WAG@Home DIY

Gallery Games: Laugh and play as you enjoy challenging scavenger hunts, I-spy games, riddles and puzzles in the Galleries that will inspire the creation of your very own mixed-media work of art.

Story Time: Explore a variety of artworks that tell fascinating stories including Nuliajuk, the Inuit creator of sea creatures. Dream big as you develop your own illustrated collection of narratives through collage, prints and drawings.

Stay & Clay: Tour the Galleries for ideas and inspiration, then let your imagination go as you roll, pinch and mold self-drying clay into your own unique creation.

Paintings & Picture Books: Explore hundreds of small-scale paintings in the exhibition, Library of Babel – A Retrospective by late Canadian artist, Cliff Eyland to inspire pages for your own book of pictures that illustrate your hopes and dreams!

Manitoba Moments: What does it mean to you to live in Manitoba? Learn more about your province through various works of art in the Galleries. Then create a Manitoba masterpiece, sharing your unique vision of the place you call home.

Claytastic: Explore clay in every way possible. Make 3D art creations, spin a pot on the wheel, and have fun as you get your hands dirty in our brand-new clay studio on the rooftop. Take home your pieces at the end of the week!

Claytastic: Explore clay in every way possible. Make 3D art creations, spin a pot on the wheel, and have fun as you get your hands dirty in our brand-new clay studio on the rooftop. Take home your pieces at the end of the week!

Animate It: Discover the magic of stop motion animation in our Digital Media Lab. Create your own characters and backdrops, then bring them to life using stop motion techniques with added music and sound effects. Go home with a unique animation of your own to wow your family and friends!

Animate It: Discover the magic of stop motion animation in our Digital Media Lab. Create your own characters and backdrops, then bring them to life using stop motion techniques with added music and sound effects. Go home with a unique animation of your own to wow your family and friends!

Manitoba Diorama: Explore the province of Manitoba through the Métis exhibition, Kwaata-nihtaawakihk – A Hard Birth as well as other prairie-inspired artworks in the galleries. Enjoy interactive fun all week long and get creative as you build your very own 3D diorama depicting your favourite place, or memory made in Manitoba!

Manitoba Diorama: Explore the province of Manitoba through the Métis exhibition, Kwaata-nihtaawakihk – A Hard Birth as well as other prairie-inspired artworks in the galleries. Enjoy interactive fun all week long and get creative as you build your very own 3D diorama depicting your favourite place, or memory made in Manitoba!

Clay All Day: Tour the galleries for ideas and inspiration, then let your imagination go as you roll, pinch, and mold self-drying clay into your own unique creation.

Gallery Games: Enjoy games, riddles, and puzzles in the galleries to inspire the creation of your own playful mixed-media work of art.

Let’s Get Digital: Check out exciting new media artwork in the galleries, then head to our Digital Media Lab for digital drawing and coding with Canada Learning Code!

Print & Press: Explore the exhibition, Headlines: The Art of the News Cycle, featuring hands-on activities, videos, and an original newspaper press, then create your own newsworthy print in the studio.

Geometry Rules: Enjoy geometric art in the Gallery that features symmetry, pattern, sequence, and tessellations, then create your own mathematical masterpiece using a variety of straight edges, rulers, and graph paper.