Nakatamaakewin

Join us on the WAG-Qaumajuq rooftop for our second Grippin Sage night with Boogey the Beat and special guest DJs!

Visit WAG-Qaumajuq on National Indigenous Peoples Day for an afternoon of Indigenous Art Education!

In this two-part workshop, Michif artists and hide tanners Claire Johnston and Christel Lanthier will guide participants in making their own fish leather using black tea and pickerel skins supplied by traditional Métis fishers in St. Laurent, MB.

Join us on the second Sunday of every month for free admission to WAG-Qaumajuq and more family fun, thanks to Canada Life!

For students with little or no drawing experience, this introduction to the fundamental techniques and concepts of drawing will sharpen observational skills and build confidence.

For students with little or no drawing experience, this introduction to the fundamental techniques and concepts of drawing will sharpen observational skills and build confidence.

Students will create animations within Toon Boom.They will work on developing their own stories, characters, and designs to complete basic animation projects with emphasis placed on individual creativity.

Students will learn to translate the principles of traditional drawing and painting into the language of digital media using an iPad with Apple Pencil and the Procreate app.

Students will work on a series of functional and sculptural projects, using a variety of techniques to develop clay hand-building skills.

This course gives an introduction to basic techniques and fundamental concepts that artists use to create successful drawings and paintings.

Students will work on a series of functional and sculptural projects, using a variety of techniques to develop clay hand-building skills.

Learn photography principles to capture the world around you with a DSLR camera, then use editing fundamentals to enhance your images in Adobe Lightroom or Photoshop. 

Students will try out a variety of media that may include drawing, painting, collage, sculpture, and printmaking. Encouraging creativity, projects can be layered, mixed, and occasionally take more than one class to complete.

Love reading comics and drawing? This graphic novel class allows students to explore the art of storytelling through illustration, and an opportunity to learn more about the world of indie comics and local creators in connection with the upcoming Prairie Comics Festival.

For adults previously enrolled in our pottery classes, enjoy spending more time in the studio honing your skills.

Discover the art of oil painting.

Learn how to manipulate slabs of clay into everyday functional forms or sculptural pieces.

For students with little or no drawing experience, this introduction to the fundamental techniques and concepts of drawing will sharpen observational skills and build confidence.

Transform your drawings into digital works of art! Bring your own tablet, or use the WAG’s in our new Digital Media Lab!

Real Love and WAG-Qaumajuq are excited to present: Freak Heat Waves, Cindy Lee, and Kandekt this summer on the WAG Rooftop! Enjoy live music and stunning views during this event.

We’re excited for the first instalment of our ongoing series with the Black Film Collective! Join us for screenings of films by Black artists. These screenings are free and everyone is invited to watch!

Gallery Ball is our signature annual fundraiser and one of Winnipeg’s most celebrated benefit events.

Be inspired by the amazing display of printed textiles from Kinngait Studio and create your own printed wall hanging or tote bag! Create a design, make the stamp, ink it up and press it on!

Be inspired by the amazing display of printed textiles from Kinngait Studio and create your own printed wall hanging or tote bag! Create a design, make the stamp, ink it up and press it on!

Discover the magic of stop motion animation in our Digital Media Lab. Create your own characters and backdrops and bring them to life using stop motion animation techniques, with added music and sound effects. Go home with a stop motion video of your own to amaze your family and friends. Spend time in virtual workshops with Canada Learning Code and try your hand at digital drawing on our ipads!

Explore clay in every way possible. Make 3D art creations, spend time on the potter’s wheel, and get your hands dirty in our brand new clay studio on the rooftop! Finish the week with your own finished claywork.

Explore clay in every way possible. Make 3D art creations, spend time on the potter’s wheel, and get your hands dirty in our brand new clay studio on the rooftop! Finish the week with your own finished claywork.

Discover the magic of stop motion animation in our Digital Media Lab. Create your own characters and backdrops and bring them to life using stop motion animation techniques, with added music and sound effects. Go home with a stop motion video of your own to amaze your family and friends. Spend time in virtual workshops with Canada Learning Code and try your hand at digital drawing on our ipads!

Be sure to visit ShopWAG as we celebrate the 50-year career of Ione Thorkelsson with special releases of blown glass works from her private collection…

Uncover the stories behind the art and artists with a 45-60-minute guided tour by our experienced Gallery Guides on select afternoons.

Join us for an exciting evening at our new music & art program, Sounds of Manitoba, featuring year-long informal performances by Manitoba musicians in our gallery spaces. May 12 will feature Erin Propp & Larry Roy!

Students will work on a series of functional and sculptural projects, using a variety of techniques to develop clay hand-building skills.

Learn the basic techniques of watercolour painting, the use and care of paints and brushes, the elements and principals of design, and colour theory.

Transform your drawings into digital works of art! Bring your own tablet, or use the WAG’s in our new Digital Media Lab!

Using a variety of drawing materials, you will work from a model and learn about proportion, foreshortening, and other fundamental techniques for drawing the human form.

Students will create animations within Toon Boom.They will work on developing their own stories, characters, and designs to complete basic animation projects with emphasis placed on individual creativity.

This course provides a beginner’s understanding of animation process and techniques. Students will work with claymation and other styles of animation if time allows. They will work on developing their own stories, characters, and designs to complete basic animation projects with emphasis placed on individual creativity.

Students will try out a variety of media that may include drawing, painting, collage, sculpture, and printmaking. Encouraging creativity, projects can be layered, mixed, and occasionally take more than one class to complete.

Students will try out a variety of media that may include drawing, painting, collage, sculpture, and printmaking. Encouraging creativity, projects can be layered, mixed, and occasionally take more than one class to complete.

Students will try out a variety of media that may include drawing, painting, collage, sculpture, and printmaking.

Students will try out a variety of media that may include drawing, painting, collage, sculpture, and printmaking.

Discover the art of oil painting.

Combine disparate materials, employ a variety of techniques, and use your creativity to develop images and ideas.

Love reading comics and drawing? This graphic novel class allows students to explore the art of storytelling through illustration. Students will develop their unique skills in sketching, storyboarding, creating characters and the worlds they live in, and put their ideas on paper. Students will produce their own graphic novel or zine for personal or portfolio use.

Learn the basics of this versatile and expressive art form while improving your drawing skills.  Tell your story in pictures, develop and design your own characters, create textures, and depict gestures.  The end result is a self-produced picture book.

Discover hand building, which includes slab building, slump molded forms, and throwing on the potter’s wheel. From basic thrown or hand-built forms you’ll create mugs, bowls, and platters. You’ll also learn glazing and decorating techniques to finish your work and develop your own ideas related to functional and non-functional forms.

Discover hand building, which includes slab building, slump molded forms, and throwing on the potter’s wheel. From basic thrown or hand-built forms you’ll create mugs, bowls, and platters. You’ll also learn glazing and decorating techniques to finish your work and develop your own ideas related to functional and non-functional forms.

Discover hand building, which includes slab building, slump molded forms, and throwing on the potter’s wheel. From basic thrown or hand-built forms you’ll create mugs, bowls, and platters. You’ll also learn glazing and decorating techniques to finish your work and develop your own ideas related to functional and non-functional forms.

Grown ups will explore their creative side, while introducing their little one to the world of visual arts during this collaborative class!

Students will learn to translate the principles of traditional drawing and painting into the language of digital media using an iPad with Apple Pencil and the Procreate app.

For students with little or no drawing experience, this introduction to the fundamental techniques and concepts of drawing will sharpen observational skills and build confidence.

Students will learn to translate the principles of traditional drawing and painting into the language of digital media using an iPad with Apple Pencil and the Procreate app.

Students will learn to translate the principles of traditional drawing and painting into the language of digital media using an iPad with Apple Pencil and the Procreate app. Transform your drawings into digital works of art! Bring your own tablet, or borrow the WAG’s in our new Digital Media Lab

Students will learn to translate the principles of traditional drawing and painting into the language of digital media using an iPad with Apple Pencil and the Procreate app. Transform your drawings into digital works of art! Bring your own tablet, or borrow the WAG’s in our new Digital Media Lab

For students that have taken pottery previously and are ready to move onto more advanced techniques. In addition to working on the wheel, you will also learn shaping, glazing, and decorating techniques to finish your work and develop your own ideas related to functional and non-functional forms.

Students will work on a series of functional and sculptural projects, using a variety of techniques to develop clay hand-building skills.

Students will work on a series of functional and sculptural projects, using a variety of techniques to develop clay hand-building skills.

Learn the basic techniques of watercolour painting, the use and care of paints and brushes, the elements and principals of design, and colour theory.

Students will work on a series of functional and sculptural projects, using a variety of techniques to develop clay hand-building skills.

Discover the art of acrylic painting.

Learn to create custom art prints, cards, textiles and more!

This course gives an introduction to basic techniques and fundamental concepts that artists use to create successful drawings and paintings.

This course gives an introduction to basic techniques and fundamental concepts that artists use to create successful drawings and paintings.

This course gives an introduction to basic techniques and fundamental concepts that artists use to create successful drawings and paintings.

This course gives an introduction to basic techniques and fundamental concepts that artists use to create successful drawings and paintings.

This class is designed for individuals who have a basic drawing and painting skill level and wish to learn the art of figurative painting using acrylic paints.

Join the Associates of the WAG on a Travel Tour to Patagonia and Buenos Aires!

For students with little or no drawing experience, this introduction to the fundamental techniques and concepts of drawing will sharpen observational skills and build confidence.