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A white banner with orange, yellow, sage green, and pink accents. In the center of the banner is orange text that reads "Drop-In Art Activities for kids"

Weekly Wednesday Workshops
that are sure to add a splash of
creative and artsy fun
into your summer break!

1pm to 2:30pm

every wednesday

All workshops are free!

Donations are appriciated!

Week One: July 15th
Fairy Houses and Gnome Homes

Flex your creative muscles in this hands on creative workshop. Gain confidence in basic crafting skills, and let your imagination run wild as you create the perfect home for the fairy that lives in your backyard. 

A pink cardboard small house with a green cardboard bottom. The roof of the house is in the shape of a raindrop with the tip pointing towards the ground. The roof is pink with glitter. The very top of the roof has a green stem on it. The house is shaped in a cylinder with a pink semi oval door. The house is painted brown as has a window built out of popsicle sticks on the side. The Ground of the house is a green painted piece of cardboard with tissue paper flowers and a white pathway painted. On the ground is a clothes line built out of popsicle sticks and string and has two socks and a pair of underwear hanging on the line. The fairy house is infront of a yellow flower (real) background.
Four CDs that are decorated differently are laying on top of green grass. One of the CDs has painted on white flowers with yellow centers and green stems. The next CD looks like a turtle with construction paper cut out to form the turtle's head, legs, arms, and tail. The turtle CD has glued on beads that are the colours blue, purple, and silver. The turtle CD has two googly eyes and a red dotted smile. The third CD looks like spiderman with a red painted background and black webs across the CD. The spiderman CD has white triangular eyes. The final CD looks like a fish with pink pipe cleaner open lips. The fish CD has a triangular fin at the top of it's body and black googly eyes. The CD fish has gems all over it and a purple flower glued to the top of the CD.
Week Two: July 22nd
Creative
CD Creations

Give old CDs a new life by transforming them into colourful decorations that reflect your amazing imagination!

Week Three: July 29th
Salt Dough
Pizza Party

Create, Paint, and Decorate your own Artsy Pizza and Pizza Box! 

A cobalt blue pizza box with a large orange star on the top. The pizza box says on the top "Star Pizza" the letters are black, purple, and sparkly silver. There are swirls and designs on the pizza box.
A pizza made out of salt dough that is on a silver tin foil background. The pizza has purple sauce on the dough and several toppings such as purple mushrooms, dark blue cheese, and sarkly blue pepporoni.
An octopus made out of fabric. It has googly eyes and a small open mouth. The octopus is magenta, yellow, white, and purple. The background is green trees.
Week Four: August 5th
wOVEN
aNIMAL fRIENDS

Using pipecleaners and scrap fabric, weave a body to create  your own little creature to hang in your bedroom

Week Five: August 12th
hANDMADE
PAPER

Learn how to make your very own paper, ready for writing, sketching, or painting

Handmade paper with rough edges. The paper is multiple different colours such as white, light pink, and a little yellow. The paper is placed on a red background.
A black piece of paper with rainbow scratched out doodles. The doodles include an octopus, a flower, ice cream cone, a cloud, a swirl, a moon, a sun, a leaf, a balloon, and a heart. The paper is on a wood background. On top of the paper is a thin wood pointy dowel.
Week Six: August 19th
cOLOURFUL
sCRATCH aRT

Reveal vibrant colours beneath the surface as you scratch your own unique designs and patterns into your artwork!

Week Seven: August 26th
mONSTER
pENCIL cASES

Learn basic handsewing techniques and do one last craft that is ready to keep you company throughout the next school year

Two rectangular shaped pencil cases that are white with eyes and a red tongue sticking out. The eyes are layered with black, white, and blue felt. The red tongue attaches to a wood button.
A poster that is white with orange, yellow, pink, and sage green accents. There are graphics of a tulip and a sun. The poster explains there are drop-in art activities for kids at the Durham Art Gallery on Wednesdays in the summer from July 15th - August 26th, 2026. The poster further explains that the programs have fantastic staff, wide range of activities, creative fun, and they are outdoors in the garden. The programs are Wednesdays from 1pm - 2:30pm. The Durham Art Gallery is located at 251 George St. E, Durham, ON, N0G 1R0. If you have any questions you can email the Durham Art Gallery at info@durhamartgallery.com
SUMMER Hours of Operation
(July 4 - August 30)
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Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday 

Saturday

Sunday

closed

closed

10 - 5

10 - 5

10 - 5

10 - 5

10 - 5

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Durham 
Art Gallery 

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Contact us for Sponsorship Opportunities
Address

251 George St E.

PO BOX 1021

West Grey, Ontario

N0G 1R0 

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NOTE: The DAG is located in the region of Grey Bruce

not to be confused with the region of Durham

The Durham Art Gallery respectfully acknowledges that we are situated on the traditional territories of the Anishinaabek: The People of the Three Fires known as Ojibway, Odawa, and Pottawatomie Nations; the Chippewas of Saugeen, and the Chippewas of Nawash, now known as the Saugeen Ojibway Nation; and the Six Nations of the Grand River, Haudenosaunee, and Wendat-Wyandot-Wyandotte peoples.

 

We recognize that the Métis Nation of Ontario whose ancestors shared this land and these waters are still well represented throughout the region. We recognize that it is our responsibility to continue listening, learning and upholding the critical importance of truth, reconciliation and reparation as we strive for justice in all our relations.

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In line with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action, we are committed to the dismantling of anti-Indigenous racism and discriminatory practices against Indigenous People.

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We would like to acknowledge funding support from the Ontario Arts Council, an agency of the Government of Ontario.
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We would like to acknowledge program funding support from Heritage Canada, an agency of the Government of Canada.

Jobs Canada

We would like to acknowledge our community support from the following organizations:
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The Fallis Family

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Lind Family Fund

Margaret Norquay Fund

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Thank you to our partners and collaborators who have transformed work into play.
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Accessibility Statement

 

We at the Durham Art Gallery strive to meet and exceed digital accessibility guidelines in our ongoing effort to provide an accessible website and on-site gallery for all users. We are currently working collaboratively with partner organizations to review, access and enhance our digital accessibility, usability and related services.

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