 4pm

$80

This hands-on workshop invites participants of all levels to explore the art of collage landscapes through play, intuition, and discovery. We’ll begin with a short inspiration session and playful warm-up exercises to loosen up and connect with composition and texture. Then, participants will create their own collage landscapes, working with a curated kit of papers that includes some of my own hand-printed pieces. I’ll offer short demos, individualized guidance, and prompts that help each person express a sense of place rather than replicate it.

We’ll work on mixed media paper to encourage freedom and experimentation — though participants who prefer may bring a cradled board or canvas. For those using paper, I’ll also demonstrate how to mount the finished piece onto a board later. The workshop will end with a relaxed group reflection, celebrating the wide range of personal approaches that collage can hold — from bold and abstract…

Patt Scrivener’s Figures with Freedom

Friday April 24th, 2026

10am to 4pm

$80

Join Patt to explore figure painting through simple, effective techniques like intuitive forms and negative painting. You’ll gain hands-on practice building shapes, layering colours, and composing dynamic works—all while developing confidence and a sense of accomplishment.

Painting the human figure has never felt so accessible and rewarding

Loose watercolour with Plein Air artist, Janice Evans

Friday May 22nd, 2026

10am to 4pm

$80

Come join a small group setting of 10 people for an “en plein air” day-long workshop adventure. All levels welcome.

Together, find your style of spontaneity using larger brushes dipped into watercolour pigment, new marks, strokes and composition, to lay down beautiful landscapes on larger-sized paper. You can do this!

Calm your inner critic… explore and push yourself into new ways of expression. Have fun but work hard…

LOCATION: We will begin in Studio 16, then move outside. (location to be announced closer to the date)

PLEASE NOTE OUR WORKSHOP REGISTRATION POLICIES

No one is signed into a workshop until payment is received. All payments are online or through e-transfer or in person at a Meet Up.
First paid is first in the workshop
Participants cannot sign up for part of a workshop at a reduced fee.
Auditing a workshop is not permitted. Everyone must be a participant.
Payment is non-refundable as a financial commitment will already have been made

to the instructor based on enrolment. (Exception: If the workshop participant must cancel due to critical unforeseen circumstances, and there is a person on the waitlist willing to pay and attend, a refund will be considered on a case by case basis.)
Non-members can register for workshops 14 days prior to the workshop, space permitted, for an additional fee of $20/day.